Author: Renato Rizzuti
Publisher: Lucky Pineapple Books
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Learn Vietnamese with Toddy the Tomcat in this nifty educational version of the beloved storybook intended for English speaking children! Television actor Renato Rizzuti's first children's book is a throwback to early 20th century juvenile fiction, when the world knew rhymes from books not rap, from Dr. Seuss not Dr. Dre. Accompanied by beautiful full colour illustrations from artist Eleonora Bekbulatova, the tales switch from teaching kids about why zebras have stripes to accepting racial equality amongst peers. Each story’s length is concise enough for a young one's short attention span.
Learn Vietnamese! Toddy the Tomcat and Other Tales (Student & Teacher Edition)
Author: Renato Rizzuti
Publisher: Lucky Pineapple Books
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Learn Vietnamese with Toddy the Tomcat in this nifty educational version of the beloved storybook intended for English speaking children! Television actor Renato Rizzuti's first children's book is a throwback to early 20th century juvenile fiction, when the world knew rhymes from books not rap, from Dr. Seuss not Dr. Dre. Accompanied by beautiful full colour illustrations from artist Eleonora Bekbulatova, the tales switch from teaching kids about why zebras have stripes to accepting racial equality amongst peers. Each story’s length is concise enough for a young one's short attention span.
Publisher: Lucky Pineapple Books
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Learn Vietnamese with Toddy the Tomcat in this nifty educational version of the beloved storybook intended for English speaking children! Television actor Renato Rizzuti's first children's book is a throwback to early 20th century juvenile fiction, when the world knew rhymes from books not rap, from Dr. Seuss not Dr. Dre. Accompanied by beautiful full colour illustrations from artist Eleonora Bekbulatova, the tales switch from teaching kids about why zebras have stripes to accepting racial equality amongst peers. Each story’s length is concise enough for a young one's short attention span.
Feasting on the Spoils
Author: Seth Hettena
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429917113
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Randy "Duke" Cunningham was an ace fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor. He came back from battle as Vietnam's most famous pilot—a Navy hero in an unpopular war. In his political life, Cunningham was an eight-term United States representative who never lost an election. So how did this powerful politician, one of the Vietnam War's most highly decorated pilots, become the most corrupt congressman in U.S. history? In 2005, Cunningham shocked the nation by pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud, and tax evasion. A federal judge sentenced him to more than eight years in prison, the longest sentence handed down to a member of Congress in 40 years. And even as Cunningham was led, weeping, to prison, investigators continued to uncover a deep-rooted scandal, reaching the cozy nexus between Congress and lobbyists, military contractors, the Defense Department and the upper ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency. Cunningham's bribes were seemingly endless. They included a yacht, a Rolls-Royce, and hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of antiques. Defense contractors flew him aboard private chartered jets to luxury destinations, picked up the tab at expensive restaurants, and paid for his daughter's graduation party. In total, he collected at least $2.4 million in five years, a series of acts unequaled in the long, sordid history of congressional corruption. An ongoing investigation is even exploring allegations that prostitutes were hired by Cunningham's associates to entertain the congressman. His corruption and that of his cohorts was a decisive factor in the 2006 elections, as Democrats retook control of the House for the first time in more than a decade. What led a man who showed such strength and resolve in battle to show such moral weakness later in life? Had he become a prisoner of greed or was he manipulated by others far more cunning than he? What happened to Randy Cunningham? In Feasting on the Spoils, Hettena offers a probing look at deception and avarice. He paints an unforgettable portrait of a life publicly unraveled, and of a man for whom the mysteries—and the history of fraud—only seem to deepen.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429917113
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Randy "Duke" Cunningham was an ace fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor. He came back from battle as Vietnam's most famous pilot—a Navy hero in an unpopular war. In his political life, Cunningham was an eight-term United States representative who never lost an election. So how did this powerful politician, one of the Vietnam War's most highly decorated pilots, become the most corrupt congressman in U.S. history? In 2005, Cunningham shocked the nation by pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud, and tax evasion. A federal judge sentenced him to more than eight years in prison, the longest sentence handed down to a member of Congress in 40 years. And even as Cunningham was led, weeping, to prison, investigators continued to uncover a deep-rooted scandal, reaching the cozy nexus between Congress and lobbyists, military contractors, the Defense Department and the upper ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency. Cunningham's bribes were seemingly endless. They included a yacht, a Rolls-Royce, and hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of antiques. Defense contractors flew him aboard private chartered jets to luxury destinations, picked up the tab at expensive restaurants, and paid for his daughter's graduation party. In total, he collected at least $2.4 million in five years, a series of acts unequaled in the long, sordid history of congressional corruption. An ongoing investigation is even exploring allegations that prostitutes were hired by Cunningham's associates to entertain the congressman. His corruption and that of his cohorts was a decisive factor in the 2006 elections, as Democrats retook control of the House for the first time in more than a decade. What led a man who showed such strength and resolve in battle to show such moral weakness later in life? Had he become a prisoner of greed or was he manipulated by others far more cunning than he? What happened to Randy Cunningham? In Feasting on the Spoils, Hettena offers a probing look at deception and avarice. He paints an unforgettable portrait of a life publicly unraveled, and of a man for whom the mysteries—and the history of fraud—only seem to deepen.
Learn Filipino (Tagalog)! Toddy the Tomcat and Other Tales (Student & Teacher Edition)
Author: Renato Rizzuti
Publisher: Lucky Pineapple Books
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Learn Filipino (Tagalog) with Toddy the Tomcat in this nifty educational version of the beloved storybook intended for English speaking children! Television actor Renato Rizzuti's first children's book is a throwback to early 20th century juvenile fiction, when the world knew rhymes from books not rap, from Dr. Seuss not Dr. Dre. Accompanied by beautiful full colour illustrations from artist Eleonora Bekbulatova, the tales switch from teaching kids about why zebras have stripes to accepting racial equality amongst peers. Each story’s length is concise enough for a young one's short attention span.
