Book Description
Bestselling language courses now with audio CDs!
From Danish to Spanish, Swahili to Brazilian Portuguese, the languages of the world are brought within the reach of any beginning student. Learners can use the Teach Yourself Language Courses at their own pace or as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are based on the very latest learning methods and designed to be enjoyable and user-friendly.
Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including:
- Up-to-date, graded interactive dialogues
- Graded units of culture notes, grammar, and exercises
- Step-by-step guide to pronunciation
- Practical vocabulary
- Regular and irregular verb tables
- Plenty of practice exercises and answers
- Bilingual glossary
The new editions also feature:
- Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout
- Self-assessment quizzes to test progress
- Website suggestions to take language study further
Customer Reviews:
Learn Italian at a fast pace.......2007-08-30
This course moves very quickly, so it's advantageous if you have already studied some Italian in the past. Although I studied it 30+ years ago, it's coming back quickly with this program. The CD is great to listen to in the car, and the book is an excellent supplement. In fact, the book is a necessary supplement since the CD moves so quickly.
Very good; an amazing value.......2007-07-11
The speakers speak slowly and clearly -- not to be taken for granted. The sequence of instruction (a little new vocabulary, new grammar, new dialog) is very good and very well integrated with the book, which adds much depth to the learning, so it retains better.
This goes definitely beyond he travel phrase learning realm, though it is also excellent for that purpose. Good foundation for beginning study of Italian, for real.
I Got This For A Special Friend to Learn myFirst Language.......2007-03-11
This book was easy to use as well. I have a very special friend in my life and he wanted to learn my first language. This book worked really well for him, we both had a lot of fun learning together!!
teach yourself italian complete couse package .......2007-02-24
excellent cd and book will come in handy when travelling
as easy as it can get!.......2007-02-19
I was in a hurry (is there any other type of new language learner?) to learn as much as I could and this book with CD does the trick. It was essential to have the CD so I could listen in the car while on the way to class!
Customer Reviews:
the perfect book.......2007-08-07
if your having a crissis ,trying to decide between buying savant and sorcery, bone and ebony, and the book of three circles.buy this book and save your money on the other crap. yeah the other books got some cool smack on it, but this book has all three of those wraped in one book (minus the other cool smack..) it give the basic bull and none of the confusing junk to boot. buy the book, you know you want it ;)
enjoy and happy shoppen.
Good Book, yet something is amiss.......2007-07-24
Please forgive my spelling mistakes cause my english is not my native language. ;)
White and Black Treatsie is a good book lets be honest.
Its not THE book, but it is a nice compendium of old spells and stuff.
It has new fiction, new ideas of how to measure sorcery in a game and how it can be learned, from where, who started this and most important gives hints that sorcery is NOT something natural to Creation. Cause there is no Celestial Incarnae in charge of the Sorcery portfolio. Interesting.
Although the book has a plethora of many many spells and ideas of new ones it is somehow repetitive and the feeling that sorcery is something MIGHTY is lost.
In a game-level view, sorcery is supposed to be something powerful that could destroy minds, enslave gods, create new materials, raise war machines from essence itself, erode any spell or charm, and in short: do anything possible in the willworker mind, yet many spells are weak, simple, monotone and powerless in comparison to high-level Siderial Martial Art Charms.
So although the power-level is somehow vague and lost between Charms, Artifacts and Sorcery. The book is a good one. You must buy it, really. Has tons of ideas, created magic, sources and great fiction plus excellent illustrations.
A must have.
So another book on sorcery...........2007-02-06
So...we are treated to yet another book upon sorcery (with Savant and Sorcerer behind us,the Book of Three Circles behind that,and the Book of Bone and Ebony,and countless other spells and the like mentioned in other books) which as always stated sorcery is one of the most useful and powerful tools that any exalt can make use of.
But why does it seem that it always repeats itself,I mean seriously...within this new volume all of the spells from pervious editions seem to have been repeated...we are treated to yet again a discourse on what it means to be a sorcerer,and while it does add in some new and interesting features (like absorption charms...which is what kept me from giving it a lower rating) all of the old repeating yet again is...I don't know...disappointing to say the least about a subject that is "suppose" to be near limitless.
One could say that they are doing this to simply educate those who have never played Exalted,but lets face it...if your picking up this book then chances are very high that you know exactly what Exalted is,and it has been around long enough now that I think we can safely assume that people who are picking up this book already play the game and know all about it. They also likely have the other books before hand and especially those who are interested in playing sorcerers in Exalted know all of this.
