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An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world’s favourite word. F, U, C and K – four letters that can cause outrage, scandal, embarrassment or instant relief if you hit your thumb with a hammer. In this wide-ranging and frequently hilarious history of the...

A top scholar reveals the most complete picture to date of how early human speech led to the languages we use today  The invention of language began with the apelike calls of our earliest ancestors. Today, the world is home to thousands of complex languages. Yet exactly how, when, and why this...

Come sono cambiati i media, con quali meccanismi e quali stratagemmi, nell'epoca che chiamiamo "Era della Comunicazione"? Umberto Eco osserva la stampa, la televisione, internet, interrogandosi sui linguaggi dei media, le loro strategie di manipolazione, le loro reciproche influenze, in un’ottica che vede già i vari media come sistema integrato.

This unforgettable children’s classic has been captivating children and adults alike for almost a century. Rebecca’s widowed mother has a failing farm, meager resources, and seven children to raise. When her spinster sisters offer Rebecca a home and an education, Mrs. Randall bundles her second eldest into a stagecoach with a kiss and an admonition to stay out of mischief. Could she be asking too much of the free-spirited imp with sparkling eyes and insatiable curiosity?

William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays. But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time... or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet... or when his only son died? We know the facts of his life, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.

A collection of short stories from such favorites as Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rudyard Kipling are joined by others written anonymously in this anthology which will have you scratching your head and listening just a bit longer to discover the key to the mysteries.  

Pericles, prince of Tyre, sets out to woo a princess and sails headlong into harrowing adventure. Pursued by an evil king, Pericles is blown from port to exotic port. Along the way he finds the love of his life, then loses her and their infant daughter in a storm-tossed sea. Happily, this is a romance - Shakespeare's first - where, in true storybook fashion, miracles reunite the lost with those who love them, bringing joy and safe harbor at last.

Looking for a convenient language course that gets you speaking Hindi in hours, not years? The Michel Thomas audio courses have helped over five million language learners to master a new language, with no writing, no stress and no memorisation. Perfect for absolute beginners, little or no prior...

In the ancient country of Orn an old man called the Bee-man spends his life in the company of bees. He lives humbly and contentedly until a Junior Sorcerer happens by with some disturbing news: The Bee-man, he says, has been transformed - he once was someone (or something) entirely different. But who? Or what? A giant or a prince? A dog or a dragon? The now restless Bee-man sets out on a quest to ascertain his original form, telling himself, "When I see it, I shall be drawn toward it."  

Nesta obra, que é um clássico sobre pensamento político, o grande escritor Maquiavel mostra como funciona a ciência política. Discorre sobre os diferentes tipos de Estado e ensina como um príncipe pode conquistar e manter o domínio sobre um Estado...

A obra de Clarice Lispector tem sido lida, interpretada e criticada ao longo dos anos sob diversos prismas. Entretanto, com sua imagem forte e com suas questões existenciais latentes, a autora dificilmente é lida a partir da ótica da religião. O presente livro...

Ética é a matéria-prima de que o Brasil mais se ressente. Embora presente em todos os discursos, é ingrediente em falta no mercado dos interesses. Proliferam em nossos dias os Códigos de Ética para quase todas as profissões e atividades. Mas ao...

Os textos reunidos neste livro consistem em reflexões sobre a obra mais conhecida de Maquiavel, O príncipe, cuja redação inicial remonta ao ano de 1513. Os autores exploram seus diferentes aspectos, tendo em vista a compreensão da própria obra e o esclarecimento do objeto que ela...

AN INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A HILL TIMES BEST BOOK 2024 Award-winning author and broadcast journalist Carol Off digs deep into six words whose meanings have been distorted and weaponized in recent years—including democracy, freedom and truth—and asks whether we can reclaim their value...

ガンダ、草、フィジビリ、さわり、かめーかめー…… 日本語は、乱れているのか、進化しているのか？ 知っているようで知らない、日本語の奥深い世界へようこそ！ 「その言い方、正しいの？」「最近の若者言葉は乱れている？」「ビジネス用語って、結局どういう意味？」

I boken får man veta varför läsandet är viktigt och hur man kan göra som personal under fritidshemsdagen för att främja läsandet. Fokus ligger framför allt på högläsning för alla elever. Här finns tydliga och konkreta råd om hur man ska agera för att väcka läsviljan hos...

Högläsning har en given plats i förskolan för att ge de yngsta barnen ett rikt språk. Det menar föreläsaren Maria Heimer. I den här boken ger hon exempel på varför det är viktigt att läsa högt och samtala. Det finns också exempel på olika sätt att läsa högt. Dessutom finns det...

När man som vuxen möter barn som är nya i läsningen gäller det att välja rätt bok som väcker intresset för fortsatt läsning. Man får inte så många chanser innan barnet upplever att läsning inte är något för dem. Att välja rätt bok kan vara avgörande för att väcka ett barns...

Hur skapar vi en stark läskultur som sträcker sig bortom skolans väggar? Hur får vi fler vuxna att bli läsande förebilder? Och varför är det så avgörande att barn läser både i skolan och hemma? Här presenteras konkreta verktyg för hur man kan stärka barns och ungas läsning...

Vad händer med språkundervisningen när litteraturen får ta plats i klassrummet? I denna bok visar författaren hur skönlitteratur kan bli en motor i engelskundervisningen. När elever möter språket i berättelser blir engelskan något mer än glosor och grammatik. Den blir ett verktyg...