Dictionaries, Reference & Language Books
Diamond Publishing Group Ltd Viz Annual 2019 The Pieman's Wig: A Hair-Raising
Book SynopsisAs D:Ream famously sang in their 1994 chart-topper, “Things Can Only Get Bigger” … and here, to prove how right they were is the 2019 Viz annual The Pieman’s Wig. Hot on the heels of last year’s biggest ever Viz annual, this year’s is even biggester, with 220 pages of * Cartoons: Fat Slags, Roger Mellie, 8 Ace, Mrs Brady, Big Vern and many more * Articles: Sex Robots, the Joy of Flatpack Furniture, Stephen Hawkins’ A Brief History of Time Travel and Who’s Who in the 1970s School Playground. * Adventure stories: Pest Force Alaska, Tiny Cox the Pocket Physicist, Drill Sergeant Jumbo and The Binman that Fear Forgot. Plus more hilarious letters, Top Tips and spoof ads than you can shake a stick 10% bigger than last year’s at. Now in its 33rd year, the Viz annual is as much a part of the festive season as the Queen’s Speech*, overcooked sprouts, and ironic Christmas jumpers. And The Pieman’s Wig is funnier than all of those things. Except for ironic Christmas jumpers, which really are very funny indeed. *Her majesty still alive at the time of going to press.
£11.69
Diamond Publishing Group Ltd Viz Annual 2022: The Copper's Torch: A casebook
Book SynopsisThe last 12 months have been the strangest anyone can remember; all our lives have been turned upside down. We were unable to meet and hold our loved ones. Our right to travel at home and abroad was suspended. The contestants on University Challenge had plastic screens between them. But it’s comforting to know that amid all the turmoil, some things remained unchanged. And Viz Comic was one of them. And we’re determined to bring normality back to all our lives with this, our brand new annual. Viz Comic - The Copper’s Torch is the same hefty 226 pages as its predecessors have been for many years. Not only that, but the price remains the same at a paltry £12.99. And to further add to the sense of normality, the book is packed full of all the usual stuff, including… •Action packed adventure: The 999 Emergency Bomb Squad, The Adventures of Robin of Sherwood, and high-octane thrills with The Topless Speed Freaks. •Informative features: Everything you need to know about Dragons, the blood and guts story of the Colosseum, the toileting facilities of the Tour de France, and the horror of what happens when pets go big. •Letterbocks, Top Tips, Roger’s Profanisaurus and all your favourite cartoon characters. So this Christmas, let The Copper’s Torch shine a warming light of happiness and hope into your life, or at least into the life of someone in the tricky £10- £15 present bracket.
£11.69
Letterland International Fixit Phonics Level 3 Student Pack 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisLetterland Fix-it Phonics makes learning English fun and easy to remember. Level 3 revises and builds on the knowledge learned in Level 1 and 2, as well as introducing 21 new, more advanced spelling patterns. As ever, the learning is combined with listening and speaking skills, blending, segmenting and reading and writing skills.
£35.09
Letterland International Fixit Phonics Level 1 Student Pack 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisLetterland Fix-it Phonics makes learning English fun and easy to remember. Level 1 introduces letter recognition skills - sounds and shapes (Aa-Zz), listening and speaking skills, blending and segmenting skills as well as a basic English vocabulary.
