The Oral Communication strand is dedicated to meeting the academic needs of students by teaching them how to comprehend the spoken English used by instructors and students in college classrooms. These texts provide engaging activities for students to practice academic listening and academic speaking.

One of the best known and enduring genres, the fairy fales origins extend back to the preliterate oral societies of the ancient world. This books surveys its history and traces its evolution into the form we recognized today. Jones Builds on the work of folklorist and critics to provide the student with a stunning, lucid overview of the genre and a solid understanding of its structure.

Describes the role of the African American pilots who trained at Alabama's Tuskegee Army Air Field to fight in World War II.

Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species is probably the best-known, least-read book. One of the most important achievements of the past millennium, it did for biology what Galileo did for astronomy: made it into a single science rather than a collection of unrelated facts. Important though Origin remains, its examples and intricate Victorian prose are now a century and a half old. They are ripe for renewal and reaffirmation. Writing as 'Darwin's ghost,' eminent geneticist Steve Jones updates this seminal work—and restates evolution's case for the 21st century.

Jones is a writer of engaging wit and dazzling erudition and has been called 'the British Carl Sagan.' Using modern examples—the AIDS virus, the puzzles of sexual selection, the physiology and psychology of pets, and the unparalleled genetic success of our own species—he shows the power and immediacy of Darwin's great argument and makes us appreciate how it makes life make sense. Eye-opening and entertaining, filled with astonishing facts, amusing anecdotes, and the very latest research, Darwin's Ghost is contemporary science writing at its very best.

Fully revised edition of Jones' double prize winning first book, updated to cover the latest genetic breakthroughs including GM foods, Dolly the Sheep and human cloning.

Recounts the struggles and triumphs of Jack Trice, the first African American to play football for Iowa State, who died in 1923 of injuries received on the field.

Formal theories and rational choice methods have become increasingly prominent in most social sciences in the past few decades. Proponents of formal theoretical approaches argue that these methods are more scientific and sophisticated than other approaches, and that formal methods have already generated significant theoretical progress. As more and more social scientists adopt formal theoretical approaches, critics have argued that these methods are flawed and that they should not become dominant in most social-science disciplines.Rational Choice and Security Studies presents opposing views on the merits of formal rational choice approaches as they have been applied in the subfield of international security studies. This volume includes Stephen Walt's article 'Rigor or Rigor Mortis? Rational Choice and Security Studies,' critical replies from prominent political scientists, and Walt's rejoinder to his critics.Walt argues that formal approaches have not led to creative new theoretical explanations, that they lack empirical support, and that they have contributed little to the analysis of important contemporary security problems. In their replies, proponents of rational choice approaches emphasize that formal methods are essential for achieving theoretical consistency and precision.

More than a decade has passed since the end of the Cold War, but the United Stateshas yet to reach a consensus on a coherent approach to the international use of American power. Theessays in this volume present contending perspectives on the future of U.S. grand strategy. U.S.policy options include primacy, cooperative security, selective engagement, and retrenchment. Thisrevised edition includes additional and more recent analysis and advocacy of these options. Thevolume includes the Clinton administration's National Security Strategy for a NewCentury, the most recent official statement of American grand strategy, so readers cancompare proposed strategies with the official U.S. government position.

This new short text by the authors of Investment Appraisal and Financial Decisions focuses on investment appraisal decisions. Fundamentals of Investment Appraisal examines the internal workings of a company rather than covering the much broader subject of financial management. Theory is illustrated with numerous worked examples, followed by a chapter summary, quick questions - all answered at the end of the book - and more detailed practice questions.

' From the tobacco fields of western Kentucky to the streets of Harlem, from the Gullah Islands off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts to the all-black republic of Haiti, painter Ellis Wilson (1899-1977) examined the scope and depth of black culture. One of Kentucky's most significant African American artists, Wilson graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He spent five more years in the city before moving to New York, where he lived for the rest of his life. Aside from his participation in the WPA's Federal Arts Project and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he was never able to support himself fully by painting. Yet his work has long been praised for its boldness and individuality. Black workers were a favorite subject: field hands, factory workers, loggers, fishermen, and more. Of his 1940s series of black factory employees, Wilson stated, ''That was the first time I had ever seen my people working in industry, so I painted them.'' Over time his documentary style gave way to one that emphasized shape and color over pure representation. Despite exhibitions in New York and elsewhere, Wilson considered a small show at the public library in his hometown of Mayfield in 1947 to be ''one of the high points'' of his life. This catalog accompanies the first major retrospective of Wilson's paintings.

Che cos'è la genetica? Come è fatto e come funziona il DNA? Quale percorso ha portato dalle prime scoperte di Mendel alla mappatura del genoma umano? Quali fondamenti hanno le teorie di chi attribuisce a ragioni genetiche anche le differenze di carattere e di comportamento tra gli esseri umani? Oggi la genetica sembra essere la scienza che nessuno può permettersi di ignorare, dal momento che le sue applicazioni stanno penetrando in ogni ambito della vita quotidiana, e che le sue scoperte ci promettono una nuova comprensione dei meccanismi della vita. In questo volume uno scienziato autorevole prova a raccontarcela con l'aiuto di illustrazioni e fumetti, ma senza rinunciare al rigore delle informazioni.

After noticing his gray complexion and hearing his evil laugh, the students of Bailey School begin to wonder about their new ghoulish-looking computer teacher, Mr. Gordan Goble. Original.

What causes war? How can wars be prevented? Scholars and policymakers have sought the answers to these questions for centuries. Although wars continue to occur, recent scholarship has made progress toward developing more sophisticated and perhaps more useful theories on the causes and prevention of war. This volume includes essays by leading scholars on contemporary approaches to understanding war and peace.The essays include expositions, analyses, and critiques of some of the more prominent and enduring explanations of war. Several authors discuss realist theories of war, which focus on the distribution of power and the potential for offensive war. Others examine the prominent hypothesis that the spread of democracy will usher in an era of peace. In light of the apparent increase in nationalism and ethnic conflict, several authors present hypotheses on how nationalism causes war and how such wars can be controlled. Contributors also engage in a vigorous debate on whether international institutions can promote peace. In a section on war and peace in the changing international system, several authors consider whether rising levels of international economic independence and environmental scarcity will influence the likelihood of war.

The students at Bailey School try to overcome their fears and their imaginations when they meet the new football coach and student teacher, Mr. Bogey, whom everyone begins to think may be the Bogeyman. Original.

Surveys the burgeoning study of genetics, from its origins to the current progress in identifying the causes of diseases, the ethical questions raised by bioengineering, and the effect of genes on human sexuality. Reprint.

Current debates about the nature of international politics have centered on the clash between supporters and critics of realism. The Perils of Anarchy brings together a number of recent essays written in the realist tradition. It includes realist interpretations of the collapse of the Cold War order and of the emerging order that has replaced it, the sources of alignment and aggression, and the causes of peace. A final section provides a counterpoint by raising criticisms of and alternatives to the realist approach.Contributors: Charles L. Glaser. Christopher Layne. Peter Liberman. Lisa L. Martin. John J. Mearsheimer. Paul Schroeder. Randall Schweller. Stephen M. Walt. Kenneth N. Waltz. William C. Wohlforth. Fareed Zakaria.An International Security Reader

The third graders from Bailey school go wild with lovesickness shortly after a new cafeteria cook distributes a special batch of Valentine cookies, and Eddie vows to find out if she's been secretly cooking up love potions for lunch. Original.

When the Bailey school kids find an old bottle and toss it into the junkyard, a wacky genie named Eugene suddenly rides into town on a purple bicycle. Original.