The third edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is an authoritative & invaluable reference source covering every aspect of its wide-ranging field In 3250 entries the Dictionary spans grammar phonetics semantics languages (spoken & written) dialects & sociolinguistics Clear examples
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- help to convey the meanings of even the most technical terms It also incorporates entries on key scholars of linguistics both ancient & modern summarising their specialisms & achievements With existing entries thoroughly revised & updated & the addition of 100 new entries this new edition expands its coverage of semantics as well as recently emerging terminology within for example syntactic theory & sociolinguistics Wide-ranging & with clear definitions it is the ideal reference for students & teachers in language-related courses & a great introduction to linguistics for the general reader with an interest in language & its study

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This dictionary is renowned for its authoritative & clear explanations of political terms as well as its impressive coverage of international relations heavily expanded for this edition It remains an essential A-Z guide to political terminology & theory ...

Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church this is an indispensable guide for both students & the general reader Over 6000 entries provide authoritative coverage of theology patristic scholarship churches & denominations across the world canon law & the church calendar as well as entries on theologians philosophers artists musicians & mystics The third edition has been updated to reflect recent changes in the Church Over 100 new entries cover topics such as the Antonian Movement dispensationalism Heilsgeschichte Alvin Plantinga Garima Gospels & Intelligent Design It also

Includes:: a new appendix listing the Archbishops of Canterbury & a web links appendix providing online resources that are listed & regularly updated on a dedicated companion website This handy concise volume is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Christianity

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The companion book to the bestselling Concise 48 Laws of Power which has now sold over 125000 copies in the UK Amoral ruthless clever & cunning this is the essential guide to the art of seduction ...

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Lawyer & The Gods of Guilt When LAPD detective Harry Bosch shot & killed Norman Church
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This volume is part of a new series of novels plays & stories at GCSEKey Stage 4 level designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus Each text

Includes:: an introduction pre-reading activities notes & coursework activities Also provided is a section on the process of writing often compiled by the author This is the story of two brothers Calum & Neil who work in the forest of a large Scottish estate But the harmony of their life together is shadowed by the dark obsessive hatred of Duror the gamekeeper

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In the shadow of a war that rages through Europe brothers Calum & Neil work to gather pine cones in the grounds of a Scottish estate When Calum releases two mutilated rabbits from a snare he comes face to face with Duror the gamekeeper In retaliation in the depths of the wood Duror lays a trap for the cone-gatherers Neil prophesises that forces of evil will encroach upon the harmony of their lives It is a prophesy that comes true when Duror commits an act so brutal it destroys all sense of humanity in the once thriving wood Powerful & unforgettable Robin Jenkins' masterpiece is a haunting story of love & violence & an investigation of class-conflict war & envy ...

Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature A marvellous allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism
- an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God
- it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king the Simorgh bird On hearing that to find him they must undertake an arduous journey the birds soon express their reservations to their leader the hoopoe With eloquence & insight however the hoopoe calms their fears using a series of riddling parables to provide guidance in the search for spiritual truth By turns witty & profound The Conference of the Birds transforms deep belief into magnificent poetry

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SOMETIMES THE TRUTH IS NOT ALL IT SEEMSSOMETIMES A CONFESSION IS THE BEGINNING NOT THE END NOW A NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ' Brilliant' BA Paris author of Behind Closed Doors & The Breakdown' Chilling' Sunday Times' Enthralling'JP Delaney author of The Girl Before' Compulsive' Sunday Mirror' Addictive' Michelle Frances author of The Girlfriend Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry Mc Namara & his wife Julie The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches frozen by fear It looks like Harry's many sins
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- have finally caught up with him An hour later the intruder JP Carney hands himself in confessing to the assault The police have a victim a suspect in custody & an eye-witness account but Julie remains troubled Has Carney's surrender really been driven by a guilty conscience or is this confession the first calculated move in a deadly game? THE MOST GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER OF 2018 PERFECT FOR FANS OF FRIEND REQUEST & THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW' Brutal' Fiona Cummins author of Rattle' Gripping' Best' Jaw-dropping' Chris Whitaker author of Tall Oaks' Vivid' Irish Times' Fabulous' Amanda Jennings author of In Her Wake'A contender for the most arresting opening paragraph of the year' Sunday Express

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YOU FIND OUT WHO DID IT ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE ON THE LAST PAGE YOU'LL FIND OUT WHY'I can't praise The Confession enough Brilliant writing great story a really cracking read' BA Paris author of Behind Closed Doors & The Breakdown' Enthralling
- Spain dissects her characters' secrets with razor-sharp precision' JP Delaney author of The Girl Before Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry Mc Namara & his wife Julie The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches frozen by fear Just an hour later the attacker JP Carney has handed himself in to the police He confesses to beating Harry to death but JP claims that the assault was not premeditated & that he didn't know the identity of his victim With a man as notorious as Harry Mc Namara the detectives cannot help wondering was this really a random act of violence or is it linked to one of Harry's many sins corruption greed betrayal? This gripping psychological thriller will have you questioning who
- of Harry Julie & JP
- is really the guilty one? & is Carney's surrender driven by a guilty conscience or is his confession a calculated move in a deadly game?THE MOST GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER OF 2018 PERFECT FOR FANS OF HE SAID SHE SAID & THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR


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