£35.09
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The British Museum
Book SynopsisA concise history of one of the world's greatest and most comprehensive museum collections, from its founding in 1753. A product and symbol of the 18th-century Enlightenment, the British Museum is as iconic an expression of that cultural tendency as Johnson's Dictionary, the French Encyclopedie and Linnaean plant classification. Its collections embody the raw material of empiricism – the bringing together of things to enable the widest intellectual experiment to take place. James Hamilton explores the establishment of the Museum in the 1750s (from the bequest to the nation of the collections of Sir Hans Sloane); the chosen site of its location; the cultural context in which it came into being; the subsequent development, expansion and diversification of the Museum, both as a collection and as a building, from the early 19th to the 21st century; the controversy occasioned by some of its acquisitions; and the legacy and influence of the Museum nationally and globally.Trade ReviewA sparkling new history of the museum's first two-and-a-half centuries * TLS *A thoughtful anecdotal story, enlivened with detail, light humour and well chosen illustrations * British Archaeology *
£14.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Straw Plaiting: Heritage Techniques for Hats,
Book Synopsis'A must-have for anyone interested in working with straw and an astonishing contribution to the preservation of this endangered craft.' Jay Blades MBE, Co-Chair of Heritage Crafts An engaging makers’ guide to the history and craft of straw plaiting, brimming with helpful step-by-step diagrams. Straw plaiting has been used to make accessories from hats and baskets to handbags, trimmings and homewares around the world for centuries. Once employing tens of thousands of people in the UK alone, the craft is now listed as Critically Endangered on Heritage Crafts’ Red List. This book aims to change that, drawing on more than 50 previously unpublished patterns and techniques from around the world that will help you to unlock the history and preserve the skills of straw plaiting. For each pattern, follow the step-by-step diagrams and instructions and discover how they were developed whilst learning about materials, tools and preparation. Once familiar with the plaiting techniques – using straw as well as other materials – you will be able to develop your own skills, possibly blending in recycled materials, which are increasingly being used to produce beautiful and unique pieces.Trade ReviewThis impressive and thoroughly researched book traces the journey of straw from farmer’s field to finished hat. Veronica Main has covered the subject in depth with good illustrations, and the clearly drawn patterns show the many ways straw can be plaited ... we should now make more use of it as a renewable resource. -- Alan and Vanessa Hopkins, The School of Historic DressA must-have for anyone interested in working with straw and an astonishing contribution to the preservation of this endangered craft. -- Jay Blades MBE, Co-Chair of Heritage CraftsStraw plaiting has all but disappeared from the public consciousness; what was once so common, it touched the lives of everyone everywhere... Veronica Main's exhaustive research may ignite a timely renaissance of interest in straw as we search for sustainable alternatives to plastic. -- Polly Leonard * Selvedge Magazine *This is a book that will fascinate and enthral both researchers and makers alike. * The Braid Society *From simple patterns through to elaborate work for hats and baskets, this is equally enjoyable as a record of a rare craft, or as inspiration to take up straw plaiting and help take this craft off the endangered list. * Family Tree *Straw Plaiting: Heritage Techniques for Hats, Trimmings, Bags and Baskets is sure to become the go-to publication for anyone interested in learning or studying this time-honoured craft. * HATalk Magazine *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword by Marian Nichols Introduction Terminology 1. Straw Plaiting in Great Britain 2. Straw Plaiting in the Atlantic Islands and North America 3. Straw Plaiting in Europe 4. The Decline of the Straw Plaiting Industry 5. Plaiting Materials 6. Straw Preparation 7. Tools of the Trade 8. Development of Plait Patterns 9. Preparing to Plait 10. Plait Instructions Three, Five and Seven End Plaits Nine and Eleven Ends Basic Plaits Rustic Plaits Piping and Porcupine Purl and Moss Batwing or Vandyke Feather and Wisp Diamond and Wave Brilliant Trimmings Endnotes Conversion Tables Glossary Bibliography Picture Credits Index
£36.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Teaching Story Writing in Primary
Book SynopsisEverything you need to teach story writing to primary pupils, packed full of effective, curriculum-aligned, classroom-ready resources and strategies.To be used as a standalone or alongside existing writing schemes, this book contains comprehensive practical guidance on planning and teaching story writing, including: how to pick the right text, effective strategies for selecting vocabulary and teaching pupils how to edit. Step-by-step advice covers all elements of story writing, including the difference between plot and story, story shapes and how to use them, characters and their goals and the effective use of dialogue. Written by an experienced classroom teacher, all of the classroom-ready strategies are in line with the National Curriculum and are tailored for every Key Stage and ability level, making this the ideal time-saving resource for any primary teacher and any writing scheme.
