Basic Cantonese introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way.Each of the 28 units deals with a grammatical topic and provides associated exercises, designed to put grammar into a communicative context. Special attention is paid to topics which differ from English and European language structures.This new edition features:• clear, accessible format• lively examples to illustrate each grammar point

Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to Cantonese as spoken by native speakers in Hong Kong. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in current Cantonese. This makes it the ideal reference source for all learners and users of Cantonese, irrespective of level, in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. Moreover, it will provide a lasting and reliable resource for al...

Intermediate Cantonese is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language.Each of the 25 units combines clear, concise grammar explanations with communicatively oriented exercises to help build confidence and fluency.Features include:Many authentic examples from contemporary media, including films, advertising, songs and soap operasClear differentiation between collo...

Brenda Eldridge's Golden Days navigates a gentle way through the journey of her husband Stephen Matthews'fight with cancer and his choice to take the path of Voluntary Assisted Dying. In Brenda's poem, 'Silver Light',she writes:I tease him about becoming a butterflyI want so much for him to be free.Brenda's glorious and confronting poems explore a couple's descent into illness; the helplessness and pain this inflicts. Her poems speak to an extraord...

An poignant and timeless true story of one child’s journey to a German prison camp during World War II.The Day the Nazis Came is an utterly unique memoir, depicting the world of prison camps through the eyes of a child. Our narrator's parents did their best to protect his emotional well-being, downplaying the extent of dangers and presenting every new day as an adventure.But there is only so much you can do to hide such a dark truth and, by the tim...

Lost, jobless and desperate what is a librarian to do? Space Library: REVENGE OF THE VAMPIRE ZOMBIE BUNNIES chronicles the exciting adventure of a librarian from Earth fighting to keep his job in a library in outer space. With friends such as Chubba the Gormorian library technician, Zoe the beautiful cataloger and Cal the library reference robot, the head librarian must fight mad dictators, vampire zombie bunnies and his own library team in order to make sure that his libr...

NMR Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis at Low Magnetic Fields, by Stefan Glöggler, Bernhard Blümich, Stephan AppeltDynamic Nuclear Hyperpolarization in Liquids, by Ulrich L. GüntherNMR with Multiple Receivers, by Eriks KupceTROSY NMR Spectroscopy of Large Soluble Proteins, by Yingqi Xu, Stephen MatthewsSolid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Proteins, by Henrik Müller, Manuel Etzkorn, Henrike HeiseParamagnetic Solid-State Magic-Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscop...

Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber, biomass, non-timber products and recreational services.

Married couples or couples getting married who are looking for a biblical ruler for your relationship. Marriage: Convenient or Covenant gives you that scriptural ruler to know if you’re in a relationship of convenience or covenant. You will be having a one on one with the scriptures. If you’re married maybe something got lost in translation over the years. Don’t forget your spouse’s nature of being a man or woman. You and your fiance want a no nonsense approach to scripture. Marriage: Conv...

How does a child become bilingual? The answer to this intriguing question remains largely a mystery, not least because it has been far less extensively researched than the process of mastering a first language. Drawing on new studies of children exposed to two languages from birth (English and Cantonese), this book demonstrates how childhood bilingualism develops naturally in response to the two languages in the children's environment. While each bilingual child's profile is unique, the ch...

Consider the possible Enneagram types of well-known figures in the Bible to discover more about yourself and gain specific wisdom about how and why you are uniquely made.Who am I? Everyone asks that question, no matter their age or status in life. If we’re truly supposed to be real with others, shouldn’t that start by learning how to be real with ourselves?The Enneagram describes nine basic personality styles which can help us better understand who...

While a boy deals with his drug addicted mother, he finds solice in a quiet forest preserve where a strange magic takes place that changes his life forever.