The Ecomonist Style Guide 9th Edition

An essential tool for those who seek to write with the clarity, style, and precision for which The Economist is renowned. This greatly expanded ninth edition gives advice on effective writing, points out common errors and cliches, offers guidance  on consistent use of punctuation, abbreviations, and capital letters, and contains a comprehensive range of reference material covering everything from accountancy ratios and stock market indices to laws of nature and science. There have been more than a half million copies sold worldwide of previous edtions.

Mistakes Were Made But Not By Me

Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell? Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception - how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it.    

The Merchant's Tale" is one of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

We have yet another instance of an old foolish man being hoodwinked by a young bride.

The clear moral of the tale here is that an old man should not marry a young bride unless he can satisfy her. Failure to do this will only make a young bride look elsewhere for satisfaction.

The names of the characters are important; January symbolizes the old man, whereas May represents the young woman – Winter against Spring.  Justinius, January’s friend is symbolized as a righteous man whose advice is rejected.

This new paperback edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the 150th anniversary of this classic work. Much of Walden's material is derived from Thoreau's journals and contains such engaging pieces as "Reading" and "The Pond in the Winter." Other famous sections involve Thoreau's visits with a Canadian woodcutter and with an Irish family, a trip to Concord, and a description of his bean field.

Speak English № 10/2004 + audio

Новый уникальный курс английского языка из Великобритании основан на самых последних и самых эффективных методиках изучения иностранных языков.