£18.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers Oracy
£14.25
Summersdale Publishers Positivity for Every Day
Book SynopsisElevate your spirits and cultivate a brighter outlook on life with this enchanting card deck, brimming with uplifting quotes and joyful activities to inspire positivity and fill your days with boundless joyDiscover your daily dose of positivity with the uplifting quotes and joyful tips found in this beautiful card deck There is so much in life to be joyful about - sometimes you just need a little help to see it. If you can take the time each day to reflect on a comforting quote or practise an uplifting activity, you'll be amazed at the new heights your happiness can reach. Become a happier you with the heart-warming tips, advice and kind words of Positivity for Every Day. By practising the joyous daily rituals and simple exercises inside this box, you'll learn how to make positivity a regular habit, so that you can look on the bright side all year long. Alongside the 52 beautifully designed cards, you wil
£10.25
Lafcadio & Co Ltd. Slogans Galore!: Gaelic Words in English
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£8.54
John Donald Publishers Ltd Scottish Handwriting 1150-1650: An Introduction
Book SynopsisReading original documents is the only way to achieve a sound basis in historical studies and to acquire a true perspective on cultural evolution. Much modern research has been applied to Scotland's history, but until this volume there has been no comprehensive study of the country's handwriting for nearly 250 years. The main body of this book consists of facsimile texts, each facing a detailed transcript and commentary. The historical background of handwriting usage is surveyed in the introduction, with emphasis on changing fashions. There is also guidance on how to deal with early language and abbreviations. The principal aim is to assist research students, local historians, genealogists and calligraphers in their studies; but this work also recovers a lost chapter in the history of Scottish studies.
£18.00
LID Publishing The A-Z of Business Bullshit: The world’s most
Book SynopsisWherever you work, the chances are you have fallen under the poisonous spell of business bullshit and jargon. Very few of us seem able to avoid "reaching out", or "walk the talk", or "pivoting", or "think outside the box". No longer solely the province of management consultants, investors and MBA types, business gobbledygook has mesmerized the rank and file around the globe. Help is at hand with this handy dictionary, aptly described as "the world's most comprehensive" of the top 2,000 business jargon and non-sensical terms that have infected us all. Stay sane (and keep your colleagues, manager and customers from suffocating you) from the business bullshit madness by having this dictionary by your side. Based on his wide and extensive experience with business bullshit, Kevin Duncan deciphers the terms and language of modern-day business speak to save us all from going stir-crazy!
£8.54
Goldsmiths, Unversity of London From Magic and MythWork to Care and Repair
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£28.80
Didier Exercices de Grammaire et conjugaison Livre A2
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£17.46
Cornelsen Verlag GmbH 100 FLE Vocabulaire essentiel du français A1
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£32.36
Assimil L'Allemand (Book Only)
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£999.99
Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co Das Leben A2 Gesamtband Kurs und bungsbuch mit
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£36.76
Klett Sprachen GmbH Kontext B1 B2 C1 Deutsch als Fremdsprache
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£18.86
Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart Berliner Platz NEU
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£28.45
Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart Linie 1: Kurs- und Ubungsbuch A1.1
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£21.80
Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart Mit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat: Ubungsbuch B2
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£25.46
Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart DaF kompakt neu in 3 Banden Kurs und Ubungsbuch
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£26.96
Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart Deutschprofis in Teilbanden: Kurs- und
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£24.75
Carlsen Verlag Gmbh Tim Und Struppi Das Geheimnis Der Einhorn
£12.09
V&R unipress From Words to Fixed Expressions
Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary perspective on the role of lexis in various areas of linguistic communication
£43.19
Tuttle Publishing Japanese Vocabulary Flash Cards Kit
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£17.27
Columbia University Press Food
