In these spellbinding stories, Yiyun Li, a Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winner, a MacArthur Fellow, and one of The New Yorker’s top 20 fiction writers under 40, gives us exquisite stories in which p
The art of the ancient Maya may be considered their most singular cultural achievement. Yet despite a surge of popular interest in these remarkable people, few are fully aware of the richness of thei
This practical, comprehensive guide to teaching writing offers English teachers a variety of new, classroom-tested instructional activities, workshops, lesson plans, journal entries, teaching strategi
This practical, comprehensive guide to teaching writing offers English teachers a variety of new, classroom-tested instructional activities, workshops, lesson plans, journal entries, teaching strategi
This book is a bestseller in Italy, having sold over 50,000 copies from 1979 to the present.What is the secret of such a success? And, first of all, is it a success? I think it is. The secret, if ther
This much-needed guide to translated literature offers readers the opportunity to hear from, learn about, and perhaps better understand our shrinking world from the perspective of insiders from many
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This all-new edition of the popular Tarot for Beginners makes it simpler and more enjoyable than ever to learn how to read and interpret tarot cards. Award-winning tarot expert Barbara Moore clearly e
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A Practical Guide for Embracing the Growing Religious Pluralism in America"In the process of [interfaith] engagement, we discover … a world in which our faith is richer, deeper, and more contextualize
The Reading Comprehension & Essays Guide provides a comprehensive approach to Reading Comprehension passages and questions on the GRE. Learn practical techniques for grasping difficult, unfamilia
Thousands of readers have had their experience of being in a forest changed forever byreading Tom Wessels's Reading the ForestedLandscape. Was this forest once farmland?Was it logged in the past? Was
Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing is a compact but complete guide to critical thinking and argumentation. Comprising the text portion of the widely adopted Current Issues and Enduring Questions
"Reading Autobiography is the challenging introductory book the field has been waiting for. There's so much to like and admire about this book.""Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson have produced a thorough
This full-color book is the perfect guide for anyone interested in learning how to track animals and read their signs. It offers an introduction on the principals of tracking and reading sign by look
Presents instructions for creating game frameworks for a variety of different game genres, including arcade games, casual games, and "retro-evolved" games, covering such topics as bitmap rendering, pi
This comprehensive guide to one of the newest genres is the first of its kind--it maps and describes more than 500 chick lit titles for today's 'tween and teen readers.
Deciding what to read next when you've just finished an unputdownable novel can be daunting. The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide features hundreds of authors and thousands of titles, with navigation fea
Poetry – From Reading to Writing covers the process of writing poetry, from reading poems through to writing them. It is intended particularly for teachers at key stage 2 level, but other teachers wil
Poetry: From Reading to Writing covers the process of writing poetry, from reading poems through to writing them. It is intended particularly for teachers at Key Stage 2 level, but other teachers wil
One of the hallmarks of an effective reading program is the energetic conversation that surrounds a text students are engaged in reading. Teachers can determine their students' comprehension of the te
This is a Packt Beginners Guide, which means it focuses on practical examples and has a friendly approach, with the opportunity to learn by experiment and play. We work through the project tutorials o
The official guide to exploring Blender's game engine, game-logic editing features, and interactive animation features. Blender is the first 3D package to integrate a game engine as well as tools for
This is a Packt Beginners Guide, which means it focuses on practical examples and has a fast-paced but friendly approach, with the opportunity to learn by experiment and play. Each chapter builds a pr
Reading Essentials: Reinforce critical concepts from the text and help students improve their reading-for-information skills with this essential resource, written 2-3 grade levels below the Student Ed
Reading Essentials: Reinforce critical concepts from the text and help students improve their reading-for-information skills with this essential resource, written 2-3 grade levels below the Student Ed
Who wrote the Disney Fairies books? Which series appeal to boys? In what genre would you classify A Series of Unfortunate Events? These are just some of the questions that challenge K-6 librarians as
"This illustrated glossary presents hundreds of essential reading and language arts terms with easy to read definitions and real world examples to reinforce learning. The accessible presentation expla
