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Variety in Written English

Texts in Society/Societies in Text

By: Tony Bex

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Variety in Written English

Texts in Society/Societies in Text

By: Tony Bex

Combining insight from a variety of linguistic perspectives including Hallidayan functional linguistics and relevance theory, Tony Bex demonstrates how written texts operate within society to convey meaning. This book:- * looks at a wide variety of written genres - advertisments, letters, poetry and literature * provides an accessible and comprehensive survey of genre theory * proposes a challenging new way of analysing genre which emphasises communicative function * unusually, considers the relevance of linguistic theories of genre to the study of literary texts. * includes numerous exercises and annotated bibliographies Variety in Written Discourse will be of interest to all students of language and communication. In addition, it will be an invaluable text for those interested in literature, as well as English for Specific Purposes.

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1134839960

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Variety in Written English

Texts in Society/Societies in Text

By: Tony Bex

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Texts in Society/Societies in Text

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1134839979

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Standard English

The Widening Debate

By: Tony Bex,Richard J. Watts

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Standard English

The Widening Debate

By: Tony Bex,Richard J. Watts

Standard English draws together the leading international scholars in the field, who confront the debates surrounding 'Standard English', grammar and correctness head-on. These debates are as intense today as ever and extend far beyond an academic context. Current debates about the teaching of English in the school curriculum and concerns about declining standards of English are placed in a historical, social and international context. Standard English: * explores the definitions of 'Standard English', with particular attention to distinctions between spoken and written English * traces the idea of 'Standard English' from its roots in the late seventeenth century through to the present day. This is an accessible, seminal work which clarifies an increasingly confused topic. It includes contributions from: Ronald Carter, Jenny Cheshire, Tony Crowley, James Milroy, Lesley Milroy and Peter Trudgill.

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113465314X

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Intercultural Challenges for the Reintegration of Displaced Professionals

A Response to the Language Learning Needs of Refugees in Europe

By: Tony Johnstone Young,Sara Ganassin,Stefanie Schneider,Alina Schartner,Steve Walsh

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Intercultural Challenges for the Reintegration of Displaced Professionals

A Response to the Language Learning Needs of Refugees in Europe

By: Tony Johnstone Young,Sara Ganassin,Stefanie Schneider,Alina Schartner,Steve Walsh

This book critically reflects on the challenges faced by refugee aspirant professionals in securing employment and the ways in which professional intercultural competence development and attendant language learning practices can help facilitate the professional (re)integration in these communities. The volume draws on data from a large-scale research project that saw refugee aspirant professionals, researchers, and volunteer language teachers working together to develop and operationalise key intercultural skills needed for professional employment in the UK, the Netherlands, and Austria, ultimately culminating in a toolkit of free online resources co-designed to meet the needs of communities and facilitate the development of these practices across Europe. Detailed analyses of the data drawn from the project allow for critical reflections on co-production in intercultural spaces and researchers’ positionality, power relations, and ethical choices in multilingual contexts. Taken together, the book offers both theoretical and practical considerations for application beyond the European context toward better facilitating the professional (re)integration of migrant communities on a more global scale. The book will be of particular interest to students and researchers in intercultural communication, refugee studies, and language education.

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1000536149

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The Return of the Devil

Deep Inside the Glacier Something Is Stirring

By: Tony Brown

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The Return of the Devil

Deep Inside the Glacier Something Is Stirring

By: Tony Brown

Peter Williams, a failing writer, is in Switzerland, to research another novel, his last chance to save his career & marriage. Mark Stacey is a best-selling novelist living in Switzerland to complete his latest blockbuster. Mark's untimely death in a plane crash leaves Peter with the only remaining copy which he decides to claim as his own.

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Cadenza Press

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1905363818

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Archibald Sturrock

Pioneer Locomotive Engineer

By: Tony Vernon

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Archibald Sturrock

Pioneer Locomotive Engineer

By: Tony Vernon

Born in 1816, by 1840 Sturrock was involved with Brunel and Gooch in establishing the Great Western Railway's works at Paddington and new town at Swindon. He designed locomotives and carriages which established a reputation for comfort and punctuality. This biography offers an insight into Sturrock's family life as well as his professional life.

