You can take the girl out of California, but you can't prepare her for a New England winter, as Parker learns in her witty memoir.
Sara Parker gives us an unvarnished tour of her new life with her tongue in her cheek and her heart on her sleeve. Sara shares her woes and triumphs with such humor - both extra dry and fairily whimsical; she treats language like a lovely lump of Play-Dough, sometimes creating words, phrases and names for inanimate objects that convey their essence far more effectively than conventional wordery can. (It's catching ) Although this true account is often a romp...

"International relations is a discipline that attempts to answer big questions about the way the world works. However, even big questions like ""Why is there war?"" or ""How can we solve global environmental problems?"" or ""Is there such a thing as Universal Human Rights?"" start with simple basic categories, themes, and approaches. This textbook does not presume that all students have in-depth knowledge of world affairs or clearly formulated opinions about the complexities of international politics. Instead, it presumes that all students can readily grasp the fundamental importance of...

Learn the power of positive thinking Get rid of annoying, nonsense thoughts that cause people to be miserable. Charlie never has a good day. Every day is bad. "Eww Gross. There is a big ANT on me " shrieks Charlie, "Get it off " A troll tells Charlie, that he's the only one who can get rid of the ANTs (Annoying, Nonsense Thoughts) by learning how to change his thoughts into HAWKS (Happy, Awesome, Wonderful Knowledge). It takes a lot of practice. But then.... He does it He thanks the odd little troll for the magic wish. The troll laughs. I'm not magic. The magic is in the brain. Join...

Learn the power of positive thinking Get rid of annoying, nonsense thoughts that cause people to be miserable. Charlie never has a good day. His sister ate all of the Magic Treasures-therefore he has nothing to eat. His teacher wants him to learn dumb fractions. Charlie will never understand fractions. All the kids are laughing. They must be laughing at Charlie. Life is miserable. He finds a dandelion and makes a wish because his life stinks. A strange surfer type 'Troll' magically appears. "Dude, I can make your life way better. All you need to do is turn your nasty ANTS into amazing HAWKS....

"This book explores how an analysis of language use in the South Asian region exposes issues related to gender identity, representation, and equality, emphasizing emerging research and case studies focusing on the concept of gender in Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Nepal"--

Provides a thorough analysis of what language use and linguistic expression can teach us about gender identity in addition to current discussions on topics related to women's rights and gender inequality. This volume focuses on issues related to women in developing countries, workplace inequalities, and social freedom.

Imogen is twelve years old and lives with her family in an old Victorian house in London. Whilst taking her bath one morning, her foot catches on the plug chain of their ancient but beautiful claw-footed bath-tub and, as the water starts noisily swirling away, she gets sucked down with it in a flourish of gold dust into a magical and often enchanting world of fun and adventure in far-off and exotic lands.