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The Usage-based Study of Language Learning and Multilingualism

by Lourdes Ortega, Andrea E. Tyler, Michel Achard, Pauline Beaupoil-Hourdel, Marion Blondel, Dominique Boutet, Gilad Brandes0, Monica Ekiert1, Maryia Fedzechkina2, Kimberly Geeslin3, T. Florian Jaeger4, Ursula Kania5, Sol Lago6, Marvin Lam7, Fenfen Le8, Sarah Lee9, Bret Linford0, Graham Lock1, Avizia Y. Long2, Maisa Martin3, Silvia Marijuan4, Christian Matthiessen M.I.M.5, Aliyah Morgenstern6, Elissa L. Newport7, Jack Pun8, Dorit Ravid9, Cristina Sanz0, Diana Slade1, Megan Solon2, Taina Tammelin-Laine3, Amy S. Thompson4, Stefanie Wulff5, Helen Zhao6 ...

Series series Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics series
When humans learn languages, are they also learning how to create shared meaning? In The Usage-based Study of Language Learning and Multilingualism, a cadre of international experts say yes and offer cutting-edge research in usage-based linguistics to explore how language acquisition, in particular multilingual language acquisition, works.Each chapter presents an original study that supports the ... Read more

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When humans learn languages, are they also learning how to create shared meaning? In The Usage-based Study of Language Learning and Multilingualism, a cadre of international experts say yes and offer cutting-edge research in usage-based linguistics to explore how language acquisition, in particular multilingual language acquisition, works.Each chapter presents an original study that supports the
... Read more
Chinese Buddhist Texts

An Introductory Reader

by Graham Lock, Gary S. Linebarger ...

The influence of Buddhism on the Chinese language, on Chinese literature and on Chinese culture in general cannot be overstated, and the language of most Chinese Buddhist texts differs considerably from both Classical and Modern Chinese.This reader aims to help students develop familiarity with features of Buddhist texts in Chinese, including patterns of organization, grammatical features and ... Read more

$58.99 USD

The influence of Buddhism on the Chinese language, on Chinese literature and on Chinese culture in general cannot be overstated, and the language of most Chinese Buddhist texts differs considerably from both Classical and Modern Chinese.This reader aims to help students develop familiarity with features of Buddhist texts in Chinese, including patterns of organization, grammatical features and
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Blutopia

Visions of the Future and Revisions of the Past in the Work of Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and Anthony Braxton

by Graham Lock ...

In Blutopia Graham Lock studies the music and thought of three pioneering twentieth-century musicians: Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and Anthony Braxton. Providing an alternative to previous analyses of their work, Lock shows how these distinctive artists were each influenced by a common musical and spiritual heritage and participated in self-conscious efforts to create a utopian vision of the future.A ... Read more

$25.19 USD

In Blutopia Graham Lock studies the music and thought of three pioneering twentieth-century musicians: Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and Anthony Braxton. Providing an alternative to previous analyses of their work, Lock shows how these distinctive artists were each influenced by a common musical and spiritual heritage and participated in self-conscious efforts to create a utopian vision of the future.A
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Forces in Motion

Anthony Braxton and the Meta-reality of Creative Music: Interviews and Tour Notes, England 1985

by Graham Lock, Nick White ...

Series series Dover Books on Music
A #1 New Release in Jazz Music on Amazon!"Absolutely essential reading." — The WireOne of modern music's towering figures, composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton has redefined critical concepts of jazz and the wider world of creative music. The Chicago native's works range from an early piece for 100 tubas to proposed compositions for orchestras on different planets. A modern classic, ... Read more

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A #1 New Release in Jazz Music on Amazon!"Absolutely essential reading." — The WireOne of modern music's towering figures, composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton has redefined critical concepts of jazz and the wider world of creative music. The Chicago native's works range from an early piece for 100 tubas to proposed compositions for orchestras on different planets. A modern classic,
... Read more
The Hearing Eye

Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Visual Art

Edited by Graham Lock, David Murray ...

The widespread presence of jazz and blues in African American visual art has long been overlooked. The Hearing Eye makes the case for recognizing the music's importance, both as formal template and as explicit subject matter. Moving on from the use of iconic musical figures and motifs in Harlem Renaissance art, this groundbreaking collection explores the more allusive - and elusive - references to ... Read more

$27.89 USD

The widespread presence of jazz and blues in African American visual art has long been overlooked. The Hearing Eye makes the case for recognizing the music's importance, both as formal template and as explicit subject matter. Moving on from the use of iconic musical figures and motifs in Harlem Renaissance art, this groundbreaking collection explores the more allusive - and elusive - references to
... Read more
The Hearing Eye

Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Visual Art

Edited by Graham Lock, David Murray ...