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The History Press

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0752472100

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Scouse

A Social and Cultural History

By: Tony Crowley

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Scouse

A Social and Cultural History

By: Tony Crowley

No place in Britain is more closely associated with a distinct dialect than Liverpool, yet the complex and fascinating history of language in Liverpool has been obscured by misrepresentation and myth. Scouse presents a groundbreaking and iconoclastic account of language in Liverpool, offering a new alternative to currently accepted history. Drawing on a huge breadth of sources—from plays to newspaper accounts to reports to little-known essays—and informed by recent developments in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics, Tony Crowley charts the complex relationship between language and place.

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Liverpool University Press

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1846318394

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Gravity Models of Spatial Interaction Behavior

By: Ashish Sen,Tony E. Smith

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Gravity Models of Spatial Interaction Behavior

By: Ashish Sen,Tony E. Smith

Gravity models describe, and hence help predict, spatial flows of commuters, air-travelers, migrants, commodities and even messages. They are one of the oldest and most widely used of all social science models. This book presents an up-to-date, consistent and unified approach to the theory, methods and application of the gravity model - which spans from the axiomatic foundations of such models all the way to practical hints for their use. "I have found no better general method for use in applied research dealing with spatial interaction... It is against this background that the present book by Sen and Smith is most welcomed." Walter Isard

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642798802

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Forbidden Texts on the Western Frontier

The Christian Apocrypha in North American Perspective

By: Tony Burke

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Forbidden Texts on the Western Frontier

The Christian Apocrypha in North American Perspective

By: Tony Burke

North American study of the Christian Apocrypha is known principally for its interest in using noncanonical texts to reconstruct the life and teachings of Jesus, and for its support of Walter Bauer's theory on the development of early Christianity. The papers in this volume, presented in September 2013 at York University in Toronto, challenge that simplistic assessment by demonstrating that U.S. and Canadian scholarship on the Christian Apocrypha is rich and diverse. The topics covered in the papers include new developments in the study of canon formation, the interplay of Christian Apocrypha and texts from the Nag Hammadi library, digital humanities resources for reconstructing apocryphal texts, and the value of studying late-antique apocrypha. Among the highlights of the collection are papers from a panel by three celebrated New Testament scholars reassessing the significance of the Christian Apocrypha for the study of the historical Jesus. Forbidden Texts on the Western Frontier demonstrates the depth and breadth of Christian Apocrypha studies in North America and offers a glimpse at the achievements that lie ahead in the field.

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James Clarke & Company

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0227905512

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9780227905517

Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

By: Tony Thorne

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Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

By: Tony Thorne

With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this convenient paperback edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the English language, bringing back intriguing examples of eccentricity and irreverence from the linguistic front-line. "Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread." Daily Telegraph

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A&C Black

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140810220X

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9781408102206

Torus Fibrations, Gerbes, and Duality

By: Ron Donagi,Tony Pantev

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Torus Fibrations, Gerbes, and Duality

By: Ron Donagi,Tony Pantev

Let $X$ be a smooth elliptic fibration over a smooth base $B$. Under mild assumptions, the authors establish a Fourier-Mukai equivalence between the derived categories of two objects, each of which is an $\mathcal{O} DEGREES{\times}$ gerbe over a genus one fibration which is a twisted form

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821840924

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High-Mountain Atmospheric Research

The Italian Mt. Cimone WMO/GAW Global Station (2165 m a.s.l.)

By: Paolo Cristofanelli,Erika Brattich,Stefano Decesari,Tony Christian Landi,Michela Maione,Davide Putero,Laura Tositti,Paolo Bonasoni

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High-Mountain Atmospheric Research

The Italian Mt. Cimone WMO/GAW Global Station (2165 m a.s.l.)

By: Paolo Cristofanelli,Erika Brattich,Stefano Decesari,Tony Christian Landi,Michela Maione,Davide Putero,Laura Tositti,Paolo Bonasoni

This book presents the results of 20 years of atmospheric composition research studies carried out at the high-mountain (2,165 m a.s.l.) Observatory "O. Vittori" in Italy, part of the only global station in the Mediterranean region that belongs to the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO/GAW). It provides a comprehensive study with updated results for the most important atmospheric climate-altering and pollutant compounds based on the continuous observations at Mt. Cimone. Further, the book addresses the following main research topics in atmospheric sciences: non-CO2 greenhouse gases, reactive gases, aerosol particles and natural radioactivity. The book also presents an overview of the measurement site (both in terms of its geographical location and technical facilities), as well as extensive climatology references (in the form of plots and tables) for the atmospheric compounds monitored there. As such, it offers a must-read for atmospheric scientists, stakeholders, undergraduate and graduate students in related fields.

