All of the examples in this book are adapted from actual examples of English that I have spotted during the past twelve months. This is English as written by people who speak and write English as their first language (and, no doubt in many cases, their only language). Educated people. People who have, in most cases, enjoyed as many as sixteen years of full-time education. People who have been to university and graduated with first- and second-class degrees...
There is no shortage of books on how to play the violin, but the aim of Robert Gerle, one of America's most distinguished teachers and soloists, is specifically to suggest ways of planning a violin student's practice. The hints given by the author will in many cases be useful for all string players, particularly on sight-reading and memorizing.
Edited by: stovokor - 9 July 2009
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Here is a reference work that is also meant to be a teaching tool, helping its readers comprehend the complex processes and development of the legislative branch of the U.S. government. It describes in simple language selected persons, events, and terms associated with Congress, including arcane terms such as Blue-slip procedure, Morning hour, andShadow senators. Also included are significant court cases, major elections, scandals, and other controversies and many of the rules and customs that regulate congressional behavior.
Rule's true-crime books are cautionary tales, police procedurals, character studies and guilty pleasures. This ninth installment in her Crime Files series features a haunting collection of 10 cases, most of which took place in Washington and Oregon in the 1960s and '70s. They are stories about love and obsession turned deadly, and they remain relevant today, especially in the light of the Scott Peterson trial. The title entry, about the murder of a pregnant young wife, was finally solved after 36 years thanks to DNA testing...
Edited by: IrinaM - 11 June 2009
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In recent years, the public has become increasingly fascinated with the criminal mind. More and more people are interested in the American system of justice and the individuals who experience it firsthand. Minds on Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology gives you an inside view of 20 of the highest profile legal cases of the last 50 years. Drs. Ewing and McCann take you "behind the scenes" of each of these cases, some involving celebrities like Woody Allen, Mike Tyson, and Patty Hearst, and explain the impact they had on the fields of psychology and the law.
There is no shortage of books on how to play the violin, but the aim of Robert Gerle, one of America's most distinguished teachers and soloists, is specifically to suggest ways of planning a violin student's practice. The hints given by the author will in many cases be useful for all string players, particularly on sight-reading and memorizing.
