For decades people have been studying Shakespeares life & times & in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest in aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakespeare? David Crystal provides a lively & original introduction to Shakespeares language making his plays easily accessible to modern-day audiences. Covering the five main

Dimensions of language structure
- writing system pronunciation grammar vocabulary & conversational style
- this book demonstrates how examining these linguistic nuts & bolts can help us achieve a greater appreciation of Shakespeares linguistic creativity.



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Think Python is an introduction to Python programming for students with no programming experience. It starts with the most basic concepts of programming & is carefully designed to define all terms when they are first used & to develop each new concept in a logical progression. Larger pieces like recursion & object-oriented programming are divided into a sequence of smaller steps & introduced over the course of several chapters. ...

Were your school exercise books adorned with huge ticks glowing comments & gold stars? Did you win prizes for your awe-inspiring performances on the toughest of tests? Do you still think you know it all? This is your chance to prove it as you work your way through a vast array of general knowledge head scratchers in Think You Know It All?" If you reckon youve got what it takes to list the capitals of Europe name the 52 states of the USA check off all 38 Shakespeare plays or recall all the James Bond films (in order) lets find out. With space to scribble tick & graffiti as well as an answers section for when you admit defeat this book will entertain & challenge in equal measure." ...

The Telegraph's obituaries pages are renowned for their quality of writing & capacity to distil the essence of a life from its most extraordinary moments. A unique mix of heroism ingenuity infamy & the bizarre Thinker Failure Soldier Jailer collects the very best of those obituaries to present an endlessly absorbing compendium of human endeavour. Organised day by day around the calendar year with each life presented on the date it ended the book features hundreds of remarkable stories. World statesmen jostle with glamorous celluloid stars pioneering boffins sit alongside chart-topping rock 'n' rollers while artists & their muses mingle with record-breaking sportsmen Victoria Cross winners spies showgirls & captains of industry
- as well as the titans of rather more esoteric fields. Here for instance can be found Britain's greatest goat breeder a hangman who campaigned to abolish the death penalty a priest to Soho's pimps a cross-dressing mountaineer & a minister who preached a gospel of avarice
- donations in notes only please as 'change makes me nervous'. A treasure trove of human virtue vice & trivia Thinker Failure Soldier Jailer is the perfect gift for the armchair psychologist in all of us.

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Evil is one of the deepest & most central problems of human existence
- a problem that every individual & every age must face for
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This unique text by Stewart Shapiro looks at a range of philosophical issues & positions concerning mathematics in four comprehensive sections. The first describes questions & issues about mathematics that have motivated philosophers almost since the beginning of intellectual history. Part II is an historical survey discussing the role of mathematics in such thinkers as Plato Aristotle Kant & Mill. The third section covers the three major positions & battle lines throughout the twentieth century: that mathematics is logic (logicism) that the essence of mathematics is the rule-governed manipulation of characters (formalism) & a revisionist philosophy that focuses on the mental activity of mathematics (intuitionism). Finally Part IV looks at contemporary positions & work which brings the reader up-to-date on the discipline. Thinking about Mathematics is accessible to those with little background in either mathematics or philosophy. It is aimed at students & professionals in mathematics who have little contact with academic philosophy & at philosophy students & other philosophers who forgot much of their mathematics. ...

The new edition of this popular course in translation from French into English offers a challenging practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills with clear explanations of the theoretical issues involved. A variety of translation issues are considered including: *cultural differences *register & dialect *genre *revision & editing. The course now covers texts from a wide range of sources including: *journalism & literature *commercial legal & technical texts *songs & recorded interviews. This is essential reading for advanced undergraduates & postgraduate students of French on translation courses. The book will also appeal to wide range of language students & tutors. ...

This is the book that Daniel Tammet bestselling author & mathematical savant was born to write. In Tammets world numbers are beautiful & mathematics illuminates our lives & minds. Using anecdotes & everyday examples Tammet allows us to share his unique insights & delight in the way numbers fractions & equations underpin all our lives. Inspired by the complexity of snowflakes Anne Boleyns sixth finger or his mothers unpredictable behaviour Tammet explores questions such as why time seems to speed up as we age whether there is such a thing as an average person & how we can make sense of those we love. Thinking in Numbers will change the way you think about maths & fire your imagination to see the world with fresh eyes. ...

This is the book that Daniel Tammet bestselling author & mathematical savant was born to write. In Tammets world numbers are beautiful & mathematics illuminates our lives & minds. Using anecdotes & everyday examples Tammet allows us to share his unique insights & delight in the way numbers fractions & equations underpin all our lives. Inspired by the complexity of snowflakes Anne Boleyns sixth finger or his mothers unpredictable behaviour Tammet explores questions such as why time seems to speed up as we age whether there is such a thing as an average person & how we can make sense of those we love. Thinking in Numbers will change the way you think about maths & fire your imagination to see the world with fresh eyes. ...

The idea that some people think differently though no less humanly is explored in this inspiring book. Temple Grandin is a gifted & successful animal scientist & she is autistic. Here she tells us what it was like to grow up perceiving the world in an entirely concrete & visual way
- somewhat akin to how animals think she believes
- & how it feels now. Through her finely observed understanding of the workings of her mind she gives us an invaluable insight into autism & its challenges.

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