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It's Not What You Sign, It's How You Sign It: Politeness in American Sign Language - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Written by Jack Hoza (Director of the Sign Language Interpretation Program at the University of New Hampshire, Manchester) It's Not What You Sign, It's How Your Sign It: Politeness In American Sign Language is an analysis of linguistic strategies employed by ASL signers as compared to English speakers, with regard to the social variables of specific contexts. Chapters contrast requests in ASL and English, rejections in ASL and English, the interconnection between fluency and politeness, and much more. A scholarly text ideal for intermediate to advanced linguistic students and scholars, It's Not What You Sign, It's How You Sign It is a welcome contribution to language and communication studies shelves.
GETTING WHAT YOU WANT CL - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: My intention in this book is polemical, but not rhetorical. For while I shall try to persuade readers that the whole idea of a liberal morality is in the end untenable, the very possibility of my doing so rests on a sense of, and a confidence in, a rationality which it is liberalism’s great achievement to have bequeathed us. Thus an underlying theme is that liberalism’s loss of confidence in a universal and impartial rationality, resulting in its transformation into the series of relativisms now described as postmodernism, is misplaced; but that the seeds of this transformation have lain dormant in the liberal tradition. In particular, it is liberalism’s difficulties in justifying morality which are central to that transfor mation and which show why, its achievements notwithstanding, liberal morality is in the end conceptually inadequate to the point of being corrosive. My argument is simply that liberal morality is unsustainable because it cannot offer a rationally adequate account either of morality as a fact of everyday life or of any possible justification of moral principles and moral demands. I hope to lay the ground, in the longer run, for the possibility of a thoroughly rationalistic account and justification of morality; to refute both amoralists who reject the claims of morality upon them and (philosophical) sceptics who, however they may actually behave, reject the possibility of any rational justification of (even their own) moral actions and judgements. In rejecting liberal morality and liberal theories of morality, then, I am emphatically not rejecting the liberal conception of rationality. In particular, I share the aspirations of classical no less than later nineteenth- and earlier twentieth-century liberals to a universal and impartial rationality—even if imperfectly realized, in that tradition as elsewhere, and even if too often limited to questions of means rather than extending also to ends
101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful e-Business - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: 101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home КНИГИ ;БИЗНЕС Автор: Susan SweeneyНазвание: 101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from HomeИздательство: MAXIMUM PRESSГод: 2007Формат: pdfРазмер: 1,7 mb Written for those who want to break away from rigid schedules, unappreciative bosses, and soul-sapping commutes, this book puts prospective Internet entrepreneurs on the road to success by offering an analysis of Internet mechanics and commerce and providing profiles of successful Internet businesses. Containing more than just technical information, this manual also helps the entrepreneur prioritize business goals and evaluate comfortable levels of risk, ensuring that the chosen business matches the aspirations of the entrepreneur. Each of the 101 business profiles includes promotion techniques for helping these start-ups get on the road to success, and a password for access to the companion website is provided.http://.com/files/oityei72p 85
Stories from the Animal Whisperer: What Your Pet Is Thinking and Trying to Tell You - Original PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Readers should be prepared to be amazed—and to laugh and cry—as fascinating experiences of communicating telepathically with animals are shared. Full of amazing insights into animal behavior, this heartwarming book is packed with remarkable stories. What dogs, cats, horses, and other creatures have to say about their health and happiness, their anxieties, and quiet despair is revealed—what animals want from their owners, what they love about the things their humans do, and what hurts them or drives them crazy. Sometimes sad, often funny, this book is full of lessons in how alike animals and humans are.
The Good Non Retirement Guide 2009: Everything You Need to Know About Health, Property, Investment, Leisure, Work, Pensions and Tax - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: "The Good Non Retirement Guide" is essential reading for anyone looking to make the most of their retirement. It combines invaluable advice on how you can plan for a secure future with suggestions for creative and fulfilling activities - whether you want to start a new business or just relax. There is vital information on: money - boosting your income, pensions, investments, tax, and financial advisors; work - looking for paid work, voluntary work and starting your own business; health - keeping fit, accident prevention, insurance, the NHS, and caring for elderly parents; home - moving house, improvements and repairs, security, insurance, and equity; and, wills - making a will, minimizing money worries, state benefits, and tax. With new material on 'skin' - spending the kids' inheritance, 'grey gappers' - people who take a year out at a later time in life - and a look at the impact of it and technology, the guide will help you to decide what you really want from your retirement. Packed with the latest information and hundreds of useful addresses, "The Good Non Retirement Guide" is a book you will refer to again and again, as you decide how best to plan for your future.
How You Can Kill Al Qaeda: (In 3 Easy Steps) - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: I downloaded this title at the beginning of my lunch break and had finished consuming it before the break was over. The book is quite short and with a heavy measure of whitespace could more accurately be called a pamphlet. The book's admirable goal of killing al qaeda once and for all is probably more accurately stated as killing al qaedea's recruiting worldwide than actually killing current members of al qaeda. This is the thrust of the book. Clark lays out a plan for action that essentially calls on non-governmental organizations and individuals to present counter-propaganda online. Some specific language to reference is provided in order to demean and delegitamize the militaristic messages of al qaeda online in the sight of would-be recruits. While bringing down recruiting is a solid long-term goal, I believe the title is a bit misleading. The items laid out in the book are nothing new and seem pretty obvious, albeit under-utilized tools. This book is a quick, easy read. No deep understanding of islam or the "muslim world" are necessary. My central complaint about the book is the price:length ratio is a bit high.
