Ian Roberts: 21 books
The Wonders of Language
Or: How to Make Noises and Influence People
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Ian Roberts offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate language. We are mostly as blissfully unaware of the intricacies of the structure of language as fish are of the water they swim in. We live in a mental ocean of nouns, verbs, quantifiers, morphemes,...
by Ian Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
This book brings together for the first time a series of previously published papers featuring Ian Roberts’ pioneering work on diachronic and comparative syntax over the last thirty years in one comprehensive volume. Divided into two parts, the volume engages in recent key topics in empirical studies...
Creative Authenticity
16 Principles to Clarify and Deepen Your Artistic Vision
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
Serious working artists are the intended audience of this collection of short essays that clarify common expressive and personal problems that many artists encounter, including the fear of being clichéd, the desire to convey truth in art, and the frustration behind trying to find an authentic voice....
Prisoners or Presidents
The Simple Things That Change Everything; When Principals Lead Like Lives Depend on It
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2009
The demand for information about effective special education programs in public and private educational institutions continues to grow. There is an increase in the alarming statistics surrounding the impact of the negative effects that failing special education programs; particularly those that are...
by Silvia Robertson, Ian Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
Is this the right course for me?
Essential German Verbs is the course for you if you need help with your study of German. This fully revised edition of our best-selling course now comes with free downloadable audio support containing hints on how to learn verbs effectively.
The aim of...
by Ian Roberts, Brian Moses
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
This book will support children as they:
* Find out about wartime phrases and use them to write a dialogue
* Write a letter home from a P.O.W. camp
* Read wartime adverts and slogans and decide how effective they are
by Ian Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
With the end of America’s wars in the Middle East, charismatic expat James Reso returns home to a deeply polarized country. Detesting President Dennis Ward's cynical authoritarianism, James and his friends create the political party Nos Populus: “We The People.” Using mass protests and...
by Ian Roberts, Brian Moses
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
This book will support children as they:
* Write a school report for a Victorian pupil
* Compile the biography of a real-life circus performer- "The Human Canon Ball"
* Produce a letter to complain about the after-effects of the Victorian remedy carbolic smoke balls!
Parametric Variation
Null Subjects in Minimalist Theory
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2009
Parametric variation in linguistic theory refers to the systematic grammatical variation permitted by the human language faculty. Although still widely assumed, the parametric theory of variation has in recent years been subject to re-evaluation and critique. The Null Subject Parameter, which determines...
The Energy Glut
The Politics of Fatness in an Overheating World
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
World-wide, over a billion adults are overweight and 300 million are officially 'obese', more than 3,000 people die every day on the world's roads and global warming and war threaten our survival as a species. The Energy Glut tells the story of energy and how our abuse of fossil fuel energy links...
by Ian Whates, Adam Roberts, Hal Duncan
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
X Marks the Spot is a slender anthology produced to celebrate the first ten years of NewCon Press. It includes original fiction from Adam Roberts, Rozanne Rabinowitz, and Paul Melhuish, a poem by Donna Scott, aand a collaborative short story written by Ian Whates, Ian Watson, Hal Duncan, Chaz Brenchley,...
by Tehani Wessely, Thoraiya Dyer, Tansy Rayner Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
In Your Face = Trigger Warnings This book contains twenty-two original and reprinted speculative fiction stories dealing with provocative themes. These stories are confronting, but with a firm purpose. They will make you uncomfortable, because they are a bit too hard-hitting or close to the bone....
by Ian Whates, Gavin Smith, Adam Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
From distant planets to space-borne combat, from desperate attempts to win a race to the last hope of a beleaguered world, fifteen stories of Military SF and space opera, written to celebrate the 10th birthday of independent publisher NewCon Press.1. Introduction2. The Last Tank Commander –...
The Origins, Prevention and Treatment of Infant Crying and Sleeping Problems
An Evidence-Based Guide for Healthcare Professionals and the Families They Support
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2013
Babies who cry a lot, or are unsettled in the night, are common sources of concern for parents and, consequently, costly problems for health services. In this book, Ian St James-Roberts summarises the evidence concerning infant crying and sleeping problems to provide a new evidence-based approach...
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