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Marketing and Promoting Electronic Resources

19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dubicki, Eleonora I.

£75.00 19 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Inc

Technological advances allow libraries to more readily serve patrons' needs. But how can a librarian effectively communicate what services libraries offer? This book explains the foundations of marketing and promotion, focusing on practical and creative techniques that have worked in academic, public, and special libraries.

Using Communication Theory

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction to Planned Communication

By Sven Windahl, Benno Signitzer, Jean T. Olson, Anthony Haynes

£21.99 18 Nov 2008 Paperback SAGE Publications Ltd

Without a solid understanding of communication theory, practitioners have difficulty getting their messages heard. Showing how theories relate directly to the planning and experience of effective communication, this work provides insights into the practical nature of communication theory. It is suitable for both students and practitioners.

Using Communication Theory

18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction to Planned Communication

By Sven Windahl, Benno Signitzer, Jean T. Olson, Anthony Haynes

£65.00 18 Nov 2008 Hardback SAGE Publications Ltd

Tracking Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills

16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Findings from Longitudinal Research

By Rder/Bynner

£60.00 16 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Poor literacy and numeracy skills of adults remain substantial problems in societies. This volume examines this issue through an analysis of adult education programs and their impact on basic skills development. It offers conclusions about what works and for what reasons in addressing adult literacy and numeracy.

The ICSA Guide to Document Retention

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Andrew C. Hamer

£45.00 15 Nov 2008 Paperback ICSA Publishing Ltd

All businesses need to keep certain records for legal and commercial reasons. The difficulty lies in knowing which documents should be kept and for how long. This guide provides an overview of the law and best practice relating to the retention and storage of key business documentation.

Dialect and Folk Phrases of the Cotswolds

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Smyth, Richard Webster Huntley, G.F. Northall

£12.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Amberley Publishing

Growing Up with Three Languages

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Birth to Eleven

By Xiao-Lei Wang (Pace University)

£59.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Multilingual Matters Ltd

Suitable for parents who live in a foreign country and intend to raise their children in their own heritage language(s), this book offers helpful suggestions for this challenging situation and provides useful strategies in the daily interactions between parents and children.

Effective Screen Reading

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Managing Electronic Information Effectively

By Tarmo Toikka

£21.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback HRD Press Inc.,U.S.

Did you know reading text on a computer screen can be as much as 30 percent slower with less comprehension than reading printed text? This book provides principles for increasing on-screen productivity and effectiveness. It offers techniques for speed reading e-mails and other documents directly off your computer screen.

Common Ground in Electronically Mediated Communication

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Andrew Monk

£19.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Ucensored vanities

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wayne, George.

£13.71 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Rodale Pr/St Martin's

The Story is True

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Art and Meaning of Telling Stories

By Bruce Jackson

£13.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Temple University Press,U.S.

Explores the ways we use the stories that become a central part of our public and private lives. This book examines how stories narrate and bring meaning to our lives by describing and explaining how stories are made and used.

60 seconds to shine., v.6 : 221 one-minute monologues from classic plays

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£10.96 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Smith & Kraus Inc

The Call of Conscience

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Heidegger and Levinas, Rhetoric and the Euthanasia Debate

By Michael J. Hyde

£25.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback University of South Carolina Press

Considers the relationship between the phenomenon of conscience and the practice of rhetoric as it relates to the controversial issues of euthanasia. This study investigates how the practice of rhetoric becomes a voice of conscience and influences the moral standards of individuals and communities.

Autism Spectrum Disorder and AAC

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pat Mirenda, Teresa Iacono

£42.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Brookes Publishing Co

Part of the "AAC" series, this book addresses the use of AAC for children and adolescents with autism to enhance their language, communication, and literacy development. Discussing AAC use in autism in 3 sections, it presents an overview of important issues in autism, including history, assessment, and research.

Enhancing Teaching and Learning

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Leadership Guide for School Library Media Specialists

By Jean Donham

£55.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc

Helps you learn how to develop and implement an effective library media program by integrating it into the total education environment. This work covers the various aspects of the school environment: students, curriculum and instruction, principals, school district administration, and the community.

