The layoff survival guide for today's job hunters--what everyone needs to know about getting fired, getting inspired, and getting hired. Losing a job can be devastating-financially, professionally, and emotionally. This comprehensive guide, written by a career consultant with a background in psychiatric therapy, goes further than other job search guides by addressing the full range of issues facing the newly unemployed--from dusting off old resumes, polishing networking skills, and preparing for interviews.
Using the award-winning design of the Eyewitness Travel Guides -combining maps, cutaway views, and specially commissioned photographs-Eyewitness Companions are the ultimate visual handbooks to a wide range of subjects.
"The Facts on File Dictionary of Allusions" provides a comprehensive guide to allusions in the English language. In approximately 4,000 entries, this new resource explores well-known events, places, people, and phenomena whose names have acquired linguistic significance, conveying a particular message beyond a mere reference to the objects referred to. The entries are drawn from a wide range of sources, including Shakespeare and the Bible; Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology; texts from literature through the ages..
presents an up-to-date introduction to language and gender
includes diverse work from a range of cultural, including non-Western, contexts, and represents a range of methodological approaches
gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: Deborah Cameron, Mary Haas and Deborah Tannen.
Written by an experienced teacher and researcher in the field, Language and Gender is an essential resource for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics.
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One hugely important aspect of an artist's skill is their facility with various techniques, which they use to express their individual style. Being fluent in a wide range of techniques gives the artist a richer creative vocabulary. Choice of technique is largely governed by choice of media, so the artist must know which medium will give the best result and how to use it. This book will help artists to expand their understanding of the wide range of available media.
