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简介："Children often mispronounce words when learning their first language. Is it because they cannot perceive the differences that adults make or is it because they can't produce the sounds involved? Neither hypothesis is sufficient on its own to explain the facts. On the basis of detailed analyses of his son's and grandson's development, Neil Smith explains the everyday miracle of one aspect of first language acquisition. Mispronunciations are now attributed to performance ratherthan to competence, and he argues at length that children's productions are not mentally represented. The study also highlights the constructs of current linguistictheory, arguing for distinctive features and the notion 'onset', and against some of the claims of Optimality Theory and usage-based accounts. Smith provides an important and engaging update to his previous work, The Acquisition of Phonology, building on ideas previously developed and drawing new conclusions with the aid of fresh data."--BOOK JACKET.

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简介：The novel that launched the beat generation's literary legacy describes the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neil Cassady. Drafted two months before Jack Kerouac began On The Road, Go is the first and most accurate chronicle of the private lives lived by the Beats before they became public figures. In honest, lucid fictional prose designed to capture the events, emotions, and essence of his experience among the Beats, Holmes describes an individualistic post–World War II New York where crime is celebrated, writing is revered, and parties, booze, discussions, drugs, and sex punctuate life. The most tentative and conservative of the Beats, Holmes's intelligent and sensitive voice also details the pressures and regrets that his lifestyle gave birth to. With portraits of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neil Cassady, William Burroughs, this first novel about the Beat Generation gives us a peek into what it meant to be a Beat before the term had ever been used. "... still one of the best novels about the Beat Generation ... brilliant and important."—The Los Angeles Free Press " I want to write to you about ... your book. You did the honest thing, the big thing, the good thing."—Jack Kerouac "Go signaled the start of something new in American literature. A generation with a new consciousness had found its voice..."—Ann Charters

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简介：'In this remarkable account, certain to stir the interest of educators, counselors, parents, and people in all types of business as well as young people themselves, Neil Howe and William Strauss introduce the nation to a powerful new generation: the Millennials. They will also explain: Why today's teens are smart, well-behaved, and optimisitc, and why you won't hear older people say that. Why they get along so well with their Boomer and Xer parents. Why Millennial collegians will bring a new youth revolution to America's campuses. Why names like "Generation Y" and "Echo Boom" just don't work for today's kids. Having looked at oceans of data, taken their own polls, and talked to hundreds of kids, parents, and teachers, Howe and Strauss explain how Millennials are turning out to be so dramatically different from Xers and boomers and how, in time, they will become the next great generation.' From publisher's description.

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简介：Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.

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简介：Introduction by Derek Brewer.The aim of this book is to discuss the characteristics of the traditional fairy tale in Europe and North America, and various theories of its development and interpretation. The book deals with the main collections - the Grimm brothers, Hans Andersen, Perrault and Afanes'ev - and with the development of tales in various regions of Europe, including Ireland, Wales, Scandinavia, Germany and Russia, as well as India, where it was once claimed that they originated.The subject of the fairy tale is a controversial one: problems discussed here include the relationship between tales recorded from story-tellers and literary works, the importance of printed works for the spread of the tales, the growth of recent examples with a feminine approach, the spread of popular tales like Cinderella, special types like the cumulative tales, possible effects of TV, and the nature of traditional plots and characters. Above all, we have been concerned with the distribution and long survival of these tales, and the nature of their appeal. SHORTLISTED FOR THE KATHARINE BRIGGS FOLKLORE AWARD 2004. Contributors: GRAHAM ANDERSON, DAVID BLAMIRES, RUTH BOTTIGHEIMER, DEREK BREWER, MARY BROCKINGTON, ANNA CHAUDHRI, HILDA ELLIS DAVIDSON, ROBIN GWYNDAF, BENGT HOLBEK, DAVID HUNT, REIMUND KVIDELAND, PATRICIA LYSAGHT, NEIL PHILIP, JAMES RIORDAN, PAT SCHAEFER, TOM SHIPPEY, JOYCE THOMAS.

