Учебная литература
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South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearings can be considered one of the most significant rhetorical events of the late twentieth century. The TRC called language into action, tasking it with promoting understanding among a divided people and facilitating the construction of South Africa’s new democracy. Other books on the TRC and deliberative rhetoric in contemporary South Africa emphasize the achievement of reconciliation during and in the immediate...
| Автор | Katherine Elizabeth Mack |
Alex Wheatle is an award-winning, best-selling author in the UK, published by Hachette/Little, Brown imprint, Atom.Wheatle is a British author of Jamaican descent who spent most of his youth in foster care in the UK. As a teenager he was involved in the 1981 Brixton uprising and spent 3 months in prison. His fiction is greatly influenced by his teenage experiences so carries a level of authenticity and honesty. Home Girl will definitely appeal to fans of Angie Thomas's best-selling novel,...
| Автор | Alex Wheatle |
Immanuel Kant is rarely connected to rhetoric by those who study philosophy or the rhetorical tradition. If anything, Kant is said to see rhetoric as mere manipulation and as not worthy of attention. In Kant and the Promise of Rhetoric , Scott Stroud presents a first-of-its-kind reappraisal of Kant and the role he gives rhetorical practices in his philosophy. By examining the range of terms that Kant employs to discuss various forms of communication, Stroud argues that the general thesis that...
| Автор | Scott R. Stroud |
QUESTION FOR CBSD: at pre-sales, can we discuss the price of this? Akashic continues its BLACK SHEEP YA imprint with this very strong and moving debut novel. CBSD is submitting the novel to the ABA New Voices Committee. Akashic will submit to B&N Discover Program. The author will be very active in book promotion, including visits to schools and library programs in addition to book festivals and YA book club visits. Publicize to major dailies, weeklies, literary publications, alternative...
| Автор | Chris Scofield |
Laura hat einen ganz besonderen Freund: ihren Stern. Laura erzählt ihm jeden Tag von allem, was so passiert: von Tommy, ihrem kleinen Bruder und seinem Beschütz-mich-Hund, von Sophie, ihrer Freundin, und von Mama und Papa. Sie erzählt ihm, ob sie traurig ist oder fröhlich oder ängstlich oder mutig. Und manchmal kommt der Stern mit seinem glitzernden Sternenlicht zu ihr – Dieses Hörspiel enthält die Episoden: ? Laura verirrt sich ? Ein Geschenk für Frau Federlein ? Der Unglückstag
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
The story of the struggle for Britain’s schools, and a passionate call for education as a public good. School Wars tells the story of the struggle for Britain’s education system. Established during the 1960s and based on the progressive ideal of good schools for all, the comprehensive system has over the past decades come under sustained attack from successive governments. From the poorest comprehensives to the most well-resourced independent schools, School Wars takes a forensic look at the...
| Автор | Melissa Benn |
School violence has fallen steadily for twenty years. Yet in schools throughout the United States, Annette Fuentes finds metal detectors and drug tests for aspirin, police profiling of students with no records, arbitrary expulsions, armed teachers, increased policing, and all-seeing electronic surveillance. This climate of fear has permitted the imposition of unprecedented restrictions on young people’s rights, dignity, and educational freedoms. In what many call the school-to-prison pipeline,...
| Автор | Annette Fuentes |
Written by bestselling author Ann Gravells, this is the complete go-to guide for anyone wanting to be (or working as) a teacher or trainer in the further education and skills sector, in the UK and beyond. It has all the information you need to work towards a qualification such as the Award, Certificate or Diploma in Education and Training. It is also relevant to anyone taking a Train the Trainer course, or an international teaching qualification.<br /> <br /> The book takes you...
| Автор | Ann Gravells |
Endlich können sie zusammen sein: Die 16-jährige Delilah und Oliver – ein Prinz, der buchstäblich einem Märchen entsprungen ist. Damit Oliver jedoch in der realen Welt bei Delilah sein kann, muss er den Platz mit einem normalen Jungen tauschen, der seine Rolle im Buch übernimmt. Doch das Buch wehrt sich gegen diesen heftigen Eingriff und fordert seine eigentliche Geschichte zurück. Widerwillig muss Oliver zurückkehren und die Buchwelt in Ordnung bringen – schließlich brauchen auch die Figuren...
| Автор | Джоди Пиколт |
Moya ist 18, bildhübsch, gerade mit der Schule fertig geworden – und an die große Liebe glaubt sie ganz bestimmt nicht. Trotzdem meldet ihre beste Freundin sie beim Liebesexperiment an. Moya kommt tatsächlich bis in die Endrunde, die sogar im TV ausgestrahlt wird! Vor laufenden Kameras trifft Moya auf drei Kandidaten, die Wissenschaftler als perfekte Partner für sie ausgesucht haben. Wer liegt richtig – Dr. Body, Dr. Soul oder Dr. Love? Oder findet Moya ihr Liebesglück am Ende ganz woanders?
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
There are two tax systems in our country. There is one for the employee and one for the self-employed. The employee system, due to lack of knowledge, is designed to take your wealth while the other system for the self-employed and those who know the rules is designed to create wealth and economic growth. This book was created to teach you not only the knowledge that you need in order to be in the self-employed system but to show you how to save every dollar in taxes that you possibly can...
| Автор | Courtney Epps |
Alliance for Freedom, Restoration и др.