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Springer

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3319611275

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The Memory Chalet

By: Tony Judt

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The Memory Chalet

By: Tony Judt

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year “[A] tremendously moving memorial to a first-class historian and essayist . . . humane, fearless, unsparingly honest.” —The Financial Times “[A] memorable collection from a memorable man.” —BookPage "It might be thought the height of poor taste to ascribe good fortune to a healthy man with a young family struck down at the age of sixty by an incurable degenerative disorder from which he must shortly die. But there is more than one sort of luck. To fall prey to a motor neuron disease is surely to have offended the Gods at some point, and there is nothing more to be said. But if you must suffer thus, better to have a well-stocked head." —Tony Judt The Memory Chalet is a memoir unlike any you have ever read before. Each essay charts some experience or remembrance of the past through the sieve of Tony Judt's prodigious mind. His youthful love of a particular London bus route evolves into a reflection on public civility and interwar urban planning. Memories of the 1968 student riots of Paris meander through the divergent sex politics of Europe, before concluding that his generation "was a revolutionary generation, but missed the revolution." A series of road trips across America lead not just to an appreciation of American history, but to an eventual acquisition of citizenship. Foods and trains and long-lost smells all compete for Judt's attention; but for us, he has forged his reflections into an elegant arc of analysis. All as simply and beautifully arranged as a Swiss chalet-a reassuring refuge deep in the mountains of memory.

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Penguin

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1101484012

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9781101484012

Free Energy Computations: A Mathematical Perspective

By: Mathias Rousset,Gabriel Stoltz,Tony Lelievre

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Free Energy Computations: A Mathematical Perspective

By: Mathias Rousset,Gabriel Stoltz,Tony Lelievre

This monograph provides a general introduction to advanced computational methods for free energy calculations, from the systematic and rigorous point of view of applied mathematics. Free energy calculations in molecular dynamics have become an outstanding and increasingly broad computational field in physics, chemistry and molecular biology within the past few years, by making possible the analysis of complex molecular systems. This work proposes a new, general and rigorous presentation, intended both for practitioners interested in a mathematical treatment, and for applied mathematicians interested in molecular dynamics./a

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World Scientific

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1908978759

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9781908978752

IMF Programmes in Developing Countries

Design and Impact

By: Tony Killick

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IMF Programmes in Developing Countries

Design and Impact

By: Tony Killick

The International Monetary Fund is the centre of a global financial system that encourages budgetary discipline and full integration into world trade to facilitate development and alleviate poverty. Yet this policy 'conditionality' of the IMF is highly controversial. Critics state that fifty years of IMF existence has been 'fifty years too long', and that its doctrinaire policy must change or Fund programmes will have only limited ability to achieve their objectives. This book examines the arguments, tracing the extent of Fund adaptation, presenting major new evidence on the consequences of Fund programmes, and considering its future role.

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Routledge

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1134791941

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9781134791941

Soccer Science

By: Tony Strudwick

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Soccer Science

By: Tony Strudwick

Through the years a wealth of information has been accumulated in soccer. Experiential and science-based knowledge abounds in the sport. Yet the scientific information has not been sufficiently disseminated to those who would benefit most from it. Soccer Science fills the void with the best and most up-to-date research in the sport. With editor Tony Strudwick and a who’s-who list of international experts on the sport, Soccer Science offers you an unprecedented wealth of advanced yet accessible information on biomechanics, physiology, psychology, skill acquisition and coaching, tactical approaches and performance and match analysis. It is simply the most significant and comprehensive published work on the sport.

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Human Kinetics

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1492585955

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English for IT Communication

By: Tony Myers,Jaime Buchanan

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English for IT Communication

By: Tony Myers,Jaime Buchanan

English for IT Communication provides a comprehensive introduction for students and professionals studying IT or computer science and covers all forms of technical communication from emails and memos through procedures to reports and design specs. In each case, the book offers multiple real-world examples, looking at who the texts are written for, what their purpose is, and how these affect what is on the page. Key features of this book include ● How to write for different audiences and purposes ● How to design documents for ease of access and understanding ● How to communicate in multimodal media ● How to reference in IEEE ● Multiple different examples and breakdowns of common text types to show how they are written and to produce an understanding of quality in each ● Online support material including authentic examples of different workplace genres and a reference section covering relevant research studies and weblinks for readers to better understand the topics covered in each chapter ● Internationalized coverage of IT communication exemplars This book is an accessible guide to writing effective forms of IT communications of the kind needed for all IT degree programs which aim to prepare students for the modern workplace. Practical and clearly written, it is designed to introduce readers to features of the most common genres in IT and computer science.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040153771

