Автор: Bergen Benjamin K. Название: What the F: What Swearing Reveals about Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves ISBN: 0465060919 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780465060917 Издательство: Hachette Book Group Цена: 19500.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Smart as hell and funny as fuck, this book explains why we can t stop swearing and what it tells us about our language and brains. Everyone swears. Only the rare individual can avoid ever letting slip an expletive. And yet, we ban the words from television and insist that polite people excise them from their vocabularies. That s a fucking shame. Not only is swearing colorful, fun, and often powerfully apt, as linguist and cognitive scientist Benjamin K. Bergen shows us, the study of it can provide a new window onto how our brains process language. How can patients left otherwise speechless after a stroke still shout out Goddamn ? Why did Pope Francis say fuck in the middle of a speech? When did a cock cease to be a rooster? Why is crap vulgar when poo is just childish? And what are we shooting when we give someone the bird? What the F? Let me effing tell you. "
Автор: Bergen Universitetet I., Museum Bergens Название: Rbok - Universitetet I Bergen ISBN: 1249650925 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781249650928 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 31030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Bergen J. M. Название: Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows ISBN: 1732457808 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781732457805 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 14710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
WINNER 2019 FEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARD - YOUNG READERS CATEGORY
"Will instantly draw in any reader who has secretly (or not so secretly) wished for a little more wonder in their world. Parallels will of course be drawn to the Harry Potter series--and rightfully so--but this book also shares much in common with Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time." - 5 Stars, Red City Review
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Magic is real, Thomas. No matter what happens, always remember that magic is real.
Seven years have passed, and Thomas hasn't forgotten. He hasn't forgotten the blue of his dad's eyes either, or the tickle of beard on his cheek as they hugged goodbye. Last moments with a parent are memorable, even if you don't know that's what you're having.
Now, with his 13th birthday rapidly approaching, Thomas's search for magic is about to take a radical and unexpected turn. At an out-of-the-way shop filled with dusty leather books, a strange little man with gold-flecked eyes offers him an ancient text called The Book of Sorrows. The price is high and the rules are strict, but there's no way Thomas can resist the chance to look inside.
With the mysterious book guiding the way, a strange new world is revealed - a world in which Thomas has a name and destiny far more extraordinary than he ever imagined. But time is short. Even as Thomas uncovers his secret family history, a powerful new enemy emerges, threatening to end his rise to power and destroy everything he holds dear.
Through a fresh voice, genuine characters, and a unique story line, Thomas Wildus and The Book of Sorrows is destined to appeal to fans of Harry Potter and readers of all ages who love the search for magic and adventure.
Автор: Gouda Kareem Название: The Get Ready Guide for the Bergen Academies Admission Test Third Edition: Completely Updated with New Essay Section and Bca Level Questions and Full ISBN: 1490559337 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781490559339 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 33330.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Bergen County Academies is one of the best high schools in the world, and every resident of Bergen County has a chance of becoming a BCA student. I wrote this book to help you do just that. The Get Ready Guide contains 12 chapters that cover all the math and essay topics and tricks you will need to know for the test. Emphasis throughout the book and in chapter 11 is given to solving problems without using a calculator because the use of calculators is not allowed on the Bergen Academies admission test. This new third edition of The Get Ready Guide from Gouda BCA has: 1. A completely new essay section that covers the structure of the essay, important writing techniques, and important writing tricks. The essay section covers organization, clarity, word choice, transitions, grammar, and language. Also in this new section are sample essays with detailed commentary and step by step examples on each paragraph. 2. A BCA level practice sheet that is answered in details. 3. A full length BCA math test that is identical in level and format to the actual BCA practice tests. All this is in addition to the 2000 practice questions from the past edition. Be sure to email us after buying the book for free videos, extra practice, and complimentary essay revision. Some topics presented in this book are: CHAPTER 1 THE BASIC STUFF 1. Types of Numbers 2. Place Value 3. Expanded Form 4. Ordering Numbers 5. Rounding Whole Numbers 6. Divisibility Tests 7. Commutative Property 8. Associative Property 9. Distributive Property 10. Adding & Subtracting Zero 11. Multiplying & Dividing by Zero 12. Multiplying & Dividing by One 13. Factors of a Number 14. Prime Factorization 15. Multiples of a Number 16. Exponents 17. Square Roots (Radicals) 18. Factorial Notation 19. Order of Operations 20. The Number Line 21. The Absolute Value 22. Adding & Subtracting with Negative Numbers 23. Multiplying & Dividing with Negative Numbers 24. Coordinates on a Grid CHAPTER 2 FRACTIONS 1. What is a Fraction? 2. Improper Fractions 3. Mixed Numbers 4. Comparing Fractions 5. Greatest Common Factor (Sometimes called the Greatest Common Divisor) 6. Least Common Multiple (Sometimes called the Lowest Common Denominator) 7. Multiplying or Dividing the Numerator & Denominator by the Same Number 8. The Simplest Form of a Fraction (Also called The Lowest Term) 9. Reciprocal 10. Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions 11. Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers 12. Converting a Fraction to a Decimal 13. Adding and Subtracting Fractions 14. Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers 15. Multiplying Fractions and Fractions 16. Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers 17. Multiplying Mixed Numbers 18. Dividing Fractions 19. Simplifying Complex Fraction CHAPTER 3 DECIMALS 1. Place Values of Decimal Numbers 2. Expanded Form of a Decimal Number 3. Adding Decimals 4. Subtracting Decimals 5. Comparing Decimal Numbers 6. Rounding Decimal Numbers 7. Estimating Sums and Differences 8. Multiplying Decimal Numbers 9. Dividing Decimals and Whole Numbers 10. Dividing Decimals by Decimals CHAPTER 4 RATIO & PROPORTION CHAPTER 5 PERCENTS CHAPTER 6 STATISTICS CHAPTER 7 PROBABILITY CHAPTER 8 SEQUENCES CHAPTER 9 BASIC ALGEBRA & WORD PROBLEMS CHAPTER 10 GEOMETRY CHAPTER 11 SEE YOU LATER CALCULATOR CHAPTER 12 THE ESSAY BCA PRACTICE SHEET WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
The British Army's neglected disaster of the Napoleonic wars
For many students of the Napoleonic Age the war in the Iberian Peninsula, which came to an end with the defeat and abdication of the emperor in 1814, was followed by Wellington's final victory over Napoleon in his attempt to restore his power at Waterloo in 1815. However, this was not a time of seamless victories for the British Army. The British general, Sir Thomas Graham had proved himself to be a courageous and able commander during the Peninsular War, notably in 1811 at the Battle of Barrosa in southern Spain where, outnumbered by the French force and abandoned by his Spanish allies, he nevertheless achieved a decisive victory. Though by 1814 he believed himself done with soldiering, Graham was reluctantly once again commanding British troops in the Low Countries where, among other duties, it fell to him to take by storm the French occupied, walled city of Bergen-op-Zoom. Although Graham's battle plan has been acknowledged as fundamentally sound, the outcome of the assault on Bergen-op-Zoom was a catastrophic defeat at the hands of the French garrison. Perhaps predictably, little historical attention has been given to this debacle, though its details are fascinating. This special Leonaur volume has been created by drawing together the detailed eye-witness accounts of a participating soldier and of Sir Thomas Graham, together with the writings of highly regarded historical researchers, including officers of the Intelligence service and the acknowledged authority on siege-craft of the period. Included are essential maps and illustrations not all of which accompany the texts when first published.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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