With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.

Security and development matter: they often involve issues of life and death and they determine the allocation of truly staggering amounts of the world’s resources. Particularly since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, there has been momentum in policy circles to merge the issues of security and development to attempt to end conflicts, create durable peace, strengthen failing states, and promote the conditions necessary for people to lead healthier and more prosperous lives.

More bling for the buck! The #1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to useThis new edition of McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions offers complete definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldies such as . . . golden oldie, to recent coinages like shizzle (gangsta), jonx (Wall Street), and ping (the Internet). Each entry is followe...

In Medieval Autographies, A. C. Spearing develops a new engagement of narrative theory with medieval English first-person writing, focusing on the roles and functions of the “I” as a shifting textual phenomenon, not to be defined either as autobiographical or as the label of a fictional speaker or narrator. Spearing identifies and explores a previously unrecognized category of medieval English poetry, calling it "autography.” He describes this form as emerging in the mid-fourteent...

To a puppy the family garden behind the house seems as big as a farm in the country. Seward loves to go down the rows of vegetables with " the farmer" every morning. There are always fun things to bark at and to sniff. If you do not dig holes, you might get a treat!

To a puppy like Seward, going fishing on the pond is a big adventure. All the cousins have fun fishing. They watch the fish and other animals who live in and around the pond. Swimming is also fun for Seward and his cousins. Sometimes the fish tickle their feet and make them laugh. It's the best place to be.

Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other statesWith more entries than any other reference of its kind,McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Fi...

Devon is a paladin from the Order of Rhys, the holy knights who fight against the undead to keep the populous safe. Yet even paladins are not immune to becoming the cat's paws for liches and their minions. So when a routine check-up on his best friend's family turns up some suspicious activity, he sets out to make sure there isn't a dark force behind it.Mirabelle has seen a lot of things in her life. She saw her sister-in-law-to-be get killed at the hands of a vampire and she watch...

Poetry of a Divine Journey was created after the death of my son Kendell who was murdered at the tender age of 20. The only way I thought I could heal my broken heart and maintaining my sanity so I did not loose my mind in a way that would destroy my life and possible the lives of the rest of my family was to write my thoughts, emotions, fears and frustration on paper. The struggle is still real but through it all I have learned that God was, is and will always be in the middle of my lifes...

Renay Spears-Fort is a truly gifted writer, being used by God to inspire family, friends and many others. She has been writing poems and other material since the age of 12. This work has been a building inside of her ready to share her gift. Be encouraged and inspired by God's word through poetry.Shaw Publishing Group LLC (SPG) was established in 2018 by five siblings who reside in St. Louis, Missouri. The SPG is an a Limited Liability Company (LLC) owned and operated by Renay, Kei...

Rock Mechanics & Strata Control: Theory, Practice, and Application serves as a practical guide for examining many of the fundamental and applied aspects of rock mechanics and strata control needed to help ensure safe and effective surface and underground mining. Clearly written and comprehensive in scope, the book includes numerous worked examples to elaborate on how to interpret and use the rock mechanics and support principles presented. It also includes fundamental coverage of ...

Mine Design, Planning and Sustainable Exploitation in the Digital Age covers mine planning, design and exploitation taking cognizance of new developments, especially those associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the positive influence that it has, and will have, on the mining industry. It refers to latest best practices with emphasis on the social license to operate and sustainable (green) mining.The book covers surface and underground mining in some detail an...