Chrystia Freeland,A groundbreaking examination of wealth disparity, income inequality, and the new global elite

There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but in the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Alarmingly, the greatest income gap is not between the 1 percent and the 99 percent, but within the wealthiest 1 percent of our nation--as the merely wealthy are left behind by the rapidly expanding fortunes of the new global super-rich. Forget the 1 percent; Plutocrats proves that it is the wealthiest 0.1 percent who are outpacing the rest of us at break-neck speed.

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Taught by Ori Soltes
The medieval period is the bridge between antiquity and modernity. During these centuries the Roman Empire and its barbarian fringes become Europe... The medieval period is an age of enchantment and chivalric love, it is an age of knights and crusaders, clerics and common people. We see their images in powerful works of art—paintings, sculptures, and soaring cathedrals— and their voices echo in diverse literature—travel books, epic poems and sagas, theological dialogues, passion plays, and drinking songs.

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Signposts to Spelling

This book is intended for teachers—in class, in remedial sessions, and teaching English to foreigners—so that they may give their pupils the kind of insight into the English language that will help them to improve their spelling. It is designed to give quick and easy reference to the infor­mation. As the need for any spelling guide arises in the course of teach­ing, it can be found and explained to the pupil without delay. On some pages there are mnemonics and nonsense dictations as examples of what can be given to reinforce a particular guide.

The Practice Tests Plus series provides sets of complete tests and guidance at exam level and in exam format for the ESOL exams.

The Unexpected Evolution of Language: Discover the Surprising Etymology of Everyday Words

Did you know that "awful" first originated as a compliment? How about the fact that it was perfectly fine for someone to defecate in their living room? Or that at one time a bully was actually a sweetheart?

You may think that these things sound outlandish, but hundreds of years ago, the words "awful," "defecate," and "bully" meant something entirely different than what we know today. The Unexpected Evolution of Language reveals the origins of 208 everyday terms and the interesting stories behind their shift in meaning.