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出版社：天津人民美术出版社,2008

简介：　　尼尔·帕特森是北美最好的油画家之一。他的作品直接运用颜料管挤出来的色彩，既鲜艳响亮又生动活泼，并以印象派自由笔法去表现画面，使其以此著称于世。他用深色作为底色，先画最浅的色彩，再从最浅的亮色画到最深的暗色。他的独树一帜的画法来自他对艺术的激情，以情感画画，而不只是复制他看到的景象。 　　 由于尼尔生活在群山、森林和野生动物环境之中，在这种环境中他最有归属感，所以这些景色经常出现在他的画作中。他对大自然、户外环境的美妙与神奇抱有强烈的热爱和激情，并表现在他那充满亮丽色彩和富有活力的作品中。现在，人们渴望追求美，尼尔拥有这种美感与亲和力，这使他成为当今最出众的艺术家之一。

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简介：Summary: Publisher Summary 1 The foundation of this volume is the notion that the several processes of change constituting economic and social development are systematically interrelated. The essence of development is the appearance of rapid rates of increases in many different indices--output per capita, political participation, literacy and the like. These quantitative changes are, however, commonly accompanied by vast changes in the social structure--markets emerge, political bureaucracies arise, and new educational systems appear. Written by the leading authorities on the subject, this group of papers tackles the causes and consequences of social mobility. Each author brings his particular skills to bear on various aspects of the problem in studies of persons moving from rural to urban settings, from one kind of industry to another and from one prestige level to another. Several of the papers review the theoretical and methodological issues involved in comparative research on social mobility while others compare and contrast traditional and modern stratification systems. Various papers explore the economic, religious and psychological basis of social mobility, concluding with enquiry into the consequences of rapid mobility, especially in terms of the political stability of developing nations. Because social mobility is a central consideration in any study of economic and social change, every student of change will use this pioneering reference source as a text for all future research. Contributors include Otis Dudley Duncan, Harold L. Wilensky, Michael G. Smith, Bert F. Hoselit, Wilbert E. Moore, Natalie Rogoff Ramsy, Gideon Sjoberg, Reinhard Bendix, Harry Crockett, David Mata, Lester Seligman, and Gino Germani. Neil J. Smelseris emeritus professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. Seymour Martin Lipsetwas professor of sociology and director of the Institute of International Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.  

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简介：Summary: Publisher Summary 1 Previous editions are cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. . Part of the publisher's "classics" series, this is an abridged edition of a work originally published by Harvard in 1951, with an introduction by one of Parsons' former students, Neil Smelser (behavioral science, Stanford U.). The original book was written to report on the influential social relations collaborative project carried out at Harvard by Talcott Parsons (deceased, Harvard) and Edward Shills (deceased, Cambridge U., UK), among others. The chapters chosen for this edition contain the consensus statement of the project, observations on theory in the social sciences by project member Richard Sheldon, and the theoretical basis of the project. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)   Publisher Summary 2 This new edition introduces the social science audiences of a new century to one of the classic highlights of the mid-twentieth century. This is the most general statement of the general theory of action as it was developed by its principle exponent, Talcott Parsons, and his close collaborators who formed the core of the fabled department of social relations at Harvard University. Toward a General Theory of Action is an extremely ambitious formulation of the ingredients, dimensions, and ranges that determine human behavior. Parsons and Shils enunciate principles that are at the core of contemporary social science preoccupations-including the precarious balance between social integration and conflict. The volume is at once universal in intent and highly personal, an expression of Parsons' thought, one of the most notable sociological theorists of the century. Finally, the book symbolies the interdisciplinary impulse that typified a widespread belief in the unity of the sciences. This edition includes the collaborative group's introductory statement, Richard Sheldon's essay on the theoretical and philosophical status of the general theory of action, and "Values, Motives and Systems of Action" by Parsons and Shils. Guy Swanson, writing in the The American Sociological Review, noted that "Parsons and Shils have performed a major service in clearing away many old controversies, in showing the reasonableness of a behavioral foundation for general theory in social science as a whole and in sociology in particular, in clarifying the interrelations among many concepts, and in the insightful interpretation of particular pieces of data." It is testimony to this book's continuing significance that it continues to generate new lines of research and writings. Talcott Parsons and Edward A. Shils are now deceased. Parsons had a lifelong association with Harvard University, and Shils had an equally long distinguished service at Chicago University in the United States and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. The special editor for the Transaction edition, Neil J. Smelser is director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, at Stanford University. From 1958 through 1994 he served on the sociology faculty at the University of California at Berkeley. He is author of many books in the areas of social theory, social change, economic sociology, social movements and the sociology of education.  

