What matters most in Wayson Choy's elegant second novel can be summed up in one word: "values." This understated coming-of-age tale, set in Vancouver's Chinatown during the 1930s and '40s, details the surprising ways in which one culture's cherished beliefs can be subtly altered and yet upheld within another's.
On the Way to the Web is the story of the opening of the Internet, and parallel developments in the alternate world of computer bulletin board systems. It’s a chronicle of the inventive, individualistic and often cantankerous individuals who set the Internet free—and the online population who created a new culture and turned the frontier into their vision of the future. On the Way to the Web is a business book and a chronicle of popular culture set in the online era preceding the Web, with a rich vein of human interest.
The bloggerati and twitterati are making an indelible mark on our culture, saturating the discourse and usurping established codes of behavior and communication. At the same time, they threaten to provoke a huge upheaval in mainstream media and the culture of everyday life. Is the revolution at hand or are still-greater changes on the horizon?
Creating a Vision for Your School: Moving from Purpose to Practice
Approaching school development as a training project for all staff, this book helps schools work towards collectively selected goals. In sharp contrast to a top-down management style, it offers guidelines for involving staff, parents, and students. A set of activities links the events and requires active participation by all staff, working with pupils to complete the tasks.
Fairyland 5 - Class CDsFairyland 5 Pupil's Book A primary school coursebook for the learners aged 12 at lower intermediate level (A2+). Contains 10 theme units, 5 culture corners, 10 revision sections and a wordlist.
