Download or read book Travels written by Michael Crichton and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a deeply personal memoir full of fascinating adventures as he travels everywhere from the Mayan pyramids to Kilimanjaro. Fueled by a powerful curiosity—and by a need to see, feel, and hear, firsthand and close-up—Michael Crichton's journeys have carried him into worlds diverse and compelling—swimming with mud sharks in Tahiti, tracking wild animals through the jungle of Rwanda. This is a record of those travels—an exhilarating quest across the familiar and exotic frontiers of the outer world, a determined odyssey into the unfathomable, spiritual depths of the inner world. It is an adventure of risk and rejuvenation, terror and wonder, as exciting as Michael Crichton's many masterful and widely heralded works of fiction.

Download or read book How to Read Literature Like a Professor 3E written by Thomas C. Foster and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding. While books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings beneath the surface. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the practiced analytical eye—and the literary codes—of a college professor. What does it mean when a protagonist is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he’s drenched in a sudden rain shower? Thomas C. Foster provides answers to these questions as he explores every aspect of fiction, from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form. Offering a broad overview of literature—a world where a road leads to a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower—he shows us how to make our reading experience more intellectually satisfying and fun. The world, and curricula, have changed. This third edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect those changes, and features new chapters, a new preface and epilogue, as well as fresh teaching points Foster has developed over the past decade. Foster updates the books he discusses to include more diverse, inclusive, and modern works, such as Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give; Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven; Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere; Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X; Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox and Boy, Snow, Bird; Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street; Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God; Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet; Madeline Miller’s Circe; Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls; and Tahereh Mafi’s A Very Large Expanse of Sea.

Download or read book The Shooting Star written by Shivya Nath and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shivya Nath quit her corporate job at age twenty-three to travel the world. She gave up her home and the need for a permanent address, sold most of her possessions and embarked on a nomadic journey that has taken her everywhere from remote Himalayan villages to the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador. Along the way, she lived with an indigenous Mayan community in Guatemala, hiked alone in the Ecuadorian Andes, got mugged in Costa Rica, swam across the border from Costa Rica to Panama, slept under a meteor shower in the cracked salt desert of Gujarat and learnt to conquer her deepest fears. With its vivid descriptions, cinematic landscapes, moving encounters and uplifting adventures, The Shooting Star is a travel memoir that maps not just the world but the human spirit.

Download or read book Going to Meet the Man written by James Baldwin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major collection of short stories by one of America’s most important writers—informed by the knowledge the wounds racism leaves in both its victims and its perpetrators. • “If Van Gogh was our 19th-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our 20th-century one.” —Michael Ondaatje, Booker Prize-winner of The English Patient In this modern classic, "there's no way not to suffer. But you try all kinds of ways to keep from drowning in it." The men and women in these eight short fictions grasp this truth on an elemental level, and their stories detail the ingenious and often desperate ways in which they try to keep their head above water. It may be the heroin that a down-and-out jazz pianist uses to face the terror of pouring his life into an inanimate instrument. It may be the brittle piety of a father who can never forgive his son for his illegitimacy. Or it may be the screen of bigotry that a redneck deputy has raised to blunt the awful childhood memory of the day his parents took him to watch a black man being murdered by a gleeful mob. By turns haunting, heartbreaking, and horrifying, Going to Meet the Man is a major work by one of our most important writers.

Download or read book The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation written by Lester Kaufman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated! Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible quizzes, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more. This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated 12th edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar, and includes answers to all reproducible quizzes to facilitate self-assessment and learning. Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering "just the facts" on English grammar, punctuation, and usage Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with even more quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.

