"A gripping and gloriously treacherous thriller without guide ropes or safety nets. Leave all certainties by the door." Frances Hardinge A taut thriller about murder, maths and the mind. Peter Blankman is afraid of everything and must confront unimaginable terror when his mother is attacked.

Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a maths prodigy. He also suffers from severe panic attacks. Afraid of everything, he finds solace in the orderly and logical world of mathematics and in the love of hi...

De laatste jaren is de aandacht voor goede schrijfvaardigheid en zakelijk schrijven binnen het hbo toegenomen. Gedegen onderzoek doen, kritisch nadenken bij alles wat je leest, een tekst helder structureren, foutvrij taalgebruik hanteren en sterke argumentatie gebruiken; het zijn allemaal vaardigheden die studenten nodig hebben om op hbo-niveau te schrijven. Daarnaast zijn het vaardigheden die niet elke student even vanzelfsprekend beheerst. Daarom is er nu Tekstzinnig.

Tekstzinnig helpt stud...

Wat is een goede les? En wat doet een effectieve leraar?

In De zes rollen van de leraar beschrijft Martie Slooter wat leraren kunnen doen om leerlingen daadwerkelijk te laten leren. Ze beschrijft effectief lerarengedrag aan de hand van zes rollen:

* de gastheer;

* de presentator;

* de didacticus;

* de pedagoog;

* de afsluiter;

* de coach.

Dit boek is gebaseerd op de meest actuele, wetenschappelijke inzichten over hoe leerlingen tot leren komen. Slooter gaat niet alleen in op de basiskennis, -...

Cal has very few choices in life. He can continue working at the abattoir that sickens him, or join the ranks of the unemployed. He can brood on his past or try to plan a future with Marcella.

Cal is a haunting love story set against the fear and violence of Ulster, where tenderness and innocence must struggle to survive.

Half boy. Half God. All Hero. Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.

A stunning edition of this modern classic of World War One, featuring an introduction by the author and insightful testimonies from soldiers.

Raymond Murphy's English Grammar in Use is the first choice for intermediate (B1-B2) learners and covers all the grammar you will need at this level. This book has clear explanations and practice exercises that have helped millions of people around the world improve their English. It also includes an interactive ebook with audio that you can use online or download to your iPad or Android tablet.

It is perfect for self-study and can also be used by teachers as a supplementary book in classrooms.

The Student's Book takes students from the traditional practice of grammar forms through to topic-based practice exercises. Grammar is clearing presented and explained at each level with review sections assessing student understanding and providing extra practice. The CD-ROM contains a glossary, extra practice for each unit and printable tests.

Mom, I went to the store. See inside the fridge. I watered the plants.

I cleaned out Peter's cage. I tidied the sitting room. And the kitchen.

And I did the washing up. I'm going to bed. Your live-in servant, Claire Life on the Refrigerator Door is told exclusively through notes exchanged by Claire and her mother, Elizabeth, during the course of a life-altering year.

Their story builds to an emotional crescendo when Elizabeth is diagnosed with breast cancer. Stunningly sad but ultimately upli...

No single country has had a larger impact on the past century than America; and most experts agree that the role of English as a world language is due in part to the world's largest economy and third largest country, the United States. But the America of today is also a coutnry of contradictions. It is a country born out of peace and progress, but also out of violence and revolt. Aspects of the USA offers students of English and EFL teachers a broad introduction to the United States, includin...