Life on Earth: An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and EvolutionLife on Earth is intended to introduce "younger generations" to biological diversity, "the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to biogeographic regions, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it." The encyclopedia's activist perspective and conversational style will appeal to students, especially those writing position papers.Eldredge is curator of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), and a number of the 60 contributors are AMNH scientists.

 

Words and Other Wonders

Cognitive Linguistics has given a major impetus to the study of semantics and the lexicon. The present volume brings together seventeen previously published papers that testify to the fruitfulness of Cognitive Linguistics for the study of lexical and semantic topics. Spanning the period from the late 1980s to recent years, the collection features a number of papers that may be considered classics within the field of cognitive linguistic lexicology.

Bridge Maintenance, Safety Management, Health Monitoring and Informatics

An extensive collection of 550 revised papers on most recent advances in bridge maintenance, safety, management and life-cycle performance. This is a major contribution to the state-of-the-art in all aspects of the field, containing papers from leading experts.

Teaching English - ESP for the University

This book, from 1986. provides a snapshot of developments in ESP teaching at university level during the 1970s and early 1980s. In his Preface. Christopher Brumfit challenged a recent claim that ESP had 'legitimised English teaching', suggesting rather that it had made English teaching more purposeful. The papers in this book include an extensive one on task-based learning and all are focused on practical solutions.