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Signs of Life: Bio Art and Beyond
The theory and practice of bio art, a new art form that uses the materials and processes of biotechnology, with examples of work by such prominent artists as Eduardo Kac and Marc Quinn.
Bio art is a new art form that has emerged from the cultural impact and increasing accessibility of contemporary biotechnology. Signs of Life is the first book to focus exclusively on art that uses biotechnology as its medium, defining and discussing the theoretical and historical implications of bio art and offering examples of work by prominent artists.
Bio art manipulates the processes of life; in its most radical form, it invents or transforms living organisms. It is not representational; bio art is in vivo. (A celebrated example is Eduardo Kac's own GFP Bunny, centered on Alba, the transgenic fluorescent green rabbit.) The creations of bio art become a part of evolution and, provided they are capable of reproduction, can last as long as life exists on earth. Thus, bio art raises unprecedented questions about the future of life, evolution, society, and art.
The contributors to Signs of Life articulate the critical theory of bio art and document its fundamental works. The writers--who include such prominent scholars as Barbara Stafford, Eugene Thacker, and Dorothy Nelkin--consider the culture and aesthetics of biotechnology, the ethical and philosophical aspects of bio art, and biology in art history. The section devoted to artworks and artists includes George Gessert's Why I Breed Plants, Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr's Semi-Living Art, Marc Quinn's Genomic Portrait, and Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey's Chlorophyll.
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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
A Christmas Carol is one of the best loved and most quoted of all English language Christmas stories. First published in 1843, it never fails to make an appearance every Christmas in some form. Ebenezer Scrooge, a most disagreeable curmudgeon, is visited by the ghost of his partner Jacob Marley. Marley informs him that he is to receive three visitors this Christmas Eve. They are the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. By the next morning the change in Scrooge is astonishing, he has become a kind, generous, caring and thoughtful person. Dickens' flair for characters has left us with two who have gone past the story and entered into the English speaking culture - Scrooge and Tiny Tim.
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Stars and Cars of the 50`s
An accessible smaller-sized paperback edition of this bestselling publication. A must-have for all lovers of the 50s. Featuring icons such as Audrey Hepburn, Pablo Picasso and Brigitte Bardotand their splendid automobiles. A nifty gift for all fans
of a glamorous decade. A reprieve from post-war austerity, the 1950s epitomized a time of glamour with its film icons and automobiles, which are admired and emulated to this day. Nothing said, "You've made it," quite like getting glammed up and goin
g for a spin in your brand new automobile. The shapes and shades of cars were bright and exaggerated. Car design showed a fervent embrace of the future and a willingness to experiment with something new. Riviera Cocktail photographer Edward Quinn cap
tured all the stars and idols from the worlds of film, music, and the arts, as well as their admirers. Picasso and his Hispano-Suiza, Brigitte Bardot in her Lancia, and many more are featured with their motor toys. With a keen eye and playful exubera
nce, his images define fifties style.
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Oxford Guide to British and American Culture
Talks about the rich, the famous and the infamous, history, tradition, folklore, legends, nursery rhymes, festivals, music, food, and attitudes. Suitable as a reference support for culture and institutions courses and inter-cultural awareness training, this title contains over 10,000 entries and many illustrations.
Family and Friends 2 Student Book + CD
No other course offers you the same benefits as Family and Friends. The exceptionally strong skills training programme includes a focus on real speaking and writing output. Plus: the amazing package of integrated print and digital resources suits all teaching situations and learner types, supporting students, teachers, and parents. Use it with First Friends to make it an eight or nine-year course. * Exceptionally strong skills training programme * Amazing package of integrated print and digital resources * Time to talk! Student Audio CD with additional speaking practice * Step-by-step phonics programme * Values syllabus - social and emotional skills * Testing resources - include Cambridge Young Learners English Tests and Trinity Examinations Exceptionally strong skills training with a particular focus on speaking - that’s what you get with Family and Friends. How? The clear methodology, with objectives for every lesson, and carefully staged activities support your students’ learning. So does the controlled Skills Time programme, which enables your students to continually improve their listening, speaking, and literacy skills. Phonics is straightforward and fun! The progression is specially written for non-native speakers, meaning each sound is taught in a way that’s easy to understand. The writing activities are very well structured and help you teach students essential sub-skills, such as punctuation, so they feel ready to do their own personalized writing in the Workbook and worksheets from the Teacher’s Resource CD. The picture dictionary and wordlists at the back of the book offer students additional support for reading and writing activities. The wide variety of linked print and digital resources helps you to meet the needs of students with different learning styles and makes your lessons more engaging. The Teacher’s Resource CD is packed full of photocopiable resources such as values worksheets, extra writing pages, and cut-and-make activities. Do you need help preparing for tests? There are print-ready and editable tests with audio on the Teacher’s Resource CD along with practice papers for Cambridge Young Learners English Tests which you can print and use, or customize to practice a particular language point or to suit mixed ability classes. But Family and Friends is not only about academic success: it develops the whole child too. The values syllabus helps children develop social and emotional skills which guarantee success in the classroom and at home.