Answering Consumer Health Questions

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Medical Library Association Guide for Reference Librarians

By Michele Spatz

£55.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc

Patrons seeking medical information are often trying to gain control following an upsetting diagnosis - working with them can be rewarding and difficult. This guide gives you an understanding of the psychology of those seeking medical information and the skills necessary to respond usefully and appropriately.

Language and Human Nature

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mark Halpern

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Transaction Publishers,U.S.

Exposes a century's worth of flawed thinking about language, to exhibit some of the dangers it presents, and to suggest a path to recovery. This book examines the causes of changes in the English vocabulary. It discusses a variety of verbal solecisms, vulgarisms, and infelicities generally.

Somebody: the reckless life and remarkable career of Marlon Brando

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando

By Kanfer, Stefan.

£26.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Knopf/Random House

Marlon Brando is a perpetually fascinating character. Kanfer explores the life of this iconic artist, seamlessly intertwining the man and his work to give the full and illuminating appraisal of one of the 20th century's most extraordinary talents.

Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Practical Ideas for Literacy Leaders

By Judith L. Irvin, Julie Meltzer, Martha Jan Mickler, Melvina Phillips, Nancy Dean

£24.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback International Reading Association

A guide to starting and sustaining a schoolwide literacy initiative aimed at overcoming critical issues in adolescent literacy and improving student achievement. It offers suggestions for using data, supporting teachers to improve instruction, building leadership capacity, and allocating resources to improve student literacy.

Ted Muehling : a portrait

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Natural History

By Yalavich, Susan.

£30.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Rizzoli Intl Pubns

For over twenty years, Ted Muehling's exquisite jewelry designs have been cult favorites among fashionistas in America and Europe. Muehling's preoccupations with forms in nature--his jewelry incorporates precious stones and natural pearls--evoke both the natural and the manmade, sensual and tactile in their simplicity. Muehling has expanded his unique vocabulary into porcelain objects, glass, and crystal tableware to critical acclaim. Ted Muehling also introduces Muehling's ongoing creative partnership with the noted photographer Don Freeman, who has been capturing Muehling's work and workspaces since the beginning of each of their careers. The result is a stunning presentation in keeping with the poetic vision of the work.

A Box Full of Tales

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Easy Ways to Share Library Resources Through Story Boxes

By Kathy MacMillan

£38.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback American Library Association

Story boxes offer a simple method for capturing ideas, talent, creativity, and resources available in your library. This title outlines the story box system for sharing an array of successful programs. It answers questions such as: What is a story box? What goes into a story box? How is one put together? And, who can contribute?

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Hendrickson

£23.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Facts On File Inc

Contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. This encyclopedia features anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign language expressions, and phrases from literature.

In Babel's Shadow

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Language, Philology, and Nation in Nineteenth-century Germany

By Tuska Benes

£46.95 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Wayne State University Press

Presents a comprehensive cultural history of the language sciences in nineteenth-century Germany. This book situates German language scholarship in relation to European nationalism, nineteenth-century notions of race and ethnicity, the methodologies of humanistic inquiry, and debates over the interpretation of scripture.

A Guide to Documentary Editing

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mary-Jo Kline, Susan H. Perdue

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback University of Virginia Press

Exploring the central role that electronic technology plays in the editing process, this book provides a treatment of the craft's fundamental issues. It covers locating and collecting sources, transcribing source texts, conventions of textual treatment, dealing with nontextual elements, and preparing editions for publishers.

A Guide to Documentary Editing

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mary-Jo Kline, Susan H. Perdue

£59.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Virginia Press

Liberating Language

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Sites of Rhetorical Education in Nineteenth-Century Black America

By Shirley Wilson Logan

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Southern Illinois University Press

Identifies experiences of 19th-century African Americans - categorized as sites of rhetorical education - that provided opportunities to develop communication and text-interpretation skills. This book shows how nontraditional sites, which seldom involved formal training in rhetorical instruction, proved effective for African American advancement.

