Tamara Jones is een schrijfster die bekend staat om het creëren van spannende thrillers onder haar eigen naam en voor de veelgeprezen Dubric Byerly Mysteries-serie. Ondanks de vaak gewelddadige thema's in haar verhalen, wordt haar persoonlijke houding omschreven als ontspannen en vriendelijk, wat een contrast biedt met de spannende werelden die ze creëert. Haar diverse achtergrond, waaronder een passie voor kunst en een wetenschappelijke inslag, vormt haar unieke vertelstijl, waardoor ze een onderscheidende stem is in spannende fictie.
Without grammar, you can't say much; but without vocabulary, you can't say anything.Vocabulary is the foundation of successful language learning. ESL/EFL learners need to be familiar with a great many words if they want to read, write, listen, or speak with ease. In addition to the sheer number of words and phrases students need to learn, what makes vocabulary acquisition so tricky is that one
Ten naked people walk into artist Sean Casey's Ten Spore People who used to be dead but have regenerated after an industrial spill. One, Mindy, stays with Sean while trying to reclaim her life, only to find her ex will do anything to make sure she stays dead. Sean struggles to protect Mindy and the other Spores while battling his recurring - and worsening - nightmares. Meanwhile, the media feeds a panicked frenzy that leads both the hopeful and hateful to Sean's front door.But the fungus that created the Spores is spreading along with the fear. When local children are found mutilated in ways that match Sean's nightmares, he realizes his own worse terror may be closer than he thinks...
Corporate fixer Huey Rawlins gets paid a lot of money to solve problems, especially problems that require a busted knee or a bullet to the brain. On a chilly dawn a couple of days before Christmas, Huey arrives in a run-down neighborhood to find his latest problem has fled, disappearing into the snowstorm and leaving a corpse behind. His clients don’t care that the cops are investigating the death, they only want teenage telepath Jake Adamson, and they want him alive. Detective Lester Fawkes has solved his share of murders, but this time two kids are missing—fifteen-year-old Jake and his younger sister Meg—and something about the case is screwy. Maybe it’s the brutal murder of a convenience store cashier in her bed, the foil coating Jake’s room, or the victim’s brother not playing straight with them. Or, maybe, it’s the hitman for hire who’s also trying to find the missing kids.
Focusing on spiritual motivation and self-discovery, this poetry collection encourages readers to reflect on their destinies and eternal life. It aims to awaken the inherent greatness within individuals, inspiring them to pursue their dreams and fulfill their potential. Drawing parallels to biblical poetry, the book emphasizes the enduring power of poetic expression as a means of divine communication. Readers can expect to feel energized and empowered to embrace their purpose and walk in completeness after engaging with its verses.
This Element explores ways in which teachers of English can benefit from knowledge of phonetics. It also offers recommendations for introducing and improving pronunciation teaching in the classroom.