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 The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us – New York: Riverhead Books, 2009. Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people – at work, at school, at home. It’s wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his new and paradigm-shattering book Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today’s world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does – and how that affects every aspect of our lives.

British English A to Zed is the most comprehensive guide to everyday English as it is spoken on both sides of the Atlantic. No longer will you be left confused when someone asks to borrow your biro (ballpoint pen) or your housewife (sewing kit). This updated and revised edition includes more than 5,000 words from sources as diverse as London businesses and Bridget Jones’s Diary, as well as lively, up-to-date discussions of British pronunciation, punctuation, and style; units of measure; automotive terms; cricket terms; and much more. Arranged alphabetically by Briticism, entries feature their corresponding Americanisms as well as details about usage. For readers, travelers, and Anglophiles everywhere, this entertaining and authoritative resource is a cultural delight.

Essential Grammar in Use – Supplementary Excercises with Answers, 4th edition. — Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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This book is for elementary (and lower intermediace) students who want extra practice in grammar. It covers most of che grammar areas in Essential Grammar in Use. You can use it without a teacher.

American English Slang: Dialogues, Phrases, Words & Expressions for English Learners – Self-published, 2021. Learn how to express yourself in English with hundreds of slang expressions, phrases, and idioms.Find out how to speak and understand English slang like a pro! These are the slang words and expressions used by Native English speakers in the USA and Canada, on TV, and in movies. Get your copy of American English Slang to improve your English quickly and easily. This list of English phrases and expressions will prove to be invaluable.Jackie Bolen has fifteen years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. She has written dialogues filled with helpful sentences, expressions, and phrases in American English, plus each section has some practice opportunities to make what you’ve learned more memorable. You’ll improve your English vocabulary and conversational skills in no time at all!Pick up a copy of the book today if you want to…Learn some new English slang expressions and phrases.

199 Really Useful English Phrases and Expressions – Self-published, 2022. Speak English fluently like a native speaker with 199 Useful English Phrases and Expressions. Have some fun while learning American English.What would it mean for your studies or career to be able to speak and write freely in English? How about understanding more of what you hear or read? 199 Useful English Phrases and Expressions is designed to help you improve your English quickly and easily.Jackie Bolen has fifteen years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. You’ll improve your English in no time at all with this book.Pick up a copy of the book today if you want to…

Learn some new English idioms, slang, expressions, and phrases.

Master English Collocations in 15 Minutes a Day (Hundreds of Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, and Expressions) – ESL Speaking, 2023.

Learn hundreds of English collocations in a fun and engaging way! Sound like a native speaker with these common words that are used in the USA and around the world.

Find out how people speak American English in real life. That’s where Master English Collocations in 15 Minutes a Day comes in. A collocation is an idiom, expression, or phrasal verb that occurs frequently. This book is for intermediate English learners.