Corpus Linguistics for Writing Development provides a practical introduction to using corpora in the study of first and second language learners’ written language over time and across different levels of proficiency.
Mr Grunt’s a man with a mission. He has to get a Person of Great Importance (or POGI) to someone called Mrs Bayliss by the twenty-fifth. It’s an exciting adventure, but what interests Mr Grunt most are the silver coins he’s been promised at the end of it. How long will it be before they find...
An idea that predates both THE TRUMAN SHOW and THE MATRIX from one of SF’s greats.
It will be the first study of Mary Gillick to be published and will feed into the current interest in 20th-century British women sculptors.
All writers conduct research. For some this means poring over records and combing, archives but for many creative writers research happens in the everyday world when they scribble an observation on the subway, when they travel to get the feel for a city, or when they strike up a conversation with...
A lively, engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present
This first comprehensive history of dyslexia charts a journey that begins with Victorian medicine and continues to dyslexia becoming the most globally recognized specific learning difficulty. Philip Kirby and Margaret Snowling use a historical lens to explain current debates around dyslexia, and to...
This updated monograph includes all of Calatrava’s original collaborative input as well as his latest projects. From the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan to the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, discover Calatrava’s organic forms through detailed entries, photography, and the...
The American Civil War: A Racial Reckoning provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the American Civil War, placing race at the center of the war and Reconstruction experience.
The third edition of World Englishes provides an engaging overview of the global variations in vocabulary, grammar, phonology and pragmatics of English as it is used worldwide. This book is essential reading for students approaching this topic for the first time.
To consume tourism is to consume experiences. An understanding of the ways in which tourists experience the places and people they visit is therefore fundamental to the study of the consumption of tourism. Consequently, it is not surprising that attention has long been paid in the tourism...
America’s Songs tells the “stories behind” the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. Nothing brings the roarin...
Philip’s created this new series for walkers, cyclists and local explorers at a scale that provides greener options to uncover all the nature and hidden gems in your local area. From Chester to Winsford, we cover all of Cheshire in intriguing detail.
We share our planet with some truly bizarre and flamboyant creatures, from Panther Chameleon to Nudibranchto, who can seem rather ridiculous. The World’s Most Ridiculous Animals shows you the amazing adaptations these creatures have.
Philip’s created this new series for walkers, cyclists and local explorers at a scale that provides greener options to uncover all the nature and hidden gems in your local area. From Boston to Stamford, we cover Lincolnshire in enticing detail.
From the moment towns and cities arose, the struggle for land, resources and power has turned to violence. Almost from the start, maps have been an essential part of planning and waging war. History of War in Maps gives a unique visual representation of the development of warfare and the maps that...
The only detailed colour atlas that gives comprehensive coverage of the entire region – no other atlas names every street in Bristol and Bath. The perfect back-up for emergency services, delivery drivers and locals.
Philip’s created this new series for walkers, cyclists and local explorers at a scale that provides greener options to uncover all the nature and hidden gems in your local area. From Bath to Yatton, we cover all of Somerset in glorious detail.
A brilliantly funny take on growing families and introducing new siblings.