The book again is not a total lost...but the future of Exalted stands upon a precipice as I see it...it must move forward not only story-wise,mechanically wise,but also what is provided as new content and abilities must also move forward. The future of the books of sorcery I think should focus less upon what was...and move forward to what could be...new designs,new spells,and new objects of power should be the focus...not rehashing the old stuff that the majority of the people who pick up new Exalted books already know and have.
Book Description
Robot motion planning has become a major focus of robotics. Research findings can be applied not only to robotics but to planning routes on circuit boards, directing digital actors in computer graphics, robot-assisted surgery and medicine, and in novel areas such as drug design and protein folding. This text reflects the great advances that have taken place in the last ten years, including sensor-based planning, probabalistic planning, localization and mapping, and motion planning for dynamic and nonholonomic systems. Its presentation makes the mathematical underpinnings of robot motion accessible to students of computer science and engineering, rleating low-level implementation details to high-level algorithmic concepts.
Book Description
From the popular authors of Chicken Soup & Other Folk Remedies, this updated and revised edition of Live and Be Well features a range of remedies to cure whatever ails you, including a new section on the popular kombucha tea mushroom. Folk Remedies That Work offer a wide variety of helpful solutions for everything from arthritis to headaches to wrinkles -- with an emphasis on natural medicine that is practical, time-test, and doctor approved.
Inside you'll find remedies that will help you to:
- Lose weight safely
- Give up smoking
- Get a better night's sleep
- Get rid of a canker sore in 48 hours
- Ease the pain of arthritis
- Improve your sex life
Customer Reviews:
OK but over rated.......2007-10-11
I just found it not very helpful...I have seen much better...it was a
disappointment. Check out any of the books by the Balch s instead.
I like it..........2007-09-30
It gives you many good home remedies and tips. Some weird remedies too but they do work.
Great to read whenever one comes down with a malady.......2007-06-08
If something is wrong with my health I immediately look for my copy. One of my favorite resources.
Excellent little resource for what ails you!.......2002-11-30
This is a small powerhouse of excellent information not only about different ailments, but also some remedies to help get you back to feeling yourself again. The book contains over 70 different chapters that range from alcoholism to weight loss. Each chapter begins with a short discussion about the problem itself, often citing other resources for more information, prevention of the problem, then discusses all the different steps you can take to feel better -- ranging from body positioning and application of heat or cold, right through foods and herbs you can use to help alleviate symptoms. The foods and herbs are all readily available, easy to find, real world items. No weird stuff here. This book even has a chapter titled: Household Problems which covers natural air pollution fighters (specific plants), dusting tips, fireplace alerts, oven cleaning tips, and finally decorating with color for a more soothing feel for your home. This is a great book to refer to time and time again -- when a problem strikes you can find the home remedy for it at the flick of just a few pages. It's an excellent little resource for what ails you!
Book Description
Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is one of the most entertaining reading experiences in any language and arguably the finest novel of the twentieth century. But since its original prewar translation there has been no completely new version in English. Now, Penguin Classics brings Proust's masterpiece to new audiences throughout the world, beginning with Lydia Davis's internationally acclaimed translation of the first volume, Swann's Way.
Customer Reviews:
Immerse yourself in a rich, dense world of descriptive thought.......2007-08-31
I think people make too much of the 'difficulty' of Proust's writing, and I'm no over-educated super-literary snob, either (probably sufficiently proven in this sentence alone). Don't be scared off by the reviews claiming to have not been able to get through it. Sure you need to concentrate, hopefully without interruption, while reading Proust, but is that so bad? Isn't that a big part of what reading is all about?
Swann's Way is a rich and elegant tapestry, reflected nicely in the beautiful new cover design. It feels like a volume of pure thought of the first order - ruminative, peripatetic, placid, and somehow effortless and simple, despite the highly embroidered language. However, the language is not merely complex for complexity's sake, but to convey the intricacy of the thought therein, and, when combined with the gentle, steady pacing from which Proust never wavers, creates the feeling of wisdom itself unfolding on the page. It is a welcome antidote to the concoctions of the most "brilliant" contemporary authors being trumpeted today, that often leave you with nothing other than a fleeting amazement at the cleverness of the author.
After every reading session I felt richer and wiser, and more able to face the world with the same thoughtfulness that the narrator does (this doesn't mean that I was able to, mind you, just felt so). To me that's what reading is all about, and if that's wrong...then I don't wanna be right.
