JaybeereZone: January 2010

Thursday 28 January 2010

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Atlas of Anatomy

Featuring more than 750 new, modern images, the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Atlas of Anatomy is a vibrantly colored regional atlas of human anatomy offering an unprecedented combination of visual aesthetic appeal and anatomical accuracy. Many student-friendly features set this atlas apart from others on the market, including a unique art style featuring bright colors, color coding of anatomical elements, judicious use of labeling, and no extraneous text. Each plate is designed around a teaching/learning objective, providing immediate focus and resulting in easier and faster comprehension. This unique pedagogy, in combination with the atlas' beautiful art style, will make this new anatomy atlas the preferred choice of teachers and students alike. Packaged with the atlas is an online interactive atlas with all of the images, including fully searchable legends and labels and "zoom-and-compare" features. Also included are electronic flash cards that permit students to test their knowledge of newly learned concepts and structures.

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Birds of the World (DK Handbooks)

It is hard to imagine a raison d'etre for this book, for its pretentions to be a field guide, as bruited on the dust cover, are absurd and are surprising coming from the authors, two highly respected ornithologists. What we have instead are species accounts of 800 birds, nine percent of the world total. These very brief accounts include a few sentences of general commentary; very small sections on range and nesting; a range map, color photo, and drawing showing scale; and one or two other small illustrations. This good selection of the world's birds, shown in quality photographs, is fine as far as it goes, but it is too limited to serve as an indentification guide. The traveler needs regional guides, and there are already many good ones for almost all parts of the world. Fun for browsing but otherwise only marginally useful.

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A Visual Dictionary of Architecture

This book defines over 5,000 terms relating to architectural design, history, and technology. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings, each executed in Mr. Ching's signature style.

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Encyclopedia Of Mathematics

Encyclopedia of Mathematics is a comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia designed for high school through early college students. More than 1,000 entries, more than 125 photographs and illustrations, and numerous essays cover the principal areas and issues that characterize this "new" area of science. This valuable resource unites disparate ideas and provides the meaning, history, context, and relevance behind each one. The easy-to-use format makes finding straightforward and natural answers to questions within arithmetic - such as algebra, trigonometry, geometry, probability, combinatorics, numbers, logic, calculus, and statistics - simple. Encyclopedia of Mathematics also gives historical context to mathematical concepts, with entries discussing ancient Babylonian, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, and Mayan mathematics, as well as entries providing biographical descriptions of important people in the development of mathematics.

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Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World (4 Volume set)

The new four-volume "Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World" provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the medieval world, from the fall of Rome to the European Renaissance, including Western and non-Western cultures and civilizations.Following an introduction that outlines the history of the major centers of civilization, this authoritative set features 71 alphabetical entries that explore specific topics - such as architecture, economy, art, and the military - followed by subsections on Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Islamic World. These insightful entries - including 12 on "major" topics with more in-depth coverage - allow readers to compare and contrast events in different areas of the world with ease. Key articles are supported by primary source documents, and a list of further reading complements each entry. More than 200 black-and-white photographs, maps, and sidebars accompany the text, and a glossary, chronology, general bibliography, and comprehensive index round out this accessible set.

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Monday 18 January 2010

The Heinle Picture Dictionary with Audio CDs (International Student Edition)

Unlike other dictionaries, The Heinle Picture Dictionary presents new vocabulary in contextualized, thematic readings and high-frequency collocations. It also offers immediate practice and reinforcement through "Words in Action." Whether used as a classroom text or a self-study tool, The Heinle Picture Dictionary will rapidly move students toward fluency.

LINKS for Book: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
LINKS for Audio: CD1; CD2; CD3; CD4; CD5; CD6

English Correspondence (Polish Edition)

English Correspondence (Polish Edition)
By Jacek Środa | Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
PDF | Polish & English | 22 MB

Full title: "Samples of English Correspondence - Advice and Patterns" (Przykłady korespondencji w języku angielskim - porady i wzory). A booklet aimed to help employees communicate in the written form within the company as well as with remote recipients.