Writing Genres

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Amy J. Devitt

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Southern Illinois University Press

Examines genre from rhetorical, social, linguistic, professional, and historical perspectives and explores genre's educational uses. This book demonstrates how genres function within their communities rhetorically and socially, and how they develop out of their contexts historically.

Health and the Rhetoric of Medicine

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Judy Z. Segal

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Southern Illinois University Press

Explores problems in health and health care that resist conventional medical solutions. This book analyzes the reciprocal persuasions in the physician/patient relationship. It offers critical analysis for scholarly, professional, and lay audiences.

A Rhetoric of Style

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Barry Brummett

£29.95 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Southern Illinois University Press

Illustrates how style is increasingly a global system of communication as people around the world understand what it means to dress a certain way, to dance a certain way, to decorate a certain way, to speak a certain way. This book sees style as a system of signification grounded largely in image, aesthetics, and extrarational modes of thinking.

Maya sacred geography and the creator deities

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Bassie-Sweet, Karen, 1952-

£27.47 15 Nov 2008 Hardback U of Oklahoma Pr

A groundbreaking study linking Maya mythology to the landscape

Translation, subjectivity, and culture in France and England, 1600-1800

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hayes, Julie Candler, 1955-

£51.50 15 Nov 2008 Hardback Stanford U Pr

Examines the evolution of neoclassical translation theory from its origins among the first generation of French Academicians to its subsequent importation to England by royalist exiles, and its evolution in response to the philosophical and political ideas of the Enlightenment.

Library World Records

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Godfrey Oswald

£34.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback McFarland & Co Inc

Offers answers to hundreds of questions about libraries, periodicals, books, and reference databases. This book includes more than 380 entries organized by national libraries; public and subscription libraries; university and academic libraries; specialty libraries and archives; books, periodicals, and bookstores; and library buildings.

"Daily Mail" Crossword Dictionary

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Over 80,000 Words

£7.99 15 Nov 2008 Paperback Hamlyn

Includes over 80,000 classified words, grouped into a number of main subject categories covering a range of subjects: from computers to kitchen utensils and from celebrities to botany.

Reader's Choice

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sandra Silberstein, Barbara K. Dobson, Mark A. Clarke

£20.50 15 Nov 2008 Paperback The University of Michigan Press

Based on the theory that proficient reading requires the coordination of a number of skills, this text recognizes that the important of these is the reader's ability to select the proper skills or strategies to solve each reading challenge. It includes exercises and readings to help students.

Threads : a visual journey through the world of textiles

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wolinsky, Cary.

£32.97 15 Nov 2008 Hardback St Martin's

Ziegfeld : the man who invented showbusiness

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Man Who Invented Show Business

By Mordden, Ethan, 1947-

£18.99 15 Nov 2008 Hardback St Martin's

When Florenz Ziegfeld started in theatre, it was flea circus and sideshow rolled into one. From the muscle man Sandow, to the songbird Anna Held, Ziegfeld learned that a big star filled seats. He hired them for his "Follies" - Marilyn Miller, Will Rogers, Bert Williams, Eddie Cantor and Fanny Brice. This book features the world of the Follies.

Lowering the Boom

15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Critical Studies in Film Sound

By Jay Beck, Tony Grajeda

£39.00 15 Nov 2008 Hardback University of Illinois Press

Presents an introduction to the life and work of eminent African American composer William Grant Still (1895-1978). This book tracks the composer's interrelated careers in popular and concert music.

Semantics

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John I. Saeed

£22.99 14 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Presents an introduction to semantics for students new to the field. This work covers the basic concepts and methods of the field and discusses some of the important contemporary lines of research. It includes sections on classifiers and noun classes, as well as conceptual integration.

What are Archives?

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Cultural and Theoretical Perspectives: A Reader

By Louise Craven

£60.00 14 Nov 2008 Hardback Ashgate Publishing Group

In the UK, professional texts on archives concentrate on the how, not the why, of professional archival work. Studies of the theoretical role of the archive and the text are undertaken in other academic disciplines and there is an established forum for the discussion of related issues. This book invites the archivist to that arena of discussion.

