"Things Fall Apart", set in Nigeria about a century ago, is widely regarded as Chinua Achebe's masterpiece. Considered one of the most broadly read African novels, Achebe's work responded to the two-dimensional caricatures of Africans that often dominated Western literature. This invaluable new edition of the study guide contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism of this classic novel.

This easy-to-use primer lays out 135 principles of clear writing, dictation, tone, grammar, syntax, organization, and format. Filled with before-and-after examples and illustrations from the legal world, the book is both a welcome refresher for the practicing lawyer and an indispensable reference for anyone in the legal profession.

From The Epic of Gilgemesh to Jaws and Schindler's List, Christopher Booker examines in detail the stories that underlie literature and the plots that are basic to story telling through the ages. In this magisterial work he examines the plots of films, opera libretti and the contemporary novel and short story. Underlying the stories he examines are Seven Basic Plots: rags to riches; the quest; voyage and return; the hero as monster; rebirth and so on. Booker shows that the images and stories serve a far deeper and more significant purpose in our lives than we have realised.

This colourful four-level course is for very young learners aged 5-7 years. English is acquired through play, which means children learn the language and have lots of fun at the same time.

The Adventures of Max topics - School, Animals, Food, Clothing, Family and Friends, My body, breakfast, Weather, Farm, Time, Vacation.Each theme focuses on the memorization of words (including their spelling) There are tests in the form of a game as well.

Garfield, Peanuts, The New Yorker, The Far Side—these are just a few of the sources for Taking Your Pet to the Vet, a collection of cartoons from more than 200 strips, panels, and other drawings from the best cartoonists in the world. Included are the eerie art of Playboy cartoonist Gahan Wilson, who puts a werewolf in a vet's waiting room; the homey newspaper comic strips of For Better or For Worse's Lynn Johnston, featuring the effects of a huge sheepdog on a small family; and comedy from B. Kliban, whose cat books and calendars have been an international favorite.