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Discovering Sociolinguistics
From Theory to Practice
2017 || Paperback || Dick Smakman || Bloomsbury Publishing
The second half of the book equips readers with the skills needed to undertake sociolinguistic research of their own. This is an ideal introductory text for students taking courses in sociolinguistics, language and society, language in use or language variation.
The New Spirituality
An Introduction to Progressive Belief in the Twenty-first Century
2007 || Paperback || Gordon Lynch || Bloomsbury Publishing
Gives an account of the emergence of progressive religious thinkers and organisations on the 'religious left'. This book offers an analysis of the cultural roots, key ideas and organisational structures of this faith, assessing its significance in the changing moral and religious landscape of contemporary western society.
Woman Hollering Creek
2004 || Paperback || Sandra Cisneros || Bloomsbury Publishing
This is a collection of short stories which bring to life the sounds and smells of Mexico - with breathtaking range and authority, whose characters give life to the varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. From a young girl revealing secrets only an eleven-year-old can know, to a witch woman circling above the village on a pre-dawn flight, the women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.
Pigeon English
|| Stephen Kelman || Bloomsbury Publishing
Eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku, the second best runner in Year 7, races through his new life in England with his personalised trainers - the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen - blissfully unaware of the very real threat around him. Newly-arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister Lydia, Harri absorbs the many strange elements of city life, from the bewildering array of Haribo sweets, to the frightening, fascinating gang of older boys from his school. But his life is changed for...
Holes
2015 || Paperback || Louis Sachar || Bloomsbury Publishing
'This is a story of friendship with the cleverest of plot twists, and descriptions so vivid you can feel the heat of Stanley's desert prison burning off the page. A total must-read' The Times 'Totally absorbing and beautifully written' The Bookseller
Marketing Strategy / 2nd Edition
Based on First Principles and Data Analytics
2021 || Paperback || Robert W. Palmatier e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing
Marketing Strategy offers a unique and dynamic approach based on four underlying principles that underpin marketing today: All customers differ; All customers change; All competitors react; and All resources are limited. The structured framework of this acclaimed textbook allows marketers to develop effective and flexible strategies to deal with diverse marketing problems under varying circumstances. Uniquely integrating marketing analytics and data driven techniques with fundamental strategi...
The Lowland
Shortlisted for The Booker Prize and The Women's Prize for Fiction
2022 || Paperback || Jhumpa Lahiri || Bloomsbury Publishing
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013From Subhash's earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk and in the hyacinth-strewn ponds where they played for hours on end, Udayan was always in his older brother's sight. So close in age, they were inseparable in childhood and yet, as the years pass - as U.S tanks r...
Principles of Yacht Design
2022 || Hardcover || Lars Larsson e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing || ook als eBook
Principles of Yacht Design has established itself as the standard book on the subject for practising designers, naval architecture students, discerning boat owners as well as the boatbuilding industry as a whole. The fifth edition is completely revised and expanded. It examines every aspect of the process of yacht and powerboat design.
The new edition includes new findings from recent research in aero and hydrodynamics, as well as covering the most recent changes to building standards. The au...
Linguistics / 2nd edition
An Introduction
2015 || Paperback || William B. McGregor || Bloomsbury Publishing
This is the new edition of Linguistics: An Introduction. It is a bestselling introductory textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies.
This reworked edition features:
-new chapters on sign languages, writing, and text and discourse
-coverage of writing in electronic media
-revised and updated chapters on languages of the world and psycholinguistics
Firmly based around taught courses and catering to student needs, it addresses all the topics that a student will need in thei...
Theory and Methods in Political Science / 4th edition
2017 || Paperback || Vivien Lowndes e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing
A broad-ranging and pluralistic textbook which highlights the rich variety of approaches to studying politics. Written by an international team of experts, this fully revised fourth edition offers cutting-edge coverage from fundamental to contemporary issues. Integrating guides to further reading and clear examples of how research methods can be applied, it enables readers to feel confident about taking their study of politics forward.
An ideal foundation for study and research in political s...