Author: Dawn Llewellyn and Deborah F. SawyerDawn Llewelly
Publisher: Ashgate
Keywords: spiritualities, reading
Number of Pages: 268
Published: 2008-11-01
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0754663299
ISBN-13: 9780754663294

The phenomenon of ’sacred text’ has undergone radical deconstruction in recent times, reflecting how religion has broken out of its traditional definitions and practices, and how current literary theories have influenced texts inside the religious domain and beyond. "Reading Spiritualities" presents both commentary and vivid examples of this evolution, engaging with a variety of reading practices that work with traditional texts and those that extend the notion of ’text’ itself.The contributors draw on a range of textual sites such as an interview, Caribbean literature,

Author: Deborah C. Sawyer
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: wrong, decisions, cost, avoiding, right, getting
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1998-11-17
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1574442287
ISBN-13: 9781574442281

In the rush to make decisions, many business professionals overlook an invaluable resource... one that could mean the difference between overwhelming success and outrageous failure.Readily available information is becoming the key factor behind better decision-making-especially as businesses prepare for the 21st century.Getting it Right: Avoiding the High Cost of Wrong Decisions is the first book to link information and decision making as a single powerful tool. Drawn from Deborah C. Sawyer’s 20+ years of research to support business decisions, she now invites readers to consider and le

Authors:Dawn Casey, casey Dawn,  Anne Wilso,
Publisher: Barefoot Book
Keywords: race
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-08-06
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 1905236778
ISBN-13: 9781905236770

Race long with Rat, Monkey, Dragon, and their companions while discovering the origin of the Chinese Zodiac. This bright and colorful book includes intriguing notes about the Chinese calendar, the festivals, and the animal that rules each year.

Authors:Margaret Llewellyn-Jones, Llewellyn-Jones,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: strategies, contemporary, theatre, review, language, performance, silence, subversion, women, spectacle
Number of Pages: 118
Published: 1994-10-01
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 3718655152
ISBN-13: 9783718655151

Within this volume, it is the intention to present, open-ended, some of the processes of exploration, encompassing creativity and criticism, which are currently germane to women’s performance. Although sharing some concerns, it is significant that the articles show different degrees of commitment or scepticism toward the idea that there may be a theatrical performance language peculiar to women.

Authors:Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen, Heidi E. Hamilt
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: handbooks, linguistics, blackwell, analysis, discourse, handbook
Number of Pages: 872
Published: 2003-07-07
List price: $64.95
ISBN-10: 0631205969
ISBN-13: 9780631205968

The Handbook of Discourse Analysis makes significant contributions to current research and serves as a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the central issues in contemporary discourse analysis. Features comprehensive coverage of contemporary discourse analysis. Offers an overview of how different disciplines approach the analysis of discourse. Provides analysis of a wide range of data, including political speeches, everyday conversation, and literary texts. Includes a varied range of theoretical models, such as relevance theory and systemic-functional linguistics; and methodology, includi

Authors:Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen, Heidi E. Hamilton
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: handbooks, linguistics, blackwell, analysis, discourse, handbook
Number of Pages: 872
Published: 2001-09-14
List price: $199.95
ISBN-10: 0631205950
ISBN-13: 9780631205951

The Handbook of Discourse Analysis makes significant contributions to current research and serves as a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the central issues in contemporary discourse analysis. Features comprehensive coverage of contemporary discourse analysis. Offers an overview of how different disciplines approach the analysis of discourse. Provides analysis of a wide range of data, including political speeches, everyday conversation, and literary texts. Includes a varied range of theoretical models, such as relevance theory and systemic-functional linguistics; and methodology, includi

Authors:Deborah Mackin, Deborah Harrington-Macki,
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: effective, workplace, teams, tactics, tips, building, tool, kit, team
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2007-08-15
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 081447439X
ISBN-13: 9780814474396

Workplace teams learn to function as effective units when they have the tools and techniques to be greater than the sum of their parts. Now thoroughly updated and expanded, The Team-Building Tool Kit provides practical advice to guide team coaches, leaders, and members to high-performance results. Filled with bullet points to make tips and strategies quick and easy to grasp, the book covers both the structure and nitty-gritty process details that so often derail even the best teams. Readers will learn how to: * have effective team meetings * improve accountability for results and team member