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简介：Based on the Georg Simmel Lectures delivered at Humboldt University in the spring of 1995, Problematics of Sociology is a distillation of Neil Smelser's reflections after nearly four decades of research, teaching, and thought in the field of sociology. Each chapter considers a different level of analysis: micro, meso, macro, and global. Within this framework, the themes considered range over a variety of topics, including the place of the rational and nonrational in social action and in social science theory; social institutions as imagined entities; the eclipse of social class; and the decline of the nation-state as a focus of solidarity.

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简介："Covers the adoption of Christianity and the emergence of Rome as the seat of Western Christendom, the break-up of the Roman west in the face of internal decay and the settlement of non-Romans and Germanic groups, the impact of Germanic and Byzantine rule on Italy until the rise of Charlemagne and of a Papal State in the later eighth century ... Neil Christie identifies the changes brought about by the Church in town and country, the level of change within Italy under Rome before and after occupation by Ostrogoths, Byzantines and Lombards, and reviews wider changes in urbanism, rural exploitation and defence. The emphasis is on human settlement on its varies levels ... and the assessment of how these evolved and the changes that impacted on them"--Back cover.

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简介：Neil Campbell and Jane Reece's Biology remains unsurpassed as the most successful majors biology textbook in the world. This text has invited more than four million students into the study of the dynamic and essential discipline. The authors have restructured each chapter around a conceptual framework of five or six big ideas. An Overview draws students in and sets the stage for the rest of the chapter, each numbered Concept Head announces the beginning of a new concept, and Concept Check questions at the end of each chapter encourage students to assess their mastery of a given concept. New Inquiry Figures focus students on the experimental process, and new Research Method Figures illustrate important techniques in biology. Each chapter ends with a Scientific Inquiry Question that asks students to apply scientific investigation skills to the content of the chapter.

English-Chinese dictionary of australianisms

作者：  (澳)科特尼(Courtney,Neil),王国富主编;陈钰屏等编写

出版社：湖南教育出版社,1989,1992印)

简介：图书介绍：本书所收词条主要是澳大利亚特殊的口语、俚语、俗语、方言土语及动、植物名称、人名、地名等,词条包括:词目、音标、词性标注、中英文释义、例证、短语、注释。

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作者：  (美)尼尔·拉布特(Neil LaBute)导演;(美)塞缪尔·杰克逊(Samuel L. Jackson),(美)帕特里克·威尔森(Patrick Wilson)主演

