A frame-by-frame guide to achieving perfect results in decorating - simply, quickly and logically. Outlines basic techniques, highlights the problems and provides practical solutions. Incorporates the latest developments in decorating equipment, materials and ideas with time-saving and cost-cutting tips from the experts.
Part of the highly-regarded Applied Linguistics in Action series, Teaching and Researching: Motivation, provides the most up-to-date coverage of the rapidly-changing field of motivation research and practice. The new edition takes into account the radical reframing of motivation since 2001 and offers a completely updated map of the field, encompassing recent advances, highlighting the current paradigmatic shift in thinking, and pointing forward to future developments and directions in research and practice.Offers an up-to-date summary of the latest developments in both applied linguistics and motivational psychology. Provides a theoretical summary of the various facets of motivation
From a little-known fishing community at the periphery of China, Hong Kong developed into one of the world's most spectacular and cosmopolitan metropoles after a century and a half of British imperial rule. This history of Hong Kong -- from its occupation by the British in 1841 to its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 -- includes the foundation of modern Hong Kong; its developments as an imperial outpost, its transformation into the "pearl" of the British Empire and of the Orient and the events leading to the end of British rule.
With an accessible reading style abundant pedagogy, and reasonable price tag, MAKING AMERICA, BRIEF, is the perfect choice for inexperienced students and cost-conscious professors. The Second Edition features chapter-opening maps, timelines, and chronology charts that emphasize key developments, enhance geographical awareness, and highlight political events.
New Scientist is a weekly international science magazine and website covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English-speaking audience.
