Can I Carry Your Bags

Author : Martin Johnson
Publisher : Constable
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472112019

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Can I Carry Your Bags? by Martin Johnson Pdf

In nearly 25 years as a sports journalist for the Independent, Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times, Martin Johnson has covered sporting events all over the world, including cricket and tennis in Australia, golf in America, Formula One in Kuala Lumpur, boxing in Cairo, petanque in Gran Canaria, beach volleyball in Brazil, Olympics in Sydney, football in China, and rugby in South Africa. Sounds like a nice job? You must be joking. Get the true story from sports journalism?s equivalent of Victor Meldrew. Ever tried to get a phone call out of Nagpur? Make contact with the office from Norfolk Island? Trudged several miles up a Japanese mountain to watch Britain?s No 1 woman skier plough straight through the first gate? Attempted to write a semi-coherent report after a night out with Ian Botham? Nearly frozen to death at a cricket match in New Zealand? Been hi-jacked in Moscow by a drunken Russian? It?s hell out there, says Martin, who makes out his case for a life of hardship, deprivation, and a breathless dedication to duty in the face of overwhelming odds. Frankly, however, we still think it reads more like the Life of Riley.

Author : Martin Johnson
Publisher : Constable & Robinson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1472119843

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Can I Carry Your Bags? by Martin Johnson Pdf

In nearly 25 years as a sports journalist for the Independent, Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times, Martin Johnson has covered sporting events all over the world, including cricket and tennis in Australia, golf in America, Formula One in Kuala Lumpur, boxing in Cairo, petanque in Gran Canaria, beach volleyball in Brazil, Olympics in Sydney, football in China, and rugby in South Africa. Sounds like a nice job? You must be joking. Get the true story from sports journalism?s equivalent of Victor Meldrew. Ever tried to get a phone call out of Nagpur? Make contact with the office from Norfolk Island? Trudged several miles up a Japanese mountain to watch Britain?s No 1 woman skier plough straight through the first gate? Attempted to write a semi-coherent report after a night out with Ian Botham? Nearly frozen to death at a cricket match in New Zealand? Been hi-jacked in Moscow by a drunken Russian? It?s hell out there, says Martin, who makes out his case for a life of hardship, deprivation, and a breathless dedication to duty in the face of overwhelming odds. Frankly, however, we still think it reads more like the Life of Riley.

Author : Karen Kelsky
Publisher : Crown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780553419429

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The Professor Is In by Karen Kelsky Pdf

The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

Author : Jamila Musayeva
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0578447703

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Etiquette: The Least You Need to Know by Jamila Musayeva Pdf

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression." Have you ever heard this saying? Before we get a chance to say a word, our gestures and manners have already spoken for us. Though some of the rules of good manners change, others remain constant. This book is about the constants: the least you need to know to make a good first impression. As Clarence Thomas once said, "Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot." Use this book as a master key to open those doors.

Author : Shivya Nath
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789353052652

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The Shooting Star by Shivya Nath Pdf

Shivya Nath quit her corporate job at age twenty-three to travel the world. She gave up her home and the need for a permanent address, sold most of her possessions and embarked on a nomadic journey that has taken her everywhere from remote Himalayan villages to the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador. Along the way, she lived with an indigenous Mayan community in Guatemala, hiked alone in the Ecuadorian Andes, got mugged in Costa Rica, swam across the border from Costa Rica to Panama, slept under a meteor shower in the cracked salt desert of Gujarat and learnt to conquer her deepest fears. With its vivid descriptions, cinematic landscapes, moving encounters and uplifting adventures, The Shooting Star is a travel memoir that maps not just the world but the human spirit.

Author : Elraes Menelik
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781477221563

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Menelik's Mist by Elraes Menelik Pdf

This is what I have endured...

Author : Andrew Fukuda
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780857075468

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The Prey by Andrew Fukuda Pdf

For Gene and the remaining humans - or hepers - death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast... and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But they're not the only things following Gene. He's haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side. When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think they're finally safe. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders, the civilisation begins to raise more questions than answers. A strict code of behaviour is the rule, harsh punishments are meted out, young men are nowhere to be found - and Gene begins to wonder if the world they've entered is just as evil as the one they left behind. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he and Sissy only grow closer. In an increasingly violent world, all they have is each other . . . if they can only stay alive.

