Reading & writing farsi (persian): a workbook for self-study

Learn the basics of the Farsi Language quickly!Reading & Writing Farsi is a self-study guide to the Farsi alphabet for anyone who is just getting started in learning this beautiful language. Author Pegah Vil has helped thousands of English-speaking students to learn Farsi and she developed th...

Continuing mandarin chinese workbook

This workbook is designed to accompany the Continuing Mandarin Chinese Textbook and offers a wealth of carefully-designed practice activities to help you solidify every aspect of your Chinese skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It includes copious drills, exercises, and other pra...

Sketching women

In Sketching Women, three professional studio artists (Kozo Ueda, PhD, Takahiro Okada, PhD and Minoru Hirota, PhD) join forces to show you how to sketch the female figure through 55 step-by-step drawing lessons.Each instructor walks you through their philosophy for croquis sketching. Croquis sket...

Sketching men

In Sketching Men, veteran art instructor Koichi Hagawa, PhD explains how to quickly capture the dynamic male form through two distinct styles of sketching: Very rapid (1-3 minute) line drawings that capture the essence of the subject's posture and movement—perfect for recording athletic action po...

Continuing mandarin chinese textbook

Continuing Mandarin Chinese Textbook is a new intermediate-level course in Mandarin which enables you to quickly learn the next level of the language—following the first book in the series, Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook. The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours per week...

Manga yokai stories

This thrilling collection of seven Japanese ghost stories will captivate lovers of yokai stories!These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson, who ...

Japanese vocabulary language study card

A handy cheat sheet providing more than 700 key Japanese vocabulary words and phrases in an at-a-glance, easy-to-carry format!This language card is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to quickly build their command of Japanese vocabulary, and an essential resource for those studying for JLPT ...

The american jewish philanthropic complex

The first comprehensive history of American Jewish philanthropy and its influence on democracy and capitalismFor years, American Jewish philanthropy has been celebrated as the proudest product of Jewish endeavors in the United States, its virtues extending from the local to the global, the Jewish...

Korean vocabulary language study card

A handy cheat sheet providing more than 1,000 key Korean vocabulary words and phrases in an at-a-glance, easy-to-carry format!This language card is an essential resource for those studying for the TOPIK test, and invaluable for anyone who wants to quickly build their command of Korean vocabulary....

Measure and construction of the japanese house

A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture, and how the style and features can serve as a model for contemporary residential buildings.With incredible detail (as well as numerous architectural plans and drawings), author and architect Heino Engel describes everything from room...

Chinese vocabulary language study card

A handy cheat sheet providing more than 700 key Chinese vocabulary words and phrases in an at-a-glance, easy-to-carry format.This language card is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to quickly build their Chinese fluency. Each word or phrase includes Chinese characters (Traditional and Simpl...

Finding a life of harmony and balance

This is the latest edition of Opening the Dragon Gate—the authorized biography of contemporary Taoist master Wang Liping (1949-).Wang is an 18th generation transmitter of Dragon Gate Taoism. This book tells the true story of his apprenticeship in Taoist wizardry, as well as the specialized body o...

Reading and writing korean: a workbook for self-study

The easy way to learn the Korean Hangeul writing system!Fans of K-Pop and Korean dramas as well as beginning students of Korean will love this handy guide to the Korean Hangeul alphabet. Designed for both self-study students and use in a classroom, no prior knowledge of Korean is needed. With thi...

Winston churchill

A brief history of money

Poison

The broken king

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD“There’s a bridge of beautiful American prose—lyrical, powerful, fearlessly candid—running straight from James Baldwin to Thomas, who is obviously Baldwin’s worthy heir . . . An utterly i...

The origins and history of consciousness

The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole. Erich Neumann was one of C. G. Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of...

My what if year

A People Magazine “Best New Book” “Hailed as the next Eat, Pray, Love” —CNN InternationalAn exuberant, hilarious memoir about a woman who pauses her successful career for a year and explores the “What If” jobs of her dreams.DELIGHTFULLY IRREVERENT, My What If Year recounts the adventures of a suc...

End credits

What happens when you land your dream job and everything you've been working toward becomes a complete nightmare? This is Patty Lin's story. She climbed the ladder as an award-winning television writer (often the only Asian person in the room) only to be confronted by discouragement, burnout, and...

Platforms and the planet

Developing a critical understanding of environmental responsibility and accountability of digital platforms, Platforms and the Planet focuses on the environmental responsibility of the so-called Big Tech, their digital media platforms and their role in the sustainability transition as a discursiv...

Nec4 engineering and construction contract

NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract: Frequently Asked Questions is an essential resource providing a solid foundation for understanding and using the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract. It is ideal for all professionals new to the NEC contract as well as those with limited contract...

Multiple loyalties and commitments at work

The authors examine the uniqueness of the public sector in relation to workplace loyalty and commitment, in light of recent phenomena of change in the workplace, including attitudes to work, type of employment and use of technology.

Leadership learning as a way to thrive

Leadership Learning as a Way to Thrive explores the dynamic connection between personal thriving and leadership learning. This timely and thought-provoking book invites students to reimagine leadership learning as a catalyst for well-being.

The administrative evolution of the digital generation

This research examines the impact of the digital generation joining the workforce from an organizational perspective.

Attaining the 2030 sustainable development goal of reduced inequalities

Examining family businesses from Mongolia, Spain, India, Australia, and Malaysia, each chapter presents a unique perspective from their respective country, analysing how SDG#10 translates into tackling inequalities and generating insights and key takeaways into how family businesses help to reduc...