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Tuesday 12 January 2010

Situational Dialogues (Longman)

This situationally-graded book is intended for intermediate and advanced students wishing to learn and practise the type of informal conversational English in current, everyday use. Forty-four situations are presented, each in the form of four short dialogues. The aim of the student should be to memorise as many as possible of the expressions and phrases contained in the dialogues, since they are used by English people time and time again in the given situations.

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The Words You Need: Student’s Book

The importance of words in verbal communication hardly needs stressing, yet no other language component has been more neglected in foreign language teaching than the lexicon. While a great deal of energy and imagination is going into the teaching of grammar, comparatively little is being done to teach words, and students of foreign languages, even after several years of strenuous effort, often know many grammatical frames but have very little to put into them. The Words You Need sets out specifically to organise the acquisition of language skills within the context of a structured approach to vocabulary teaching. The approach used is a completely new one, adapting insights from theoretical linguistics and psycholinguistics to the service of the language learner.

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The Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement

Written in a clear and engaging style, "The Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement" provides an A-to-Z history of the police and law enforcement authorities in the United States - from the 17th century to the present. More than 600 entries highlight the world of law enforcement and its role throughout history. This entertaining volume is the perfect handy reference for anyone interested in the history of American police and law enforcement agencies. Coverage includes: all major federal law enforcement agencies; at least one police department from each state; biographies of key figures; civil rights and social issues; community outreach efforts; famous or infamous incidents and scandals; law enforcement campaigns, such as the War on Drugs; police codes, organization, and jargon; police tactics and special units; types of crime; and, women in law enforcement.

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Statistically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations

Statistically Speaking presents a massive collection of quotations pertaining to probability and statistics. Some quotations are profound, others are wise, some are witty, but none are frivolous. Here you will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. The book is designed to be entertaining and informative so that you can get a feel for the depth and breadth of statistics.

The extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the perfect tools for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure, and you will soon enjoy discovering what others have said on topics ranging from actuaries to variability. Additionally, some quotations are illustrated by amusing cartoons.

This book will be a handy reference for the scientific reader and the wider public interested in who has said what on statistics. Professionals, teachers, and students interested in statistics and probability will also benefit from the gems found in this book.

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Atlas of Hispanic-American History

Building on the authoritative text of the award-winning first edition, "Atlas of Hispanic-American History, Second Edition" chronicles the important cultural, historical, political, and social experiences of Hispanic Americans through the years. Completely updated and revised, this comprehensive atlas examines Spanish, Native American, and African influences and how they combine in different ways to form the varied cultures of Hispanic America. Numerous full-color maps engage readers with easy-to-grasp facts, figures, and images of everyday life.

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Sunday 10 January 2010

The Bird Book by Chester A. Reed

The Bird Book
By Chester A. Reed | Doubleday, Page & Company (1915)
PDF | English | 72 MB | 486 pages

Chester A. Reed knows birds. He studied them for thirty years in the hand for plumage, and in their haunts for habits. He studied them in their homes and photographed hundreds of them as they were actually feeding their young. Besides being able to write about these things in an interesting and instructive manner, he is classed as one of the foremost bird artists in America. This rare combination of Artist/Author/Naturalist produced the ultimate bird book. This book might well be called an illustrated dictionary of North American birds. In this facsimile edition you will find more than seven hundred birds illustrated, along with hundreds of photographs of their nests and eggs. This wonderful guide gives you the information you need to make a quick identification of any bird you are likely to meet, as well as a plethora of information about it and its haunts. Simply a wonderful birding tool.

