Oxford University Press

Ever since Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba in 1959, Americans have obsessed about the nation ninety miles south of the Florida Keys. America's fixation on the tropical socialist republic has only grown over the years, fueled in part by successive waves of Cuban immigration and Castro's larger-than-life persona. Cubans are now a major ethnic...

This book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speech system is in a league of its own in the animal kingdom and its possession dwarfs most other evolutionary achievements. During every second of speech we unconsciously use about 225 distinct muscle actions. To investigate the evolutionary origins of this prodigious ability, Peter...

Providing a foundation in the structure of the language by gradually building students' understanding of the basic grammar, vocabulary, and functions of English....

Comprehensive, challenging, and effective-the best of American Headway for upper-intermediate to advanced students....

An Olympic gold medal. The best prize any athlete can ever win. What is the story behind the gold medals? We see their winners every four years on our televisions, but who are they, and how do they get there? And what is the story behind the Games? How did they start and how have they grown? This book tells us some of the answers....

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