The Lifted Veil and Brother Jacob
`She had believed that my wild poet's passion for her would make me her slave; and that, being her slave, I should execute her will in all things.' The Lifted Veil was first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1859. A dark fantasy woven from contemporary
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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun
The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrun, and the Fall of the Nibelungs. "Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed h
Oxford Dictionary and thesaurus of Current English
Containing over 100,000 definitions and alternative words, the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus of Current English is a one-stop guide offering wide-ranging coverage of everyday English, with dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page. Accessible and user friendly, its clear layout and jargon-free entries make it quick and easy to find the word you need. Also included is a handy Spell-it-right guide, offering help with problem words, lists of common confusables, and tips on how to improve your spelling. Replaces the Oxford Quick Reference Dictionary and Thesaurus ISBN 0-19-860169-7.
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
A New York Times and Washington Post notable book, and one of theFinancial Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Slate, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, andBookPage's best books of the year An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is the remarkable story of a young man haunted by a great loss; of dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around us; and of a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present. Here Haruki Murakami?one of the most revered voices in literature today?gives us a story of love, friendship, and heartbreak for the ages.
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The Rough Guide to Devon and Cornwall
"The Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall" is the ultimate travel companion to this fascinating peninsula, with detailed coverage of all the best local attractions and clear, stylish maps. Discover the region's highlights from the beaches of Barnstaple Bay to the galleries of St Ives, the coziest pubs and the tastiest fish and chips, with stunning colour photography to bring everything to life. Detailed practical advice will help you navigate your way around, discover the best places to surf and cycle and unearth the finest country walks. Up-to-date and honest reviews of the best hotels, campsites, bars and restaurants for all budgets will all ensure that you make the most of your time in this stunning region. Make the most of your time with "The Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall".
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Family and Friends 2nd Edition 5 Workbook + Online
Combines brand-new fl uency, digital and assessment resources with the features teachers love from the fi rst edition: exceptionally strong skills training, unique phonics programme, civic education and comprehensive testing.
Family and Friends 2nd Edition Online Practice is an easy to use online management system for teachers, students and parents. It provides additional interactive material linked to every lesson in the Class Books.
• Teachers can easily give homework which is marked and recorded automatically. You can also engage with your pupils directly through email and discussion forums.
• Students have interactive practice in grammar, vocabulary and the four key skills. They can also communicate and share their work with other members of the class.
• Parents can support and view their child’s progress online.
You can access Online Practice using the access card in your Family and Friends 2nd Edition Teacher’s Book Plus. Student access codes are in the Workbook with Online Practice and on standalone cards.
Online Practice is compatible on a range of platforms. It can be used with a laptop, PC, Android device or iPad©
Family and Friends 2nd Edition 4 Workbook + Online
Combines brand-new fl uency, digital and assessment resources with the features teachers love from the fi rst edition: exceptionally strong skills training, unique phonics programme, civic education and comprehensive testing.
Family and Friends 2nd Edition Online Practice is an easy to use online management system for teachers, students and parents. It provides additional interactive material linked to every lesson in the Class Books.
• Teachers can easily give homework which is marked and recorded automatically. You can also engage with your pupils directly through email and discussion forums.
• Students have interactive practice in grammar, vocabulary and the four key skills. They can also communicate and share their work with other members of the class.
• Parents can support and view their child’s progress online.
You can access Online Practice using the access card in your Family and Friends 2nd Edition Teacher’s Book Plus. Student access codes are in the Workbook with Online Practice and on standalone cards.
Online Practice is compatible on a range of platforms. It can be used with a laptop, PC, Android device or iPad©
Family and Friends 2nd Edition 6 Workbook + Online
Combines brand-new fl uency, digital and assessment resources with the features teachers love from the fi rst edition: exceptionally strong skills training, unique phonics programme, civic education and comprehensive testing.
Family and Friends 2nd Edition Online Practice is an easy to use online management system for teachers, students and parents. It provides additional interactive material linked to every lesson in the Class Books.
• Teachers can easily give homework which is marked and recorded automatically. You can also engage with your pupils directly through email and discussion forums.
• Students have interactive practice in grammar, vocabulary and the four key skills. They can also communicate and share their work with other members of the class.
• Parents can support and view their child’s progress online.
You can access Online Practice using the access card in your Family and Friends 2nd Edition Teacher’s Book Plus. Student access codes are in the Workbook with Online Practice and on standalone cards.
Online Practice is compatible on a range of platforms. It can be used with a laptop, PC, Android device or iPad©
Family and Friends 2nd Edition 3 Workbook + Online
Combines brand-new fl uency, digital and assessment resources with the features teachers love from the fi rst edition: exceptionally strong skills training, unique phonics programme, civic education and comprehensive testing.
Family and Friends 2nd Edition Online Practice is an easy to use online management system for teachers, students and parents. It provides additional interactive material linked to every lesson in the Class Books.