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Space Exploration (Britannica Illustrated Science Library)

Space Exploration (Britannica Illustrated Science Library)
Encyclopaedia Britannica (2009) | ISBN: 1593393970
PDF | English | 10.7 MB | 101 pages

During the greater part of our history, the Moon was quite unreachable. It did not seem very big and far away but rather small. For the Greeks, the idea of walking on the Moon was certainly unthinkable, and as recently as the end of the 19th century many people doubted that humans would even be able to fly. Nevertheless, on July 20, 1969, the miracle happened. Since then many historic missions to explore the planets have been planned and executed, with the spacecraft and probes Mariner, Viking, Pioneer, Voyager, and Galileo leading the way. Thanks to human intelligence and effort we have succeeded in exploring many corners of our solar system. This book intends to show all this: the history of manned and unmanned voyages and the discoveries that were made. We will try, using simple and accessible language, to answer many questions, such as what rockets are, how they work, what shuttles exist, how astronauts live in space, and which robot probes are visiting other planets looking for signs of life.

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Encyclopedia of Algorithms (Springer Reference)

Encyclopedia of Algorithms (Springer Reference)
Springer (2008) | ISBN: 0387307702
PDF | English | 13 MB | 1166 pages

The Encyclopedia of Algorithms will provide a comprehensive set of solutions to important algorithmic problems for students and researchers interested in quickly locating useful information. The first edition of the reference will focus on high-impact solutions from the most recent decade; later editions will widen the scope of the work.

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The MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders

A massive reference work on the scale of MITECS (The MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences), The MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders will become the standard reference in this field for both research and clinical use. It offers almost 200 detailed entries, covering the entire range of communication and speech disorders in children and adults, from basic science to clinical diagnosis.

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

Despite a recent increase in the amount of medical information available to researchers, most resources either fail to explore neurological disease in any depth and or do so at a level not appropriate for students and general readers. Targeted to patients, their families and allied health students, The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders provides in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Tourette Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, vertigo, amnesia and epilepsy. Related topics include communication aids, electric personal assistive mobility devices, medications for treating neurological diseases and conditions, understanding the needs of Alzheimer patient caregivers and more.

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American Civil War Reference Library (4 Volumes)

The American Civil War Reference Library offers comprehensive and wide ranging research options on this compelling era of American history.
American Civil War: Biographies (2 volumes, ISBN: 078763820X) offers detailed essays on the lives of 60 individuals in two volumes. The 1,200- to 2,400-word essays are accompanied by sidebars, further reading lists, cross-references and more. Each volume includes a chronology, project suggestions, a name/subject index and more.
American Civil War: Almanac provides in-depth background and interpretation of the era, events and topics. Subject chapters offer viewpoints, definitions, chronological coverage of battles, further reading and sidebars highlighting individuals, statistics and other attention-grabbing information.
American Civil War: Primary Sources offers text of 14 full or excerpted speeches, newspaper accounts, novels, memoirs and other documents that reflect a wide range of viewpoints. Each entry includes background information about the subject, definitions, and details on the impact the document had on the public.

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Teaching Readers of English: Students, Texts, and Contexts

A comprehensive manual for pre- and in-service ESL and EFL educators, this frontline text balances insights from current reading theory and research with highly practical, field-tested strategies for teaching and assessing L2 reading in secondary and post-secondary contexts.

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Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

This work is designed for the layperson who wants background information about legal issues and procedures that affect our everyday lives. It is not a dictionary, although it includes a glossary, and it is not a do-it-yourself legal guide. Approximately 200 articles provide historical information, brief descriptions of relevant federal laws and regulations, variations in state and some local laws, directions to print and electronic sources of additional information, and contact details for potentially useful national and state organizations and agencies.

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The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History

The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the people, events, and ideas that have shaped Britain from prehistory to the present day. The editors have also sought to convey the truth that history is more than simply a compilation of facts from the past.
The editors have included as much factual information as possible in each A-Z entry, and numerous tables and statistics are included, as well as many specially-created maps and plans.
The chronological relationships of past events and lives are conveyed through various detailed subject chronologies (attached to the relevant A-Z entries). A large thematic chronology, following the A-Z text, provides a visual reference to the relationship between the events of British/Irish history and events elsewhere in the world. And the cultural context of as many entries as possible has been brought to life via a wide range of illustrations, which provide a wealth of visual detail and, often, a key to past conceptions.
Interspersed in the text are 21 specially commissioned, extended feature articles from noted historians that provide the analysis and the sense of the broad sweep of history that would otherwise be impossible to convey in an A-Z reference book.

