This book is arranged by author and includes some thematic entries and special categories, such as science fiction film adaptations, science fiction in rock music, and Philip K. Dick in the mass media. It also includes a history of science fiction and a new definition of the genre, plus lists of award-winners and book club recommendations. Includes a foreword by Christopher Priest, the multiple-award-winning science fiction author (with a major film adaptation of his book, The Prestige, launching at the time of publication).
Whether you are working towards a formal qualification, are undertaking work-related training or are learning informally by yourself, Managing Your Learning will help you assess and build on your strengths, and identify and improve your weaknesses. Each chapter has sections to make personal notes and includes advice on computers, presentations and other study skills.
This detailed, example-driven guide illustrates how much you can do to make written texts more suitable for a global audience. Accompanied by an abundance of clearly explained examples, the Global English guidelines show you how to write documentation that is optimized for non-native speakers of English, translators, and even machine-translation software, as well as for native speakers of English. You'll find dozens of guidelines that you won't find in any other source, along with thorough explanations of why each guideline is useful. The author also includes revision strategies, as well as caveats that will help you avoid applying guidelines incorrectly.
Are you tangled in the World Wide Web? As a parent, the Internet can seem intimidating--especially if you're trying to give your kids a tour. Jean Armour Polly, publisher of Net-Mom News, has come to the rescue with this extraordinary resource packed with thousands of educational and entertaining sites. As hefty as a phone book, this third edition is updated for 1999 and includes a bonus CD-ROM with Internet games and tutorials for the whole family.
Step-by-step instructions, phonics and vocabulary, reading comprehension (main idea, figures of speech, fact or opinion, context clues, summarizing,fairy tales, poetry, fiction, nonfiction and much more) Grammar, research skills, Test practice, answer key - includes Stickers, Puzzles and Poster.