• Teachers can easily give homework which is marked and recorded automatically. You can also engage with your pupils directly through email and discussion forums.
• Students have interactive practice in grammar, vocabulary and the four key skills. They can also communicate and share their work with other members of the class.
• Parents can support and view their child’s progress online.
You can access Online Practice using the access card in your Family and Friends 2nd Edition Teacher’s Book Plus. Student access codes are in the Workbook with Online Practice and on standalone cards.
Online Practice is compatible on a range of platforms. It can be used with a laptop, PC, Android device or iPad©
Oxford Bookworms Library 6 Decline and Fall
After a wild, drunken party, Paul Pennyfeather is forced to leave Oxford and begin a new life out in the wide world. His experiences take him from a boys' private school in Wales, where he meets some rather strange people, to a life of luxury in a grand country house and the Ritz Hotel, and then to seven years' hard labour in prison. Where will it all end? The black humour of this story about English society in the 1920s is as fresh today as it was when the novel was first written.
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The Elephant and the Bad Baby NE
"The Elephant and the Bad Baby" is the classic story from Elfrida Vipont and Raymond Briggs. The Elephant takes the Bad Baby for a ride and they go 'rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta down the road.' They help themselves to ice creams, pies, buns, crisps, biscuits, lollipops and apples, and the shopkeepers follow them down the road shouting and waving. All ends well as the Bad Baby learns to say 'Please' and his mother makes pancakes for everyone. Elfrida Vipont worked as a teacher, singer and writer. She wrote over 30 books and won the Carnegie Medal in 1950 for Lark on the Wing. Raymond Briggs has produced wonderful children's books including the classic titles "The Snowman", "Father Christmas" and "When the Wind Blows" - all made into immensely successful films. Raymond lives in Sussex. Look out for these other titles by Raymond Briggs: The Snowman; The Elephant and the Bad Baby; Father Christmas; Fungus the Bogeyman; Raymond Briggs' Christmas Little Library; The Father Christmas it's a Bloomin' Terrible Joke Book; Jim and the Beanstalk; Father Christmas Goes on Holiday.
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Phonetique en dialogues + CD
La Phonétique en dialogues s'adresse des adultes et grands adolescents de niveau débutant. L'ouvrage permet d'aborder les caractéristiques articulatoires et prosodiques majeures du français ainsi que les problmes attenants tels que la liaison ou le rapport phonie/graphie illustré par des tableaux trs complets en fin de volume. Les dialogues et les exercices de discrimination auditive sont enregistrés sur un CD audio joint. Phonétique en dialogues est organisé autour de 22 leçons structurées de la manire suivante : Un dialogue vivant, humoristique et illustré met en jeu deux personnages impliqués dans une scne de la vie quotidienne et contient une forte récurrence des sons faisant l'objet de la leçon. Le vocabulaire est simple et usuel, soutenu si nécessaire par quelques notes. Il facilite l'acquisition des sons et du rythme tout en plaçant l'apprentissage dans la réalité de la communication. Une partie Explication " autour des sons, généralement étudiés par couple. On y met en relief la différence d'articulation entre le son acquérir et celui susceptible d'tre prononcé par rapprenant. Une série d'exercices oraux : discrimination auditive (enregistrés sur le CD), répétition de mots ou de phrases, transformation d'énoncés et rapport phonie/graphie (l'écriture est sollicitée dans ce dernier type), rythme et prosodie dans les dernires leçons. A la fin de chaque partie un bilan fait la synthse des leçons abordées. Tous les exercices sont accompagnés de leurs corrigés."
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Locked Room and Other Horror Stories
A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the greatest horror writers of all time.
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Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test
* Master essential grammar * Boost your vocabulary * Improve your TOEFL score! * Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test is designed to help students master the vocabulary and grammar that they require to get a high score in the TOEFL test. This book also exposes students to the task types they will encounter in the TOEFL test. There are tips and strategies for how to approach the various test tasks which will enable students to improve their skills, gain confidence, and achieve the score they need. It is ideal for use alongside Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT Test: Reading and Writing and Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT Test: Speaking and Listening. Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test features: * An overview of each part of the TOEFL test * Twenty thematically-organised units of vocabulary, & twenty units of grammar practice, identifying the key grammar points most needed in each part of the test * MP3 audio CD * Full audio script and answer key - ideal for use in the classroom and for self-study * Academic word list - a useful reference tool containing the key vocabulary students need for the TOEFL test Each unit is laid out in a clear, easy-to-follow style with practice activities and guidance to enable efficient practice for the TOEFL test. Each unit contains: * Overview - for quick reference on the core vocabulary or g grammar of the unit * Study tips - to help students to remember what they have learned and improve their study technique * Test practice activities - set in the style that students will encounter them in the test, to help familiarize students with all aspects of the test * Test tips - useful tips to help students improve their performance on Test day * Vocabulary building feature - to increase students' lexical ability Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test is powered by language from the Collins COBUILD corpus. The 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus is the world's largest database of the English language and is updated every month. You can be sure the language you learn is up-to-date.
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