A smart, supportive guide to staying engaged and motivated, written by a student for students.Daniel Wong doesn't have a PhD in education or psychology—but his transformation from unhappy overachiever to happy straight-A student has given him unique insight into what motivates students intrinsically.Sharing with readers his personal story and the five-step program he has developed, this book can help struggling or unmotivated students everywhere understand ...

This Element interrogates the complex role of gender in shaping the sociolinguistic variable of UPTALK within Hong Kong English, highlighting its interaction with other sociodemographic factors. Foregrounding gender as a central factor, the Element employs a robust array of methodologies to dissect how gender interacts with social factors, identities, and social types across a sample of sixteen participants. Findings unveil new perspectives on gender-dependent meanings of UPTALK, demonstra...

A broad introduction to the fundamentals of wireless communication engineering technologiesCovering both theory and practical topics, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies offers a sound survey of the major industry-relevant aspects of wireless communication engineering technologies. Divided into four main sections, the book examines RF, antennas, and propagation; wireless access technologies; network and service architectures; an...

This book shows how art therapists can use found objects in their work with clients.Found objects can be a highly affordable, imaginative and creative way of working, and are particularly effective when working with marginalised populations and clients who have experienced trauma. This edited collection contains chapters from a wide variety of contributors from around the world and covers a vast array of topics, including the use of found objects in clinical settings, community and...

No one preaches in a cultural vacuum.The message of what God has done in Christ is good news to all, but to have the greatest impact on its hearers--or even to be understood at all--it must be culturally contextualized.Finding Our Voice speaks clearly to an issue that has largely been ignored: preaching to Asian North American (ANA) contexts. In addition to reworking hermeneutics, theology, and homiletics for these overlooked contexts, Kim...

Jackie and Shim face off against a powerful supernatural foe with the help of a mysterious local huntress--only to find themselves betrayed by their own men.

Jackie and Shim’s search for fresh water tests their friendship and introduces them to some deadly local fauna. Thora tries to escape from her captor, the cruel Captain Sebastian.

As the day of Fiona’s confirmation draws near, Jackie and Shim—and Thora—try to find a way to escape their imprisonments.

As Fiona struggles to understand the dark side of the Regency, Shim and Jackie combat a new kind of monster while Thora reacts to Captain Sebastian's gruesome surprise.

Fiona must go to great lengths to hear the continuation of Heth's story; meanwhile, Sebastian loses a valuable asset that could put his meeting with the king in jeopardy.

Although the author of this play is now famous for writing the most cliché opening line in literature – “It was a dark and stormy night…” (from his 1830 novel, "Paul Clifford" ), this melodrama by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton was at one time one of the most popular dramas of its day. This story of romance and deception thrilled Victorian audiences. In the 1840’s, the show served as a starring vehicle for the great William Macready and the incomparable Helene Faucit. The plot of “Lady of Lyons’...

A week before Fiona's confirmation, her grandmother tells her a story of adventure on the high seas, and reveals a family secret she has been protected from her whole life.