The Handbook of Pidgin and Creole Studies

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Silvia Kouwenberg, John V. Singler

£99.99 14 Nov 2008 Hardback Blackwell Publishers

The origins of pidgins and creoles provide them with a special place in linguistic theory. Debates about the origin and character of these languages have informed broader discussions within grammatical theory, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. This book tackles these cross-linguistic questions that animate pidgin and creole studies.

Textual Editing and Criticism

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Introduction

By E. Kelemen

£15.99 14 Nov 2008 Hardback W W Norton & Co Ltd

"Textual Editing and Criticism: An Introduction" addresses a gap in currently available materials for English and American literature teachers who bring textual editing and criticism into their courses. This book introduces undergraduate and beginning graduate students to the field and provides them with a broad range of examples and materials for hands-on practice. "Textual Editing and Criticism: An Introduction" is concerned with both the history of the text and the aesthetic and political choices made in textual transmission. It is intended for courses concerned with questions of literary interpretation and value.

The Flash Press

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Sporting Male Weeklies in 1840s New York

By Patricia Cline Cohen, Timothy J. Gilfoyle, Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz

£26.00 14 Nov 2008 Hardback The University of Chicago Press

Including short tales of urban life, editorials on prostitution, and moralizing rants against homosexuality, this work features selections that epitomize a distinct form of urban journalism. It provides an overview of this colorful reportage, its editors, and its audience, and examines nineteenth-century ideas of sexuality and freedom.

Media and Journalism

14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

New Approaches to Theory and Practice

By Jason Bainbridge, Nicola Goc, Elizabeth Tynan

£28.99 14 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

This book introduces journalism and media through an integration of theory and practice, drawing on current Media Studies theory as well providing practical instruction on how to write journalistic pieces.

Rethinking Idiomaticity

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Usage-based Approach

By Stefanie Wulff

£75.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Explores the complex nature of idiomaticity by bringing together a quantitative corpus-linguistic approach and judgement data. Adopting a usage-based perspective, this study addresses the question 'which factors do speakers rely upon when assessing the idiomaticity of a construction?'.

Ideas That Matter

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Key Concepts for the 21st Century

By A.C. Grayling

£20.00 13 Nov 2008 Hardback Orion Publishing Co

Leading philosopher's personal guide to the ideas that will shape the 21st century.

Grammars in Contact

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Cross-linguistic Typology

By Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, R.M.W. Dixon

£21.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

This book examines the ways in which linguistic traits may change in a contact situation. It contains an encyclopaedic introduction and twelve subsequent chapters, which analyse the effects of language contact on grammatical systems in a variety of languages belonging to different geographical areas and diverse types.

Zeitgeist 1: Fur OCR AS Resource and Assessment OxBox CD-ROM

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Clare Parker

£176.25 13 Nov 2008 Cd-Rom Oxford University Press

Research Methods for Media and Communications

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Niranjala Weerakkody

£28.99 13 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

Research Methods for Media and Communications provides a user friendly and comprehensive introduction to media and communications research. It introduces the various qualitative and quantitative research methods commonly used in the social sciences as applied to the disciplines of media studies, communication, mass communication, journalism, public relations and advertising.

The Dictionary of Worthless Words

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

2,000 Words You Should Delete from Your Writing Now!

By Dave Dowling

£9.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Marion Street Press Inc.

Helps writers to learn verbiage and strike unessential and pointless words and phrases from emails, essays, memoranda, personal letters, press releases, and speeches to elevate written communication to a fresh level of clarity. This work helps you to check questionable words and avoid these words that make writing clumsy, amateurish, and unclear.

Language is Served

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Games, Writing Prompts, and Other Language Arts Activities on the Yummy

By Cheryl Miller Thurston

£14.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Cottonwood Press Inc

Encourages teachers to use the topic of food to bring a change of pace to the language arts classroom. Provides a range of tools - including word games, writing prompts, and research-oriented activities. It helps to engage young writers by inspiring them to play with vocabulary and improve communication skills.

