The Language Imperative examines the power of language to shape our lives. It confronts some of the most pressing issues educators face today: Can learning languages actually change the way you think? Is it a good or bad idea to have command of more than one language? Should learning languages be a luxury for only the rich? Or should it be a goal of the public educational system as well? The Language Imperative is required reading for anyone interested in how words shape our lives, both as individuals and as a nation.
BBC Knowledge Magazine, the BBC’s international publication for everyone who is curious about the world we all share – the natural life that inhabits it, the history that has shaped our lives upon it, and the science that is propelling us onward into the 21st century.
Added by: stoker | Karma: 5556.59 | Black Hole | 1 December 2010
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Nights of Rain & Stars
Nights of Rain & Stars by Maeve Binchy
Four strangers meet in a Greek taverna in the small village of Aghia Anna. They have each left their homes and their old lives, when a shocking tragedy throws them unexpectedly together.
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Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives
In this provocative and headline- making book, Michael Specter confronts the widespread fear of science and its terrible toll on individuals and the planet. In Denialism, New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter reveals that Americans have come to mistrust institutions and especially the institution of science more today than ever before. For centuries, the general view had been that science is neither good nor bad-that it merely supplies information and that new information is always beneficial. Now, science is viewed as a political constituency that isn't always in our best interest.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 13 November 2010
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East of Desolation
Jack Higgins book titled East of Desolation is a thriller with a complex plot that will keep you wanting to read more. The book is fairly short at only 244 pages with chapters of about ten to fifteen pages in length on average. The story is based on the lives of several aviators and mischievous insurance people who meet by chance and end up tangled in a murderous plot.
