Beneath the Yucatán Peninsula lies a vast, interconnected limestone aquifer, periodically accessible through massive natural sinkholes known as cenotes. For the ancient Maya, these deep, sheer-walled pools were not merely civic water sources; they were literal portals to Xibalba, the underworld. Understanding their distribution required both an intuitive grasp of karst geology and a highly complex religious mapping system. Mayan architects deliberately aligned entire ceremonial centers to ...

This is the first book to deliver a comprehensive guide to research methods in all types of interpreting. It brings together the expertise of two world-recognized scholars in spoken and signed language interpreting to cover the full scope of the discipline.It features questions, prompts and exercises throughout to highlight key concepts, provoke thought and encourage reader interaction. It deals fully with research in both conference and community interpreting, offering a variety o...

Linguistic minorities are often severely disadvantaged in legal events, with consequences that could impact one’s very liberty. Training for interpreters to provide full access in legal settings is paramount. In this volume, Jeremy L. Brunson has gathered deaf and hearing scholars and practitioners from both signed and spoken language interpreting communities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Their contributions include research-driven, experience-driven, and theoretica...

This is the first book of its kind on Sudan, and arguably one of the first in North Africa. We are part of an emerging, more cosmopolitan approach that calls for a reassessment of ideas about not only the concept of identities, but also about migration and technology, especially social media. Our essayists engage in redefinitions, the broadening of our key variables, the linking and intersecting of concepts, and the investigations of methods and ethics, and opt for an approach that is, at ...

Het huis aan het strand van bestsellerauteur Jenny Hale gaat over een bijzondere erfenis, een eindeloze zomer en een nooit verstuurde liefdesbrief. Wanneer Melanie Simpson geld erft van haar grootmoeder, blijkt er een voorwaarde verbonden aan de erfenis. Ze moet het geld besteden aan de aankoop en het herstel van een vervallen huis in Rosemary Bay, de plek waar Melanie en haar oma altijd de zomers doorbrachten. Plaatselijk aannemer Josh is de perfecte persoon om haar te helpen, maar hij he...

In Een zomer vol belofte van Jenny Hale groeide Meghan Gray op bij haar grootvader in een cottage aan het strand. Het is nu tien jaar geleden dat hij is overleden en Meghan keert terug naar het eiland op zoek naar een nieuwe start. In een envelop uit zijn nalatenschap vindt Meghan een oude foto en een vreemde sleutel. De sleutel leidt naar een jarenlang verborgen familiegeheim. Kan dit familiegeheim de loop van Meghans leven veranderen?

Albion W. Tourgée (1838–1905) was a major force for social, legal, and literary transformation in the second half of the nineteenth century. Best known for his Reconstruction novels A Fool’s Errand (1879) and Bricks without Straw (1880), and for his key role in the civil rights case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), challenging Louisiana’s law segregating railroad cars, Tourgée published more than a dozen novels and a volume of short stories, as well as nonfict...

Escape from BondageBy: Sandra Joy HaleFollow the adventures of brothers Stephen and Elias, and their space cat Ban'tho as they fight to leave a life of servitude and seek the freedom of space travel with newfound friends.Read of their trials and troubles to leave this Bondage.

A collection of four delightful tales of adventure and fun teach children important lessons and traits. Squiggly the Spider learns perseverance and gratitude. Two little cave boys show kindness by helping a sick dinosaur friend and others while on their journey for a cure. Scarlett realizes the impact of developing and sharing talents, and our dogs help us to recognize the many faces of love. Stories by Grammygirl with their unique illustrations and clever rhyme will engage your little one...