Book SynopsisExploring culinary evolution and eating habits in a cornucopia of cultures from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and from the Byzantine Empire to Jewish Mediterranean culture in the Middle Ages, Food: A Culinary History is a rich banquet for readers. Culinary customs, the writers reveal, offer great insight into societies past and present.Trade ReviewFrom the Bible and ancient Egypt to the 'banquets'of the Middle Ages and the 'McDonaldization'of Europe, Food: A Culinary History covers the immense history of the table throughout the world. Well researched and scholarly, it is essential reading for the historian and the lover of social studies as well as the modern cook and gourmet. -- Jacques Pepin Vastly informative... Jean-Louis Flandrin and Massimo Montanari have done a marvelous job of making all these aspects of food history make sense from prehistory to the present. -- Eugen Weber Times Literary Supplement Although written in a sophisticated manner, this is a thorough, up-to-date overview of a universally appealing topic. School Library Journal Now that gastronomy and the culinary arts in general are finally being accepted as legitimate academic subjects, it is time we had available to us a copious and worthy sourcebook. The Flandrin and Montanari Food: A Culinary History is exactly what we have needed. Literally overflowing with facts, anecdotes, and histories, it is a major compendium for those in the profession as well as a delightful store of knowledge for anyone who loves to read. -- Julia Child A massive but tasty compendium called Food: A Culinary History demonstrates that the art of dining has gone through some astonishing changes through the centuries. -- Herbert Kupferberg Parade Magazine Food: A Culinary History is essential reading for students of the rich and influential culinary tradition rooted in the Mediterranean. It is provocative in providing a framework for a more general history of European foodways. Journal of Social History The dense, illuminating, sometimes delightful, occasionally maddening collection of essays and papers introduced and edited by Flandrin and Montanari... aspires to be nothing short of a complete history of man's experience and conduct at the table... A cornucopia of captivating, subtle, myth de-bunking information, research and insight. -- Michael Frank LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW Food: A Culinary History stands as a remarkable achievement. -- Priscilla Ferguson Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction to the Original Edition One: Prehistory and Early Civilizations Introduction: The Humanization of Eating Behaviors, by Jean-Louis Flandrin 1. Feeding Strategies in Prehistoric Times, by Catherine Perles 2. The Social Function of Banquets in the Earliest Civilizations, by Francis Joannes 3. Food Culture in Ancient Egypt, by Edda Bresciani 4. Biblical Reasons: The Dietary Rules of the Ancient Hebrews, by Jean Soler 5. The Phoenicians and the Carthaginians: The Early Mediterranean Diet, by Antonella Spano Giammellaro Two: The Classical World Introduction: Food Systems and Models of Civilization, by Massimo Montanari 6. Urban and Rural Diets in Greece, by Marie-Claire Amouretti 7. Greek Meals: A Civic Ritual, by Pauline Schmitt-Pantel 8. The Culture of the Symposium, by Massimo Vetta 9. The Diet of the Etruscans, by Giuseppe Sassatelli 10. The Grammar of Roman Dining, by Florence Dupont 11. The Broad Bean and the Moray: Social Hierarchies and Food in Rome, by Mireille Corbier 12. Diet and Medicine in the Ancient World, by Innocenzo Mazzini 13. The Food of Others, by Oddone Longo Three: From the Late Classical Period to the Early Middle Ages (Fifth--Tenth Centuries) Introduction: Romans, Barbarians, Christians--The Dawn of European Food Culture, by Massimo Montanari 14. Production Structures and Food Systems in the Early Middle Ages, by Massimo Montanari 15. Peasants, Warriors, Priests: Images of Society and Styles of Diet, by Massimo Montanari Four: Westerners and Others Introduction: Food Models and Cultural Identity, by Massimo Montanari 16. Christians of the East: Rules and Realities of the Byzantine Diet, by Ewald Kislinger 17. Arab Cooking and Its Contribution to European Culture, by Bernard Rosenberger 18. Mediterranean Jewish Diet and Traditions in the Middle Ages, by Miguel-Angel Motis Dolader Five: The Late Middle Ages (Eleventh--Fourteenth Centuries) Introduction: Toward a New Dietary Balance, by Massimo Montanari 19. Society, Food, and Feudalism, by Antoni Riera-Melis 20. Self-Sufficiency and the Market: Rural and Urban Diet in the Middle Ages, by Alfio Cortonesi 21. Food Trades, by Francoise Desportes 22. The Origins of Public Hostelries in Europe, by Hans Conrad Peyer 23. Medieval Cooking, by Bruno Laurioux 24. Food and Social Classes in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy, by Allen J. Grieco 25. Seasoning, Cooking, and Dietetics in the Late Middle Ages, by Jean-Louis Flandrin 26. "Mind Your Manners": Etiquette at the Table, by Daniela Romagnoli 27. From Hearth to Table: Late Medieval Cooking Equipment, by Francoise Piponnier Six: The Europe of Nation-States (Fifteenth--Eighteenth Centuries) Introduction: The Early Modern Period, by Jean-Louis Flandrin 28. Growing without Knowing Why: Production, Demographics, and Diet, by Michel Morineau 29. Colonial Beverages and the Consumption of Sugar, by Alain Huetz de Lemps 30. Printing the Kitchen: French Cookbooks, 1480--1800, by Philip Hyman and Mary Hyman 31. Dietary Choices and Culinary Technique, 1500--1800, by Jean-Louis Flandrin 32. From Dietetics to Gastronomy: The Liberation of the Gourmet, by Jean-Louis Flandrin Seven: The Contemporary Period (Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries) Introduction: From Industrial Revolution to Industrial Food, by Jean-Louis Flandrin 33. The Transformation of the European Diet, by Hans Jurgen Teuteberg and Jean-Louis Flandrin 34. The Invasion of Foreign Foods, by Yves Pehaut 35. The Rise of the Restaurant, by Jean-Robert Pitte 36. The Food Industry and New Preservation Techniques, by Giorgio Pedrocco 37. The Taste for Canned and Preserved Food, by Alberto Capatti 38. The Emergence of Regional Cuisines, by Julia Csergo 39. The Perils of Abundance: Food, Health, and Morality in American History, by Harry A. Levenstein 40. The "McDonaldization" of Culture, by Claude Fischler Conclusion: Today and Tomorrow, by Jean-Louis Flandrin and Massimo Montanari
