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The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences /by William J. Hardcastle, John Laver. Since Malmberg's classic Manual of Phonetics published in 1968 there has been no definitive up-to-date account of the phonetic sciences.

Windows 7 for Seniors QuickSteps /by Marty Matthews. Start using Windows 7 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color photos and screenshots with clear instructions make it easy to get up to speed on all the features of this versatile operating system. Follow along and quickly learn how to customize your desktop, manage files, connect to the internet, use email, add hardware and software, print documents, and secure your system.

The World's Most Haunted Places: From the Secret Files of Ghostvillage.com / by Jeff Belanger. Ghostly legends abound wherever history has made its mark-from battlefields to monuments, prisons to inns. If these places have existed for centuries or more, and if they are where history-especially tragic history-was made, ghost stories will inevitably follow.

HTML5 Developer's Cookbook /by Chuck Hudson, Tom Leadbetter. Using HTML5, web developers can create standards-based browser applications with extraordinary richness and power, incorporating everything from drag-and-drop to native audio and video—all without any third-party plug-ins. Simply put, every web developer needs to master HTML5—and the sooner you do so, the greater advantage you’ll have.

Turkish Banking: Banking Under Political Instability and Chronic High Inflation /by Alper Kara, Yener Altunbas. Alongside the successful IMF-led disinflation program, the potential start of negotiation talks for Turkey's membership of the European Union is likely to intensify the interest of foreign investors in Turkey's economy.

Classroom English (Oxford Basics) /by Bryan Gardner, Felicity Gardner. When we began writing the book, we were thinking of the teachers we had trained to teach English. None of them were specialist teachers of English, and most of them had few opportunities to learn and use English themselves. They all taught learners who were beginners—either complete beginners or learners who were in their second or third years of learning English.

Earth Revealed /by Diane Carlson, Charles Plummer. Physical Geology: Earth Revealed is appropriate for introductory physical geology classes. This text, which includes the same information as the market-leading Physical Geology - 13th edition, by Plummer/Carlson, is for the instructor who prefers to cover plate tectonics early in the course.

The Queen Mother: The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Who Became Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother /by Lady Colin Campbell. Packed with stunning revelations, this is the inside story of The Queen Mother from the New York Times bestselling author who first revealed the truth about Princess Diana.

Programming the Mobile Web /by Maximiliano Firtman. Today's market for mobile apps goes beyond the iPhone to include BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Phone, and smartphones powered by Android, webOS, and other platforms. If you're an experienced web developer, this book shows you how to build a standard app core that you can extend to work with specific devices.