Performativity and Performance (Essays from the English Institute)

From the age of Aristotle to the age of AIDS, writers, thinkers, performers and activists have wresteled with what "performance" is all about. At the same moment, "performativity"--a new concept in language theory--has become a ubiquitous term in literary studies. This volume grapples with the nature of these two key terms whose traces can be found everywhere: in the theatre, in the streets, in philosophy, in questions of race and gender, and in the sentences we speak.

Sushi: Food for the Eye, the Body and the Sou

In recent decades, sushi has gone from being a rather exotic dish, eaten by relatively few outside of Japan, to a regular meal for many across the world. It is quickly gathering the attention of chefs and nutritionists everywhere. It has even made its way into numerous home kitchens where people have patiently honed the specialized craft required to prepare it. 

Christmas-time is a series of graded readers which is aimed at young learners between the ages of 6 and 10. The series helps students to develop their knowledge of the English language through enjoyable stories about the spirit of Christmas from all over the world.
Each story can easily be turned into a play for a class production. These plays offer parts to learners of different abilities and are therefore suitable for all primary classes.

Join Santa as he prepares to make his magical journey around the world, bringing presents to good children everywhere.

The Mr. Right, Right Now! Promise:
If you start following the principles of the Man Catching Theory right now, 6 weeks from today, you will have the man of your dreams.
E. Jean Carroll, the popular advice columnist for Elle magazine, comes to the rescue of bright, high-achieving women everywhere with a foolproof program for finding love. In the first Man-Finding, Catching, and Captivating Manual for successful women, E. Jean provides a 6-week plan for finding the ideal mate.