'Hotline' contains features such as: guided writing sections; activities cross-referenced to a grammar reference section; and reading texts recorded on to cassettes to provide a pronunciation model. It encourages students to take more control of their learning needs.

The key to developing and improving your writing is to commit to the revision process, which involves both editing and proofreading your work. In this book, you will learn, understand, and apply the principles of grammar and how to manipulate your words until they fit just right. The introductory diagnostic test will help you find your strengths and weaknesses; the examples and models throughout will provide you with benchmarks for your own work; and the post-test will help you measure what you have learned.

This book presents a picture atlas of organ transplantation that provides a unique and complete presentation of procedures performed by transplant surgeons today. The emphasis is on contemporary procedures, as the field has undergone significant surgical innovation in the last five to ten years. Detailed schematic diagrams and high-quality photographs of the operative procedures provide enhanced visual clarity...

With 1250 entries ranging from dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this enchanting dictionary unfurls the colorful history behind the holidays, customs, legends, and superstitious beliefs of England.
Ever wonder why we kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas or think a rabbit's foot brings good luck? Two folklore authorities provide reliable and often surprising answers to these and other curiosities that have shaped daily life in England for centuries.