Based on the experience of bringing-up a dyslexic child, From Percy to Peter deals with the myths and realities of dyslexia. By an experienced teacher of children of various ages.

As metastatic breast cancer has become a chronic disease for some women, how women discuss living with this disease has also evolved. The author examines and analyzes these changes and the rhetorical impacts of this evolution in overall breast cancer discourse.

Anchored by the republication of Steven Sands and John Ratey's influential 1986 article "The concept of noise", this volume explores how noise transcends its traditional definition as unwanted sound or mere signal interference to become a generative force in our increasingly complex, digitized world.

Bridging the divide between theory and practice, this is an easy-to-read introduction to the basic concepts needed for translation practice today. Now in its second edition, it is updated with new chapters and resources. It is ideal for beginning students of translation, language teachers, language students, and language industry professionals.