Unreadable.......2007-07-30
This was not a book I could pick up and read. Although I read the intro and a study guide and was keenly anticipating reading one of the greatest books ever written, I was unable to. I read the first Combray twice and still did not understand sections I had read. I felt defeated, disappointed, and stupid. The book, for me, requires intense concentration - no distractions or noise while reading - a virtually impossible scenario in my world. After reading the synopsis in the back of the book I wasn't sure I would want to pursue this even in a study group or classroom situation. It sounded dry and boring and I'm not sure it would be worth the effort for me.
something you should simply do..........2007-06-04
Reading Proust is one of those things that simply should be done. Swann's Way is 400+ pages of almost unbelievable prose, a river, a torrent of words, phrases, paragraphs that sweeps you along through it seemingly without conscious effort or care to the all too quick end.
This book is simply staggering, I can't think of any other way to describe it or explain it. It simply must be read.
There is an old saying that everyone should see Paris before they die. The same sentiment is true for Proust - you should simply do it.
Fine translation..........2007-03-01
Before reading Lydia Davis's translation, I'd wandered half-way into Scott Moncrieff's original version before getting lost. I'd read a review of this edition by Christopher Hitchens, who faults Davis's prose in comparison to Moncrieff/Kilmartin's. I feel however, that Proust's sentence-construction is so complex that the modernized language is a tremendous asset. This is a fine introduction to Proust; it comes with an introductory essay, a complete set of notes (which is very much needed), and a brief synopsis at the back (which could actually be a little more thorough).
compare the translations first!.......2007-02-21
Just as a general note with Proust translations, compare them in a bookstore before you buy any of them.
There is the original C.K. Scott Moncrieff translation, which is beautiful, though based on a flawed edition put together shortly after Proust's death (especially the later books in the set).
Then there is Terrence Kilmartin's revision, which is based on a much better French edition. You can still find editions of this used, and occasionally new as well. I prefer this one, as Kilmartin didn't change most of the truly beautiful language that Moncrieff rendered except in a few places to clarify confusing sentences.
D.J. Enright, who worked with Kilmartin, made further revisions after the latter's death, whose work (so he says) was incomplete. His reworking is based on yet an even newer edition of the French text, though with fewer changes than the previous French edition had from the original. I feel that Enright modernized the language too much. He claims French hasn't changed much as a language compared to English since the early 20th Century, so to approximate how it would read to a French person today, it needs to be put into more comtemporary language. I don't care for it personally.
I've read some of these other, altogether new translations, which is a good effort considering the potential for incoherence you might have reading a revision of a revision of a translation (whew!). They're not bad, but nowhere near as much of a "new standard" as, say, the Pevear-Volokhonsky translations of Dostoevsky, which give the reader a clearer original while still using beautiful and idiomatic English.
But back to Proust. Decide for yourself! Compare an old version of Moncrieff's translation to his revisors, and then check out these new ones published by Penguin.
And better yet, if you understand French at all, look at a French copy and just absorb the rhythm, the flow of the words, and find a translation that feels the same.
I can't tell you how many times I've spoken to people who hated foreign books in translation, only to find out they read a translation that reads like a textbook and not like something that was meant to be enjoyed!!
Book Description
A collection of 87 essays in English by 75 essayists from the l7th century to the present. Includes: a critical introduction, "On Approaching the Essay"; headnotes that situate each essay in an illuminating context;Resources for Readers and Writers, as follows--"Montaigne and the Essay"; "Essayists on their Art"; "Talking about Style."An Instructors Resource Manual to accompany this book is also available.
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Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide is a vital book for parents. Beginning with talk as the foundation of literacy, and emphasizing the importance of listening to and speaking with children, Lucy Calkins, longtime education specialist, then moves into the stages of reading and writing: how to recognize an emergent reader, how to foster a young author, and how to encourage a love of books and reading through your own interest and modeling. Additional chapters deal with math, science, and social studies.
Calkin's text is accompanied by extensive appendices by Lydia Bellino, focusing on the role of schools in a child's literacy, including how to pick a preschool or kindergarten, testing and assessment issues, and working together with your child's teachers. Raising Lifelong Learners illuminates the process by which parents can celebrate and support children's skills as readers, writers, and lifelong learners in all fields.