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Wiley Encyclopedia of Space Science and Technology

A comprehensive resource on the past, present, and future of space technology. Researchers in optics, materials processing, and telecommunications require a reference that can provide a quick study of a number of basic topics in space science. The two-volume Encyclopedia of Space Science and Technology represents an ambitious collection of the underlying physical principles of rockets, satellites, and space stations; what is known by astronomers about the sun, planets, galaxy, and universe; and the effect of the space environment on human and other biological systems. The Encyclopedia covers a variety of fundamental topics, including:
* A state-of-the-art summary of the engineering involved in launching a rocket or satellite
* The control systems involved on the ground, in orbit, or in deep space
* Manufacturing in space from planetary and other resources
Physicists, astronomers, engineers, and materials and computer scientists, as well as professionals in the aircraft, telecommunication, satellite, optical, and computer industries and the government agencies, will find the Encyclopedia to be an indispensable resource.

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Saturday 9 January 2010

Huge Book of Puzzles

Huge Book of Puzzles
Chartwell Books (2007) | ISBN: 0785823433 | 384 pages
PDF | English | 6 MB

Hours of fun to fascinate all who love a huge challenge. Quick crosswords, crossword pairs, same and opposite crosswords, 'clueless' crosswords, spinners, word searches, 'spot the difference' puzzles, and all kinds of word and logic puzzles, are here combined together to excite your imagination and test your powers of deduction.

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Tuesday 5 January 2010

The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 3 (2 Audio Cassette Set)

The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 3 (2 Audio Cassette Set)
By David Burke | Slangman Publishing (2002) | ISBN: 189188834X
MP3 | English | 29 MB

Now you can hear how natives speak! Because Americans shorten and combine words when they speak in everyday conversations, understanding them can be extremely difficult...but there is help!
You need to know how English really sounds and get used to the speed!
Each audio product contains "real speak" versions of the dialogues and vocabulary. "Real speak" features the shortened or "real" pronunciation Americans use every day. If you want to feel comfortable speaking with Americans and understanding conversations in English, these audio products are essential. Listen to these audio products and you will be ready to hear English, understand English, and use English! SLANGMAN has created an audio program for each book, which helps you say each word just like an American! CDs also available. See why so many ESL students around the world love The Slangman Guide to Street Speak series! The book was written by American native and slang expert Slangman David Burke, author of more than 24 books on slang and idioms.

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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

This is an updated encyclopedia that explores the origins of thousands of words and phrases.The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, "The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition" has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. This encyclopedia features anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign language expressions, and phrases from literature. The emphasis throughout is on words and expressions whose origins are not adequately explained, or not addressed at all, in standard dictionaries.

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English Language Teaching in its Social Context: A Reader

English Language Teaching in its Social Context presents four major principles of English language teaching:
* focusing on the roles played by teachers and learners
* recognizing the individuality of language learners
* supporting teachers in the provision of active guidance for students' learning
* examining both positive and negative patterns of interaction between learners and teachers.
This Reader offers people unfamiliar with research in this field an overall impression of English language teaching issues while allowing the more experienced reader the opportunity to relate his or her own experiences to the theories presented.

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Letter Writing in English: Rationale and Models for Social and Business Letters

Letter Writing in English: Rationale and Models for Social and Business Letters
By Anna Maria Malkoc | U.S. Information Agency
PDF | English | 10 MB

Writing skills are often the most difficult skills for students of English as a foreign language to acquire. This may be because of the great emphasis on listening, speaking, and reading in the classroom. This sample of guided writing practice in the early stages of English instruction will help to reinforce and integrate the development of all the language skills and prepare learners for the production of written English at more advanced levels.
Letters that are well-organized in form and content generally follow a pattern that is similar to basic composition writing. Letter writing can be an effective means of introducing and reinforcing the principles of good composition in English; the writer in both cases must first organize his or her thoughts logically to convey the intended message.
This manual covers a typical structure of a well-composed letter and provides thoughtful models for social and business letters as well as simple samples of postcard writing which is an effective tool to prepare learners for production of more serious written pieces through their creative belles-lettres talent.