Author : DeWayne Wickham
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466895744

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Woodholme by DeWayne Wickham Pdf

"PG-rated autobiography of a young man's coming-of-age in a black Baltimore ghetto. Journalist Wickham (USA Today, Gannett News Service) was orphaned in 1954 at the age of eight when his father shot his wife to death before turning the gun on himself ... Woodholme constitutes a good argument for the effectiveness of the black community's ``extended family,'' in which neighbors and teachers assume the role of absent parents. " - Kirkus Reviews

Author : Rick Steves,Cameron Hewitt
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 1150 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781641710534

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Rick Steves Scandinavian & Northern European Cruise Ports by Rick Steves,Cameron Hewitt Pdf

Set sail and dive into Europe's magnificent port cities with Rick Steves Scandinavian & Northern European Cruise Ports! Inside you'll find: Rick's expert advice on making the most of your time on a cruise and fully experiencing each city, with thorough coverage of 18 ports of call Practical travel strategies including how to choose and book your cruise, adjusting to life on board on the ship, saving money, and traveling economically and ethically Self-guided walks and tours of each port city so you can hit the best attractions, sample authentic cuisine, and get to know the culture, even with a short amount of time Essential logistics including step-by-step instructions for arriving at each terminal, getting into town, and finding necessary services like ATMs and pharmacies Rick's reliable tips and candid advice on how to beat the crowds, skip lines, and avoid tourist traps Helpful reference photos throughout and full-color maps of each city Useful tools like mini-phrasebooks, detailed instructions for any visa requirements, hotel and airport recommendations for cruise access cities, and what to do if you miss your ship Full list of coverage: Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Riga, the Port of Gdynia, Gdansk, Sopot, Warnermunde, Rostock, Berlin, Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen, the Norwegian Fjords, Flam and the Nutshell, Geirangerfjord, Amsterdam, the Port of Zeebrugge, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Southampton, Portsmouth, Dover, Canterbury, London, Le Havre, Honfleur, the D-Day Beaches, Rouen, Paris Maximize your time and savor every moment with Rick's practical tips, thoughtful advice, and reliable expertise. Heading to the Mediterranean? Pick up Rick Steves Mediterranean Cruise Ports.

Author : Michael McCarthy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : English language
ISBN : 052167266X

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary Book and CD-ROM by Michael McCarthy Pdf

Author : Kenneth Paul
Publisher : 人類智庫
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789863732334

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8000句英語會話：日常生活每天說 by Kenneth Paul Pdf