Publisher: Lucky Pineapple Books
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Learn Filipino (Tagalog) with Toddy the Tomcat in this nifty educational version of the beloved storybook intended for English speaking children! Television actor Renato Rizzuti's first children's book is a throwback to early 20th century juvenile fiction, when the world knew rhymes from books not rap, from Dr. Seuss not Dr. Dre. Accompanied by beautiful full colour illustrations from artist Eleonora Bekbulatova, the tales switch from teaching kids about why zebras have stripes to accepting racial equality amongst peers. Each story’s length is concise enough for a young one's short attention span.
The Origins and Development of the English Language
Author: Thomas Pyles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Standards and Dialects in English
Author: Timothy Shopen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Part I: Standards -- Standard English: biography of a symbol / Shirley Brice Heath -- The rise of standard English / Margaret Shaklee -- English Orthography / Wayne O'Neil -- Part II: The new generation -- How Pablo says "love" and "stove" / Timothy Shopen -- An afterword: How English speakers say "finger" and "sing" / Timothy Shopen -- Creative spelling by young children / Charles Read -- Part III: Dialects -- Sections from Bengt Loman's "conversations in a negro American dialect" (with recorded material on side 1 of the cassette) / Timothy Shopen -- The speech of the New York City upper class (with recorded materail on sides 1 and 2 of the cassette) / Geoffrey Nunberg -- Part IV: Dialect encounters standard -- On the application of sociolinguistic information: test evaluation and dialect differences in appalachia (with recorded material on side 2 of the cassette) / Walt Wolfram and Donna Christian -- An afterword: The accidents of history / Joseph M Williams.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Part I: Standards -- Standard English: biography of a symbol / Shirley Brice Heath -- The rise of standard English / Margaret Shaklee -- English Orthography / Wayne O'Neil -- Part II: The new generation -- How Pablo says "love" and "stove" / Timothy Shopen -- An afterword: How English speakers say "finger" and "sing" / Timothy Shopen -- Creative spelling by young children / Charles Read -- Part III: Dialects -- Sections from Bengt Loman's "conversations in a negro American dialect" (with recorded material on side 1 of the cassette) / Timothy Shopen -- The speech of the New York City upper class (with recorded materail on sides 1 and 2 of the cassette) / Geoffrey Nunberg -- Part IV: Dialect encounters standard -- On the application of sociolinguistic information: test evaluation and dialect differences in appalachia (with recorded material on side 2 of the cassette) / Walt Wolfram and Donna Christian -- An afterword: The accidents of history / Joseph M Williams.
How Long Will South Africa Survive?
Author: Richard William Johnson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1849045593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The most up to date and frank account of the developing South African crisis. An analysis of the criminalization of the South African state. A unique perspective on likely future developments there.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1849045593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The most up to date and frank account of the developing South African crisis. An analysis of the criminalization of the South African state. A unique perspective on likely future developments there.
The Absentee
Author: Maria Edgeworth
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775415929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
On the eve of his coming of age, a young Lord begins to see the truth of his parents' lives: his mother cannot buy her way into society no matter how hard he tries, and his father is being ruined by her continued attempts. The young Lord then travels to his home in Ireland, encountering adventure on the way, and discovers that the native residents are being exploited in his father's absence.
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775415929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
On the eve of his coming of age, a young Lord begins to see the truth of his parents' lives: his mother cannot buy her way into society no matter how hard he tries, and his father is being ruined by her continued attempts. The young Lord then travels to his home in Ireland, encountering adventure on the way, and discovers that the native residents are being exploited in his father's absence.
Language, Culture, and Society
Author: James Stanlaw
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429974701
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, many have turned to Language, Culture, and Society for answers to questions like those above because of its comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology. This seventh edition carries on the legacy while addressing some of the newer pressing and exciting challenges of the 21st century, such as issues of language and power, language ideology, and linguistic diasporas. Chapters on gender, race, and class also examine how language helps create - and is created by - identity. New to this edition are enhanced and updated pedagogical features, such as learning objectives, updated resources for continued learning, and the inclusion of a glossary. There is also an expanded discussion of communication online and of social media outlets and how that universe is changing how we interact. The discussion on race and ethnicity has also been expanded to include Latin- and Asian-American English vernacular.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429974701
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, many have turned to Language, Culture, and Society for answers to questions like those above because of its comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology. This seventh edition carries on the legacy while addressing some of the newer pressing and exciting challenges of the 21st century, such as issues of language and power, language ideology, and linguistic diasporas. Chapters on gender, race, and class also examine how language helps create - and is created by - identity. New to this edition are enhanced and updated pedagogical features, such as learning objectives, updated resources for continued learning, and the inclusion of a glossary. There is also an expanded discussion of communication online and of social media outlets and how that universe is changing how we interact. The discussion on race and ethnicity has also been expanded to include Latin- and Asian-American English vernacular.
The Awful German Language
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: BVK
ISBN: 3853612075
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
“The Awful German Language” is a humorous examination of the German language and the frustrations a native English speaker may have when learning it. The essay was published as Appendix D of “A Tramp Abroad” by Mark Twain in 1880.
Publisher: BVK
ISBN: 3853612075
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
“The Awful German Language” is a humorous examination of the German language and the frustrations a native English speaker may have when learning it. The essay was published as Appendix D of “A Tramp Abroad” by Mark Twain in 1880.
Quieting the Boom
Author: Lawrence R. Benson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781626830042
Category : Aerodynamics, Supersonic
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781626830042
Category : Aerodynamics, Supersonic
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description