Risk Assessment as a Basis for the Forecast and Prevention of Catastrophies

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By I. Apostol, W.G. Coldewey, D.L. Barry, D. Reimer

£81.00 12 Nov 2008 Hardback IOS Press

Increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters in the Republic of Moldova, limited resources for prevention and mitigation of their impact, has increased the level of vulnerability of the population. This publication discusses theoretical knowledge and practical experiences in the area of natural and anthropogenic disasters.

Meditations and Ascension

12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Black Writers on Writing

By Brenda M. Greene, Fred Beauford

£12.99 12 Nov 2008 Paperback Third World Press,U.S.

Representing conversations from the Eighth National Black Writers Conference in 2006, this collection provides meditations and analyses of literature. It discusses reflections on the black experience, the American experience, and a more global experience and worldview.

Oxford Bookworms Library New Edition: Stage 2: 700 Headwords: a Stranger at

11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£7.00 11 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Oxford University Press

Dominoes (Level 3)

11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£14.10 11 Nov 2008 Audio Cassette Oxford University Press

Orientation

10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Intermediate Spanish

By Francisco Zabaleta, Leticia Lopez

£38.95 10 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Active Skills for Reading (Level 3/4)

09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Neil Anderson

£41.13 09 Nov 2008 Cd-Rom Cengage Learning

Exploring Language and Literature AQA A

08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Steven Croft, Robert Myers

£146.88 08 Nov 2008 Cd-Rom Oxford University Press

Discursive Practice in Language Learning and Teaching

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Richard Young, Hilary Young

£19.99 07 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Examines the theory of discursive practice - the linguistic and socio-cultural characteristics of recurring episodes of face-to-face interaction that have social and cultural significance to a community of speakers. This work explores how participants' abilities in a specific discursive practice may be learned, taught and assessed.

British Sign Language for Dummies

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By City Lit

£19.99 07 Nov 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

BSL is the language used by the Deaf Community in the UK and is an officially recognised language in its own right. It has its own grammar and syntax. This book takes you through grammar and sentence structure, and presents the vocabulary you need to communicate in a variety of situations so you can start to sign right away.

Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World

07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Keith Brown, Sarah Ogilvie

£99.99 07 Nov 2008 Hardback Elsevier Science & Technology

Comprehensively describes the major languages and language families of the world. This encyclopedia provides descriptions of the phonology, semantics, morphology, and syntax of the world's major languages, giving insights into their structure, history and development, sounds, meaning, structure, and language family.

Proust and the Squid

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

By Maryanne Wolf

£8.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Icon Books Ltd

Explores how our brains learnt to read. This work presents a discussion ranging from the history of the earliest known examples of written language, to whether reading online really is making us 'stupider', and why dyslexia can be a gift.

Don't Sleep There are Snakes

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Life in the Amazon

By Daniel Everett

£15.00 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Profile Books Ltd

Daniel Everett took his family to convert the Pirahas, a remote people of the Amazonian jungle whose language no outsider had yet been able to understand. Although Daniel Everett was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him. This book shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language.

Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Complete "Balderdash & Piffle" Collection of English Words, and Their

By Alex Games

£9.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Ebury Press

Takes readers through the history of the English language and its etymology. This work discusses the trends, innovations and scandals that have shaped the meanings of our most popular words and expressions, from Chaucer to Internet jargon and Ancient Greek to American slang.

The Prince of Egypt (Level 3)

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Brothers in Egypt

By David A. Adler

£5.00 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Pearson Education Limited

Contemporary / British English (Available April 2008) In Egypt, the Pharaoh's soldiers are ordered to kill every Hebrew baby boy. But one baby escapes. He grows up in a palace and has a very comfortable life. But one day Moses learns the secret of his past, and his life changes forever.

