Adopting a 'social practice' approach to literacy research based on ethnographic methods, this book provides a strong critique of dominant understandings of the role of literacy in the lives of adults in Australia. It explores how groups of working-class adults can manage the literacy practices of their everyday lives by drawing on social networks of support. It is based on research conducted by the author over a forty-year career in adult literacy education, featuring the...

There is widespread concern in all English speaking countries at the rapid decline in study of languages. The promise of 'languages for all' in the UK and North America in the 1970s marked a shift from languages as élite subjects for the privileged few, but this promise has not been fulfilled. This book explores the reasons for and solutions to this decline. More importantly, it looks at how these trends have been reversed in successful school programs and the implications of this for lang...

Richard Stephens became the focus of international media attention in 2009 for his research on the psychological benefits of swearing as a response to pain. Now, fresh from winning the 2014 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize, Richard's first popular science book uncovers other pieces of surprising and occasionally bizarre scientific enquiry showing that what we at first perceive as bad can, in fact, be good.More pub conversation than science book, Richard's writing style is very ...

Comprehensive review of key topics in root science, including root architecture, root growth regulators, root anatomy and nutrient acquisitionCoverage of root response to both biotic and abiotic variablesDiscusses the range of techniques to optimize root function, from phenotyping to identify desirable root traits and exploiting the genetics of root traits to the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM)

From the man who won the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2014 and married a human statue comes a book of weird and wonderful psychological science from the far-flung corners of human experience.Who knew that having sex can reduce stress, or a cheeky whisky could give you the edge at charades? Is it really true that people who are smart swear more and that dropping the F-bomb makes great pain relief?'Richard Stephens demonstrates that the bad ("NEVER DO...

Is politics the best way to make changes in your community? How can one find a political identity? What is the relationship between Black identity and the US political field?Through reflection and recollection, author Stephen Graves explores these questions as he describes his journey from young Black student, to politician, to teaching at a university level – all as a way to engage with and effect change in his community. Focusing on the author’s ...

"Ich verfluche euch und eure Nachkommen bis zum jüngsten Tag. Meiner Rache entgeht ihr nicht!" dröhnte Noah Rushs Stimme, als die Flammen des Scheiterhaufens zu lodern begannen. Ein eisiger Windstoß fuhr über den Richtplatz, und die Armsünderglocke von St. Alban erscholl. Seitdem hat man sie nicht mehr gehört - bis heute ... Ein Hörspiel von Sven Schreivogel nach dem Roman von Horst Weymar Hübner Bearbeitung: Thomas Tippner ("Der Orden") Die Sprecher und ihre Rollen: Erzähler: Wolf Frass G...