£23.40
Columbia University Press What Kind of Creatures Are We
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewChomsky's writings invariably reflect the force of intellect and cogency of thought that befits one of the greatest thinkers of our times—this work is no exception. -- Robert May, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy & Linguistics, University of California, DavisNoam Chomsky is arguably the most influential thinker of our time, having made seminal contributions to linguistics and philosophy, as well as political and social thought. In one succinct and powerfully argued volume, he presents a synthesis of his key ideas. -- Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard UniversityNoam Chomsky launches this remarkable discussion with the age old question, "What kind of creatures are we?" Thus begins an extended inquiry into human cognition that takes him from the ancients to contemporary theorists of language and science, to politics. Chomsky's erudition is formidable, and I read his disquisition with pleasure and many "aha' moments. But what stands out for me is his wisdom; he accepts that being mere biological creatures, there is much that we can never know, and yet he is deeply empathetic with us, his fellow creatures who must struggle and try to impact our world, even though we ultimately cannot know. -- Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Graduate Center of the City University of New YorkIt's always spring in Mr. Chomsky's garden. Like John Ashbery, Noam Chomsky seems to come up with thoughts that are always fresh, unaffected by the polluting clichés that most of us inhale and exhale all day and night. To read his sentences is a life-giving elixir. -- Wallace Shawn, author, EssaysEngaging. * Library Journal *Recommended. * Choice *A rewarding and challenging read. * PsycCritiques *Differentiating between problems, which we can solve, and mysteries, which we cannot, Chomsky concludes that the relationship between brain and consciousness may well be a mystery. Still, we can explore. -- Jackson Lears * London Review of Books *This work is elemental; it touches and hints at some fundamental thoughts at the pivot of our existence and it invites the reader to pursue detailed studies of linguistics, hermeneutics, ethics, and metaphysics. Chomsky often speaks the mind of the readers. -- Editor * Prabuddha Bharata *Table of ContentsForeword1. What Is Language?2. What Can We Understand?3. What Is the Common Good?4. The Mysteries of Nature: How Deeply Hidden?NotesIndex
£12.34
University of Illinois Press Front Office Fantasies
Book SynopsisTrade Review“In this sharply written and impressive book, Branden Buehler provides compelling new insights into the social, cultural, and visual consequences of sports media’s preoccupation with managerialism, financialization, and quantification. A vital and necessary work, this sophisticated account of managerial sports media is a must-read for all sports, film, and media scholars.”--Samantha N. Sheppard, author of Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on ScreenTable of ContentsPreface: Sporting Fantasies Acknowledgments Introduction: “The Age of the General Manager” The Managerial American Dream: The Administrative Fantasies of Managerial Sports Films “He’s looking like a depressed asset”: The Financial Logics of Managerial Sports Talk Datavisuality: The Quantified Aesthetic of Managerial Sports Television White-Collar Play: Managerial Sports Games and the Modeling of Neoliberal Capitalism Conclusion: The Banality of Managerial Sports Media Notes Bibliography Index
£17.99
Indiana University Press Contested Antiquity
Book SynopsisTrade Review"It is fitting that archaeologists, whose profession played a key role in the establishment of Greece as a client state subservient to the European colonial powers, should today be a vocal majority in this extraordinarily rich critical review of archaeology's political role in Greece and Cyprus over the past two centuries. Contested Antiquity transcends the geographical boundaries of its subject, offering a comprehensive, thoroughly documented, and meticulously argued account that will serve for years to come as a model for the investigation of the impact of ideology and politics on serious scholarship."—Michael Herzfeld, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Contested Antiquity in Greece and CyprusPart I: Between nationalism, colonialism and crypto-colonialism: Historical perspectives and current implications1. Hellas Mon Amour: Revisiting Greece's National "Sites of Trauma"2. Archaeology and Politics in the Inter-War Period: The Swedish Excavations at Asine3. Contested Perceptions of Archaeological Sites in Cyprus: Communities and their Claims on their Past4. Pressed On in Press: Greek Cultural Heritage in the Public Eye: The Post-War YearsPart II: Spatial metaphors and ethnographic observations: heritage, memory and dissonance5. The Gentrification of Memory: The Past as a Social Event in Thessaloniki of the Early Twenty-first Century6. The Oracle of Dodona: Contestation over a "Sacred" Archaeological Landscape7. Archaeological "Protection Zones" and the Limits of the Possible: Archaeological Law, Abandonment and Contested Spaces in GreecePart III: Competing pasts8. Heritage as Obstacle: Or Which View to the Acropolis?9. Eptapyrgio, a Modern Prison inside a World Heritage Monument: Raw Memories in the Margins of Archaeology10. Contemporary Art and "Difficult Heritage": Three Case Studies from AthensEndnoteIndex