Women in Business (Level 4)

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By D. Evans

£6.38 06 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Pearson Education Limited

Prince of Egypt (Level 3)

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By David A. Adler

£6.00 06 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Pearson Education Limited

Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) In Egypt, the Pharaoh's soldiers are ordered to kill every Hebrew baby boy. But one baby escapes. He grows up in a palace and has a very comfortable life. But one day Moses learns the secret of his past, and his life changes forever.

Multimodal Semiotics

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Functional Analysis in Contexts of Education

By Len Unsworth

£75.00 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Pioneered by M A K Halliday, social semiotic theory sees meaning as created through the interaction of texts (including writing, images, sound and space) within a given context. Divided into five sections, this title features contributors who use social semiotic theory to analyse a range of contexts, including the classroom, museum, and cinema.

An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Don W. Stacks, Michael B. Salwen

£45.00 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Inc

An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Don W. Stacks, Michael B. Salwen

£100.00 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Inc

City of Rhetoric

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Fleming, David, 1961-

£42.50 06 Nov 2008 Hardback State University of New York Press

Examines the relationship of civic discourse to built environments through a case study of the Cabrini Green urban revitalization project in Chicago.

The Art of Conversation

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How Talking Improves Lives

By Catherine Blyth

£7.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback John Murray General Publishing Division

The Art of Conversation

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Catherine Blyth

£12.99 06 Nov 2008 Hardback John Murray General Publishing Division

Let Catherine Blyth take you on an entertaining tour of the neglected art of conversation. You'll never think of talk as cheap ever again ...

Sociocultural Approaches to Language and Literacy

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Interactionist Perspective

By Vera John-Steiner, Carolyn P. Panofsky (Rhode Island College, U.S.A.), Larry W. Smith

£26.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

This book deals with a major crisis in education - the achievement of literacy skills.

Contexts

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Meaning, Truth, and the Use of Language

By Stefano Predelli

£16.99 06 Nov 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

Stefano Predelli comes to the defence of the traditional 'formal' approach to natural-language semantics, arguing that it has been misrepresented not only by its critics, but also by its foremost defenders. Contexts will make invigorating reading for all philosophers of language and many linguists.

Elan 1: Pour OCR AS Resource and Assessment OxBox CD-ROM

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Daniele Bourdais

£176.25 06 Nov 2008 Cd-Rom Oxford University Press

The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Linguistics

06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Shigeru Miyagawa, Mamoru Saito

£85.00 06 Nov 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press

Digital Scholarship

05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Deyrup Marta, Me

£60.00 05 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Inc

Collecting important original essays by librarians and archivists, this title details both challenges and proven solutions in establishing, maintaining, and servicing digital scholarship in the humanities. It also explores the ways in which the humanities have benefited from the ability to digitize text and page images of historic documents.

Too Old to Rock and Roll

05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£7.00 05 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Oxford University Press

Matty Doolin

05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£7.00 05 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Oxford University Press

Dominoes (Level 2)

05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£8.81 05 Nov 2008 Audio Cassette Oxford University Press

Fostering Comprehension in English Classes

04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Raymond Philippot, Michael F. Graves

£32.00 04 Nov 2008 Hardback Guilford Publications

Gives middle and secondary English teachers the tools to help them improve the comprehension skills of their students. This work focuses on building comprehension skills in a range of students, from high achievers to struggling readers and English language learners.

World Class Readings: A Reading Skills Series (Bk. 3)

04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Bruce Rogers

£23.99 04 Nov 2008 Paperback McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

The City of Ember

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£3.30 03 Nov 2008 Paperback Scholastic

The Devil Wears Prada

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£5.70 03 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Scholastic

The Devil Wears Prada

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£3.50 03 Nov 2008 Paperback Scholastic

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£5.90 03 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Scholastic

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£3.70 03 Nov 2008 Paperback Scholastic

Robin Hood Audio Pack (v. 1)

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£5.50 03 Nov 2008 Multimedia Item Scholastic

Robin Hood (v. 1)

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£3.30 03 Nov 2008 Paperback Scholastic

"The Testament" (Level 6)

03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Grisham