English Language

Hail Mary, Sports Widows! Get off the bench and into the game with a relationship kick off that will lead you straight into the end zone. In less than an hour, you can learn all the football basics you need to help you connect with your favorite guy.

Author Dr. Etel Leit is one of the foremost experts in the world on teaching parents sign language for babies and American Sign Language for kids. She has appeared on NBC Nightly News, KTLA Morning Show and teaches the Master’s program at USC. In You Are My SignShine, children’s sign language and parenting advice authority Etel Leit, MS, draws on years of experience improving family communication by teaching sign language to parents of hearing children, including pre-verbal babies, toddlers and children with special needs, such as autism, Down Syndrome and cerebral palsy. In this ...

Explore the fascinating world of Neanderthals and their profound impact on human language evolution in "Ancient Whispers." This comprehensive ebook delves into the lives of our closest extinct relatives, examining their communication methods, social structures, and cognitive abilities. From the latest genetic discoveries to the intricate artifacts they left behind, "Ancient Whispers" provides a detailed look at how Neanderthal communication has shaped modern human language. Discover how Neanderthals adapted to diverse environments across Europe and Asia, their sophisticated tool-making ...

This beginner-level audio course in Greek put the focus on the mastery of key commonly used words and phrases, streamlined over five comprehensive sessions. It adopts an intuitive approach aimed at fostering both comprehension and pronunciation skills, avoiding the complexities of grammar to ensure a smooth learning curve for novices. The course structure is designed to educate learners in the most essential aspects of the Greek language necessary for everyday communication, emphasizing practical vocabulary that can be immediately applied in real-life situations.

Deep in the Black Forest, a mad clockmaker is using his world-famous cuckoo clocks in a devious plot to take over the world! It's up to you to get past his minions, find the clockmaker, foil his evil plans, and save the world. That's a tall order! What will you need to complete it? Well, for starters, you'll need a working knowledge of the German language.

All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of words. Where does our linguistic creativity come from? How does the endless scope of language emerge from our limited selves? Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics, David Adger takes the listener on a journey to the hidden structure behind all we say (or sign) and understand.

Imagine walking into a room and immediately feeling the warmth of connection as your smile lights up the atmosphere around you. You notice how others mirror your openness, and suddenly, you've transformed the space into a hub of engagement and understanding. Nonverbal communication holds the key to these enriching interactions, often conveying messages more powerful than words alone.

These 11 thematic chapters and compelling conversation topics have been selected and revised for The Language Company in their Level 2 speaking skills class. This high intermediate ESL (English as a Second Language) conversation textbook includes quotations, paraphrasing activities, proverbs, quotations, surveys, and online assignments. Chapter titles are: Being Yourself; Studying English; Pet Peeves; Holidays and Celebrations; Eating Out; What Do You Think?; Change; Handling Stress; Work Relationships; Practicing Job Interviews; Voting and Choosing Leaders. All chapters are adapted from ...

Listening in English is perhaps the most effective way to build up your vocabulary. With our book English Short Stories for Beginners and Intermediate Learners, you can practice listening while working on your English vocabulary and grammar skills as an ESL learner.

These four bestselling writing and thesaurus guides, “The Writer’s Guide to Character Emotion,” “The Writer’s Guide to Character Expression,” “The Writer’s Guide to Vivid Settings and Characters,” and "The Writer's Guide to Characters, Plots, and Scenes" have been combined to create one remarkable single volume! This comprehensive edition contains over 600 pages of guidance to inspire your creative muse with descriptive ways to craft a riveting novel that instantly grabs a reader’s attention. Writers will get the essential skills needed to significantly enhance their ...

Obedience isn’t demanded—it’s designed. It is layered, embedded, and reinforced until submission feels not only inevitable but desired. A Master Class in Master/slave Authoritarian Hypnosis and Operator/subject Mind Control Methods: Undisclosed Tactics and Teachings of Influence and Domination, Volume One.Five takes you deeper into the mechanics of command-based influence, identity shaping, and advanced reinforcement strategies used to condition responses, behaviors, and perceptions. This book isn’t an introduction—it’s an evolution. Designed for those who already grasp the ...

Understanding human emotions can be difficult! Did you know that the human face has about 43 muscles? All of these muscles work together to form expressions that let us know how people are feeling. Some people immediately figure out which muscle combinations are connected to specific feelings. Other people learn to read the human face and look at body language clues to figure it out These people look for clues and other signs, just like detectives! This feeling detective book can help you learn to find the clues about how people are feeling!

What if the Basque separatist group, ETA, ever tried gaining support from within the United States? An international crime investigation from California to the French Basque Country. For fans of The Basque History of the World and the Baztan Trilogy. A prominent Basque-American politician is murdered in San Francisco. The politician criticized Basque separatist group Euskadi ta Askatasuna’s violent campaign for an independent Basque Country in Northwestern Spain and Southwestern France. With suspicion of ETA involvement, the first of its kind in the U.S., a seasoned FBI agent and a young ...

What if your political identity, your core beliefs, and even your taste in snack food weren’t really yours? What if they were built out of language, hijacked by desire, and quietly manipulated by slogans, myths, and a Symbolic Order you didn’t ask to be born into? Welcome to the world of Jacques Lacan, where nothing means what it seems, and everything is your unconscious acting out.

*Previously titled, "Danger at the Door."* Since her fiance's tragic death, Laney rarely leaves her home, and even then it's only for emergencies. Over time, she becomes a recluse. Loneliness begins to dominate her life, but it's the overwhelming fear that controls it. She manages to survive -- barely -- on food delivery services and her work-at-home job. When she tries to move on from her grief the commemorative meal she orders is ruined, but it leads to an unlikely friendship with an attractive man who speaks little English. Bojan feels awful about delivering the ruined meal. He befriends...

How to Analyze People Like a Human Lie Detector gives you powerful tools and proven psychological techniques to decode body language, interpret hidden intentions, and spot manipulative behavior instantly.

Language, Ideology, and Totalitarianism: Rereading Orwell’s 1984 in the Context of Trump’s Presidency Language, Ideology, and Totalitarianism: Rereading Orwell’s 1984 in the Context of Trump’s Presidency is a compelling and timely exploration of how language, ideology, and power intersect in totalitarian regimes. Drawing from the profound insights of George Orwell’s 1984 and the political landscape of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, this book uncovers chilling parallels between the dystopian world of Oceania and contemporary America. Discover the shocking parallels between George ...

The Online ESL (English as a Second Language) market is booming in China with no sign of slowing down. Learn how teachers like myself are earning $1,000 - $2,000/month in part-time income plus the potential to earn even more with bonuses. Learn how you can teach children from another country all the while sitting in the comfort of your own home. Teachers are in high demand and it's great steady income. To date, I've taught over 2,400 classes to over 7,500 students in Mainland China.

Marriages are supposed to be happy! In this book, "I wish my Husband was like my last Boyfriend", Darrell Combs will share with you 10 keys to a happy marriage and 32 happy nuggets of wisdom for your marriage. Don't give up on your marriage before you read this book! These are not the only keys, but they are time proven keys. Darrell Combs and his wife, Angie Combs has been happily married over 25 years and knows a thing or two about what it takes to stay that way. Grab a cup of coffee, or your favorite beverage and enjoy this profound revelation.

After years of teaching intermediate students who never seemed to improve, I decided to find out what the problem was. Essentially, intermediate students get stuck because learning at this stage is a different type of learning than at the beginner stage. You have mastered the grammar and the basic vocabulary, but most textbooks just carry on like nothing has changed. However, what you need at the intermediate stage is not just more dry grammar and lists of vocabulary.