Customer Reviews:
Raising Life Long Learners.......2007-04-07
I purchased this book when it was first published. My daughter was in Kindergarten and my son was in Preschool. I loved the book. When my daughter was in 2nd grade, I loaned the book out to a "friend of a friend" who's 1st grade daughter was having trouble in school. My daughter is now a Freshman in Highschool and my son is an 8th grader in middle school. Needless to say, my book was never returned to me. I have always regretted losing this book, and tonight while I was on the internet, somehow I remembered the title of this book. So, I went to Amazon and found it! I want to let everyone know that I read the book long ago, so I can't remember details. But I do remember loving the book, practicing the suggestions, and I am now proud to say both of my children like school, get very good grades, can do their homework independently, and will read for pleasure. What more could you want as a parent?!! I think the key is to start when they are very young!!
A fantastic resource for parents, or anyone working with children.......2007-01-10
Excellent practical tips, and examples which really get you thinking. A must for ayone who wants their children to love books and learning.
Great Resource.......2005-01-04
This book has had a positive impact on my child rearing. My children are 4, 2, and 3 months. My 4 year old attends a Christian Montessori school where they support the kind of rich learning evironment that Lucy Calkins describes in her book. I have encouraged it at home too: little television, lots of books, free play, use of the imagination, puppets etc. and I am pleased with my daughters overall love for learning. This book is not related to Montessori, but it confirmed a lot of what they do. Well worth the read. I didn't give it 5 stars because I would have liked an appendix of suggested readings she made.
Wonderful approach to helping kids explore the world.......2003-03-16
Calkins makes the case for embracing a child's natural curiosity and encouraging their interests into definable disciplines. She spends a lot of time on how to approach writing. She gently points out that it is not initially a fine motor skill to be mastered but an avenue for the child to record his or her own stories and experiences. Her constant message is how to encourage rather than perfect the child's ability which is refreshing in a world of standardize testing. Through sharing of her own experiences she provides ideas on how to help further develop a child's natural inventiveness into lessons on reading, writing, science and math. This is not a hard line method to expose a child to everything available but rather an encouragement based approach to explore ideas with your child.
Creating a Rich Learning Environment.......2003-01-16
_Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide_ is full of practical suggestions, many of which are helpful to teachers as well as to parents. The book's principal author, Lucy Calkins, is a teacher educator, yet she considers the teaching of her two young sons to be her most important work. Calkins relates many vivid examples from her own experience.
Although Calkins discusses things parents can do to maximize school success, _Raising Lifelong Learners_ is not a book about helping children with their homework. Instead it tells how to make the home a rich learning environment, how to arouse children's curiosity in all academic areas. Calkins says, " . . . the qualities that matter most in science and math, reading and writing -- initiative, thoughtfulness, curiosity, resourcefulness, perseverance, and imagination -- are best nurtured through the everydayness of our shared lives at home."
Calkins believes in leading children very gradually along the path of learning in all academic areas. She says, "My rule of thumb is to help the child do today what she will be able to do tomorrow. I don't want my assistance to be too far beyond the child's independent abilities or she will be put in a dependent position, always waiting for and wanting assistance."
Calkins places heavy emphasis on both work and play. The latter provides an opportunity for children to develop imagination, resourcefulness, and language skills. Calkins believes that parents, not schools, have the primary responsibility for developing a work ethic in children. This is cultivated through hobbies and projects as well as through chores.
After Calkins discusses the nurturing of language arts, math, science, and social studies as children progress from infancy through middle school, Lydia Bellino, a reading specialist and school principal, addresses school issues in half a dozen appendices. Most of these, such as curricular choices and various assessment methods, can also apply to the homeschool situation.
Book Description
Knotting, "the joining of two cords," is an old and revered art form in China and an integral part of Chinese life. Since ancient times, Chinese knots have been used for a variety of practical and decorative purposes: to record events, aid in fishing and hunting, wrap and tie items, embellish personal attire, ornament other works of art, and communicate. The intricate knot work and magnificent color combinations not only lent elegance to everyday objects, or a touch of gaiety and enchantment, but were an aesthetic expression of Chinese folk symbolism, expressing wishes for good fortune and wealth or the joys of love and marriage.
In Chinese Knotting, author Lydia Chen first traces the origins, history, and symbolism of this fascinating craft, before taking the reader through the fundamental elements necessary for tying Chinese decorative knots-the materials, implements, and main processes. Step-by-step instructions are then given for the 11 basic knots, which provide the building blocks for the 14 compound knots-combinations and variations of the simple knots-that follow in the next section. The final section presents 41 knotting projects of varying difficulty. Detailed instructions, clear diagrams, and color photographs, combined with an exciting assortment of creative applications will help readers discover the relaxation, artistic satisfaction, and beautifully personalized ornamentation that Chinese knotting can offer.
