Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. e-book in different formats
Short novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1952 and awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Completed after a 10-year literary drought, it was his last major work of fiction. The novel is written in Hemingway's characteristically spare prose. It concerns an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago who finally catches a magnificent fish after weeks of not catching anything. After three days of playing the fish, he finally manages to reel it in and lash it to his boat, only to have sharks eat it as he returns to the harbor. The other fishermen marvel at the size of the skeleton; Santiago is spent but triumphant.
Taught by George T. Geis
University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of Southern California; MBA, University of California at Los Angeles
In our tightly wired world, business executives make decisions under pressure. Almost always, these decisions must be made with less than complete information.
This course is about how to effectively use data
that is currently available (or can be obtained within a reasonable time frame and cost) to improve business decision-making.
Quantitative methods such as statistical analysis never eliminate the vital role that seasoned business intuition plays. Nevertheless, analytical techniques are a central part of many decisions.
BBC audio course with scripts in mp3 уровень upper-intermediate
Working Abroad' is for those of you who've always wanted to get out of your chairs and go and do something else instead.
Teaching Thinking Skills with Fairy Tales and Fantasy This step-by-step introduction to teaching thinking skills will be useful to teachers, librarians, and staff development personnel. Each thinking skill is presented in a one-page reproducible (easily adapted to a transparency or PowerPoint slide), followed by several self-contained activities using fairy tales and fantasy books as the basis to teach the integrated skill. Skills taught range from deductive reasoning to inferential and perceptual thinking. There are over 30 skills in all. Gifted education teachers will love this book.
