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Nurturing Glocal Talents

The Role of China’s Transnational Higher Education

Edited by Anwei Feng, Bob Adamson, Zhen Li, Christine Lee ...

Series series CERC Studies in Comparative Education
A timely contribution to the study of transnational higher education in China, this volume focuses on graduate employability and how to nurture Glocal Talents via Glocalized Higher Education, specifically in the context of transnational higher education programmes and transnational universities.Offering readers a background on the conceptualization of glocal talents, education policy frameworks of ... Read more

$83.99 CAD

A timely contribution to the study of transnational higher education in China, this volume focuses on graduate employability and how to nurture Glocal Talents via Glocalized Higher Education, specifically in the context of transnational higher education programmes and transnational universities.Offering readers a background on the conceptualization of glocal talents, education policy frameworks of
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Multilingual China

National, Minority and Foreign Languages

Edited by Bob Adamson, Anwei Feng ...

Series series Routledge Multilingual Asia Series
Multilingual China exploresthe dynamics of multilingualism in one of the most multilingual countries in the world. This edited collection comprises frontline empirical research into a range of important issues that arise from the presence of 55 official ethnic minority groups, plus China’s search to modernize and strengthen the nation’s place in the world order.Topics focus on the dynamics of ... Read more

$83.81 CAD

Multilingual China exploresthe dynamics of multilingualism in one of the most multilingual countries in the world. This edited collection comprises frontline empirical research into a range of important issues that arise from the presence of 55 official ethnic minority groups, plus China’s search to modernize and strengthen the nation’s place in the world order.Topics focus on the dynamics of
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Bridging the Skills Gap

Innovations in Africa and Asia

Edited by Shubha Jayaram, Bob Adamson, David Sorrell, Wambui Munge, Nitika Jain ...

Series series Education (R0)
This volume seeks to examine the skills development agenda for youth by exploring two key questions for sustainable livelihoods: What are the skills needed for employability in developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia? And, what skills are currently possessed by students and secondary school leavers? An introductory chapter will set the stage for the discussion and analysis to follow by ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This volume seeks to examine the skills development agenda for youth by exploring two key questions for sustainable livelihoods: What are the skills needed for employability in developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia? And, what skills are currently possessed by students and secondary school leavers? An introductory chapter will set the stage for the discussion and analysis to follow by
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Trilingualism in Education in China: Models and Challenges

Edited by Anwei Feng, Bob Adamson ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book examines language policies and practices in schools in regions of China populated by indigenous minority groups. It focuses on models of trilingual education, i.e. education in the home language, Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese, the national language), and English (the main foreign language). Special attention is given to the study of the vitality of the minority home language in each region ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book examines language policies and practices in schools in regions of China populated by indigenous minority groups. It focuses on models of trilingual education, i.e. education in the home language, Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese, the national language), and English (the main foreign language). Special attention is given to the study of the vitality of the minority home language in each region
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Assessment Reform in Education

Policy and Practice

Edited by Rita Berry, Bob Adamson ...

Series Book 14 - Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning.This book examines the tensions, challenges and outcomes (intended and unintended) of assessment reform arising at the interface of ... Read more

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This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning.This book examines the tensions, challenges and outcomes (intended and unintended) of assessment reform arising at the interface of
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Oneness

The Destination You Never Left

by John Greven ...

What have you been missing? In Oneness, author John Greven invites readers to see the world as it really is, right now, without the mind’s own reflections obscuring its multifaceted mystery.Oneness takes the reader, step by step, to the inescapable reality that is the self. The intent of this book is to look afresh at one’s daily experience, to point to something that the mind may have overlooked. ... Read more

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What have you been missing? In Oneness, author John Greven invites readers to see the world as it really is, right now, without the mind’s own reflections obscuring its multifaceted mystery.Oneness takes the reader, step by step, to the inescapable reality that is the self. The intent of this book is to look afresh at one’s daily experience, to point to something that the mind may have overlooked.
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Authoritarian Nightmare

Trump and His Followers

by John W. Dean, Bob Altemeyer ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he acts against their interests?To fully understand, John Dean, a man with a history of standing up to autocratic presidents, joins with Bob Altemeyer, a psychology professor with a unique area of expertise: authoritarianism.Together, ... Read more

