Milioni di persone sono terrorizzate all'idea di salire su un palco e tenere un discorso in pubblico. Lo temono più della morte! Tuttavia, se vuoi avere successo, prima o poi ti ritroverai a dover affrontare questa tanto temuta situazione. Che si tratti di una presentazione lavorativa (essenziale per la tua carriera), di un discorso a scuola, o di un brindisi al matrimonio del tuo migliore amico, ecco giungere puntuale come un orologio svizzero la paura di parlare in pubblico. Sappi che non devi vivere più tutto questo. Puoi farcela. Grazie a questo libro, pieno di aneddoti, consigli pratici e racconti divertenti, imparerai sette efficaci strategie che ti aiuteranno a liberare l'oratore che è in te. Non rimandare. Oggi è il giorno giusto per iniziare a combattere l'ansia, il nervosismo e, cosa più importante, il tuo terrore di parlare davanti al pubblico.

After Deadpool marries his mystery bride, the couple honeymoons in Japan, and later, the mouthy mercenary must travel to the 1950s to save Nick Fury from a time-traveling Hitler.

Essential French Grammar is a student-friendly French grammar designed to give learners a firm foundation on which to build a real understanding of both spoken and written French.

Clear explanations of grammar are supported by contemporary examples, lively cartoon drawings and a variety of exercises.

Key features of each chapter:

• each grammar point explained initially with reference to English
• parallels between English and French provided where relevant
• 'Key points' box and tables that summarise grammar concepts
• real-life language examples in French, with English translations
• a variety of exercises to reinforce learning
• a contemporary primary source or literary extract to illustrate grammar in context.

A glossary of grammatical terms in French and English, useful verb tables, and a key to the exercises are also provided, making this an ideal resource for both independent and class-based learners. Essential French Grammar is an innovative reference grammar and workbook for intermediate and advanced undergraduate students of French.

(CEFR levels B2 to C1, ACTFL Advanced Plus to Superior)

A Spanish Learning Grammar, Third Edition, is an innovative reference grammar and workbook suitable for you, whether you are studying Spanish at intermediate or advanced level.

Readers will find straightforward explanations of grammar which are supported by examples with contemporary vocabulary, humorous cartoon drawings, and plentiful, varied exercises, helping you to grasp often complex points of grammar in an enjoyable way. A carefully devised two-part structure mirrors the learning process, allowing you to focus on core knowledge first and enabling you to progress confidently to more advanced knowledge at your own pace.

Includes a Dynamic Learning CD-ROM.

Meditate on the Spiritual Significance of Marriage

In the 20th Anniversary Edition of this Gold Medallion Award winner, Mike Mason goes on a poetic search to understand the wondrous dynamics of committed love. In highly readable, first-person style, Mason's writing stimulates readers' thoughts and prayers and propels couples to deeper intimacy. “A marriage is not a joining of two worlds,” says the author, “but an abandoning of two worlds in order that one new one might be formed.” Rich chapters on “Otherness,” “Vows,” “Intimacy,” “Sex,” “Submission,” and an all-new chapter on “Oneness” lift readers to view the eternal, spiritual nature of this faith-filled, “impossible,” wild—yet wonderful—frontier.

“The two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery.”
Ephesians 5:31–32

Beautifully written and filled with life-transforming insights, the 20th anniversary edition of Mike Mason's unparalleled Gold Medallion winner explores the mystical and holy nature of marriage with a depth that will forever alter how a couple relates to each other—and to God.

The Mystery of Marriage stands out from how-to manuals on marriage as a refreshing how-come book—a brilliant celebration of the God-ordained union between man and wife.

“An outstanding achievement. Rarely has a book aroused in me so much enthusiasm as has the combination of wisdom, depth, dignity, and glow that I find in these chapters.”
-J.I. Packer

“Absolutely exquisite. It reaches down deep into our innermost being, revealing, revitalizing, rewarding. A real classic.”
-Gigi Graham Tchividjian

“A drop everything book. Mason deals with the stunning paradoxes of the mystery, the problems, and the glories of marriage. I don't need to read any other book on the subject.”
-Elisabeth Elliot

Story Behind the Book

Over the twenty years since its publication, many couples have told me that they've read my book aloud to each other. This always amazes me and gives me great joy. I'm also amazed that many single people have read it. Either way, my goal is for hearts to be warmed by the mystery of divine love. I want couples to enter into deeper intimacy by thinking together about the mystery of marriage—about how their love, besides being a gift of God, reflects the very love He has for Himself in the Trinity. For God is not a bachelor, and throughout the Bible marriage is a supreme picture of the nature of God's love and of His kingdom. I want people who read my book to feel so soaked in these wonderful, divine mysteries that it deepens their reverence for marriage and inspires them to greater love