Milroy: 14 books

Book cover of Authority in Language

Authority in Language

Investigating Standard English

by James Milroy, Lesley Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012

Authority in Language explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language. James and Lesley Milroy cover the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain and compare the language ideologies in Britain and the USA, involving a discussion...
Book cover of North American Ultrarunning: A History
by Andy Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012

North American Ultrarunning: A History explores the rich heritage of ultradistance running stretching back thousands of years; the Americas were originally peopled by nomads on foot. The book documents ultradistance feats by Native Americans, the earliest European explorers and settlers, before recording...
Book cover of Winning At Meeting
by Hebron Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017

For every individual in the corporate world or in business, meeting a client or potential customer for business is always a very stressful event. Various questions arise in our minds before the meeting like how should I prepare for this meeting? do I sell more or less? what is the quote I need to...
Book cover of Eagle, Crow and Emu

Eagle, Crow and Emu

Bird Stories

by Gladys Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016

Three fantastic stories by Indigenous mother-and-daughter team Gladys and Jill Milroy, collected together for the first time. Told in the tradition of teaching stories, these avian tales take young readers on adventures of self-discovery and fulfilment with endearing animal characters and exciting plot lines.
Book cover of Linguistics and Aphasia

Linguistics and Aphasia

Psycholinguistic and Pragmatic Aspects of Intervention

by Ruth Lesser, Lesley Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014

Linguistics and Aphasia is a major study of recent developments in applying psycholinguistics and pragmatics to the study of acquired language disorders (aphasia) and their remediation. Psycholinguistic analyses of aphasia interpret disorders in terms of damaged modules and processes within...
Book cover of Real English

Real English

The Grammar of English Dialects in the British Isles

by James Milroy, Lesley Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014

While it is accepted that the pronunciation of English shows wide regional differences, there is a marked tendency to under-estimate the extent of the variation in grammar that exists within the British Isles today. In addressing this problem, Real English brings together the work of a number of experts...
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He Kupu Tuku Iho

Ko te Reo Maori te Tatau ki te Ao

by Timoti Samuel Karetu, Wharehuia James Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018

Sir Timoti Karetu and Dr Wharehuia Milroy are widely recognised as two of New Zealand's leading teachers and scholars of Maori language and culture. They both taught at The University of Waikato from the 1970s and pursued an innovative approach by teaching language courses in te reo Maori, with tikanga...
Book cover of Running Anatomy
by Joseph A. Puleo, Patrick Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018

See what it takes to maximize running strength, speed, and endurance! Running Anatomy will show you how to improve your performance by increasing muscular strength, optimizing the efficiency of your running motion, and minimizing your risk for injury.   Running Anatomy features 50 of...
Book cover of Home Lace-Making - A Handbook for Teachers and Pupils
by M. Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Home Lace-Making. A Handbook for Teachers and Pupils. PREFACE. The aim of this manual is not primarily to teach individuals how to make lace - although doubtless they could learn by means of it - but to help those who can make lace to teach others to do so, and, more especially, to teach a class of...
Book cover of Pathways of Human Development

Pathways of Human Development

Explorations of Change

by Gary L. Bowen, Susan Chuang, Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009

Pathways of Human Development uses theoretical perspectives from developmental, social, and behavioral sciences to examine the many ways that individuals, families, and communities intersect and interface. Focusing on the impact of change on human development, including its antecedents, processes,...
Book cover of The Worlds of William Penn
by Elizabeth Milroy, Catharine Dann Roeber, Emily Mann
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019

William Penn was an instrumental and controversial figure in the early modern transatlantic world, known both as a leader in the movement for religious toleration in England and as a founder of two American colonies, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As such, his career was marked by controversy and contention...
Book cover of Running Anatomy
by Joseph A. Puleo, Patrick Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018

See how to improve your running strength, speed, and endurance with Running Anatomy, Second Edition. This new edition of the best-selling running guide delivers more exercises, more insight, and more illustrations to show you how to increase your muscle strength, optimize the efficiency of your running...
Book cover of Windmill Baby
by Milroy, David
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2013

Set on an abandoned cattle station in the Kimberley landscape, this one-woman play combines the poetry of a campfire story with the comedy of a great yarn.
Book cover of Great Cold
by Gladys Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015

As the great cold moves in and creeps into their hideaways, the animals are forced to prepare for winter. The blind goanna lizard and the flightless magpie—the weakest among the animals—are helpless on their own, but when they work together, the power of their friendship and cooperation make them...
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