« New English File. Intermediate Video» features Allie, who's English, and Mark, who's from the United States. It presents functional and everyday social language in clear contexts.
The Magazine for Crochet Lovers.This is an absolutely gorgeous book, full of useful information and wonderful designs. There is a basic crochet section and jewelry-making terms and techniques sections that make the crochet/jewelry-making crossover easy. While much crochet jewelry is kitschy or crafty, the pieces in this book are exquisite. Close-up photography and clear instructions guarantee a successful foray into jewelry making for a crocheter of any level.
Does the idea of speaking in front of an audience fill you with dread? Relax! The Standard Deviants will help you overcome your fear of public speaking and help you deliver your message with style and flair! Using proven attention-getters, illustrations and delivery suggestions, this DVD will help you organize your thoughts and present them in a clear and persuasive manner.
The Mismeasure of Man, Stephen Jay Gould's masterful demolition of the IQ industry, should be required reading. Gould's brilliant, funny, engaging prose dissects the motivations behind those who would judge intelligence, and hence worth, by cranial size, convolutions, or score on extremely narrow tests. How did scientists decide that intelligence was unipolar and quantifiable, and why did the standard keep changing over time? Gould's answer is clear and simple: power maintains itself. European men of the 19th century, even before Darwin, saw themselves as the pinnacle of creation and sought to prove this assertion through hard measurement.
The Magazine for Crochet Lovers.This is an absolutely gorgeous book, full of useful information and wonderful designs. There is a basic crochet section and jewelry-making terms and techniques sections that make the crochet/jewelry-making crossover easy. While much crochet jewelry is kitschy or crafty, the pieces in this book are exquisite. Close-up photography and clear instructions guarantee a successful foray into jewelry making for a crocheter of any level.