The widespread presence of jazz and blues in African American visual art has long been overlooked. The Hearing Eye makes the case for recognizing the music's importance, both as formal template and as explicit subject matter. Moving on from the use of iconic musical figures and motifs in Harlem Renaissance art, this groundbreaking collection explores the more allusive - and elusive - references to ... Read more

$27.89 USD

The widespread presence of jazz and blues in African American visual art has long been overlooked. The Hearing Eye makes the case for recognizing the music's importance, both as formal template and as explicit subject matter. Moving on from the use of iconic musical figures and motifs in Harlem Renaissance art, this groundbreaking collection explores the more allusive - and elusive - references to
... Read more
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Political Philosophy

An audio course on Western Political Theory

by Grahame Lock ...

Narrated by Grahame Lock ...

Unabridged

3 hours 56 min

This audio course examines the major periods in the history of Western political thought and questions the political and social order. It considers the ways in which thinkers have responded to the particular political problems of their day, and the ways in which they contribute to a broader conversation about human goods and needs, justice, democracy, and the proper relationship of the individual ... Read more

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This audio course examines the major periods in the history of Western political thought and questions the political and social order. It considers the ways in which thinkers have responded to the particular political problems of their day, and the ways in which they contribute to a broader conversation about human goods and needs, justice, democracy, and the proper relationship of the individual
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Mama Rock's Rules

Ten Lessons for Raising Ten (or less) Su

by Rose Rock, Valerie Graham ...

Rose Rock—child advocate, educator, and mother of ten-plus children, including comedian Chris Rock—shares her heartfelt and no-nonsense advice on parentingUber-mom Rose Rock raised ten children and seventeen foster children. She did it by never shying away from hard conversations and by not being afraid to present strong ideas about boundaries, discipline, choices, and consequences. In short, Rose ... Read more

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Rose Rock—child advocate, educator, and mother of ten-plus children, including comedian Chris Rock—shares her heartfelt and no-nonsense advice on parentingUber-mom Rose Rock raised ten children and seventeen foster children. She did it by never shying away from hard conversations and by not being afraid to present strong ideas about boundaries, discipline, choices, and consequences. In short, Rose
... Read more

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The Night Swimmers

by Peter Rock ...

Narrated by Graham Halstead ...

Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

Beneath the surface of Lake Michigan there are vast systems: crosscutting currents, sudden drop-offs, depths of absolute darkness, shipwrecked bodies, hidden places. Peter Rock's stunning autobiographical novel begins in the '90s on the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin. The narrator, a recent college graduate, and a young widow, Mrs. Abel, swim together at night, making their way across miles of open ... Read more

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Beneath the surface of Lake Michigan there are vast systems: crosscutting currents, sudden drop-offs, depths of absolute darkness, shipwrecked bodies, hidden places. Peter Rock's stunning autobiographical novel begins in the '90s on the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin. The narrator, a recent college graduate, and a young widow, Mrs. Abel, swim together at night, making their way across miles of open
... Read more

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Mama Rock's Rules

Ten Lessons for Raising Ten (or Less) Su

by Rose Rock, Valerie Graham ...

Narrated by Rose Rock ...

Abridged

7 hours 35 min

""To be a parent is and should be a calling. There is absolutely nothing as great, challenging, or rewarding as raising a child."" So says Über-mom Rose Rock, who has raised 10 children in addition to caring for 17 foster children in her 40-plus years as a mother.As a mother who does not shy away from the hard conversations, Rose isn't afraid to present strong ideas about boundaries, discipline, ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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""To be a parent is and should be a calling. There is absolutely nothing as great, challenging, or rewarding as raising a child."" So says Über-mom Rose Rock, who has raised 10 children in addition to caring for 17 foster children in her 40-plus years as a mother.As a mother who does not shy away from the hard conversations, Rose isn't afraid to present strong ideas about boundaries, discipline,
... Read more

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Full Disclosure

A Novel

by Beverley McLachlin ...

Narrated by Joy Osmanski ...

Series series A Jilly Truitt Novel
Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR ELLIS AWARDSFrom the former Chief Justice of Canada comes a riveting thriller starring Jilly Truitt, a rising, young defense attorney faced with a case that hits close to home.When everyone has something to hide, the truth is the only defense.There’s nothing Jilly Truitt likes more than winning a case, especially against her former mentor, ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR ELLIS AWARDSFrom the former Chief Justice of Canada comes a riveting thriller starring Jilly Truitt, a rising, young defense attorney faced with a case that hits close to home.When everyone has something to hide, the truth is the only defense.There’s nothing Jilly Truitt likes more than winning a case, especially against her former mentor,
... Read more

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A Gentleman in Moscow

A Novel

by Amor Towles ...

Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith ...

Unabridged

17 hours 52 min

**The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” PickFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel**In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by ... Read more

$25.00 USD

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**The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” PickFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel**In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by
... Read more

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