Life B2 Upper-Intermediate: Workbook with Audio CDs + Graded IELTS Practice Test
Welcome to Life, an exciting new six-level adult series that turns learning English into an exploration of the world we live in. Drawing on National Geographic content, Life transforms the learning experience into a fabulous journey with irresistible images, articles and videos that engage students like no series before. Bring Life into your classroom! Comprehensive grammar, vocabulary, functions, pronunciation and skills syllabuses address the needs of contemporary students, and then Life goes one step further to enrich communication and critical thinking. Grammar is presented in context with full explanations and extensive additional support.
The Scarlet Letter (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
An allegorical tale of passion, adultery, guilt, and social repression, Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" introduces readers to Hester Prynne, America's first fictional heroine. Hawthorne's story is a masterpiece of American fiction, and this updated volume from the "Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations" series explores how the author powerfully conveys its theme of the puritanical influence on societal attitudes.
Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition
The book features discussions on advances in engineered concrete materials, reinforced concrete construction, specialized construction techniques, and design recommendations for high performance. With reference to the latest ASTM and ACI codes and specifications, this encyclopedic resource offers the design engineer and constructor truly critical support in proper concrete design and construction.
Mirror —Andrei Tarkovsky's most complex autobiographical film—is the subject of this critical companion. The film reconstructs and records ironic memories and emotional impressions in the life of an individual, nation, and era. The critical acclaim was overwhelming, and Mirror is still the favorite Tarkovsky film of most Russians. This book provides a production history, critical analysis, and overview of the film's initial reception.
No Place to Learn: Why Universities Aren't Working
The Red Cross is studied and criticized. The Royal Family is studied and criticized. Churches and hospitals are studied and criticized. Canadian universities are seldom studied and criticized and are worse off for this neglect. This book seeks to repair this damage by casting a critical eye on how Canadian universities work - or fail to work.
