In this interdisciplinary volume, sociolinguists and sociologists explore the intersections of language, culture, and identity for rural populations around the world. Challenging stereotypical views of rural backwardness and urban progress, the contributors reveal how language is a key mechanism for constructing the meaning of places and the people who identify with them. With research that spans numerous countries and several continents, the chapters in this volume add broadly to knowledg...

Play and Learn with Puzzles!How many of your favorite characters can you find in a puzzle?How many rivers have you heard of?There are a lot of word out there, how many will you find?Word Search Puzzle Book for Kids: Challenging Fun Brain Teasers and Educational Word Search Puzzles to Keep Your Child Entertained for Hours will put your kid's brain on wor...

"When Nina told me her full name—Nina Smith Willow—I felt like I'd been punched in the chest.""It's just a name. Millions of people—""Julia, look at me. That night at the club, when you said you named her after your best friend… was that the truth?"Christmas is supposed to be the most magical time of the year. But for Julia.Homeless for most of her life, Julia now struggles to raise her three-year-old daughter on the streets. She dreams of more, but a danger...

Lights, camera, passion! A collection of steamy celebrity romances filled with glitz, glamour and games of desire…Contains 18 titles!Fame's TemptationRunning from the spotlight and into his armsContains:Beauty and the Reclusive Millionaire by Rachael StewartSlow Dance with the Best Man by Sophie PembrokeWhen Da Silva Breaks the Rules

In this cozy paranormal mystery series, Becky Tibbs sees ghosts, and she is not afraid to help them. This cozy holiday mystery series delves into the afterlife and what happens after death from a unique, insightful, and sometimes comical perspective.Join Becky and the rest of the gang in Asheville, North Carolina, as she helps the recently departed with their unfinished business and as an amateur sleuth solves a few mysteries along the way.The author recommends read...

How will you prepare your child if they need surgery? What will you take when you rush them to casualty? How do you cope with a prolonged stay in hospital with your child? You never know when you’ll end up in hospital with your child. In a time of uncertainty, stress and possibly trauma, it’s so important to be prepared, calm and in control for the sake of your little one. Following her son’s 3 year journey through 5 hospitals and 18 operations, Becky Wauchope shares a wealth of practical ...

A 52-week devotional that meets grieving mothers in their profound loss, offering comfort, hope, and reassurance of God’s steady presence—even nowWhen words fail and faith seems elusive, this Christian devotional reaches mothers who have lost a child at any stage, whether through miscarriage or later in life. No matter your experience—whether your heart aches from not being able to touch your child, or a moment of laughter leaves you guilt-ridden—you are seen and h...

When a brain tumour takes the life of Becky Livingston's twenty-three-year-old daughter Rachel, her life makes an unconventional turn. Rachel, an avid traveller, had one wish: to keep exploring the world. So, for twenty-six months Livingston travels - untethered and alone - to Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, India, England, Ireland and North America, coast to coast. In her suitcase: Rachel's ashes, heavy but compact. As she gradually merges her daughter's remains with the elements, L...

When a brain tumour takes the life of Becky Livingston’s twenty-three-year-old daughter Rachel, her life makes an unconventional turn. Rachel, an avid traveller, had one wish: to keep exploring the world.So, for twenty-six months Livingston travels — untethered and alone — to Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, India, England, Ireland and North America, coast to coast. In her suitcase: Rachel’s ashes, heavy but compact. As she gradually merges her daughter’s remains with the elem...

Butler and Huang’s book is one of the first to focus on second language (L2) development research methods and techniques specifically targeted at children of primary and pre-primary years.The last decade has seen a growing number of L2 studies of children aged 4–12, a demographic with special developmental characteristics that confound research methods designed for studying adults. Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, this book covers major research methods and techniq...

When a brain tumour takes the life of Becky Livingston's twenty-three-year-old daughter Rachel, her life makes an unconventional turn. Rachel, an avid traveller, had one wish: to keep exploring the world. So, for twenty-six months Livingston travels - untethered and alone - to Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, India, England, Ireland and North America, coast to coast. In her suitcase: Rachel's ashes, heavy but compact. As she gradually merges her daughter's remains with the elements, L...

Challenges, equips, and inspires fathers of children with special needsBecoming the father of a child with special needs can feel like being drafted into the military--and starting duty as a general. Dad is expected to know how to set rules and run drills without any training in leadership. And there are very few resources for men who want to be involved but need guidance and specific ideas. Overwhelmed, many fathers end up going AWOL on their families.As a t...