《8000 句英語會話日常生活每天說》分為5大章，21個部分，涉及到社會、生活、工作、娛樂等各個方面，囊括了近200個不同的場景，收錄8,000多句實用句 型。同時每個句子後都列出至少一個同義句，方便讀者運用。許多句中也列出重點單字和片語，讓讀者在學習會話的同時，也能夠輕鬆學習句中的單字和片語。本書 所收錄的句子都是最道地也最流行的，特別推薦給有口語基礎，想讓自己的英文會話能力更進步的人。 本書特色 ●主題最多元 不管是搭訕、點菜、問路還是匯款，這些生活場景，你天天都用得到！ ●24小時貼心服務 從早上起床到晚上下班回家，你所需要的表達方式，隨時都找得到！ ●例句最豐富 164個主題，每個主題下平均有25個句子，由於句子不會只有一種表達方式， 所以每個句子下至少提供一個同義句。 ●外國人天天都在用 和中式英文說掰掰！由外籍英語教師審定，學習最道地、最in的表達方式！ 目錄 Chapter 1 日常交際 Part 1 見面問候 初識搭訕 自我介紹 保持聯絡 朋友見面 談工作 談故鄉 Part 2連絡感情 盛情邀約 登門拜訪 互相幫助 選購與贈送禮物 致謝 告別 Part 3 娛樂狂歡 生日派對 在酒吧 在舞會 在遊樂場 在動物園 在博物館 Part 4 歡度節日 新年 情人節 母親節 父親節 萬聖節 聖誕節 其他節日 Part 5 電話通訊 撥接電話 打錯電話 電話故障 轉接電話 留言 結束電話 Chapter 2 閒聊片刻 Part 1 談論天氣 陽光明媚 高溫酷暑 下雪下雨 陰冷潮濕 其他天氣 Part 2 談學習教育 新學期開始 學習情況 學習方法 遇到難題 同學關係 在圖書館 考試 獎學金 論文 畢業 升學 Part 3 興趣愛好 看電影 看電視 讀書看報 養寵物 下棋玩遊戲 聽音樂 繪畫 打球 唱歌 爬山 游泳 跑步 滑雪溜冰 野餐露營 Part 4 喜怒哀樂 高興 讚美 悲傷 懷疑 信任 告誡 安慰 擔心 羞愧 討厭 憤怒 道歉 Part 5 常見閒聊主題 夢想 吸煙 烹飪 家事 健康 減肥 時尚元素 明星 鄰居 愛情 友誼 成功 環境污染 壓力 科技 網路 Chapter 3 休閒生活 Part 1 逛街購物 在服裝店 在鞋帽店 在超級市場 在日常用品店 在花店 在數位產品店 在古董店 Part 2 享受美食 餐廳訂位 點菜 結帳 Part 3 快樂假期 健行 開車自助旅行 搭乘交通工具出遊 參觀名勝古蹟 欣賞自然風光 Part 4 美容美髮 剪頭髮 美髮 護膚 購買化妝品 美甲修眉 整形 Chapter 4 公共場所 Part 1 在郵局 郵寄包裹 郵政儲蓄業務 Part 2 在銀行 存錢 領錢 匯款 貸款 開通帳戶 貨幣兌換 支票業務 信用卡業務 繳納費用 掛失 Part 3 在醫院 預約掛號 就診 吃藥打針 諮詢 住院 動手術 探病 出院 注意事項 Part 4 在馬路上 迷路與問路 指引方向 塞車 停車 違反交通規則 車子拋錨 交通事故 Chapter 5 職場生涯 Part 1職場新鮮人 找工作 預約面試 參加面試 面試結果 工作協議 培訓 Part 2 熟悉工作環境 了解工作內容 諮詢與指導 報告工作狀況 上下班 加班 請假 出差 加薪與升遷 福利待遇 職位調動 解雇 辭職 Part 3 商務活動 預約會面 接待客戶 參觀公司 介紹產品或服務 談判協商 簽訂合約 慶祝合作 為客戶送行 序 推薦序 希望英文對話能力突飛猛進，看這本就對了 Kenneth Paul 《8000句英語會話 日常生活每天說》是會話工具書，書中提供在各種情境下皆可使用的實用對話，從個人關係、個人理財到職場對話。這本書主要是針對有英文口語基礎，想提升會話能力的學習者使用，擴充他們的對話內容，使對話更流暢。 我帶過很多交換學生的班級以及成人會話班，我的學生在對話中有時會停頓、不知如何表達，我認為這本書對我的學生來說，再適合不過了。 本書有五章，又分為164個相關主題，每個主題下大約有25個例句，每個例句都有至少一個同義的句子，困難的單字和片語也會提供定義。 這種不先提供句型，而是直接提供同義句的作法，讓學生不會只是背誦句型，而可以直接學習相關句子。由於書中提供大量外國人常用的表達方式，所以學生可 以學習在各種不同的場景中合適的英文表達方式。至於內容的正確性，由於我本人審定本書中所有的句子，我可以保證所有表達方式皆很常用。 我認為這本書有兩個最大的優勢，首先是主題很廣，不像其他書可能為了迎合讀者而把主題的範圍簡單化，本書的會話包羅萬象，從日常交際、閒聊片刻、休閒 生活與興趣、個人財務、健康到職場生涯。再者是提供同義句，讀者可挑選自己比較喜歡的句子在生活中使用，不會只有一個句子可以運用。 由於本書的廣度和實用程度極佳，所以我很推薦這本書給想在國外生活的人閱讀。書上的主題和日常生活息息相關，每位讀者都可從豐富的內容中獲益。對於目前在上英文會話課的學生來說，本書的內容對課本或是課堂都是很好的補充。看了這本書，你的會話能力必定會突飛猛進！ 作者序 最完整的生活會話大全 人類智庫編輯群 很多人學了多年英語，但真正要跟老外交流時，卻是結結巴巴、語無倫次，絞盡腦汁說出來的句子，外國人還是聽不懂，這時不免讓人感慨：「英文口語真是讓 人傷透腦筋！」究其原因，不難發現，大多數的人都把時間花在記憶單字，他們單靠死記硬背，但從不開口，或者只會花時間閱讀，殊不知這些學習方法對英語學習 而言，其實效果不佳。 那麼怎樣才能學好英文會話呢？一本簡單實用的英語會話書是不可或缺的。《8000句英語會話 日常生活每天說》就是這樣的一本好書，它的特色在於場景豐富，所收錄的句子都是最道地也最流行的。 本書共分為5大章，21個部分，涉及到社會、生活、工作、娛樂等各個方面，囊括了近200個不同的場景，收錄8,000多句實用句型。同時，我們深知 每句話不會只有一種表達方式，所以在每個句子後都列出同義句，方便讀者運用。許多句中也列出重點單字和片語，讓讀者在學習會話的同時，也能夠輕鬆學習句中 的單字和片語。 本書編排合理，每一章節都是獨立的。讀者可以不按章節順序學習，而是從自己最有興趣的看起，或者根據自身需要來挑選對你而言最重要的章節，這樣學習起 來會更有效率。另外，學習時，可以挑選某個場景，先不看書，而是盡可能地去想與此場景相關的基本句子，然後再和書上列出的句子相比較，查漏補缺，加深記 憶，從而使學習事半功倍。 衷心希望本書能提供廣大英語學習者最完善的英語會話，讓您在和英文人士溝通時暢通無礙。