Download or read book The Tin Forest written by Helen Ward and published by . This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There once was a wide, windswept place... but where there is a dream, hope can grow." -- BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Assessing Language Production Using Salt Software written by Jon F. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASSESSING LANGUAGE PRODUCTION USING SALT SOFTWARE: A Clinician's Guide to Language Sample Analysis - 3rd Edition

Download or read book Lost Face Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOST FACE by Jack London EDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 13 Point Font FONT: 13 point OpenDyslexic3 BOOK TRIM SIZE: 7.5" x 9.25" (19.1 cm x 23.5 cm) COVER: Glossy PAPER: Cream TABLE OF CONTENTS: Yes Cactus Classics has editions of this book in Standard Print, Dyslexic Friendly Font and four Large Print sizes. See below. ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHOR Lost Face is a collection of seven short stories written by Jack London (1876-1916) that was first published in 1910. "To Build a Fire" is one of Jack London's best known short stories and is included in this collection. The short story titles are: Lost Face Trust To Build a Fire That Spot Flush of Gold The Passing of Marcus O'Brien The Wit of Porportuk Jack London was a prolific writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction, autobiographical memoirs, plays and more. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea Wolf, The Iron Heel, Martin Eden and The People of the Abyss. EDITIONS AND ISBNs Cactus Classics, an imprint of Cactus Publishing Inc., publishes this book in six editions on cream paper. Use the ISBN to find your edition. Detailed explanations are below. ISBN: 978-1542869386 - Cactus Classics Standard Print (12 point Garamond font) ISBN: 978-1542869768 - Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font (13 point OpenDyslexic3 font) ISBN: 978-1542869447 - Cactus Classics Large Print (16 point Garamond font) ISBN: 978-1542869508 - Cactus Classics Bold Large Print (16 point Tiresias LPFont font) ISBN: 978-1543176315 - Cactus Classics Bold Very Large Print (20 point Tiresias LPFont font) ISBN: 978-1543176377 - Cactus Classics Bold Giant Print (24 point Tiresias LPFont font) STANDARD PRINT AND LARGE PRINT Cactus Classics Standard Print (12 point size) and Large Print (16 point size) editions use Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text. Both editions use the same layout style. BOLD LARGE PRINT, BOLD VERY LARGE PRINT AND BOLD GIANT PRINT Cactus Classics Bold Large Print (16 point size), Bold Very Large Print (20 point size) and Bold Giant Print (24 point size) editions use Tiresias LPFont. It is a font designed by the Scientific Research Unit of the Royal National Institute of Blind People in London, England to improve legibility for people with impaired vision. Some design and readability features in these three editions include a matte cover and cream paper interior to reduce glare, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines and paragraphs, left justified text with jagged right side, non-indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics. DYSLEXIC FRIENDLY FONT The Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font edition uses the OpenDyslexic3 font in a 13 point size. It is larger than the 13 point size in many other fonts. OpenDyslexic3 is not intended to cure dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia find this font is helpful but it does not help everyone. This edition has a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines of text, left justified text with jagged right side, indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics.

Download or read book Evolution s Rainbow written by Joan Roughgarden and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-09-14 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science—and even Darwin himself. She leads the reader through a fascinating discussion of diversity in gender and sexuality among fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, including primates. Evolution's Rainbow explains how this diversity develops from the action of genes and hormones and how people come to differ from each other in all aspects of body and behavior. Roughgarden reconstructs primary science in light of feminist, gay, and transgender criticism and redefines our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality. Witty, playful, and daring, this book will revolutionize our understanding of sexuality. Roughgarden argues that principal elements of Darwinian sexual selection theory are false and suggests a new theory that emphasizes social inclusion and control of access to resources and mating opportunity. She disputes a range of scientific and medical concepts, including Wilson's genetic determinism of behavior, evolutionary psychology, the existence of a gay gene, the role of parenting in determining gender identity, and Dawkins's "selfish gene" as the driver of natural selection. She dares social science to respect the agency and rationality of diverse people; shows that many cultures across the world and throughout history accommodate people we label today as lesbian, gay, and transgendered; and calls on the Christian religion to acknowledge the Bible's many passages endorsing diversity in gender and sexuality. Evolution's Rainbow concludes with bold recommendations for improving education in biology, psychology, and medicine; for democratizing genetic engineering and medical practice; and for building a public monument to affirm diversity as one of our nation's defining principles.