出版社：辽宁文化艺术音像出版社,2009

简介：    《湖畔疑云》的主人公是一对夫妇，男方是白人，女方是黑人，他们虽然肤色相异，但是感情非常好。两个人一起搬进了梦寐以求的别墅里，没想到他们的新邻居——一个奉行种族歧视主义的黑人警察，对他们非常看不惯，因此不断的制造麻烦，想要将他们逼走。忍无可忍的夫妇俩决定反击，没想到却引起了更大的纷争……          导演/演员简介：          塞缪尔·杰克逊：1948年12月21日出生于美国华盛顿，在田纳西长大，从小就对课业非常的认真，并且进入位于亚特兰大的摩尔浩斯学院读建筑，后来才转到了戏剧系，以戏剧艺术学士的学位毕业。毕业后，塞缪尔·杰克逊搬到纽约，寻找演出的机会，在纽约的前10年之中，他过得并不好，想演电影却四处碰壁，只好先在小荧幕上演电视剧来糊口，或在影片中出任小得不能再小的角色赚取微薄的薪水，顺便等候任何能让他演电影的机会。1991年，他出演了《丛林热》中那位嗑药成瘾的流浪汉，为他得到了生平的第一个奖——戛纳影展最佳男配角奖，他同时也是戛纳的第一位黑人男配角。1994年他出演了他影艺生涯中最重要的电影《低俗小说》，他因为这片的精彩表现而获得奥斯卡金像奖与金球奖最佳男配角提名，并获得英国电影电视学院所颁发的最佳男主角奖。年和大卫·卡罗素、尼古拉斯·凯奇合演的《死亡之吻》，三人都有最佳表现。1995年的卖座强片《虎胆龙威3》他则和布鲁斯威利斯演出对手戏。1998年他又与凯文史派西在《王牌对王牌》中演对手戏。2002年后他又接拍了乔治卢卡斯的大制作《星战前传》系列，在片中出演绝地大师。他已经成为好莱坞最具实力的黑人男星之一。

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简介：Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik--the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006--tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria.--From piblisher description.

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简介：Summary: Publisher Summary 1 Examines the history of Yankee Stadium and its importance to the people and politics of New York, looking at the teams, mayors, and players involved.   Publisher Summary 2 Timed to be released at the start of 2008 spring training, Neil Sullivan's The Diamond in the Bronxchronicles the entire history of a stadium that has been home to the greatest dynasty in sports history, a stadium that will see its final Yankees game in 2008. As Yankee Stadium is about to become a memory, an indelible part of the cultural history of baseball and of New York City, Neil Sullivan's The Diamond in the Bronxoffers a fascinating account of its history and its position at the intersection of sports, business, government, and society, Sullivan tells how Yankee Stadium came to be built in 1923, at a time when the Bronx was a burgeoning borough that held middle class housing for immigrants as well as hunting lodges for wealthy Manhattanites, an era when small children could ride the subway, alone, to the ball game, and when many of the ballplayers themselves lived on the Grand Concourse. As the city and the Bronx changed, Yankeedom changed too, and the stadium is now surrounded by of parking lots, symbolic of the team's suburban fan base and the decline of the South Bronx. In recent years the team has threatened to leave New York City, prompting extravagant proposals for keeping it there, including a billion dollar new stadium in Manhattan to be financed with public money. The resulting stadium controversy tells us much about the public's changing views of government and the changing nature of professional sports. For Yankee fans, baseball aficionados, and anyone interested in the increasingly vexed relationship between sports, business, and politics, The Diamond in the Bronxoffers a wealth of detail, insight, and historical perspective.  

十羊皮卷

作者：  (新)莫里斯·勒尔(Morris Neil)编著

出版社：万卷出版公司,2007

简介： 本书讲述了一个看管骆驼的牧童艾雷由励志走向成功的故事，他从主人那里幸运地得到十道羊皮卷，通过不断修炼羊皮卷所讲叙的成功秘诀，努力创业，最终成为世界上最伟大的成功者，建立了一个巨大无比的商业王国。晚年的艾雷受神的指示去寻找一个神秘的铁匣子，里面有着比羊皮卷力量更强大百倍的成功秘笈。 受敌人迫杀的王族后代穆尔基尼历尽千辛万苦寻找艾雷，希望能跟随在艾雷身边。为了救助大雪过后的灾民，艾雷交给穆尔基尼一个去其商业王国三大片区提取三百万金币的任务，穆尔基尼抵住美色的诱惑、忍受超人的侮辱、躲过凶手的迫杀，终于圆满完成任务。在回去的途中，穆尔基尼无意中救下了一个被几个年轻人迫杀的老人。而老人正是神派来的寻找铁匣子传人的葛尔多拉大法师。葛尔多拉大法师历经半个多世纪终于找到穆尔基尼——这个神安排的铁匣子的传人。 得到铁匣子的穆尔基尼在艾雷的指导下苦修铁匣子中的十道成功秘笈，最终成为比艾雷更伟大的成功者。 不管你更多>>