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How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he acts against their interests?To fully understand, John Dean, a man with a history of standing up to autocratic presidents, joins with Bob Altemeyer, a psychology professor with a unique area of expertise: authoritarianism.Together,
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Superpower Showdown

How the Battle between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War

by Bob Davis, Lingling Wei ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 40 min

This is the inside story of the US–China trade war, how relations between these superpowers unraveled, darkening prospects for global peace and prosperity, as told by two Wall Street Journal reporters, one based in Washington, D.C., the other in Beijing, who have had more access to the decision makers in the White House and in China’s Zhongnanhai leadership compound than anyone else.The trade ... Read more

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This is the inside story of the US–China trade war, how relations between these superpowers unraveled, darkening prospects for global peace and prosperity, as told by two Wall Street Journal reporters, one based in Washington, D.C., the other in Beijing, who have had more access to the decision makers in the White House and in China’s Zhongnanhai leadership compound than anyone else.The trade
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The Greatest Secret

by Rhonda Byrne ...

Narrated by Rhonda Byrne, Sailor Bob Adamson, Michael Beckwith, David Bingham, Peter Dziuban, Michael James, Loch Kelly, Kalyani Lawry, Peter Lawry, Francis Lucille0, Shakti Caterina Maggi1, Mooji2, Jac O'Keeffe3, Rupert Spira4, Pamela Wilson5, Hale Dwoskin6, Antonia Bath7 ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Secret
Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

Beloved bestselling author Rhonda Byrne launched aglobal phenomenon with the publication of The Secret in 2006.This life-altering work helped readers understand the untapped powers thatreside within. But Rhonda’s journey was far from over as something inside herurged her to seek more wisdom. She spent fourteen years searching until sheuncovered the universal truth contained in this audiobook ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

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Beloved bestselling author Rhonda Byrne launched aglobal phenomenon with the publication of The Secret in 2006.This life-altering work helped readers understand the untapped powers thatreside within. But Rhonda’s journey was far from over as something inside herurged her to seek more wisdom. She spent fourteen years searching until sheuncovered the universal truth contained in this audiobook
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One for the Record

The Inside Story of Hank Aaron's Chase for the Home Run Record

by George Plimpton ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 49 min

The inside story of Hank Aaron's chase for the home run record, repackaged and with a foreword by Bob Costas and new material from the Plimpton Archives.In One For the Record, George Plimpton recounts Hank Aaron's thrilling race to become the new home run champion. Amidst media frenzy and death threats, Aaron sought to beat Babe Ruth's record. In 1974, he finally succeeded.A fascinating ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

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The inside story of Hank Aaron's chase for the home run record, repackaged and with a foreword by Bob Costas and new material from the Plimpton Archives.In One For the Record, George Plimpton recounts Hank Aaron's thrilling race to become the new home run champion. Amidst media frenzy and death threats, Aaron sought to beat Babe Ruth's record. In 1974, he finally succeeded.A fascinating
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American Manifesto

Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves

by Bob Garfield ...

Narrated by Bob Garfield ...

Unabridged

6 hours 12 min

As is often observed, Trump is a symptom of a virus that has been incubating for at least fifty years. But not often observed is where the virus is imbedded: in the psychic core of our identity. In American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves, Bob Garfield examines the tragic confluence of the American preoccupation with identity and the catastrophic disintegration of ... Read more

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As is often observed, Trump is a symptom of a virus that has been incubating for at least fifty years. But not often observed is where the virus is imbedded: in the psychic core of our identity. In American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves, Bob Garfield examines the tragic confluence of the American preoccupation with identity and the catastrophic disintegration of
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You're Fired

The Perfect Guide to Beating Donald Trump

by Paul Begala ...

Narrated by Paul Begala ...

Unabridged

9 hours

Donald Trump became famous bellowing, “You’re fired!” on TV in a make-believe boardroom. Now, millions of Americans want to yell it right back at him—but Trump has seemed to almost defy the laws of political physics. Paul Begala, one of America’s greatest political talents, lays out the strategy that will defeat Trump and send him and his industrial-strength spray-on tan machine back to Mar-a-Lago ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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Donald Trump became famous bellowing, “You’re fired!” on TV in a make-believe boardroom. Now, millions of Americans want to yell it right back at him—but Trump has seemed to almost defy the laws of political physics. Paul Begala, one of America’s greatest political talents, lays out the strategy that will defeat Trump and send him and his industrial-strength spray-on tan machine back to Mar-a-Lago
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