Get It
Title | Get It PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Bullock |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 2012-11-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1300428082 |
A collection of recent (2012) poems by Lawrence C. Bullock.
RICCO: A Tale of Adventure
Title | RICCO: A Tale of Adventure PDF eBook |
Author | Swapna Sanchita |
Publisher | Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd |
Pages | 46 |
Release | |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 935610770X |
Ricco the jumping spider, meets Commander Taran5, a member of the elite GloSSI- Global Spider Services Intelligence and is catapulted into a life of commandos, and secret missions! From his home near the Congo River, he travels to the GloSSI headquarters on the outskirts of Bumba. Ricco is one of the most intelligent species of spiders in the world, and as a trained GloSSI commando, he puts his life in danger for the spiders of the world. Take a ride with Ricco through this thrilling tale of bravery and adventure as he is tasked with deactivating ShiSna, a human scientist who wants to tame and train spiders to do her bidding. An undertaking that is as exciting as it is deadly! The fate of the spider kingdom is in his hands now. Will Ricco succeed in saving his fellow spiders?
Dispatches from the Eastern Front
Title | Dispatches from the Eastern Front PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Felix Warburg |
Publisher | Bancroft Press |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 2014-03-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1610880854 |
How does one arrive at a life in politics and policy? What happens to one’s ideals when confronted with the reality that the only way to get things done in Washington is compromise? Who are the men and women who help shape our national agenda, and what drives their work? Dispatches from the Eastern Front provides fascinating, intensely personal, yet universal answers to these central questions. Recounting four decades inside Washington politics, Gerald Felix Warburg brings remarkable candor to a most unusual memoir. An idealistic California Baby Boomer transported to the intimidating world of Capitol Hill policymaking at a young age, Warburg finds himself working to reform nuclear energy, strategic arms control, and foreign policy. As his access and power grow, greater challenges loom: how to maintain principles while cutting deals, and how to balance public purpose with private interests. An eclectic career reveals the slow and often painful development of emotional intelligence for work at the highest reaches of the public arena. Dispatches takes readers inside the closed conference rooms in the U.S. Capitol where leaders strike legislative bargains, to the inner circles of presidential campaigns where advisors jockey for position, and to the firms where well-paid lobbyists use their expertise to advance the interests of corporations and NGOs. Up close and personal profiles of many of our current national leaders emerge. Cycles of action, followed by academic reflection, permit the type of introspection and insight rare in our national politics. With Dispatches from the Eastern Front, Warburg has crafted a highly literate memoir chronicling the political education of a generation, along the way offering a subtle but effective call to the young to enter the public arena. His sage advice tells how, and why, to construct a career in public service, with irrepressibly optimistic counsel that will make this book a political science standard for years to come.
Virtual English as a Lingua Franca
Title | Virtual English as a Lingua Franca PDF eBook |
Author | Inmaculada Pineda |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2023-06-12 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1000882853 |
This collection offers a comprehensive account of the development of intercultural communication strategies through Virtual English as a lingua franca, reflecting on the ways in which we make pragmatic meaning in today’s technology-informed globalized world. The volume places an emphasis on analyzing transmodal, trans-semiotic, and transcultural discourse practices in online spaces, providing a counterpoint to existing ELF research which has leaned towards unpacking formal features of ELF communication in face-to-face interactions. The chapters explore how these practices are characterized and then further sustained via non-verbal semiotic resources, drawing on data from a global range of empirical studies. The book prompts further reflection on readers’ own experiences in online settings and the challenges of VELF while also supplying educators in these contexts with the analytical resources to better bridge the gap between formal and informal learning. Highlighting the dynamic complexity of online intercultural communication in the twenty-first century, this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars in applied linguistics, language education, digital communication, and intercultural communication.
Scholastic Year in Sports 2023
Title | Scholastic Year in Sports 2023 PDF eBook |
Author | James Buckley Jr. |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2022-12-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 133884752X |
The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories. Look back on another year in sports with Scholastic, featuring exciting and all-new coverage for 2023. Get up close and personal with the top athletes in baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and more in this perfect book for sports fanatics and newbies alike.
Plie Ball!
Title | Plie Ball! PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey M. Katz |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2016-09-18 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1476625352 |
From the vaudeville gyrations of New York Giants star pitchers Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson, to Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as hoofing infielders in Take Me Out to the Ball Game, to the stage and screen versions of Damn Yankees, the connection between baseball and dance is an intimate, perhaps surprising one. Covering more than a century of dancing ballplayers and baseball-inspired dance, this entertaining study examines the connection in film and television, in theatrical productions and in choreography created for some of the greatest dancers and dance companies in the world.
Birthed from Scorched Hearts
Title | Birthed from Scorched Hearts PDF eBook |
Author | MariJo Moore |
Publisher | Fulcrum Publishing |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2016-07-20 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1555918824 |
Award-winning author MariJo Moore asked women from around the world to consider the devastating nature of conflict—inner wars, outer wars, public battles, and personal losses. Their answers, in the form of poignant poetry and essays, examine war in all its permutations, beginning in 60 CE and continuing into the 21st century, from Ireland to Iraq and everywhere in between. With contributions from both well-known and first-time writers, this moving anthology encompasses a wide range of voices—a Blitz evacuee, an ex-slave, an incarcerated mother, former military personnel, survivors of domestic violence, those who have battled drugs and disease, and many other courageous women willing to share their unique and timeless insight on the realities of war.