£28.50
University of Wisconsin Press Intermediate Horizons Book History and Digital
Book SynopsisExamines how book history and digital humanities practices are integrated through approach, access, and assessment. Contributors consider and reimagine the interconnected futures and horizons at the intersections of texts, technology, and culture and argue for a return to a more representative and human study of the humanities.Trade Review“Book history and digital humanities are increasingly entangled, and it makes sense why: we cannot understand our digital moment without knowing the technologies and textual cultures that came before. Intermediate Horizons shows how these fields speak to each other, and why we need to pay attention.”—Whitney Trettien, University of Pennsylvania “Intermediate Horizons offers a vital set of reports on the history and future of the book. Traversing the shared territory of the digital humanities and book-historical studies, the essays in this volume provide fresh perspectives on the wonderful complexities of media and mediation.”—Andrew Stauffer, University of Virginia “Impressively informative and thought-provoking throughout.”—Midwest Book Review“Offers something for every book historian, regardless of familiarity with or enthusiasm for digital integration. . . . As we continue to reflect on the intersections of bibliography and digital humanities, we must also reflect on what we want new technologies to do and why. Book historians have long been reflecting on technologies of the past, highlighting the disruptive nature of text. These same book historians also need to turn their heads towards the future. Intermediate Horizons represents a sharp glance in the right direction.”—The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of AmericaTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword: Intermediate Horizons by Matthew KirschenbaumIntroductionby Mark Vareschi and Heather WachaSection I. Approach1 Benjamin Franklin’s Postal Workby Christy L. Pottroff2 Linking Book History and the Digital Humanities via Museum Studiesby Jayme YahrSection II. Access3 Material and Digital Traces in Patterns of Nature: Early Modern Botany Books and Seventeenth-Century Needleworkby Mary Learner4 Opening the Book: The Utopian Dreams and Uncertain Future of Open Access Textbook Publishingby Joseph L. Locke and Ben Wright5 Books of Ours: What Libraries Can Learn About Social Media from Books of Hoursby Alexandra AlvisSection III. Assessment6 Whose Books Are Online? Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Online Text Collectionsby Catherine A. Winters and Clayton P. Michaud7 Electronic Versioning and Digital Editionsby Paul A. Broyles8 Materialisms and the Cultural Turn in Digital Humanitiesby Mattie Burkert Contributors Index
£22.36
WW Norton & Co Writing About Movies
Book SynopsisThe only writing guide a film student will ever need.
£19.00
WW Norton & Co Field Experiments
Book SynopsisA brief, authoritative introduction to field experimentation in the social sciences.Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Causal Inference and Experimentation Chapter 3: Sampling Distributions, Statistical Inference, and Hypothesis Testing Chapter 4: Using Covariates in Experimental Design and Analysis Chapter 5: One-Sided Noncompliance Chapter 6: Two-Sided Noncompliance Chapter 7: Attrition Chapter 8: Interference between Experimental Units Chapter 9: Heterogeneous Treatment Effects Chapter 10: Mediation Chapter 11: Integration of Research Findings Chapter 12: Instructive Examples of Experimental Design Chapter 13: Writing an Experimental Proposal, Research Report, and Journal Article Appendix A: Protection of Human Subjects Appendix B: Suggested Field Experiments for Class Projects
£40.85
University of California Press A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms
Book SynopsisWith a combination of alphabetical and descriptive lists, this title provides all the rhetorical terms - mostly Greek and Latin - that students of Western literature and rhetoric are likely to come across in their reading or will find useful in their writing. It offers a revised system of cross-references between terms.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. Alphabetical List of Terms 2. The Divisions of Rhetoric Rhetoric Invention Arrangement Style Memory Delivery 3. The Terms by Type 4. Some Important Dates 5. Works Cited
£22.50
University of California Press Introduction to Attic Greek
Book SynopsisSuitable for instructors and independent language students, this title provides the answers to the exercises.
