From the internationally acclaimed author of Measuring the World, here is a dazzling tragicomedy about the three sons of a lost father. Arthur Friedland is a wannabe writer who one day takes his sons to a performance by the Great Lindemann, Master of Hypnosis. Arthur declares himself immune to hypnosis and a disbeliever in magic. But the Great Lindemann knows better, and after he extracts Arthur’s deepest secrets and tells him to make them real, Arthur empties the family bank account and vanishes. He goes on to become a world-famous author, a master of the mystical. (F is for fake.) But what of his abandoned boys? The painfully shy Martin grows up to be a priest without a vocation. (F is for faith, and lack of it.) Eric becomes a financier on the brink of ruin (F is for fraud), while Ivan, hoping for glory as a painter, instead becomes a forger. (F is for forgery, too.) During the summer before the global financial crisis, they are thrown together again with cataclysmic results. Wildly funny and heartbreaking, Daniel Kehlmann’s novel about truth, family, and the terrible power of fortune is a fictional triumph.
It may be starred, beeped, and censored -- yet profanity is so appealing that we can't stop using it. In the funniest, clearest study to date, Benjamin Bergen explains why, and what that tells us about our language and brains. Nearly everyone swears-whether it's over a few too many drinks, in reaction to a stubbed toe, or in flagrante delicto. And yet, we sit idly by as words are banned from television and censored in books. We insist that people excise profanity from their vocabularies and we punish children for yelling the very same dirty words that we'll mutter in relief seconds after they fall asleep. Swearing, it seems, is an intimate part of us that we have decided to selectively deny. That's a damn shame. Swearing is useful. It can be funny, cathartic, or emotionally arousing. As linguist and cognitive scientist Benjamin K. Bergen shows us, it also opens a new window onto how our brains process language and why languages vary around the world and over time. In this groundbreaking yet ebullient romp through the linguistic muck, Bergen answers intriguing questions: How can patients left otherwise speechless after a stroke still shout Goddamn! when they get upset? When did a cock grow to be more than merely a rooster? Why is crap vulgar when poo is just childish? Do slurs make you treat people differently? Why is the first word that Samoan children say not mommy but eat shit? And why do we extend a middle finger to flip someone the bird? Smart as hell and funny as fuck, What the F is mandatory reading for anyone who wants to know how and why we swear.
Do you wish you could start a money-making physical therapy business today ... without resorting to the ongoing hassle of insurance?Are you tired of billing insurance for every last penny? Do you wish you could get paid faster, and for more interesting clients? Do you want to help people without all that red tape?Well, now you can. With Danny Matta's new book, F*ck Insurance: Your Playbook to A Successful Performance PT Practice and Never Having to Deal with Insurance Again, you'll get all the tools you need to create the job of your dreams.After all, if you can't find a career you love, you'll have to build one yourself. This prime tenet is what motivated Matta to pen his irreverent text. With gritty, raw, proven and actionable advice, he shows physical therapists how to have success in a pratice model that doesn't take insurance at all and attract the clients they really want to serve.Inside this book, you'll learn: -Which segment of the population makes for the most satisfying physical therapy clients-How Matta built his own business in just a few years and now sees incredible results, both financially and client-wise-How to avoid high-volume, corporate insurance mills-The secret behind climbing to higher and higher levels of income each month-The 5 phases of the cash performance PT clinic-Whether you're a burn-the-ships or a side-hustle kind of person-What the proof-of-concept phase is, and what it means for you-What the survival phase is, and why "survival" isn't a bad thing-What the success phase is, and how you can achieve it as quickly as possible-What your revenue level says about your business model-The surprisingly obvious mindset shift you need to make your dreams come true-Which mistakes you're likely to make, and why that doesn't matter-How to build a team without selling out or going broke-What freedom really looks like ... and why you deserve it-How to tell insurance to f*ck off and see incredible results immediatelySo who is Danny Matta to give this advice? He's a former Army Physical Therapist turned entrepreneur. One fateful morning, he sat in his car questioning if he wanted to be a PT anymore. Burned out by an incredibly high volume of patients and endless documentation, he decided to leave his career as a PT in the Army. Knowing nothing about business, he dove headfirst into starting a cash-based PT clinic in a windowless room in the corner of a CrossFit gym. Guess what? It worked out. Today, Matta not only serves his dream clients, he sees incredible revenue, employs a happy team of fellow PTs and enjoys the freedom of which he once only dreamed.You can do it too.So don't wait. Buy this book NOW to build the happier, healthier, stronger business you've always known you could have.
Active Maths Teacher Resource K contains the teaching framework. It describes a range of classroom activities and practice, provides additional worksheets and is cross-referenced to the student activity pages, the Quality Teaching Framework and relevant cards in the Maths-in-a-Box series.
The Blending Language Skills Simplified series helps students identify and practice their grammar with skill-specific activities. Students using this eBook will gain a practical knowledge of standard speech patterns, increase self-esteem upon successful completion, and improve their performance on the grammar and usage sections of standardized tests. Lessons include invaluable features, such as off-the-page interactive activities, parent-involvement ideas, and journal-writing suggestions. Answers are provided at the back of the book. Book F is Grade 6.
Grammar is the structure of language. It is the tool with which students refine and perfect their working knowledge of language. Knowing the elements of language and understanding how they work together greatly enhances all language-based abilities. Grammar Practice Simplified Book F Is designed to help students use the parts of speech correctly in speaking and writing. They review the kinds of sentences; then they study nouns, pronouns, and verbs and use these elements in sentences. Students are introduced to subjects and predicates, adverbs, and adjectives. Complex sentences, including dependent, independent, adverb, and adjective clauses, are introduced. Punctuation is covered in detail, including the period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, apostrophe, and colon. Many activities encourage students to write independently. Readability has been carefully controlled for younger students, but the approach and design make the book useful for older, language-delayed students or students who speak English as a second language. Answers are provided at the back of the book. Book F is Grades 7+.