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简介：On the basis of contemporary research by leading economists, this collection of studies throws light on the operation of multinationals in the European Community, paying particular attention to the effects of a Europe-wide market on corporate strategies and their impact on business performance, intra-firm trade, regional investment patterns and associated levels of employment in member states. Both industry and country case studies are included. The contributors include: John H. Dunning and Peter Robson, John Cantwell, David Greenaway, John M. Stopford and Charles Baden Fuller, Neil Hood and Stephen Young, Peter J. Buckley and Patrick Artisien, Lynn Dreiger Mytelka and Michael Delapierre, and Leo Sleuwagen.

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简介：Arthur Dent, still stuck 2 million years in Earth's past, has been living in an Islington cave for the last five years. He has just decided to try going insane when Ford Prefect reenters his life. Soon both have rejoined the flotsam of the space-time continuum only to be drafted by Slartibartfast to help save the Universe. The fast paced, action driven plot takes off in a direction totally independent of the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio show. (The storyline was actually adapted from an unproduced Doctor Who television script written by Adams. See Don't Panic by Neil Gaiman for further details.) As Arthur, Ford, and Slarty race to prevent the Krikkit robots from freeing their masters (a "bunch of really sweet guys ... [who] believe in peace, justice, morality, culture, sports, family life, and the obliteration of all other life forms)," they are reunited with Zaphod, Trillian, and Marvin. In his typical zany, digression-filled style, Adams introduces other favorite elements of the HHGttG cult classic mythology. Arthur survives insults, is kidnapped by the current incarnation of a particularly vindictive bowl of petunias, learns to fly, and discovers the location of God's final message to his creation. Ultimately, the use of black humor to address the issues of war gives this novel a more serious tone than the tone of the previous two novels in the series. -- (Description by: Karen D. Toonen).

游戏GAME

作者：  NEIL STRAUSS 编

出版社：音像供货 2006年1月

简介：Nearly every major city in the world has them: hidden underground seduction lairs where men gather to trade the mast devastatingly effective techniques ever invented to seduce women. This is not fiction. For two years, bestselling author Nell Strauss' lived among these men. Using the pseudonym Sty!eto protect his .real-life identity, he began his remarkable journey from AFG (Average Frustrated Chump) to PUA (Pickup Artist) to PUG (Pickup Guru)--refining his approach, sharing unforgettable encounters with the likes of Tom Cruise, Britney Spears; Paris Hilton;,Heidi Fleiss, and Courtney Love, and ultimately transforming himself from frog to prince.., to prisoner;Andthen things started to get really strange. One of the most explosive and controversial books in years ,THE GAME is guaranteed to change the lives of men and transform the way women understand the opposite sex forever.

Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition 鬼妈妈十周年纪念版 ISBN9780380807345

作者：  Gaiman, Neil　编

出版社：HarperCollins 2003-7-1

简介：“Coraline discovered the door a little while after they movedinto the house. . .” When Coraline steps through a door to findanother house strangely similar to her own (only better), thingsseem marvelous. But there’s another mother there, and anotherfather, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. Theywant to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have tofight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself andreturn to her ordinary life. Celebrating ten years of Neil Gaiman’sfirst modern classic for young readers, this edition is enrichedwith a brand-new foreword from the author, a reader’s guide, andmo