£18.04
Little, Brown Book Group The Physicians 16602018 Ever Persons Capable and
Book SynopsisThe Royal College of Physicians celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2018, and to observe this landmark is publishing this series of ten books. Each of the books focuses on fifty themed elements that have contributed to making the RCP what it is today, together adding up to 500 reflections on 500 years. Some of the people, ideas, objects and manuscripts featured are directly connected to the College, while others have had an influence that can still be felt in its work.This, the seventh book in the series looks at the history of the Royal College.
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2022
Book Synopsis*Standard hardback edition*The 159th edition of the most famous sports book in the world published every year since 1864 contains some of the world''s finest sports writing, and reflects on a year when Azeem Rafiq forced the sport to examine, more painfully than ever, its attitude to racism. The launch of The Hundred gave a huge boost to the women''s game while raising many questions about the men''s. Then, in the last two months of the year, Australia''s men won the World T20 and retained the Ashes.Writers include Lawrence Booth, Stephen Fry, Mike Atherton, Gideon Haigh, Henry Blofeld, Vic Marks, Tanya Aldred, Andy Bull, Tim de Lisle, Emma John and Scyld Berry. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.There can''t really be any doubtTrade ReviewThe publication of Wisden is cricket’s equivalent of the state opening of Parliament. It’s another great edition. * Oborne and Heller on Cricket podcast *The pages are stacked full of information, quirks and great analysis of the game, as well as being a wonderful record. -- Alison Mitchell * BBC World Service Stumped *The famous yellow book has never been afraid to hold up an unflattering mirror to its subject but, even by its own standards, the 159th edition represents a searing state of the nation address. * Press Association *Wisden coming out once a year feels like a cricketer’s Christmas. In an ever-digitised world, to have an actual book in front of us is a good thing. * TalkSPORT *The Almanack is pulling cricket towards the outside world: themes of racism, sexism, intolerance and conflict, it says, are global and not local. They concern “common humanity” and how it might want to proceed, within cricket and without. * Wisden Cricket Monthly *It’s not just the statistics and match reports – it’s another towering achievement. -- Daniel Norcross * BBC Test Match Special *The big yellow book. The important one. The one aliens will be reading in hundreds of years’ time when we as a species have wiped ourselves out and they’ve come down to work out how cricket worked. * The Final Word podcast *Table of ContentsPart One – Comment Part Two – The Wisden Review Part Three – English International Cricket Part Four – English Domestic Cricket Part Five – Overseas Cricket Part Six – Overseas Franchise Cricket Part Seven – Women's Cricket Part Eight – Records and Registers Part Nine – The Almanack
£45.60
Oxford University Press Life Vision Elementary Workbook Your success. Now
Book SynopsisLife Vision is built on a carefully-levelled and consistent four skills syllabus aligned to the CEFR. Packed with rich video features, Life Vision is ideally suited to today''s teenagers, offering relevant content with a modern approach. The Workbook accompanies the Student Book with extra exercises for every lesson, How to Learn Vocabulary sections to support vocabulary development, and exercises to support the Grammar Booster. Exam skills pages in the Workbook enable further practiceof exam skills and strategies and self-reflection questions in each Review section support Assessment for Learning .
£999.99
Oxford University Press Incredible English 4 Class Book
Book SynopsisWhy learn Incredible English and more? If the brain is stimulated and enjoying what it's doing then you learn more. If it's too easy, it slides over you, but if it's a bit more challenging it stays. Author Sarah Phillips is an expert in CLIL and how the brain learns. Brain-challenging activities Every activity in Incredible English has been specially designed to challenge the brain, making learning English more exciting for you and your class. Activities such as spot the difference' games are made more challenging by changing the position and size of the objects in the picture. This means students have to work harder to engage with the activity so they learn more, and retain it! CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) a lesson in every unit combines language learning with learning other school subjects and skills through English, so your class will learn more. Social skills the songs in every unit teach social and life skills. All learning styles a wide range of activities and resources appeal to every child no matter what their learning style. Now there are new resources for more incredible lessons:A new starter levelMore support for story telling with face masks, animation and tear out story booksMore skills development activities for speaking, reading and writingMore grammar practiceMore support for Cambridge English: Young LearnersMore digital supportMore opportunities to activate language. More opportunities for speaking New information gap activities for pair work. Story-telling support with masks, puppets and story frames. Practice of the sounds of English via tongue twisters. More reading text typesMore cross cultural insights through folk tales and the Me and My World pages. Longer texts and new genres (emails, blogs) More writing supportFocus on improving writing and new writing tips which support literacy skills and independent writing. Carefully-staged writing frameworks develop your learners' confidence in writing English.
