Teaching Listening Comprehension is about developing listening comprehension skills in the language classroom. In Part I, some essential background issues are dealt with. The author defines the charac
This work is addressed to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in astronomy, geology, chemistry, meteorology, and the planetary sciences as well as to researchers with pertinent areas of speci
What is most admirable in Green's first full length collection is the felt intamacy with the poet, the degree to which the reader knows precisely what Green and her life are like... Her stories are si
An unofficial report commissioned by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. Prepared with the assistance of a 152-member committee of corresponding consultant
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies
Although Charles Darwin never visited China, his ideas landed there with force. Darwinism was the first great Western theory to make an impact on the Chinese and, from 1895 until at least 1921, when
Students need no prior knowledge of electricity to gain a broad and deep understanding with this book. Numerous easy-to-follow examples--illustrated with diagrams--demonstrate the operation and applic
Do you want to become more confident handling an oil brush? How about developing your skill in manipulating and mixing oil colors? This volume, filled with the experience and techniques of ten of toda
A comprehensive, self-contained guide to credit analysis, with applications for companies of relatively large size in any country. Practical and easy-to-read with case studies. Describes how to make t
The essays in this book deal broadly with the question of what form reasoning aboutlife and society can take in a culture permeated by scientific and technical modes of thought. Theyattempt to identif
A consultant with McKinsey & Company surveys the international aluminum industry and asks why its various activities are divided among firms in the way that they are. These components include the
Focuses on three areas: history, theory, and plays and productions. A collection of 100 representative studies of children's theatre selected from a total of 1200 entries. Provided with each entry is
A dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night and dolls that have moved from where she last left them lead Amy and her retarded sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly mu
Illus. in color and full color. "A generous collection with a distinctly upbeat tone, this gives a taste of the best poets writing for children over the last several decades. Lobel's drawings imbue th
"With superb insight and erudition Rosenberg discerns the connections between social science and feminism which replaced the ideal of ?true womanhood’ with ?the new woman’ at the turn of the 20th cent
Publication of Galileo's Starry Messenger in 1610, detailing startling observations with the newly invented telescope, sparked immediate furor among the astronomers and philosophers of the day. The di
Complete bass line transcription book from Volume 15: Payin' Dues featuring Ron Carter. While reading from the book, play along with the bassist on the recording (sold separately) until you feel you'v
Recorded from weekly gatherings over a five-year period, this two-volume set of informal talks with Hua-Ching Ni covers a broad spectrum of practical and philosophical guidelines for spiritual life. V
The great palace of Caserta, near Naples, probably the largest building erected in Europe in the eighteenth century, became an archetypal expression of absolute monarchy. It was begun in 1752 for Carl
" A brilliantly documented chronicle of young woman's long struggle with schizophrenia."-- Willard Gaylin, The New Republic"Sylvia Frumkin," highly intelligent youn
Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 2: Song Learning and Its Consequences investigates acoustic communication in birds, with emphasis on song learning and its consequences. Some issues in the stud
(Guitar). Now Available With CDs! This multi-volume method was developed to allow students to study the art of classical guitar within a new, more con-temporary framework. For private, class or self-i
In 1843 in Seneca Falls, New York, Rhonda Bement was brought before a disciplinary trial at her church, the First Presbyterian Church, charged with "unchristian and unladylike" behavior. Her transgres
The newly updated edition of this book makes a fine supplement to a college survey course in American history. It opens with the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, then goes on to chronicle t
Translated by Gwendolyn Bays from Edouard Foucaux's French, corrected with the Tibetan and the Sanskrit original. The first complete English translation of the most revered life story of the Buddha, t
Writing Skills provides learners with problem-solving activities based on a wide variety of text types. The activities give practice in using specific items of language and in developing the ability t
History of Functional Analysis presents functional analysis as a rather complex blend of algebra and topology, with its evolution influenced by the development of these two branches of mathematics. Th
In the year 1912, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves home to teach school in the Smoky Mountains -- and comes to know and love the resilient people of the region, with their fierce pride, t
Now available in paper with a new afterward, Kentucky Country is a lively tour of the state's indigenous music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and h
This companion volume to Siri von Reis's previous exploration of ethnobotanical notes in the Harvard herbaria brings to light a new array of plants with drug or food potential, offering wide-ranging p
Celebrate puppy love this Valentine's Day with Spot!Spread the love with Spot! This is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day, or any day to share with that special someone in your life--especially give
This volume was designed as a text for medical students, house officers, and even clinicians. It deals with the most common problems in nephrology, providing new insight into how to improve clinical s