What will it take to eradicate human trafficking in your local community? Who all must participate, and what all must be done? Community coalitions are uniquely positioned to make a difference. The Engage Together® Community Toolkit will show you how. Whether you are a concerned citizen desiring to bring collaboration to your community by starting a coalition, or whether you are an already established coalition seeking to enhance your existing efforts, this Toolkit will be a powerful resource...
| Автор | Alliance for Freedom, Restoration и др. |
In Behind the Hedges, journalist Rich Whitt focused his investigative lens on recent events at the University of Georgia, and in so doing examined the bigger story of «a sea change in how America supports its institutions of higher education.» Through interviews with many key figures in a struggle for power at UGA over the last decade, Rich examines the controversial tenure of Michael Adams as UGA president, and how this controversy led to the unprecedented split between the Board of Regents and...
| Автор | Rich Whitt |
When Silas, Rae and Parvel are captured by giants, Jesse sets out to find his friends and bring them to freedom. In the meantime, by helping the giants locate a legendary hidden treasure, the squad is released by the giants and begin to help another squad whose members have been taken by Captain Demitri. Will Jesse and his squad be able to save them without being killed or captured themselves? There’s more excitement in Books 1 and 2 of the Amarias Adventures™, «Quest for the Scorpion’s Jewel»...
| Автор | Amy Lynn Green |
In Book 2 of the Holly Jean series, Holly Jean has settled down to small-town life in Kentucky with her Granny Nanny and great-aunt Kate, while her dad is away fighting in WWII. Life on the farm is never dull, and the scorching summer of 1942 is no exception! Hard work, new pets, fun times and friends keep Holly Jean busy from daylight to dark. Add to that the welcome home party for Ben Dunn, Aunt Kate’s engagement to the local pastor, and a good old-fashioned camp meeting. Holly Jean enjoys...
| Автор | Bonnie Compton Hanson |
When Captain Demetri comes to the palace of District Two to report the death of the squad he was assigned to kill, he doesn’t realize that all four of them are still alive…and headed his way. Upon learning of the Forbidden Book that contains the quest and fate of each Youth Guard member, Jesse and Parvel realize they could use this book to help other squad members who are still alive. Obtaining the book is no easy task, and soon the group is on the run and fearing for their very lives. Can they...
| Автор | Amy Lynn Green |
“Each page captures a sense of wonder, of the vibrancy of color, the imagination of the artist, the name of the hue. Colors take life in this small picture book, perfect for small hands, in an astonishing pairing of visual intimacy and artistic joy that make this one of the most distinctive recent books on color—in English or otherwise.” —Papertigers.org This book truly did take a village of artists, scattered all around mountain villages in the beautiful...
| Автор | Cynthia Weill |
Oral Communication in the Disciplines: A Resource for Teacher Development and Training is the first of its kind to provide a clear and straightforward strategic framework to guide teachers as they incorporate oral communication activities into their courses. This all-encompassing empirically and theoretically grounded book helps to ensure that communication is not just added, but thoughtfully incorporated in meaningful, context-specific ways.
| Автор | Deanna P. Dannells |
"It’s easy to feel a sense of peace after completing Fawzia Gilani’s Cinderella. This humble version of the classic fairy tale is a gentle reminder that victory comes as much from a peaceful soul as a beautiful dress and a dramatic confrontation." – Luxury ReadingCinderella is one of the oldest, best-known, and most loved stories worldwide, with hundreds of cultural variants and re-tellings from ancient Egypt and China to the present day. In this version we follow the...
| Автор | Fawzia Gilani |
Anna und Sebastiano sollten eigentlich nur einen Ingenieur nach London in das Jahr 1813 begleiten. Doch dort angekommen, erwartet sie eine weitaus gefährlichere Mission: Jemand versucht, sämtliche Zeitreise-Tore zu zerstören, und nur Anna und Sebastiano können es verhindern. Getarnt als Geschwister tauchen sie in die High Society des Londoner Adels ein. Auf Kutschfahrten und Tanzfesten müssen sie sich nicht nur gegen aufdringliche Verehrer wehren, sondern kommen auch möglichen Verdächtigen auf...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Standing Our Ground: Women, Environmental Justice, and the Fight to End Mountaintop Removal examines women’s efforts to end mountaintop removal coal mining in West Virginia. Mountaintop removal coal mining, which involves demolishing the tops of hills and mountains to provide access to coal seams, is one of the most significant environmental threats in Appalachia, where it is most commonly practiced. The Appalachian women featured in Barry’s book have firsthand experience with the negative...
| Автор | Joyce M. Barry |
Jeden Tag erwählt der Kalif ein Mädchen. Jeden Abend nimmt er sie zur Frau. Jeden Morgen lässt er sie hinrichten. Bis die eine auftaucht, die um jeden Preis überleben will. Shahrzad hat ihre beste Freundin an den Kalifen verloren und nun will sie nur noch eins: ihre Freundin rächen. Und so meldet sie sich freiwillig, um den jungen Herrscher zu heiraten. Doch sie hat nicht vor zu sterben. Sie möchte überleben und den Mann töten, der ihr die Freundin genommen hat. Im Angesicht der Morgenröte...
| Автор | Renée Ahdieh |
In the United States, the entanglement of sports and education has persisted for over a century. Multimillion-dollar high school football stadiums, college coaches whose salaries are many times those of their institutions’ presidents, psychological and educational tolls on student-athletes, and high-profile academic scandals are just symptoms of a system that has come under increasing fire. Institutions large and small face persistent quandaries: which do they value more, academic integrity or...
| Автор | B. David Ridpath |
When you look at a bird, do you see feathers and a beak? Or do you see circles and triangles? Artist Charley Harper spent his life reducing subjects to their simplest forms, their basic lines and shapes. This resulted in what he called minimal realism and the style that would become easily recognized as Charley Harper’s. Art fans and nature lovers around the world fell in love with Harper’s paintings, which often featured bright colors and intriguing nature subjects. Harper’s love of painting...
| Автор | Michelle Houts |