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  • Meaning in the Media

    Discourse, Controversy and Debate

    by Alan Durant ...
    Meaning in the Media addresses the issue of how we should respond to competing claims about meaning put forward in confrontations between people or organisations in highly charged circumstances such as bitter public controversies and expensive legal disputes. Alan Durant draws attention to the pervasiveness and significance of such meaning-related disputes in the media, investigating how their ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • A Short Stay In Purgatory

    by Alan Durant ...
    In these twelve stories, enter teenage purgatory at its most honest, and meet a whole host of characters you'll quickly recognise: a secret admirer, burning up with jealousy and desire; Karen, confronting her anxiety about pregnancy; Alex, contemplating life after school; or maybe Suze, looking forward to her first sexual experience with mixed feelings.Ranging in mood from high comedy to deep ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Fair Game

    by Alan Durant ...
    Series series Teen Reads
    It's 2074. Football is only played on screen - and in prison. That's where Billy B learnt to play. Now he wants to play a real football match. But he's playing a dangerous game. ... Read more

    $9.05 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Blood

    by Alan Durant ...
    Cheap tabloid headlines scream the brutal facts at 17-year-old Robert Harrison: his parents have been shot dead in the sitting room of their suburban home. Robert's initial shock and anger is soon replaced by a growing sence of a conspiracy to protect him from the truth. So he decides to investigate the murder himself and the secrets he uncovers about his parents lead him to the brink of sanity ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Quill Soup

    A Stone Soup Story

    by Alan Durant ...
    Illustrated by Dale Blankenaar ...
    Gather round for soup fit for the king in this vibrant twist on a classic fable.With brightly colored art and engaging characters, this retelling of the well-known Stone Soup story will captivate young readers. Noko the traveling porcupine arrives in a village. He's denied food and a place to sleep by all the animals he meets. Finally he's granted a fire and a large pot of water. He adds a few of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Language and Law

    A resource book for students

    by Alan Durant, Janny Leung ...
    Series series Routledge English Language Introductions
    Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this subject, Language and Law:describes the different registers and genres that make up spoken and written legal language and how they develop over time;analyses real-life examples drawn from court cases from different parts of the world, ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • How to Write Essays and Dissertations

    A Guide for English Literature Students

    by Alan Durant, Nigel Fabb ...
    The first book that literature students should read, this guide reveals the distinct set of skills, conventions and methods of essay and dissertation writing.Taking students through the various stages of writing, from planning to final submission, it offers specific guidelines and a lively, detailed commentary on actual examples of student work at each stage. ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Christmas Animal Tales

    by Adèle Geras, Michael Broad, Vivian French, Maeve Friel, Anna Wilson, Penny Dolan, Holly Webb, Alan Durant ...
    Illustrated by Caroline Pedler ...
    A magical treasury of festive animal tales, starring a little donkey, a naughty kitten, a special reindeer and even a talking turkey. Featuring stories from celebrated authors Adele Geras, Michael Broad, Vivian French, Maeve Friel, Anna Wilson, Penny Dolan, Holly Webb, and Alan Durant. ... Read more

    $6.79 USD

  • Literary Studies in Action

    by Alan Durant, Nigel Fabb ...
    Series series Interface
    `This is a textbook for the times, which addresses itself brilliantly to the twin phenomena of expanding horizons and diminishing resources of English studies.' - David Lodge ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Meaning and Power in the Language of Law

    Edited by Janny H. C. Leung, Alan Durant ...
    Legal practitioners, linguists, anthropologists, philosophers and others have all explored fundamental challenges presented by language in formulating, interpreting and applying laws. Building on centuries of interaction between legal practice and jurisprudence, the modern field of 'law and language', or 'forensic linguistics', brings insights in linguistics and related fields to bear on topics ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Audiobook

    Empathy Effect, The

    Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences

    by Helen Riess MD, Liz Neporent, Alan Alda ...
    Narrated by Alan Alda, Emily Durante ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours

    “We are all connected on a neurobiological level far more than we have previously realized. Consciously or not, we are in constant, natural resonance with one another’s feelings. When we are engaged in shared mind awareness, the possibilities for mutual aid and collaborative problem solving abound.”—Helen Riess, MDA Revolutionary Guide for Understanding and Changing the Way We ConnectEmpathy is ... Read more

    $35.99 USD