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9781040153772

Human-Robot Interaction

An Introduction

By: Christoph Bartneck,Tony Belpaeme,Friederike Eyssel,Takayuki Kanda,Merel Keijsers,Selma Šabanović

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Human-Robot Interaction

An Introduction

By: Christoph Bartneck,Tony Belpaeme,Friederike Eyssel,Takayuki Kanda,Merel Keijsers,Selma Šabanović

The role of robots in society keeps expanding and diversifying, bringing with it a host of issues surrounding the relationship between robots and humans. This introduction to human–robot interaction (HRI) by leading researchers in this developing field is the first to provide a broad overview of the multidisciplinary topics central to modern HRI research. Written for students and researchers from robotics, artificial intelligence, psychology, sociology, and design, it presents the basics of how robots work, how to design them, and how to evaluate their performance. Self-contained chapters discuss a wide range of topics, including speech and language, nonverbal communication, and processing emotions, plus an array of applications and the ethical issues surrounding them. This revised and expanded second edition includes a new chapter on how people perceive robots, coverage of recent developments in robotic hardware, software, and artificial intelligence, and exercises for readers to test their knowledge.

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Cambridge University Press

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100942422X

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9781009424226

Random House Webster's Dictionary

Western Merch. Edition

By: Random House Inactive Returns Staff,Tony Geiss

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Random House Webster's Dictionary

Western Merch. Edition

By: Random House Inactive Returns Staff,Tony Geiss

Over 60,000 up-to-date entries in a small-format, extra-deluxe package Random House Webster's reintroduces Random House Webster's Dictionary, Classic Edition, offering core vocabulary in an elegant package, with gold-stamped, leather-look binding, speckled edges, and a 16-page color map insert. A practical and elegant addition to any home or office library, this dictionary makes a memorable gift for graduation or other special occasions. Deluxe package, including color maps and gold-stamped, leather-look binding Over 60,000 up-to-date entries Includes special "New Words" section Includes computer and business glossaries "From the Hardcover edition.

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820

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Ballantine Books

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0345387058

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9780345387059

Lyle Film and Rock N' Roll Collectibles

By: Tony Curtis

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Lyle Film and Rock N' Roll Collectibles

By: Tony Curtis

A fully illustrated guide to the treasures of pop culture, this book provides valuable and practical information that covers everything from Marilyn to Madonna, the Beatles to Bruce Springsteen, and Star Trek to Snow White. Collectibles such as signed photos, song sheets, promotional pieces, original artwork, and fan magazines can reap great rewards on the memorabilia market.

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Perigee Trade

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0399522050

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9780399522055

Can Mainline Denominations Make a Comeback?

By: Tony Campolo,Anthony Campolo

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Can Mainline Denominations Make a Comeback?

By: Tony Campolo,Anthony Campolo

Campolo argues that if denominations can restructure themselves in relation to the major social changes of recent years, they may be able to make a dynamic comeback.

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0817012346

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9780817012342

The Irish Roots Guide

By: Tony McCarthy

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The Irish Roots Guide

By: Tony McCarthy

Irish genealogy now attracts unprecedented interest both at home and abroad. Many who try to trace their roots, however, are disappointed. This practical, fact-filled book can turn failure into success. The Irish Roots Guide - offers clear, step-by-step instructions - provides an introduction to each of the important documentary collections - equips you to do your own research in the Irish archives, showing how to avoid pitfalls - adopts a fresh approach to family history, debunks myths, and never forgets that half of our ancestors were women. Whether your research is to be a lifelong hobby or a once-off quest, this book will prove indispensable.

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Lilliput Press

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0946640777

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9780946640775

Standard English

The Widening Debate

By: Tony Bex,Richard J. Watts

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Standard English

The Widening Debate

By: Tony Bex,Richard J. Watts

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Routledge

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Women & Children

By: Tony Birch

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Women & Children

By: Tony Birch

It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby, spending his days trying to avoid trouble with the nuns at the local Catholic primary school. One evening his Aunty Oona appears on the doorstep, distressed and needing somewhere to stay. As his mum and aunty work out what to do, Joe comes to understand the secrets that the women in his family carry, including on their bodies. Yet their pleas for assistance are met with silence and complicity from all sides. Who will help Joe's family at their time of need? Women & Children is a novel about the love and courage between two sisters, and a sudden loss of childhood innocence.

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