Written primarily for AS and A-Level English courses, but of interest to university students on related courses, this book is designed to make an intuitive understanding of language explicit. By focusing on language use in different contexts, it encourages an investigative and interpretative approach.
Mastering Modern German History 1864-1990 addresses the key political, social and economic developments in German history from 1864, to unification, through to the collapse of the Berlin Wall and re-unification. Completely accessible and written in an engaging and lucid style, this text provides students with an in-depth look at Germany and its complex past.
Personal financial planning is a life skill that involves both knowledge of theory and the ability to apply this theory to practice. Personal Finance aims to equip you with the competence needed to confidently navigate your way around the complex world of finance and make your money work for you.
This practical text supports the learning and application of communication and basic counselling and enhances the value of even the shortest exchange by showing how essential skills of attention, reflective listening and positive use of communication skills, support a helping and respectful approach to clients.
Mastering Accounting Skills is a clear explanatory text designed for beginners with no prior knowledge or experience of the discipline. The text contains many practical assignments that reflect the assessment requirements of the manual units for OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA) Levels 1, 2 and 3 Book-keeping and Accounting qualifications. Step-by-step illustrations enable students to gain a real understanding of the principles and procedures of Book-keeping and Accounting.
This book is for anyone wanting to improve their communication skills and knowledge of how communication works in organizations. It provides guidance on telephoning and text messaging, interviewing, meetings, giving presentations, speaking in public, letter and report writing, emailing and netiquette, visual and non-verbal communication. There are plenty of activities and exercises throughout so that readers can check their progress. The fourth edition of this best-selling book has been revised to bring it fully up-to-date, taking into account the latest developments in communication and technology. It also includes new material on the ways in which human interactions can be improved by an awareness of different social psychology approaches.
Mastering Public Relations takes a strategic management approach to exploring this complex and critical dimension of management and planning. This wide-ranging, detailed and highly readable insight into public relations includes multiple case studies and examples to provide a well-balanced interpretation of both theory and practice.
The fourth edition of this best-selling coursebook is designed to help college and first year university students. It requires no previous knowledge and covers international relations and major conflicts during the Twentieth Century, as well as the internal affairs of the great powers - USA, Russia/USSR and China. Coverage is brought right up to the present, with sections on September 11th and the war against global terrorism, the war in Iraq, global warming and the AIDS/HIV pandemic.
'I think students could do with reading a book like this which covers the main ground quickly and simply. It would also do as a 'refresher' book...many books of this kind can be returned to afterwards for a 'remind read.' - Martin Coyle, Chair of English Literature, Cardiff University, UK
The third edition of this leading text provides a comprehensive guide to the what and how of literary study. Attention is paid to the details of literary language and includes a wide variety of examples. In view of the shifts in the teaching of English Literature over recent years, more emphasis has been placed on contextualizing literature and this updated version takes these changes into account by incorporating more material on historical and cultural contexts as well as in-depth discussions on novels, drama and poetry.
Mastering English Language combines a systematic, detailed and lively approach that will stimulate, clarify and, where necessary, simplify many essential matters relating to the English language. The new edition has been extensively rewritten to take into account examination changes. The book will empower students by developing their effectiveness in speaking, reading and writing in the classroom, examination-room, place of work or at home. Topics covered include the components of expression; words, sentences, paragraphs; idea - formation; specific writing techniques and types of literary composition.
The third edition of this book brings the story of British history up to the general election of 1997, the end of the Thatcherite era and the eighteen year period of Conservative domination. This edition is specifically designed to help Advanced Level students and undergraduates; all the chapters contain new material, taking into account the latest research and the most recent interpretations, and there are new chapters and sections. Contains A Level style questions, some of which are taken from A Level papers. The general reader will find the book informative and enjoyable, and will find the source material stimulating and enlightening.
