Debussy’s Paris takes readers on a tour of Belle Époque Paris through detailed descriptions of the city’s delights and the exquisite piano music Debussy wrote to accompany them. Kau
This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. E
This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. E
Elizabeth Weiss introduces readers to how lifestyle changes—in complex interaction with biology, genes, and environment—affect health in this distinctive tour of human osteology, past and present.
Elizabeth Weiss introduces readers to how lifestyle changes—in complex interaction with biology, genes, and environment—affect health in this distinctive tour of human osteology, past and present.
Beautifully illustrated and translated, Folk Legends from Tonotakes the reader on a magical tour through the psychic landscape of the Japanese “spirit world” that was a part of its oral folk tradition
Barcelona is an international destination and culinary hot spot. It’s rich history and culture is of interest to both foodies and casual diners alike. This tour of the history and culture of the
"This book is quite a tour de force. Donald C. Lucder addresses a critical issue in education---reaching and involving all parents, not just those who readily come to schools and are easily involved i
"Reading Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform is like being on on interesting, sixteen-stop world study tour...By identifying the themes that weave throughout the chapters, Iris
"John H. Riker's book is very compelling, original, and well argued. Quite a tour de force! His idea is very powerful, one that hopefully will stimulate a lot of discussion both within and outside of
This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world.
Thinking, Fast and Slow 快思慢想Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 2011A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 TitleOne of The Economist’s 2011 Books of the YearOne of The Wall Steet Journal's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year 2011Winner of the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestIn the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the pro
A New York Times columnist analyzes the craft of writing a great sentence and describes the pleasure he gets from reading one that takes his breath away while guiding readers on a literary tour of gre
一書在手，旅遊英語帶著走！ 出國旅遊會用的到的單字與對話 全都幫你準備好！ 搭計程車時，你要怎麼說？ 從這裡到市中心大約要多少錢？How much is it more or less to get from here to the city center? 通過海關時，你會回答嗎？ 我來這裡觀光。I come here for sightseeing. 我在Ramada 旅館訂了房間。I have a reservation at the Ramada Inn. 預定行程時，你要怎麼說？ 我們想參加一個城市旅行團。We’d like to join a group tour of the city. 打包行李，也打包你的英語！ 在這個資訊爆炸的時代，如何在最短的時間掌握你要的知識很重要！「懶人包」的概念，運用在英語學習上，就是讓讀者能在短時間內學到最實用的單字、片語與句子，並且能隨時派上用場。《旅遊英語懶人包》這本書，內容包括旅遊的各個層面，無論你是自助旅行或跟團，都可以從本書中獲得你需要的英語知識，是打包行李時的必帶工具書！ 循序漸進學習法，旅遊英語馬上通！ 全書分三大類，共35個單元，466個圖解單字，700句旅遊常備好用句，可以依序從每個情境中輕鬆找到需要的內容，包含機場報到、登機安檢、海關出入境、搭車問路、飯店入住、餐廳用餐、景點導覽、購物血拼、處理緊急狀況、就醫等情境場合。每個單元都以單字圖解開始，透過圖片學習增強記憶力，接著提供12句該單元必學句子，可以先練習動手寫寫看，有助加深學習印象，並補充單字、片語、實用句型等來加強英語學習。 情境關鍵字圖解 每個主題包括12～14個單字圖解，利用圖像學習方便記憶。 用點讀筆點選文字或圖片，立刻學會如何發音。 寫寫看 動手寫寫看，印象最深刻！先試試看這些句子你能掌握多少。 精選實用句教學 每個單元收錄12個必備句，並補充單字、片語、類似說法、如何應答、相關資訊等內容。 精采例句搶先看 Section I 搭機出發 共10個單元，包含機場報到、登機、海關出入境檢查、領取活遺失行李等內容。 我想要靠窗/走道的位子，麻煩你。I’d like a/an window/aisle seat, please.
Take a tour around the world to meet all kinds of bears in this delightful pre-reader.Kids love bears and in this book they'll be introduced to them all: Grizzly, polar, sun, sloth, black, and brown.
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021 A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith's Seasonal quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now. 'A maestra's portrait of her age . .. remarkable' GuardianIn the present, Sacha knows the world's in trouble. Her brother Robert just is trouble.Their mother and father are having trouble. Meanwhile the world's in meltdown - and the real meltdown hasn't even started yet. In the past, a lovely summer.A different brother and sister know they're living on borrowed time. This is a story about people on the brink of change. They're family, but they think they're strangers.So: where does family begin? And what do people who think they've got nothing in common have in common? Summer. Discover all four instalments: Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer. Ali Smith's new novel, Companion piece, is available now.*****'The first great coronavirus novel - a book to savour, a literary tour de
The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug use and return to sport. By his eighteenth birthday David Millar was living and racing in France, slee
