"If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd sound like an American.""English accents are the sexiest.""Americans have ruined the English language.""Technology means everyone will have to speak the same English."Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special r...

It is a tribute to the Psalms’ ability to capture the human condition that so many people have translated, re-written, re-visioned, and unfolded these prayer/songs. Thousands of years after being revealed to a faithful people, they can be meaningful to a person of any denomination or faith. I have over a thousand pages of journal entries about all 150 of these prayers. The pages capture my comments, thoughts, and feelings about each prayer as the meaning unveiled itself to me every morning...

The ideal introduction for students of semantics, Lexical Meaning fills the gap left by more general semantics textbooks, providing the teacher and the student with insights into word meaning beyond the traditional overviews of lexical relations. The book explores the relationship between word meanings and syntax and semantics more generally. It provides a balanced overview of the main theoretical approaches, along with a lucid explanation of their relative strengths and weaknesses. After ...

In "Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution," Lynne C. Murphy offers an insightful exploration of America's monumental journey into aerospace technology. Through meticulous research and vivid descriptions, Murphy documents the extensive collection housed within the world-renowned museum, detailing the historical context and technological advancements that have shaped modern space exploration. The book employs a blend of engaging narra...

"Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum" by Lynne C. Murphy is an engaging exploration of the remarkable vehicles that have shaped humanity's journey into space. This book provides a detailed look at the various rockets and spacecraft housed in the National Air and Space Museum, showcasing their historical significance and technological advancements. Readers will discover the stories behind these iconic machines, from early experimental rockets to sophistica...

Post capitalist philanthropy is a paradox in terms. A paradox is the appropriate starting place for the complex, entangled, messy context we find ourselves in as a species.' The authors take us on a journey from the history of wealth accumulation to the current logic of late-stage capitalism - and ultimately to the lived possibilities of other ways of knowing, sensing and being that can usher in life-centric models. This 'ontological shift', as they call it, into new possibilities is at th...

Clear, on-the-ground guidance for Reading Apprenticeship implementationLeading for Literacy provides tools and real-life examples to expand the benefits of a literacy approach that sparks students' engaged reading and thinking across disciplines, from middle school through community college. A companion to the landmark Reading for Understanding, this book guides teachers, leaders, and administrators through the nuts, bolts, benefits, and stumbling...

Two young men leave their families and businesses to walk the dusty roads of ancient times with hopes of excitement and adventure. An ordinary nineteen-year-old man, Daniyyel, observes miraculous moments in his friend Matityahu's life and wonders what gift his friend has. Daniyyel goes so far as asking Matityahu how and why he has it. Daniyyel wants that awareness and ability in his own life Amongst the many unexpected events, from hard physical labor to saving lives after a natural disast...

Daniyyel, now a married man, all of twenty years of age, heads out on another life changing journey with Matityahu. They meet with the Essenes, a Jewish sect who preserve and disseminate scared knowledge. They invite Daniyyel to study with them. His wife, Simone encourages Daniyyel's adventure and opportunity. She stays home, her hands full since her grieving brother has come to stay with them. Matityahu and Daniyyel's journey of service to those in need, illustrates a path to living in Go...

The study of antonyms (or 'opposites') in a language can provide important insight into word meaning and discourse structures. This book provides an extensive investigation of antonyms in English and offers an innovative model of how we mentally organize concepts and how we perceive contrasts between them. The authors use corpus and experimental methods to build a theoretical picture of the antonym relation, its status in the mind and its construal in context. Evidence is drawn from natura...

Improve student outcomes in reading and literacy with the latest edition of this bestselling textThe newly revised Third Edition of Reading for Understanding: How Reading Apprenticeship Improves Disciplinary Learning in Secondary and College Classrooms is the latest iteration of the best-selling, landmark book in the field of adolescent literacy. The book contains strategies for boosting the reading independence of middle, secondary, and college students.

In The Kindness of Strangers, Deni Elliott examines ethically questionable situations that have arisen in response to institutional dependency on external benefactors. Major concerns analyzed include: The increased professionalism of fundraising and of donating, an increased willingness of institutions to cater to the demands of donors, creation of dual roles for faculty, students and staff when they are fundraisers and donors in addition to playing their primary roles in higher e...