The sign of the swan

This scholarly monograph is an original philosophical reflection on poetics, elucidating the metaphysical and mystical potential of poetic language as quasi-religious revelation. It develops a theory of the symbol based on French Symbolist Poetry as culminating in Stéphane Mallarmé.

Innovations in assessment, student experience and professional development in higher education

Innovations in Assessment, Student Experience and Professional Development in Higher Education presents a comprehensive and global study of the latest advancements in Higher Education, featuring contributions from diverse disciplines on innovations in assessment, student experiences and professio...

Transforming africa

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. As Africa stands at the threshold of rapid global and technological change, Transforming Africa offers a timely, agenda-setting response to the urgent call for bold, future-oriented innovation across the continent.

Innovating in libraries, volume 1

This collection explores how academic libraries can harness emerging technologies, integrate 4IR-driven solutions, and support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on education, industry innovation, and reducing inequality.

Knowledge management in the ai era

At its core, this work addresses critical questions: How does AI reshape what we define as knowledge? What are the risks, biases, and ethical dilemmas of relying on machine-generated insights? How can organisations balance the benefits of AI automation with the irreplaceable value of human expert...

The culture of caution

An ethnographic exploration of Islamic television talk show production, revealing behind-the-scenes challenges and strategies shaped by a culture of caution.

Drop-out, push-out, or walk-out?

Drop-out, Push-out, or Walk-out?: (Re)imagining Education for Young Mothers and Pregnant Adolescents delves into the pressing issues of social justice and equity for pregnant learners and school-aged mothers within international contexts.

The new authoritarians

An original and compelling analysis of how a newly emboldened and radicalizing right has come to global political ascendance in the years after 9/11, culminating in the victories of Trump and Brexit.

A critical look at information science and librarianship in a new age

What sets this book apart is its direct confrontation of the status quo and aggressively re/claims intellectual space for "others". This is the only book to critique the entire discipline of Information Science from as many angles as possible in one volume and as far outside of the traditional or...

The development film in the americas

In this book, Molly Geidel traces the rise and fall of the development film, an overlooked film genre that circulated widely in the Americas from the 1940s through the 1970s. Development films, often short documentaries, were made at the behest of state agencies, global governance organizations, ...

Decolonising tourism education

This book disrupts the dominance of Western ways of being, thinking and knowing and blends critical theory with practical strategies. It shows how to amplify Indigenous and marginalised voices, diversify knowledge systems and reimagine assessment and practice in tourism education. It is an invalu...

Halal and islamic tourism

This book explores Halal and Islamic tourism, offering key insights into the motivations, experiences and preferences of Muslim travellers, with particular attention to women and the role of Maqasid al-Shari‘ah in shaping faith-informed journeys. It also uncovers how sustainability, trends and te...

Fictional linguistic landscapes

This book explores how fan practices, such as fan art and fan fiction, and linguistic landscapes – the language surrounding us in everyday contexts – can be integrated into foreign language teaching. The book represents a step forward in EFL and TESOL pedagogy, making language learning relevant t...

Multimodality and multilingualism

This book explores the ways in which multimodality and multilingualism as areas of study intersect and provides empirical examples of how this looks in practice from a wide range of settings. It argues that the everyday practices of multilingual communities are multimodal in nature.

The uses of literacy in colonial australia

Relying on autobiographical documents, this book analyses what Australians read in the 19th century, as well as what they wrote, in terms of personal and everyday, non-literary writings. It emphasises the Britishness of colonial society, without forgetting specifically Australian inflections of r...

Millennials, generation z and the future of tourism

This book examines the lifestyles, expectations and plans of Millennials and Generation Z and how they are redefining tourism. It explores the present and future challenges faced by the tourism industry as a result of the generational turnover and the role a generational perspective can play in h...

Forging interdisciplinary collaborations

Forging Interdisciplinary Collaborations explores a wide range of mental health issues affecting PreK-16 schools and highlights both successful and unsuccessful approaches taken by school districts, colleges, and universities to promote the emotional well-being of students and staff.

Struggles for multilingualism and linguistic citizenship

This book offers a fresh perspective on the social life of multilingualism through the lens of linguistic citizenship. Each chapter illuminates how multilingualism (in both theory and practice) should be, or could be, thought of as inclusive when we recognize what multilingual speakers do with la...

Fashion industry and tourism strategy

Fashion Industry and Tourism Strategy explores the growing intersection between fashion events and tourism, highlighting their socio-economic contributions to global destinations.

Radical inclusivity

This book blends theory and practice to share the hows and whys of implementing radical inclusivity in the language and writing classroom. It is designed to provide teachers and graduate students with theoretical background and practical activities that can be integrated into language teacher edu...

Industry 5.0

Industry 5.0: Pioneering Business and Management Transformations aims to provide a comprehensive guide to understanding, preparing for, and thriving in the era of Industry 5.0.

The tech-savvy entrepreneur

Digital skills, technological adoption and flexible business models are essential for successful entrepreneurs currently, the author brings together research and case studies of successful technological integration for entrepreneurs.

The emerald handbook of international dark tourism

The practice of visiting locations connected to death, calamity, and human suffering—known as "dark tourism"— is a contentious area of research. Bringing together top international academics and specialists, The Emerald Handbook of International Dark Tourism provides a thorough and multidisciplin...