English Language Arts

Would you like to be able to understand people better? Would knowing about body language or behavioral traits help you in your business and personal life? Is it possible to learn this art? The short answer to the last question is yes. And understanding others, their needs and wants, is crucial when it comes to forming relationships and making a success of them, whether it is in our personal or professional lives. In this audiobook, How to Analyze People, you will uncover the secrets to working out what people want.

In Is College Worth It?, William J. Bennett and David Wilezol assess the problems of American higher education at various levels, from runaway costs to inferior academics to poor graduation rates to political indoctrination, and propose serious reforms and alternative methods for improving higher education so that it better serves our students.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Gaius Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman leader; Queen Elizabeth I, who ruled England for 45 years; George Washington, the first president of the USA; King Louis XVI, the last king of France; Winston Churchill, who led Britain in the Second World War; Che Guevara, the Argentinian doctor who fought for revolution.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Pablo Casals, the Catalan cello player; Louis Armstrong, the American trumpet player and singer; Frank Sinatra, the Italian American singer and actor; Édith Piaf, France's famous singing star; Maria Callas, the Greek opera singer; and Elvis Presley, the man who changed pop music.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Voltaire, the French writer who believed in equality for all; Charlotte Brontë, the British novelist who wrote Jane Eyre; Mark Twain, the American who wrote Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer; Jacques Prévert, the writer known in France as 'the People's Poet'; Ayn Rand, whose writing expressed her own philosophical ideas; and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who wrote about life in a Soviet Labour Camp.

The inspiring stories of five people who changed history, including Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in the USA; Pérez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as the 'King of Mambo'; Ella Fitzgerald, the most popular female jazz singer in the USA; Luciano Pavarotti, one of the world's best opera singers; and John Lennon, member of the famous band The Beatles.

The inspiring stories of five people who changed history, including Leonardo da Vinci, who painted the Mona Lisa; Christopher Wren, who rebuilt London; Antoni Gaudí, who built the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona; Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish painter; and Frida Kahlo, the famous Mexican female artist.

Charlemagne is reported to have said that “to speak another language is to possess another soul”. The Art of Learning a Foreign Language consists of all the things I wish I knew at various stages of my language learning journey during the last 15 years—as a hobbyist, student, academic, and professional linguist. This book is designed to help the learner avoid many pitfalls and seize opportunities, with lessons on choosing a target language, travel, accent, immersion, technology, learning approaches, and the lifestyle habits of professional linguists.

Here's the deal. You have tried various methods to understand how the world around you works in order to live a fair life with safety and happiness, but sometimes, you still feel insecure about making important decisions. You would like to gain more awareness and wisdom to make the right decision and make your life better and happier.

Would you like to know the methods of Dark Psychology? Do you think somebody is utilizing control strategies to deal with your activities? Do you feel that your life is gaining out of power? On the off chance that you need to comprehend the impacts of mental control, to perceive and differentiate them in a split second, at that point continue perusing.

Many people find themselves uncomfortable in small talk, since they lack the communication skills necessary for meeting new people and having a conversation. This audiobook introduces you to the art of small talk through the development of communication skills necessary for you to participate in drawing room conversation. In 10 easy-to-follow chapters, this audiobook takes you through the fine points of communication. The audiobook is replete with examples from real-life situations.

Mit Mini Ducks gelingt der spielerischer Einstieg in die englische Sprache für die ganz Kleinen! Ganz einfach eintauchen in die Fremdsprache. Singen und sprechen mit begleitenden Körperbewegungen - so lernen die Kleinen Englisch fast wie ihre Muttersprache. Lieder und Reime laden die ganz Kleinen ab 0 Monaten in die Welt der Fremdsprache ein. Dieses Programm ist vielseitig einsetzbar - in Spielgruppen, Kursen oder einfach zu Hause. Erspielen sie gemeinsam mit den Kindern die Lieder und Reime.

Este libro ofrece a los estudiantes de español e inglés de todos los niveles la oportunidad de disfrutar de una amplia gama de chistes breves, judíos y de una sola frase sin tener que recurrir constantemente a un diccionario. ¡Verdaderamente, un aprendizaje divertido! Los chistes en este libro son de una sola frase porque son más baratos de producir y distribuir. No obstante, advertimos a los lectores que no obtendrán ningún descuento. Nuestra política es no transferir nuestros ahorros a los clientes potenciales. Es más rentable hacerte reír que hacerte llorar.

Growing up on the Osage Indian reservation, Maria Tallchief was a gifted pianist and dancer. According to Osage tradition, women are not permitted to dance, but Maria's parents recognized her gifts and allowed her to break the rule. Then when Maria reached the age of twelve, her father told her it was time to choose between her two loves. Maria chose ballet. It was a decision that would change not only the course of her life, but the face of classical ballet in America. The fascinating story of Maria Tallchief's rise to become America's prima ballerina will captivate young listeners.

This is a most fitting tribute to a great man who proudly celebrated the history of African-Americans, from slavery to civil rights struggles.

The award-winning author/illustrator team of Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney - creators of the popular picture book "Alvin Ailey" - now present a swinging, vibrant audiobook about the jazz composer Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as "Duke".

William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays. But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time... or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet... or when his only son died? We know the facts of his life, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.

Science has defined human personality types to a fine point that identifies the clear categories that you fall into and furthermore explains what motivates and drives each one of us as a unique personality.

In this slim memoir, Theodor Kallifatides explores the interplay of meaningful living and meaningful work, and the timeless question of how to reconcile oneself to aging. But he also comments on worrying trends in contemporary Europe - from religious intolerance and prejudice against immigrants to housing crises and gentrification - and his sadness at the battered state of his beloved Greece. Kallifatides offers an eloquent, thought-provoking meditation on the writing life, and an author’s place in a changing world.

Award-winning author Alex Temblador discusses one of the most contentious topics in creative writing: crafting a character whose identity is historically marginalized. What is “identity,” and how do unconscious biases and bias blocks impact and influence what we write? What is intersectionality? You’ll learn about identity terms, stereotypes, and tropes, and receive genre-specific advice related to various identities to consider when writing different races and ethnicities, sexual and romantic orientations, gender identities, disabilities, nationalities, and more.

This short audiobook is a look at how you can deal with being alone. I want to start out first by saying this is not another self-help from an authority on human behavior. This is more of a journey I had to take myself and discover that it is great being alone. I jotted down some steps I took, and hopefully they will work for you. One thing is for sure: You will learn what a great person you really are. This book is for all those who want to understand their fear of being alone and their loneliness and change it into self-love.