Killing grounds - [8] Kate Shugak mystery by Dana Stabenow

Like Nevada Barr, Dana Stabenow writes mysteries so firmly rooted in the natural world that their sense of place becomes a vital part of the plot. In this book about Native Alaskan crime solver Kate Shugak, the ocean and the men who fish it for salmon are described in such vivid detail that you'll never look at a salmon steak the same way again. When a particularly nasty fisherman is murdered, there's no end of suspects--including members of Kate's own family. The story also sports a richly ironic undertone of political incorrectness, as Kate muses about the forest rangers, "who wanted to annex every square foot of land they saw and keep it pristine and inviolate, unsullied by human hand. They failed to recall that the indigenous peoples who came across the Bering land bridge during the last Ice Age had their hands all over anything that had the remotest possibility of nutritional value, and were every bit as much of the landscape and the wheel of life as the fish and the birds and the mammals."
AUDIO NEEDED!!!

Although the balance sheet may not even put a value on it, a company's brand, or its portfolio of brands, is its most valuable asset. For some companies the brand can account for as much as 70 percent of its market value.
This book argues that because of this and because of the power of not-for-profit brands like the Red Cross or Oxfam, all organizations should make the brand their central organizing principle, guiding every decision and every action. As well as making the case for brands and examining the argument of the antiglobalization movement that big brands are bullies which do harm, "Brands and Branding" provides a review of best practices in branding, covering everything from brand positioning to brand protection, visual and verbal identity to brand communications. Finally, the third part of the book looks at trends in branding and the future for brands.
Written by seventeen experts in the field, "Brands and Branding" sets out to provide a better understanding of the role and importance of brands, as well as a wealth of insights into how one builds and sustains a successful brand.

This is a totally FREE (partially copyrighted) learning aid.  This book was designed as part of a first year curriculum for Kindergarten or First Grade students studying English as a Foreign Language.  It employs the “Crawl, Walk, Run” methodology of instruction. Just print out the worksheets for the kids, and go over them on the white-board. In teaching this book, please teach the phonetic sounds of the letters of the alphabet before teaching the names of the letters.  This way, when the children are writing, they are thinking of the sounds that the letters make, and not the names.  In this way, they are teaching themselves to read.  Writing reinforces the language pattern. I suggest writing the material on the board, and having the class repeat after you letter by letter, then all at once. Top half of the page first.  They may need to repeat more than once.  Then, draw the dotted line bottom portion, and write in what you want your class to write on the worksheets.  After they finish writing, have them read what they wrote to you individually to check pronunciation.  Then, let them color the pictures as a motivational reward.  This also keeps them busy while you move on to check the next child’s work. With the very young children, you should review what you have learned of the alphabet every day so that they will not forget.  Just put it on the board and go over it at the beginning of every class, forwards and backwards.  When you cover the entire alphabet.  Let them recite the sounds of the letters to you forwards, then backwards, then mix up all the letters in a different pattern every day for a few months to make sure they really know all of the corresponding sounds.  Repetition reinforces rote (long-term) memory. When teaching the reviews, and/or reading flow drills, the kids will probably be saying the sounds of the individual letters at first.  They can read, but slow and choppy.  Let them say the individual sounds first.  Then have them repeat after you.  You say the word or words in super slow motion, accentuating every letter .  It may take some time, but they will catch on and get faster. Different classes will learn at different paces.  Teachers should decide how much material to cover for each class.  Some classes will need to spend more time on one worksheet  than others.  Some classes may need to spend up to one week on one worksheet, especially at the beginning.  Other classes will be able to cover multiple worksheets in one lesson.  This is a free learning aid to be used in conjunction with other books as you see fit.  It is in power-point, so you can even add to it, and make up your own worksheets.  Also, please feel free to make copies of this electronic workbook and distribute them to anyone interested in teaching or learning English.
There is also an appendix at the end of the book for a little more guidance. Be patient, be kind, be fun, be as entertaining as possible, and be sure to ask for help if you need it.

Four young ladies enter London society with one necessary goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a husband. So they band together, and a daring husband-hunting scheme is born.
It Happened at the Ball...
Where beautiful but bold Lillian Bowman quickly learned that her independent American ways weren't entirely "the thing." And the most disapproving of all was insufferable, snobbish, and impossible Marcus, Lord Westcliff, London's most eligible aristocrat.
It Happened in the Garden…
When Marcus shockingly -- and dangerously–swept her into his arms. Lillian was overcome with a consuming passion for a man she didn't even like. Time stood still; it was as if no one else existed…thank goodness they weren't caught very nearly in the act!
It Happened One Autumn...
Marcus was a man in charge of his own emotions, a bedrock of stability. But with Lillian, every touch was exquisite torture, every kiss an enticement for more. Yet how could he consider taking a woman so blatantly unsuitable…as his bride?