£26.40
Harvard University Press Religion as MakeBelieve
Book SynopsisDrawing on a range of hard evidence, Neil Van Leeuwen shows that the psychological mechanisms underlying religious belief are the same as those enabling imaginative play. He argues that we should therefore understand religious belief as a form of make-believe that people use to define their group identity and express the values sacred to them.Trade ReviewThis brilliant and controversial book reframes our understanding of faith. Van Leeuwen captures the complex nature of faith commitments accurately and with deft philosophical insight. He sees what people do—not what they think they do. -- T. M. Luhrmann, author of How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible OthersThis is an important and richly stimulating book, perhaps the most important on the science of religion for a decade or more. It is required reading for philosophers of mind and religion, for those who work on the psychology of religion, and for all thoughtful people who care about the role of faith in public life. -- Neil Levy, author of Bad Beliefs: Why They Happen to Good PeopleNeil Van Leeuwen takes readers on a journey from children’s playgrounds to cave art, from imaginary friends to ghosts and gods, drawing on philosophy, psychology, and anthropology to mount a provocative argument that will delight some readers and vex others, but offer a worthwhile adventure for all. -- Tania Lombrozo, Princeton UniversityThis is a bold and persuasive effort to show that religious beliefs should not be conflated with straightforward factual beliefs. The argument is vigorous and combative. It will provoke lively and helpful discussion, especially among scholars of religion and philosophers willing to venture beyond standard analyses of belief. -- Paul L. Harris, author of Child Psychology in Twelve QuestionsMaintaining that religious beliefs and factual beliefs about the everyday world constitute different cognitive attitudes, Neil Van Leeuwen advances a theory that deftly integrates critical findings and insights from philosophy, cognitive science, anthropology, and history. This wonderful book glistens with careful argumentation, splendid clarity, consistent fairness, striking erudition, and what, ultimately, is remarkable wisdom. -- Robert N. McCauley, author of Why Religion is Natural and Science is NotA groundbreaking book that makes a substantial contribution to the scientific study of religion. Van Leeuwen’s distinction between factual beliefs and religious credences will help us make sense of some of the thorniest puzzles in the field. -- Jonathan Lanman, Queen’s University Belfast
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Princeton University Press Revolution of Things
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Princeton University Press Social Science Concepts and Measurement
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£31.50
University of Toronto Press Travelling Concepts in the Humanities
Book SynopsisBal's focus for this book is the idea that interdisciplinarity in the humanities - necessary, exciting, serious - must seek its heuristic and methodological basis in concepts rather than its methods.
£31.50
University of Nebraska Press Lakota Dictionary
Book SynopsisA complete and up-to-date dictionary of Lakota, this new edition of Eugene Buechel's classic dictionary contains some 30,000 entries.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Guide to Pronunciation; Guide to the use of the Dictionary; Grammar Section; Classes and Paradigms of Verbs; Word Sources; Abbreviations; Lakota to English; English to Lakota; Appendix A: Bible History references; Appendix B: Teton Lakota Society; Appendix C: Bibliography
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Buros Institute of Mental Measurements,U.S. The Eighteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook
Book SynopsisThe most widely acclaimed reference series in education and psychology, the Mental Measurements Yearbooks are designed to assist professionals in selecting and using standardized tests. The series provides factual information, critical reviews, and comprehensive bibliographic references on the construction, use, and validity of all tests published in English.Trade Review"The Mental Measurements Yearbook is an invaluable research aid and should be in every social science research library's collection."—Stephen H. Aby, Annual References Books Annual
£130.00
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Essentials of Communication Sciences Disorders
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£113.40
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc German PHTLS Course Manual PHTLS Prehospital
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Pearson Education Limited Level 3 The Swiss Family Robinson
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