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Sunday 3 January 2010

Simple Writing Activities (Oxford Basics)

Simple Writing Activities (Oxford Basics)
Oxford University Press, USA (2001) | ISBN: 0194421708
PDF | English | 2.5 MB | 72 pages

This book contains 30 activities at elementary level, complete with ideas for boardwork and pictures teachers can copy. All the activities are simple and adaptable. They are particularly well-suited to classrooms where there are few resources apart from a board, paper, and pens - and of course the teacher and the learners themselves.

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Great Britain: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present

This volume is part of Facts On File's European Nations series, which is aimed predominantly at a high-school and college-student audience and provides concise country-based surveys of European history. The reference guides contain a broad array of political, cultural, social, and other content, and their arrangement facilitates browsing for the casual reader.
Eight chapters provide narrative on British history from pre-1399 to the twenty-first century. The 329-page historical dictionary covers a surprising breadth of content, with entries for British politicians, artists, writers, legal terms, governmental acts, architecture, geography, and more. Additionally, the dictionary includes references to Great Britain's involvement in Africa, India, and Ireland. A chronology is followed by four appendixes: "Maps," "Genealogies," "English Sovereigns from 899," and "United Kingdom Prime Ministers from 1721." The bibliography is substantial. Text is complemented by black-and-white photographs and illustrations.

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Friday 1 January 2010

The 100 Most Influential Philosophers of All Time

It has been said that when it comes to success, it isn't what you know, but who you know. The 100 Most Influential Philosophers of All Time is one title in this 8 book series, in which readers get the best of both worlds. Concise but information-packed biographies detail the lives and life's work of hundreds of leading individuals from an assortment of disciplines. Readers will get to know the foremost minds within science, art, writing, music, invention, politics and philosophy. Each valuable compendium offers a comprehensive index, complementary visuals, and behind-the-scenes details that reveal the very human nature behind world-changing personalities.

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The 100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance

It has been said that when it comes to success, it isn't what you know, but who you know. The 100 Most Influential Painters and Sculptors of All Time is one title in this 8 book series, in which readers get the best of both worlds. Concise but information-packed biographies detail the lives and life's work of hundreds of leading individuals from an assortment of disciplines. Readers will get to know the foremost minds within science, art, writing, music, invention, politics and philosophy. Each valuable compendium offers a comprehensive index, complementary visuals, and behind-the-scenes details that reveal the very human nature behind world-changing personalities.

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The Britannica Guide to Inventions That Changed the Modern World

The Britannica Guide to Inventions That Changed the Modern World, is one title in a 4 book series that focuses on the transformative power of various movements, voyages, conceits, and outright brainstorms. A true journey into modernity, this set delves into the facts surrounding landmark decisions, actions, and inventions that have advanced cultures, inspired humankind and forever changed the way the world works. Readers will see the world in a while new light after learning about the social movements, inventions, explorers, and theories that have created our society's substrate. A detailed table of contents allows for leisure reading by subject and also acts a quick locator for research.

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The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World

The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World, is one title in a 4 book series that focuses on the transformative power of various movements, voyages, conceits, and outright brainstorms. A true journey into modernity, this set delves into the facts surrounding landmark decisions, actions, and inventions that have advanced cultures, inspired humankind and forever changed the way the world works. Supplementing the text, which is categorized for easy referencing, are an array of photographs and illustrations that provide an unforgettable visual narrative. Readers will see the world in a new light after learning about the social movements, inventions, explorers, and theories that have created our society's substrate.

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