Dirty Little Secrets of the Record Business: Why So Much Music You Hear Sucks - Original PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: For more than two generations the music industry behaved as if they had us all by the short and curly. They controlled the source, the prices and the demand. Then all hell broke loose - and they are still running. It had been always easier and more profitable to promote untalented signers or groups bootstrapped together with a lot of image and little else than having to deal with really talented artists. Real artists last long enough to start making demands and if they are not met they can always take their talent elsewhere. In contrast, untalented posers are a dime a dozen. And are all willing to waste their lives for fame, maybe some drugs and some short-lived adoration (p.237). Promoting far lesser talents was never a problem as the music industry has always been hand-in-hand with most radio producers. Payola-and-plugola scandals never seem to go out of fashion, from the 1960's in California to some years ago with SONY-BMG in New York. Ever wondered why most radio stations play the same drivel over and over and ignore both indie groups and older songs? And how exactly did you think "hits" are made? Not ..."listeners' requests" I hope! (p.105) It was like the Cola Company controlling both our taste-buds and our thirst center - and then going on selling watered-down soft drinks for the price of a four-course meal. So, the geniuses running the music industry kept picking stars-to-be from the lazy-yet-ambitious crowd and paid them close to nothing ("sure, you bring in millions son, but all that money goes to production and promotion expenses, see. I hardly break even myself"). When their shooting stardom faded, they simply discarded them and moved on to the next star-system victim. It was a well-oiled machine. It made billions - just not for the people we thought it did (p.259). Then, in the early-90's a group of inventive Germans came up with the mp3 sound-compression and the sky fell in. Even with the first slow internet connections, downloading a song of quality comparable to that of a CD took about 10minutes. Sure, it was not exactly kosher but what was worse: downloading a song you could hear on the radio for free or asking half a day's wages for a CD that was not only half empty but it also contained only a single good song - the rest was known as filler? NAPSTER, GROKSTER, KAZAA and then torrents - there was simply no closing the flood-gates once they had burst open. So what did the music industry do? First thing they came up with was the "let's make our customers pay for the same music again and again" policy. They lobbied for (and, being a wealthy industry, of course got) draconian "intellectual property rights" that make any form of sharing or reselling illegal. The long arm of RIAA in effect, is run just like a shakedown (p.277). Now, try to imagine Chrysler getting second-hand car sales to be illegal only to enhance its own sales - would that make any (legal or moral) sense? They also discovered TV talent Shows. Enter the clowns - and make them run faster. Talent shows not only equate "success" with slave-labor contracts but they also provide the music industry with numerous fresh pools of semi-trained singers. No more need for the Milli-Vanillis of the world to lip-sing. Their new boys and girls may still be ephemeral but they can more or less sing by themselves. But it's a battle already lost. When an industry makes more money from suing its former customers than from selling its product (that becomes more irrelevant every day), you just know they are way past the point of no return. Intrigued? Well, this book tells the whole story with far more details and far juicer tidbits. The writer is a music industry insider and has no qualms backing his claims with a lot of inside information. It is an easy read and it even has a chapter on Amazon. A MUST READ FOR ANY MUSIC BUYER! (and any PC Gamer I am afraid, as the Gaming industry is following in exactly the same footsteps)
X-Treme Latin: All the Latin You Need to Know for Survival in the 21st Century - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Did these other reviewers read the same book? It consists of very tired uhmm ... "jokes," which you have to know Latin for in order to get the "hilarious" translations. Translating something lame into Latin does not make it funny! The only tidbit I found amusing was on p.15, the Latin for 'If you can read this, I lost my trailer,' which would be pretty funny to have in South Carolina. As for the rest of this yawnfest, the only Latin you need to know is 'caveat emptor'.
You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: In this groundbreaking book, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Green Book Thomas M. Kostigen reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the most tenuous geography on the planet. Despite the recent prominence of ''green'' issues in the news, the direct relationship between our actions and the earth is too often ignored. But the seemingly insignificant things we do every day have the power to literally alter the landscape in the ongoing battle to resuscitate the planet. There are living narratives of climate change that reveal the consequences of our everyday actions. You Are Here allows us to both comprehend and care about what's happening in these encampments of ruin. Kostigen shows us what may well be a glimpse of our future in Linfen City, China, one of the most polluted places on the planet. From a garbage patch twice the size of Texas in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, to the melting arctic ice shelf, to the flood zone that is Mumbai, India, to the dwindling rainforests of the Amazon, You Are Here describes the environmental crisis in a way we can feel, see, and touch. Kostigen presents us with opportunities for change and shows us how to take action on the spot, wherever we are. Combining groundbreaking research and page-turning frontline reporting, Kostigen pulls back the curtain on the most pressing and provocative issues of the day and in so doing we see the earth and our place on it in a brand new light.
Even Buffett Isn't Perfect: What You Can--and Can't--Learn from the World's Greatest Investor - Original PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Warren Buffett is the most successful investor of all time. His ability to consistently find undervalued companies has made him one of the world's richest men. Yet while his track record is hard to argue with, the Buffett way isn't the only way, nor is it always the best way, to invest. Even Buffett Isn't Perfect dispels many myths about Buffett and his ''solid as a rock'' style. It shows readers how to learn from the master's best moves while avoiding strategies that don't apply to small investors -- and avoiding Buffett's mistakes, such as sometimes riding his winners too long.آیا کتاب مورد نظر هنوز بر روی سایت قرار نگرفته است؟ جای نگرانی نیست! کافی است بر روی گزینه سفارش کتاب کلیک کرده و درخواست خود را ثبت کنید. در کمتر از چند ساعت کتاب شما را آماده خواهیم کرد.