Customer Reviews:
Not what I expected.......2007-05-13
Although the projects are interesting, it is a very old edition, so it seems very retro. I didn't like it that much.
Beautiful knotting book.......2007-04-25
This book was recommended to me by a friend and I purchased it quite recently because I've become interested in a wider range of knotting skills than tatting, which is my main speciality.
The book when it arrived was a lovely surprise. The introductory pages contain a synopsis of Chinese knotting history accompanied by full colour photographs of the knots in use to make practical and decorative items. The diagrams are clear enough though the knots very quickly become rather elaborate for a complete beginner learning straight from the book with no teacher to demonstrate. However patience and taking time to study the very accurate diagrams carefully will alleviate this problem. The other difficulty I encountered, particularly when reaching the stage of learning the Pan Chang Knot, was knowing how much string would be needed. No indication of this is given next the knots themselves though early on in the book it is mentioned that most can be tied with a length of three metre cord. Admittedly the amount required would depend on the thickness of the cord used, but some guidance would be helpful.
A series of projects is provided in the third part of the book, giving inspiration and instruction in using the knots in different ways. The diagrams of the projects are rather small so you would have to practice the knots themselves diligently until you can do them easily before attempting one of the projects.
However this is a very attractive book giving an interesting insight into the ancient art of Chinese knotting and I certainly recommend it for anyone interested in Chinese culture and for anyone who would like to learn Chinese knotwork.
great book for crafts!.......2007-02-14
Detailed pictures on how to do each knot, from begining knots to the more complicated knots. To a multi-talented crafter, a must have. Great book!
A bit overwhelming for a beginner..........2006-05-21
I just started into Chinese knotting. Though this book has beautiful photos/ideas, the projects are more advanced so the instruction photos/directions were insufficient for me to grasp how to create the beautiful projects. If you're a novice, look elsewhere. I returned mine. Gave it 4 stars just because it isn't for everyone.
First time knotter.......2006-03-19
First, I haven't actually tried the knots in the book. But I have enjoyed reading the history of Chinese Knotting. And the diagrams and instructions look clear and easy to follow. Some of the photos are clearly from the 80's, but the basic knots are timeless.
Book Description
Working with World Regional Geography is a study guide and book of mapping exercises designed to hone student skills in geographic analysis. The content has been carefully composed to complement Lydia Pulsipher's text, World Regional Geography.
Customer Reviews:
Summary but No details.......2006-08-24
This books can give you some general ideas of World Geography but lack of details. The CD is almost useless.
Student Review.......2006-02-19
I used this text for and independant studies course in world geography. It is a wonderful book. While all the definitions in the first chapter can be pretty overwhelming, they are essential for the rest of the book. I enjoyed all of the book and would recomend it to anyone.
Book Description
TEAMWORK II is a dog training manual written for people with disabilities to be able to train their own dogs to assist them in their daily lives. TEAMWORK I teaches basic obedience & canine behavior. TEAMWORK II teaches the service exercises, such as retrieving dropped objects, turning on lights, pulling a wheelchair, etc. Both TEAMWORK I and TEAMWORK II contain lots of color photographs and personal anecdotes along with the step-by-step instuctions written in a clear and simple-to-understand format.
Customer Reviews:
Great Read!.......2007-03-23
Teamwork II was easy to read. It presents options for each command, allowing anyone to train their own service dog.
Specifics on teaching assistance dogs tasks appropriate for help for wheelchair .......2007-02-12
This info not available elsewhere as far as I know!
Barbara Graham, Cloverdale, CA
Teamwork I & II.......2007-02-07
I've just started reading Teamwork I. I am very impressed. I believe that the writers cover many concerns regarding training your dog as a disabled person. The book calms and gives you confidence that you can train your dog and gives you precise steps on how to train your dog. I would assume that Teamwork II would follow suit.
Useful for people with mobility impairments.......2007-01-26
It is very breif, and lacks a lot of detail, which I would personally have found helpful. It would be useful for those with impaired mobility to find ways to achieve basic obedience and some other skills for their dogs. It is very poor in relation to public access skills and requirements.
Teamwork II.......2007-01-07
Being very interested in training assistance dogs, this book plus the 1st book (Teamwork) form a great foundation for training, not only assistance dogs but all dogs. The methods used are gentle but also involve correction when a dog doesen't do as he's been shown. Being written by people who require assistance dogs, it is a very practical, down to earth and well written book which progresses from the very basics through to quite advanced training in easy to follow sequences. Invaluable if you are involved in any dog training particularly assistance dog training.
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