Robert Quinn Books

The Student's Book contains a Starter unit to revise basic vocabulary and grammar Eight teaching units; each unit has two vocabulary sections, two or more grammar presentations, and two listening and reading sections. There is practice of the four skills throughout. Each unit has a whole page devoted to speaking skills and a whole page devoted to writing skills Eight Review andeight Puzzles and Games sections which provide revision of all the language studied up to that point in the book Twenty-eight pages of English Plus Options which include: Eight Extra listening and speaking pages to give further practice in these skills Six Curriculumextra pages which are linked to topics taught in other subject areas in secondary school Six Culture pages with topics that invite cultural comparisons Four Project and four Song pages which provide a further opportunity for consolidation

Damon is the story of a sixteen year old orphan who falsifies his birth certificate and joins the US Navy during World WarII. His adventures lead to romance in California and action in the South Pacific. He participates in the invasion of the Japanese occupied islands of Tarawa, Saipan and Guam. He is later transferred to an aircraft carrier that is sunk by a Japanese kamikase attack at the battle of the Leyte Gulf. He falls in love with beautiful Melanie Wells while recuperating from wounds, only to be transferred to the newly commissioned battleship, USS Missouri. The Missouri is chosen to host the Japanese unconditional surrender in Tokyo Bay where Damon witnesses Admiral Chester Nimitz and General Douglas MacArthur conduct the signing ceremony. On the return voyage to the United States, Damon learns he is to be awarded the Navy Congressional Medal of Honor by President Truman at the White House for heroism during the battle of the Leyte Gulf. Damon is nominated to attend the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Upon graduation he and Melanie are married. He retires as a rear admiral after forty-six years of honorable service.

Read and discover all about your five wonderful senses... How do your eyes work? What's under your skin?

"Read and discover all about your amazing body... How many bones are there in your skeleton? What do your white blood cells do? and more"--Back cover

New non-fiction graded readers for primary - 8-year-olds and up. Cross-curricular topics and colour photos make learning English through other subjects exciting. Two new levels for younger or lower-level students.

Before they can effectively manage others, managers have to be adept at managing themselves. That requires truly understanding their own passions, motivations, strengths, and weaknesses. This guide offers sage advice from business greats, including Peter F. Drucker and John P. Kotter, on how managers can improve personal performance and productivity and, in the process, become better managers of those they lead.