Author : Samuel Wells,Marcia A. Owen
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830834563

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Living Without Enemies by Samuel Wells,Marcia A. Owen Pdf

Through her friendships with both victims and offenders, Marcia Owen learned that being present was precisely the opposite of violence--it was love. In this book she and Samuel Wells offer deep insights into what it takes to overcome powerlessness, transcend fear and engage in radical acceptance in our dangerous world.

Author : Robin LaFevers
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780544991194

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Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers Pdf

When Sybella discovers there is another trained assassin from St. Mortain's convent deep undercover in the French court, she must use every skill in her arsenal to navigate the deadly royal politics and find her sister-in-arms before her time--and that of the newly crowned queen--runs out.

Author : Michael Henderson
Publisher : Constable
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472132864

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That Will Be England Gone by Michael Henderson Pdf

'For those who fear the worst for the sport they love, this is like cool, clear water for a man dying of thirst. It's barnstorming, coruscating stuff, and as fine a book about the game as you'll read for years' Mail on Sunday 'Charming . . . a threnody for a vanished and possibly mythical England' Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times 'Lyrical . . . [Henderson's] pen is filled with the romantic spirit of the great Neville Cardus . . . This book is an extended love letter, a beautifully written one, to a world that he is desperate to keep alive for others to discover and share. Not just his love of cricket, either, but of poetry and classical music and fine cinema' The Times 'To those who love both cricket and the context in which it is played, the book is rather wonderful, and moving' Daily Telegraph 'Philip Larkin's line 'that will be England gone' is the premise of this fascinating book which is about music, literature, poetry and architecture as well as cricket. Henderson is that rare bird, a reporter with a fine grasp of time and place, but also a stylist of enviable quality and perception' Michael Parkinson Neville Cardus once said there could be no summer in England without cricket. The 2019 season was supposed to be the greatest summer of cricket ever seen in England. There was a World Cup, followed by five Test matches against Australia in the latest engagement of sport's oldest rivalry. It was also the last season of county cricket before the introduction in 2020 of a new tournament, The Hundred, designed to attract an audience of younger people who have no interest in the summer game. In That Will Be England Gone, Michael Henderson revisits much-loved places to see how the game he grew up with has changed since the day in 1965 that he saw the great fast bowler Fred Trueman in his pomp. He watches schoolboys at Repton, club cricketers at Ramsbottom, and professionals on the festival grounds of Chesterfield, Cheltenham and Scarborough. The rolling English road takes him to Leicester for T20, to Lord's for the most ceremonial Test match, and to Taunton to watch an old cricketer leave the crease for the last time. He is enchanted at Trent Bridge, surprised at the Oval, and troubled at Old Trafford. 'Cricket,' Henderson says, 'has always been part of my other life.' There are memories of friendships with Ken Dodd, Harold Pinter and Simon Rattle, and the book is coloured throughout by a love of landscape, poetry, paintings and music. As well as reflections on his childhood hero, Farokh Engineer, and other great players, there are digressions on subjects as various as Lancashire comedians, Viennese melancholy and the films of Michael Powell. Lyrical and elegiac, That Will Be England Gone is a deeply personal tribute to cricket, summer and England.

Author : Judith Gilford
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307785671

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The Packing Book by Judith Gilford Pdf

Fully updated for the 21st-century traveler, this definitive packing guide will empower overpackers to throw down their brick-like suitcases and become carry-on pros. The Packing Book reveals the secrets of packing efficiently, with time-saving tips, techniques, and technologies. Packing consultant Judith Gilford describes her famed Bundle Method step by step, so that every carry-on hopeful can achieve wrinkle-free, space-saving perfection. This edition also addresses new carry-on security concerns and guidelines, including what you can and cannot take on the plane. Complete with packing checklists for every kind of journey, The Packing Book will prepare you for beach vacations, business trips, European excursions, and more-without leaving you weighed down, wrinkled, and weary.