John Searle John Searle's summation of earlier writings is not just an essential tie-up volume for existing readers; it is also a perfect introduction to the work of one of...

Dana R Ferris Treatment of Error in Second Language Student Writing is the book many writing teachers have long been looking for: a highly accessible and principled approach to the theory...

Jacquelyn Schachter, Susan M Gass  In an attempt to fill the gap left by the many published studies on classroom second language research, this book explores a variety of human,...

Simon Gieve ad Ines K Miller The starting point for this collection is a chapter by Dick Allwright on the language learning and teaching classroom experience entitled Six Promising Directions...

Madelie E Ehrman The insights, techniques and skills needed to understand why some adult students have difficulties with learning a second language are presented in this book. The author′s premise...

Shing-Tung Yau, Steve Nadis A Fields medalist recounts his lifelong transnational effort to uncover the geometric shape — the Calabi-Yau manifold — that may store the hidden dimensions of our...

Romy Clark and Roz Ivanic Writing it plays a key role in the circulation of ideas in society and has a direct impact on the development of democracy. But only...

Ib A Svendsen This book is intended as an introductory textbook for graduate students and as a reference book for engineers and scientists working in the field of coastal engineering....

Enid Blyton Darrell's off to her new school.But what has she packed?1. Tennis racket? Yes2. Pocket-money? Yes3. A lid for her temper? NoOh dear! Malory Towers has a whole trunkload...

Pavel Novak, AIB Moffat, C Nalluri Hydraulic Structures demonstrates to the advanced undergraduate student the design of hydraulic structures in practice. It does this by explaining dam engineering, the design...

Robert G Dean Robert A Dalrymple “Chapter on wave maker theory is new material, generally not found in text books. The authors pull together good stuff from various widely scattered...

Jeffre L Witherly Galen P Perry Darryl L Leja Medical science constantly demands our attention, as patients or relatives, concerned citizens, voters, investors, or simply curious individuals. But for those...