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This book meets the requirements of students whose mother tongue is not English. It corrects the common mistakes that foreign speakers of English are liable to make.... More

The aim of the book is to help develop the business writing skills you need to succeed. People are busier than ever and the ability to write in a clear and concise manner has never been more important. Whether it is on paper or on a computer screen, it must do the job it was intended to do - communi... More

'After more than fifty years of modernization, India is far from being made over in the image of a western country...It often poses hard challenges. The reactions it evokes are complex, ranging from awe and wonder to repulsion and rejection.' I... More

The 50 ONE-MINUTE TIPS actually take only about that long to read but they may take a while to integrate into your world. They are somewhat evenly divided between to topics-improving your meetings presents several strategies for just that while focusing on the leadership role, improving your busines... More

Combinatorics deals with the enumeration, existence, analysis, and optimization of discrete structures. With this study guide, students can master this growing field -- with applications in several physical and social sciences, including chemistry, computer science, operations research, and statist... More

Provides a detailed look into the history and technical development of the sailing vessels from a primitive beginning to the present day. Includes sail powered warships, merchant ships, and smaller craft used for fishing and coastal trading. Illustrated throughout by renowned technical artist John B... More

This Sourcebook discusses and examines "King Lear" within its literary and cultural contexts, bringing together material on: contemporary documents surrounding "King Lear"; performance history; early critical reception from major critics; twentieth-century criticism and key passages. All documents a... More

In a society preoccupied with thinness and quick-fix dieting, it is no surprise that more and more people-especially girls and young women-suffer from various types of eating disorders and different forms of obesity. Long misunderstood, eating disorders have become commonplace and widely recognized ... More

Magical, tantalizing, and sensual, "The Mistress of Spices is the story of Tilo, a young woman born in another time, in a faraway place, who is trained in the ancient art of spices and ordained as a mistress charged with special powers. Once fully initiated in a rite of fire, the now immortal Tilo--... More

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary offers detailed treatment of today's language. Based on the evidence from the Bank of English corpus, which now contains over 524 million words, the fifth edition contains the most important new words and meanings which have come into the languag... More

This book helps students to start writing their own reports. It provides ideas for getting children to write and suggestions for using the report forms. It has bibliography, discussion questions, information page on each topic, report writing topics and much more.ContentsWritting Science Reports Sim... More

Getting a message across on paper and presenting a proposal in a clear and persuasive form are vital skills for anyone in business.Fully revised and updated, How to Write Reports and Proposals provides practical pointers if you need to impress, convince and persuade your colleagues or clients. It wi... More

Now in its 120th edition, this pocket encyclopedia of football facts contains everything you need to know about the game - league and non-league - in Britain, Ireland and throughout Europe; plus, in World Cup year, a comprehensive review of the qualifying rounds and finals tournament in Germany. Fro... More