As the cultural diversity of the United States continues to increase, the issues surrounding multiculturalism continue to be of great importance. With updates throughout and a fresh, new design, the Fourth Edition of American Ways retains its values-based perspective in examining what makes the U.S. unique -- and how traditional values influence various aspects of American life such as religion, business, government, race relations, education, recreation, and family.

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Amal is a 16-year-old Melbourne teen with all the usual obsessionsabout boys, chocolate and Cosmo magazine. She's also a Muslim,struggling to honour the Islamic faith in a society that doesn'tunderstand it. The story of her decision to "shawl up" and its attendentanxieties (like how much eyeliner to wear) is funny, surprisingand touching.

ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS:Bill Gates, GatesNotes,New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek,Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads,Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • “An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today

“If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

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112 pages A4 format. Black and white. 203 exercises linked to the Ruslan 1 Russian course.

The Ruslan 2 course book (160 pages in full colour) continues the exciting Ruslan 1 story line with Ivan, Lyudmila, Peter and Vadim. There are 10 lessons with lively dialogues, clear grammar explanations, lots of reading, listening and writing exercises and language games for the classroom or for online training. Ruslan 2 takes you to a very good GCSE level, and is easily equivalent to the Council of Europe A2 standard.

Poignant but laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican American home

The Ruslan 1 course book (176 pages, full colour) tells the story of Ivan, Lyudmila, Peter and Vadim in Moscow, as well as the "typical foreigner" whose escapades show up some of the misunderstandings that can occur when travelling in Russia. In the reading sections Igor is in Saint Petersburg.

There are 10 lessons with lively, humorous dialogues, clear grammar explanations, reading, listening and writing exercises, songs and poems for learners and language games for the classroom. Ruslan 1 ...

De nieuwe editie van NU Nederlands bereidt niet alleen voor op het examen maar biedt veel meer dan dat: gevarieerde en actuele lessen die de studenten motiveren om met taal aan de slag te gaan en die van pas komen in het echte leven.

De nieuwe editie van NU Nederlands bereidt niet alleen voor op het examen maar biedt veel meer dan dat: gevarieerde en actuele lessen die de studenten motiveren om met taal aan de slag te gaan en die van pas komen in het echte leven.

Generatief leiderschap verwijst naar waar onze tijd om schreeuwt: duurzame antwoorden genereren op wat zich hier en nu in een adembenemend tempo ontvouwt. Hoe te opereren vanuit het oog van de orkaan?

We bevinden ons in een wereldwijde transformatie. Dat vraagt een ongekende inbreng van ieders persoonlijke leiderschap. De uitdagingen worden complexer, de omgeving vloeiender en onzekerder. Ivo Callens biedt met het Handboek Generatief Leiderschap een antwoord op de vraag hoe vorm te geven aan ...