Herb was bored. Herb was blue. Then—Poof!—along came a Verb Fairy who motivated him with a magic sack filled with hundreds of awesome action words! This super-funny Grammar Tales story focuses on verbs, and is designed to help kids grasp the essential rules of usage and mechanics. Who says grammar is no laughing manner?
Free will remains one of the great problems in philosophy. Whether human choices and actions are causally determined or in some way free and the implications of opting for one position or the other on our moral, personal, and social lives continues to challenge philosophers. Written in a clear and uncomplicated style, this introduction to the problem of free will provides readers with a solid grasp of the central issues as well as the ability to analyse and evaluate the ideas and arguments involved.
The range of Adorno's achievement, and the depth of his insights, is breathtaking and daunting. His work on literary, artistic, and musical forms, his devastating indictment of modern industrial society, and his profound grasp of Western culture from Homer to Hollywood have made him one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century thought.
The importance of education in a global economy is undisputed, and in the wake of international assessment studies schools and kindergartens have become the focus of considerable public interest. As a new generation of educational environments are designed and built, this Design Manual helps architects to grasp the underlying educational theories and how they can be realized in built form, so that the building fulfils its role as a 3-dimensional curriculum plan.
How Electronic Things Work... And What to do When They Don't
A guide to understanding and repairing electronics equipment written for people who would ordinarily call the shop. Fully illustrated, simple to use guide, you will get a grasp of the workings of the electronics world that surrounds you, and even learn to make your own repairs.