Download or read book Language and Linguistics written by Robert Lawrence Trask and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2007 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The new edition of this A-Z guide explores the main concepts and terms used in the study of language and linguistics. Containing over 300 entries, thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, this book includes entires in: cognitive linguistics; discourse analysis; phonology and phonetics; psycholinguistics; sociolinguistics; and syntax and semantics." "Beginning with brief definition, each entry is followed by a comprehensive explanation of the origin and usage of the term. The book is cross-referenced throughout and includes further reading for academics and students alike."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Out of Position written by Kyell Gold and published by Kyell Gold. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dev is a football player at Forester University, a small liberal arts college where he and his teammates get to strut around and have their pick of the girls on Friday nights. That's as good as it gets-until he meets Lee, a fox with a quick wit and an attractive body.Problem is, Lee's not a girl. He's a gay fox, an activist who never dreamed he'd fall for a football player. As their attraction deepens into romance, it's hard enough for them to handle each other, let alone their inquisitive friends, family, and co-workers. And if school is bad, the hyper- masculine world of professional sports that awaits Dev after graduation will be a hundred times worse.Going it alone would make everything easier. If only they could stop fighting long enough to break up.

Download or read book Lizard s Tale written by Weng Wai Chan and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heart-racing middle-grade adventure mystery set on the streets of Singapore against the backdrop of World War II, exploring issues of belonging, race and diversity

Download or read book Melungeon Portraits written by Tamara L. Stachowicz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when concepts of racial and ethnic identity increasingly define how we see ourselves and others, the ancestry of Melungeons--a Central Appalachian multiracial group believed to be of Native American, African and European origins--remains controversial. Who is Melungeon, how do we know and what does that mean? In a series of interviews with individuals who claim Melungeon heritage, the author finds common threads that point to shared history, appearance and values, and explores how we decide who we are and what kind of proof we need.

Download or read book Sears List of Subject Headings written by Minnie Earl Sears and published by H. W. Wilson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a list of subject headings for use in smaller libraries.

Download or read book Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries written by Joanna F. Fountain and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides headings for topics, literary and organizational forms, and names of individuals, corporate bodies, places, works, and so on, that might be needed to catalog a general collection used at least in part by children and readers or viewers interested in popular topics.

Download or read book Psychological Science written by Michael S. Gazzaniga and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting the latest APA Guidelines and accompanied by an exciting, new, formative, adaptive online learning tool, Psychological Science, Fifth Edition, will train your students to be savvy, scientific thinkers.

Download or read book The Road Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font written by Jack London and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ROAD by Jack London EDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 13 Point Font FONT: 13 point OpenDyslexic3 BOOK TRIM SIZE: 7.5" x 9.25" (19.1 cm x 23.5 cm) COVER: Glossy PAPER: Cream TABLE OF CONTENTS: Yes Cactus Classics has three editions of this book: Standard Print, Large Print and Dyslexic Friendly Font. See below for descriptions of each edition. ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHOR The Road was written by Jack London (1876-1916) and was first published in 1907. This autobiographical memoir tells the story of his experiences as a hobo in the 1890s during a severe American economic depression. London hopped freight trains, begged for food and money, was arrested and jailed for vagrancy, told stories to fool the police, spent time with Kelly's Army and more. Jack London was a prolific writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction, autobiographical memoirs, plays and more. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea Wolf, The Iron Heel, Martin Eden and The People of the Abyss. EDITIONS AND ISBNs Cactus Classics, an imprint of Cactus Publishing Inc., publishes this book in three editions on cream paper. Use the ISBN to find your edition. Detailed explanations are below. ISBN: 978-1981833771 - Cactus Classics Standard Print (12 point Garamond font) ISBN: 978-1981833801 - Cactus Classics Large Print (16 point Garamond font) ISBN: 978-1981833849 - Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font (13 point OpenDyslexic3 font) STANDARD PRINT AND LARGE PRINT Cactus Classics Standard Print (12 point size) and Large Print (16 point size) editions use the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text. Both editions use the same layout style. DYSLEXIC FRIENDLY FONT The Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font edition uses the OpenDyslexic3 font in a 13 point size. It is larger than the 13 point size in many other fonts. OpenDyslexic3 is not intended to cure dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia find this font is helpful but it does not help everyone. This edition has a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines of text, left justified text with jagged right side, indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics.