Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts: A Discourse-Based Approach to English Grammar
This is a book for language teachers and learners that focuses on the meanings of grammatical constructions within discourse, rather than on language as structure governed by rigid rules. This text emphasizes the ways in which users of language construct meaning, express viewpoints, and depict imageries using the conceptual, meaning-filled categories that underlie all of grammar. Written by a team of authors with years of experience teaching grammar to future teachers of English, this book puts grammar in the context of real language and illustrates grammar in use through an abundance of authentic data examples...
The Least You Should Know about English: Writing Skills (13th edition)
Most English textbooks cover more than you need to know. This book will present the least you should know in order to write with clarity and confidence. Improving your writing skills doesn’t require memorizing complex grammatical terms like gerund, auxiliary verb, or demonstrative pronoun. You can write well without knowing such technical labels if you understand certain key concepts—what we call “the least you should know about English.” The concepts covered in the four parts of this book progress from smaller structures to larger ones but can be approached in any order.
Whether you're looking for an elementary school math program, powerful intervention, or special resources to meet the diverse learning needs in your classroom, Houghton Mifflin Math really delivers. This dynamic, research-based mathematics materials provide comprehensive support to ensure math achievement, a strong focus on skill building, problem solving, and concepts mastery for every level of learning, and plenty of practice for every day mathematics and test-taking success.
A must read e-book for every beginner and amateur chess players to get familiar with basic terms, rules and concepts of chess. This book on the mind game of Chess explains every basic term, rule and concept of chess in an easy-to-understand language. The explanations are supported with pictures wherever necessary to further comprehend the chess terminologies, rules or concepts. Every amateur chess player will find this book highly informative and will definitely help in improving his/her fundamentals. The book is also helpful in sharpening the chess playing skills of beginners.
