Описание: Return to the Sea portrays the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals--from giant whales and sea cows that originated 55 million years ago to the deep diving elephant seals and clam-eating walruses of modern times. This fascinating account of the origin of various marine mammal lineages, some extinct, others extant but threatened, is for the non-specialist. Set against a backdrop of geologic time, changing climates, and changing geography, evolution is the unifying principle that helps us to understand the present day diversity of marine mammals and their responses to environmental challenges. Annalisa Berta explains current controversies and explores patterns of change taking place today, such as shifting food webs and predator-prey relationships, habitat degradation, global warming, and the effects of humans on marine mammal communities.
Автор: Annalisa Bonomo Название: World English(es) and the Multilingual Turn ISBN: 1443898775 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781443898775 Издательство: Cambridge Scholars Цена: 6968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The recent multilingual turn involves various different implicit and explicit language policies, urging pressure and resistance with regard to the spread of English and its dominant relationships with other national languages. As such, this book considers the social value of communication as the basis of multilingualism and of the evolution of language systems.The data presented here show English as being in the middle of the double “listening” of cultural mediation and the imperfect “magnifying” glass of translation, with worldwide Standard English being but one of the many other related varieties which enjoy prestige on a large scale. These varieties may be identified according to different features which make the plural “world Englishes” an umbrella term with blurred edges.New approaches to dialects study have been developed in recent decades, and cartographic mapping has overlapped with the emergence of a new dialectology which deals with the description of language phenomena as complex concepts, where “complexity” provides a challenging framework for investigation and research of languages as dynamic systems made up of variables which mutually influence each other. Thus, dialectometry, dialectology and standardization become interesting tools for measuring linguistic differences, establishing language typologies and endorsing the systemic characteristics which can be formalized. Comprehensive and well-informed, this volume will appeal to anyone interested in the spread of English, from researchers and teachers to students, providing them with a greater understanding of some examples of world Englishes analysed under the light of complexity as a product of global society.
Автор: Conti Annalisa Название: Africa ISBN: 0996517413 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780996517416 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1724.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Amber Stevens is a journalist for a prestigious magazine in New York City. She is passionate about her work, and she is one of those lucky people who have the job and the life they have always wanted.
A sudden phone call gives an unexpected and heart-breaking turn to Amber's life: a car crash wipes away her world as she knows it, wrecking the very meaning of her life. For endless days and nights, Amber lets herself fade away in a pit of desperation: how to overcome the deepest grief? How to find a sense in living?
Pushed by the affection and determination of her best friend, Rachel, Amber will decide to look for a way back to life. She will embark on a solitary and unexpected journey through the eternal landscapes of Africa, where she will walk through places, cultures, peoples, and heartwarming encounters with the wild animals of the Savannah.
AFRICA is an intimate quest to explore the truth about people: the ancient beauty of the environment and the concrete struggles of its inhabitants will force Amber to look deeper inside her soul and rediscover her priorities. She will be constantly pushed and pulled between astonishing shows of nature and stabbing emotions, in a revealing travel across Southern Africa.
Автор: Conti Annalisa Название: Tutti E Nessuno ISBN: 0996517405 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780996517409 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1724.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Chi veramente Sylvia Fischer? Lo psicanalista Alexander Williams dovr scoprire le verit nascoste nella scomparsa di una sua paziente.
Tutti i pazienti hanno dei problemi, e il dottor Alexander Williams lo sa bene: per questo che tornano ogni settimana, si siedono su un divano nel suo studio e gli raccontano le loro storie. Ma c' qualcosa di Sylvia Fischer che ancora non gli chiaro. Forse il modo in cui Sylvia non parla mai della sua vita prima di aver deciso di sposare il suo attuale marito: un ricco Newyorchese, infedele e noioso. O il suo modo di parlare, con voce profonda e accento inglese, anche se nata e cresciuta in Texas. O forse quell'alone spento di depressione che la circonda.
Un giorno, Sylvia Fischer racconta al dottor Williams una storia completamente diversa: c' un uomo che lei ha amato per anni, e con il quale vuole scappare.
Ma Sylvia Fischer non si limita a scappare, piuttosto scompare nel nulla: neanche una parola per suo marito, per sua figlia di due anni, per i suoi genitori. Nessuno sa nulla di quest'uomo riemerso dal passato di Sylvia, ma Alexander Williams vuole credere che lei abbia trovato la sua serenit .
Finch un giorno cambia tutto.
New York l'ospite e il cuore pulsante di questo romanzo: la citt guider il lettore attraverso le sue strade, i fiumi ed i parchi, abitati da anime vaganti e fantasmi del passato.
Автор: Bartlow Annalisa Название: A-Muse: Myself ISBN: 0615683827 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615683829 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1371.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Butticci Annalisa Название: African Pentecostals in Catholic Europe ISBN: 0674737091 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674737099 Издательство: Harvard University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 5853.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Catholic Italy is a destination for migrants from Nigeria and Ghana, who bring their own form of Christianity-Pentecostalism, the most Protestant of Christian faiths. At the heart of Annalisa Butticci`s ethnography is a paradox. Believers on both sides are driven by a desire to find sensuous, material ways to make the divine visible and tangible.
Автор: Rellie Annalisa Название: Montenegro ISBN: 1841623814 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841623818 Издательство: Bradt Рейтинг: Цена: 1979.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A hidden corner of eastern Europe, Montenegro lies across the Adriatic Sea from Italy, its stark mountains rising up from the coast. It offers superb, year-round, eco-adventure and sports facilities. Medieval architectural gems vie for attention with more recent Venetian fortresses and churches, reflecting the diversity of Montenegrin culture. Along the eastern border lies Lake Skadar, a nature lover's dream with national park status. Updated throughout, this edition has all the practical information the independent traveller needs, including new hotels and restaurants on the coast and in the mountains. Outdoor and cultural enthusiasts will enthuse over the extended coverage on national parks, fishing opportunities and archaeological finds.
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