Presents Treetops series, levelled to match reading ability and equivalent non-fiction stages. It contains subject matter to motivate children to read, especially boys
Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach (Pragmatics and Beyond New Series) [
It is timely for researchers to approach metaphor as social and situated, as a matter of language and discourse, and not just as a matter of thought. Over the last twenty five years, scholars have come to appreciate in depth the cognitive, motivated and embodied nature of metaphor, but have tended to background the linguistic form of metaphor and have largely ignored how this connects to its role in the discourses in which our lives are constructed and lived.
You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective
By understanding five key principles - Thought, Moods, Separate Realities, Feelings, and the Present Moment - we can discover a new mode of living that doesn't repress natural emotions nor allow us to become overwhelmed by feelings and thoughts. We are raised to believe our happiness depends on outside circumstances. Yet Carlson shows that happiness has nothing to do with forces beyond our control. In fact, our natural state is contentment. He teaches us how to recognize that state and do everything we can to foster it. From the author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, You Can Be Happy No Matter What is a navigational tool that guides listeners through life's trials.
Sean Rogan, an ageing fighter, escapes from prison. But he finds the old certainties of the struggle for Irish freedom have been replaced by compromise. There is also the matter of a beautiful girl with a fascination as powerful as any political ideal.
The foundations of World War III are being laid today. American defeat in Iraq is only a matter of time, but how long it takes matters a lot. The fate of Iraq is a sideshow, the terrorist threat is a red herring, and the radical Islamists' dream of a worldwide jihad against the West is a fantasy, but the attempt to revive Pax Americana is real. No matter what the outcome of the election in November, 2004, the enterprise is likely to continue. It is bound to fail eventually, but we need it to fail soon.
