Since publication over twenty years ago, The Translator’s Invisibility has provoked debate and controversy within the field of translation and become a classic text. Providing a fascinating account of the history of translation from the seventeenth century to the present day, Venuti shows how fluency prevailed over other translation strategies to shape the canon of foreign literatures in English and investigates the cultural consequences of the receptor values which were simultaneously insc...

'a compelling methodology... to increase market share quickly' -- Eric Ries, bestselling author of THE LEAN STARTUP'a must-read for anyone in business' -- James Currier, managing partner, NFX Guild'will teach you how to think like a marketer of tomorrow' -- Josh Elman, partner, Greylock PartnersGrowth is now the first thing that investors, shareholders and market analysts look for in assessing and valuing companies. HACKING GROWTH is a highly accessible, practical, method for growth that invo...

Looking in Classrooms uses educational, psychological, and social science theories and classroom-based research to teach future classroom teachers about the complexities and demands of classroom instruction. While maintaining the core approach of the first ten editions, the book has been thoroughly revised and updated with new research-based content on teacher evaluation, self-assessment, and decision-making; special emphases on teaching students from diverse ethnic, cultural, class, and gend...

Fully revised for a second edition, this essential guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the public policy process: agenda-setting, policy formulation, decision-making, implementation, and evaluation. The book provides an introduction to the key policy functions, the challenges they entail, and how the challenges may be addressed by policy actors. Written from a comparative perspective, the authors include examples from a diverse range of countries at different stages of develop...

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing subject of sustainability. This is an essential textbook for any sustainability course.

In order for students to become experts and innovators, they need a strong understanding of how the world works. This book helps learners uncover conceptual relationships and how to transfer them to new situations.

This book is written by experienced teachers and teacher training experts to provide pragmatic and evidence-based support for newly qualified teachers.

The Chemistry of Polymers, 5th Edition, is fully updated with the latest developments in polymer science providing a highly readable textbook for those requiring a broad overview of the subject. Like previous editions, the book continues to explore the subject from an applications point of view, providing a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of polymer science including synthesis, structure, properties, degradation and dendrimers. Recent advances in special topics in polymer chemistry ...

Franz Kafka was a German-language writer of novels and short stories, regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. Most of his works, such as ''Die Verwandlung'' (''The Metamorphosis''), Der Prozess (The Trial), and Das Schloss (The Castle), are filled with the themes and archetypes of alienation, physical and psychological brutality, parent–child conflict, characters on a terrifying quest, labyrinths of bureaucracy, and mystical transformations. ''In the ...

Diese Einführung präsentiert alle Teilbereiche der Neueren deutschen Literaturwissenschaft in einem Band. Sie erklärt grundlegende literaturwissenschaftliche Begriffe und stellt die Epochen von der Frühen Neuzeit bis zur Gegenwart vor sowie die drei literarischen Hauptgattungen. Weiterhin liefert sie einen Überblick über Rhetorik und Poetik sowie über literarische Stilistik. Ein weiteres Kapitel vermittelt Einblicke in literaturtheoretische Fragestellungen, Ansätze und Methoden. Schli...