As a concerned adult I found that the advice in this book is the kind of advice I would want my own (older) children to follow. Any babysitter who would follow this guide would show the maturity I would want in a babysitter for my children.
Edited by: englishcology - 28 December 2008
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A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human Earth. In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity’s impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth, without us.In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; which everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock; why some of our earliest buildings might be the last architecture left; and how plastic, bronze sculpture, radio waves, and some man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe.
WarCraft: War of the Ancients - The Well of Eternity
Added by: Annathar | Karma: 29.16 | Fiction literature | 13 December 2008
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Many months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle of Mount Hyjal, where the demonic Burning Legion was banished from Azeroth forever. But now, a mysterious energy rift within the mountains of Kalimdor propels three former warriors into the distant past -- a time long before orcs, humans or even high elves roamed the land. A time when the Dark Titan Sargeras, and his demon pawns persuaded Queen Azshara and her Highborne to cleanse Azeroth of its lesser races. A time when the Dragon Aspects were at the height of their power -- unaware that one of their own would soon usher in an age of darkness that would engulf the world of ... War Craft
The book is clearly written and although intended for an audience with some knowledge and language difficulties would be accessible to a person coming to the topic for the first time....I would recommend it to any practitioner who wanted to find out more about the relationship between speech, language and communication difficulties and the development of literacy.
