Cuando era niño fui fanático de un gran número de superhéroes, admiraba los poderes que tenían; hoy siendo adulto me doy cuenta de que al mirarme en el espejo puedo decidir si seré un hombre normal o extraordinario.
A gentleman knows the importance of effectively expressing, in three or four sentences, his thanks for a gift or for a job interview, conveying his sympathy, or saying he is sorry.
El presente texto aporta una síntesis aclaratoria de las principales herramientas competenciales que se necesitan para la elaboración de un mensaje escrito en sus diferentes manifestaciones o modelos, a la vez que se apuntan no sólo los patrones de corrección lingüística, sino también muchos de los errores producidos en la escritura y que se han de evitar para una redacción precisa.
En las sociedades contemporáneas, sociedades democráticas, pluralistas y mediatizadas, las distintas variantes del discurso polémico –los diversos modos de manifestación del desacuerdo, de los disensos y las diferencias, los mecanismos de descalificación y/o refutación de las ideas del adversario, las huellas y los efectos de la violencia verbal y la gestión del conflicto– parecen ser temáticas vigentes y urgentes.
A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language.
Phonics for Early LearnersA Fun and Effective Way to Teach Kids to Read (Essential Strategies and Engaging Activities to Build Strong Literacy Skills)Unlock the power of reading with this essential guide designed to help children master phonics through proven techniques and engaging activities.
Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Ancient Greek offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate the writings of Socrates and Homer.
Multiple award-winner Roger Rosenblatt has received glowing critical acclaim for his exceptional literary worksfrom the hilarious novels Lapham Rising and Beet to his poignant, heartbreaking, ultimately inspiring memoir Making Toast.
The Reward is a love story of two people brought together by the December 6, 1917, Halifax explosion, where over two thousand people were killed and more than six thousand people were severely injured.
