For parents, educators, immigrants and expatriates, Bilingual By Choice deals directly with the obstacles to sustaining a second language, including unsupportive relatives, issues at school, frequent relocations and discrimination, countering each one with the author's firsthand experience with both sides of the growing-up-bilingual journey, as a child and a parent. Commit to the choice and help your children become bilingual-- for life.
Congo Running through the African jungle, you are chased by the beast of the Congo. Michael Crichton's Congo is a fast-paced technological thriller. His use of detail is phenomenal, like his description of a dead man: "Misulu lay on his back, in a kind of halo of blood. His skull had been crushed from the sides, his facial bones shattered, the face narrowed and elongated, the mouth open in an obscene yawn, the one remaining eye wide and bulging." Audio added. Thanks to 2211!
If there is to be an argument about which model is best, then this newspaper stands firmly on the side of the liberal Anglo-Saxon model—not least because it leaves more power in the hands of individuals rather than the state. But the truth is that the governments on both sides of the intellectual divide could go a long way to making their models work better, without changing their underlying beliefs.
Through biographical examinations of some of the key figures in the debate on conservation, this book seeks to explore a range of subjects, such as the evolution of the conservation movement, its implications for policy-makers, and how it impacts the daily lives of people everywhere. The varying approaches taken by these individuals will serve to emphasize that there are many definitions of conservation, and that many viewpoints are valid. Detailed observations of important figures on both sides of the debate, including some of the most famous and familiar and some less so, provide readers with the knowledge they need to form their own opinions on this topic.
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How to Walk Away - Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq won't end the war. But if done right, it could save American lives, contain the violence and restore U.S. credibility. Here's why
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Who Lost Pakistan? - Why a key U.S. ally in the war on terrorism is letting al-Qaeda get stronger
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The Plight of the Antiwar Democrat - Some newly elected House Democrats are in a political no-man's land back home, drawing fire from both sides
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Young Survivors - What science can learn from the first generation of kids to beat childhood cancer
