Implementing and Researching Technological Innovation in Language Teaching takes a case study approach to investigate the integration of the interactive whiteboard (IWB) into the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in French schools. The study highlights the advantages of collaborative action research for stimulating and supporting language teachers in innovative experimentation, and seeks to enhance our understanding of the challenges and opportunities inherent in this process...

In the winter of 1777, George Washington was in his tent at Valley Forge when a mysterious and beautiful woman appeared before him. She revealed three visions of war on American soil. The final war was the most fearful and would have been lost but for the intercession of the heavenly host. What she did not reveal was that there were only seven people on Earth that could invoke this intercession from heaven but first they would have to be trained by the Lords of the Seven Rays. Paul the Ven...

Life at the Bleak was anything but a game. There were rules to follow. What if Reilly didn't follow the rules?Something bizarre happens to Reilly when he returns from Ireland 1896 through the portal to the library near his home. He feels different. Almost as if he's not the same person that he was before he left ... or worse!Finally, he kisses Norah! But that leads to haunting flashbacks of people and places he doesn't remember. A surprise voyage through an...

When Reilly goes through the next portal, he arrives in Ireland 1896, but the only thing that comes with him is the Fireglass, the ruby, and the red flower he had given to Norah.Change comes from the most intimate part of one's soul ...Just beyond the Embassy lies Black Castle. There the Deceptors hold their captives until the eleventh hour of Hallow's Eve, when every demon of that Hell takes possession of a body.Your contempt in delicious! Now come clo...

The Changing of the Seasons explores the profound and fleeting moments that shape our lives. From Anna Leigh’s Petals in Passing to Lucky Fauho’s Journey Through the Endless Summer, these evocative poems and short stories celebrate the relationship between nature’s transformations and our ever-evolving sense of self. We invite you to pause, ponder, and embrace the beauty in both change and continuity—one page at a time.The Ink & Wit Society showc...

In recent decades, the North American public has pursued an inspirational vision of successful aging—striving through medical technique and individual effort to eradicate the declines, vulnerabilities, and dependencies previously commonly associated with old age. On the face of it, this bold new vision of successful, healthy, and active aging is highly appealing. But it also rests on a deep cultural discomfort with aging and being old.The contributors to Successful Aging

In Replacement Parts, internationally recognized bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan and coeditors James J. McCartney and Daniel P. Reid assemble seminal writings from medicine, philosophy, economics, and religion that address the ethical challenges raised by organ transplantation. Caplan's new lead essay explains the shortfalls of present policies. From there, book sections take an interdisciplinary approach to fundamental issues like the determination of death and the dead donor rule; ...

The path to discovering and developing the artist withinDuring her fifty years as an artist and teacher, Mary Whyte has discovered that tapping our personal well of creativity and passion is the most important lesson—much more so than how to paint an eye, clouds, or steam. In An Artist's Life, Whyte guides art makers and art lovers past stifling obstacles and self-doubts to see the world with fresh eyes and create their most original and expressive work. A...

A throne will be claimedHeroes will fallA destiny will be fulfilledMerlyn Britannicus returns to his home of Camelot to keep a sacred promise: to lead Arthur Pendragon to the throne.But between Merlyn and victory lie opponents who would destroy those that he loves the most. As friends and family face violent judgement, Merlyn transforms himself into the feared sorcerer of legend.Time is running out for Merlyn to unite a Britain divided by war ...

A sword forgedA home builtA new era bornThe Roman armies are now gone, and Publius Varrus, the legionnaire turned blacksmith, along with his former commanding general Caius Britannicus, begin to form alliances that will create a nation out of bloodshed and chaos.Using the mysterious metal smelted from a meteorite, Varrus forges an extraordinary sword that will one day be wielded by his great grandson. He names it Excalibur.And in the country's...

Using clear and concise language and in-depth, step-by-step demonstrations, author and renowned artist Mary Whyte guides beginning and intermediate watercolorists through the entire painting process, from selecting materials to fundamental techniques to working with models. Going beyond the practical application of techniques, Whyte helps new artists learn to capture not just the model's physical likeness, but their unique personality and spirit. Richly illustrated, the book features Mary ...

**The season?s most eagerly awaited thriller has arrived.FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK**Knights Templar order member Sir Henry St. Clair is asked by Richard the Lionheart to join his army and free the Holy Land in a war. Sir Henry reluctantly agrees, but the many intrigues of Crusade leaders bring the St. Clair family and the Order to the edge of disaster.