Pearl pirate

An American mining engineer, Captain Humbert Reynolds, has gold fever—an elusive ailment that cloaks rational thought and drives men across endless plains and daunting mountain peaks to seek their quarry.
Ignoring all warnings and signs of treachery, Reynolds travels to the barren expanses of the Gobi Desert in search of the glittery gold. Captured by bandits and thrown to an enclave of Machiavellian monks nestled deep inside a cavernous mountain, Reynolds finds a scene that resembles the horrors of Dante's hell.

A Bibliography of English Etymology: Sources and Word Lis

Distinguished linguistics scholar Anatoly Liberman set out the frame for this volume in An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology. Here, Liberman's landmark scholarship lay the groundwork for his forthcoming multivolume analytic dictionary of the English language.

EAP Now! English for Academic Purposes Student's Book

EAP Now has been written to provide students with the skills necessary for success in English speaking tertiary educational institutions. It takes students from upper intermediate to advanced level. As well as speaking, writing, reading and listening skills the course also includes skills in grammar, critical thinking, English for the internet age, learner independence and study. The tasks guide students through realistic situations and assignments, simulating those likely to be encountered in college.

My First CD-Rom: Toddler School

With six imaginative on-screen games and further activities to extend learning beyond the computer, My First CD-ROM: Toddler School provides parents with a valuable tool for introducing young children to key concepts such as shape, colour and size. Specially selected to promote early learning and the development of basic literacy and numeracy skills, the range includes a variety of quality traditional and fun "novelty" elements, to ensure that all children will find something that appeals to them.

A work of striking originality bursting with unexpected insights, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. In her study of the state of modern humanity, Hannah Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable. The problems Arendt identified then—diminishing human agency and political freedom, the paradox that as human powers increase through technological and humanistic inquiry, we are less equipped to control the consequences of our actions—continue to confront us today.