Added by: lucius5 | Karma: 1660.85 | Non-Fiction, Other | 9 October 2009
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Rising Tide: The Untold Story Of The Russian Submarines That Fought The Cold War For devotees of the submarine espionage stories in Blind Man's Bluff, Rising Tide tells the Soviet/Russian side of the most secretive operations of the Cold War. For the first time, seven Soviet admirals, along with leading naval historian Dr. Gary Weir, reveal the successful spying missions, the technological breakthroughs, the confrontations with U.S. forces, and the undersea disasters that killed many hundreds of sailors.
Added by: lucius5 | Karma: 1660.85 | Non-Fiction, Other | 9 October 2009
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British Battles: The Front Lines of History in Colour Photographs This text brings the past to life with photographs of battles in British history, re-enacted by "English Heritage" and "Historic Scotland". The written commentary describes what it was probably like to fight with sword, spear or musket from Hastings to Flodden, Naseby to Culloden. Historical eye witness accounts are complemented by the experience of modern re-enactors, investigating the past.
Reinventing Project-Based Learning offers educators an accessible guide for maximizing the benefits of project-based learning in today's technology-rich learning environment. This reader-friendly book speaks directly to educators, administrators, and professional development specialists who want to transform learning into a more active, student-driven experience, using technology tools for inquiry, collaboration, and connection to the world beyond the classroom.
This book proposes that subjective expression shapes grammatical and lexical patterning in American English conversation. Analyses of structural and functional properties of English conversational utterances indicate that the most frequent combinations of subject, tense, and verb type are those that are used by speakers to personalize their contributions, not to present unmediated descriptions of the world.
Added by: bitemate | Karma: 61.84 | Other | 7 October 2009
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This book acts as both as an excellent health and safety handbook for the busy manager and as a source of guidance for further information for the NEBOSH student.'