New Releases by Jessica Williams

Making Connections Second edition teaches an extensive range of reading skills and strategies to prepare students for the challenges of reading college textbooks. Making Connections Second edition Level 2 Student''s Book introduces fundamental reading skills and strategies such as identifying main ideas, interpreting information in charts and graphs, and preparing for reading tests. It features a variety of high-interest topics including news media, education, global business, population growth, fashion and design, and the brain.

This title introduces first-time readers of academic text to basic reading strategies such as finding paragraph topics, finding supporting details and learning to read quickly.

Making Connections Second edition Level 2 Student''s Book introduces fundamental reading skills and strategies such as identifying main ideas, interpreting information in charts and graphs, and preparing for reading tests. It features a variety of high-interest topics including news media, education, global business, population growth, fashion and design, and the brain.

Academic Encounters Second edition is a paired skills series with a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. Academic Encounters Level 3 Teacher''s Manual Reading and Writing Life in Society will contain general teaching guidelines for the course, tasks by task teaching suggestions, answers for all tasks, and chapter quizzes and quiz answers.

Academic Encounters Second edition is a paired skills series with a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. Academic Encounters Level 3 Student''s Book Reading and Writing Life in Society engages students with authentic academic readings, photos, and charts on stimulating topics from the field of sociology. Topics include peer pressure, the influence of the media, and balancing home and work. Students develop important skills, such as reading critically, examining graphic material, note-taking, and preparing for a quiz. By completing writing assignments, students build academic writing skills and incorporate what they have learned. The topics correspond with those in Academic Encounters Level 3 Listening and Speaking Life in Society. The books may be used independently or together.

Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae strain B728a (P.s.s. B728a) is an economically significant plant pathogen that is capable of successful epiphytic colonization of leaf surfaces. Although the virulence factors associated with this pathogen''s ability to cause disease have been well studied, the transition from epiphyte to pathogen is not well understood. The research described in this dissertation utilizes high throughput sequencing transcriptome analyses to define an iron regulatory network that is predicted to be utilized during the epiphytic portion of the P.s.s. B728a lifecycle. This dissertation also describes a collaborative microarray analysis that analyzes the P.s.s. B728a transcriptome at a global level. An iron associated sigma factor, AcsS, encoded within a peptide synthesis rich region of the P.s.s. B728a genome is shown to regulate the citrate siderophore achromobactin. RNA-seq transcriptome analysis reveals that this sigma factor regulates expression of genes predicted to be involved in functions that are important during the epiphytic stage of P.s.s. B728a, including genes involved in iron response, secretion, extracellular polysaccharide production, and cell motility. As part of a collaboration, the transcriptomes of the P.s.s. B728a genome and nine deletion mutants in regulatory genes were analyzed by microarray analayses using seven treatment conditions, including epiphytic and in planta conditions. As part of these microarray analyses, results are described for the global regulator, GacS, and a downstream transcription factor, SalA. This study confirms the role of GacS and SalA in the regulation of major virulence components of P.s.s. B728a such as phytotoxin production and Type III secretion. This study also elucidates a role for GacS and SalA regulation of genes important for epiphytic survival and function, including the Type VI secretion system, iron acquisition, and EPS production.

A collection of short stories and poetry with words of inspiration and hope.

If you''re interested in learning everything there is to know about how to raising happy, healthy akitas, then "The Ultimate Beginner''s Guide to Raising a Happy Akita" is exactly the book you''re looking for.In "The Ultimate Beginner''s Guide to Raising a Happy Akita", Jessica Williams takes you by the hand and leads you through everything you need to know, step by step, with absolutely nothing left out. All of the advice is simple and practical, and covers every aspect caring for and raising akitas, including...- A full breakdown of the akita personality, so that you know exactly how to make your akita happy (and avoid driving it crazy!)- Specific dietary guidelines (structured around the akita''s natural biology and preferences) to ensure that your dog gets optimal nutrition.- A step-by-step discussion of akita training, from housebreaking all the way up to following basic commands.- Tips and advice on exercise, housing, and even traveling with your akita....and much more!"The Ultimate Beginner''s Guide to Raising a Happy Akita" is written in plain, easy to understand English (you won''t find any complicated technical jargon here), and covers every aspect of owning and raising akitas, so you can get started right away, no matter what your current level of experience may be.So if you''ve always wanted your own akita, and are finally ready to get started on this rewarding journey, then "The Ultimate Beginner''s Guide to Raising a Happy Akita" will teach you how to have the happiest akita in town.Get your copy today!

Comprehensive course introducing academic texts on high interest topics, with advice on reading strategies and vocabulary building skills. With Teacher''s Manual featuring answer key and teaching suggestions for the activities. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing reading, writing, and study skills.

The Teacher''s Manual contains teaching suggestions and an answer key for the Student''s Book.

Could We? A Book of Wishes is a charming read-aloud book for young children, perfect for parents and family to reinforce a positive can-do attitude in children. Inspired by her sassy, independent, and energetic daughter, Jessica Williams Hasley wrote Could We? A Book of Wishes to instill creativity and imagination in her daughter every day. We can teach our children they can do anything. They can believe in fairies and mermaids. They can grow flower gardens and build forts. And they can paint, dance, twirl, and love with all their hearts. This is an eLIVE book, meaning each printed copy contains a special code redeemable for the free download of the audio version of the book.

''A Journey to Home'' is a comprehensive Preemie Baby Book and NICU Journal. Over three years in the making, this journal will be a companion during the NICU stay, and a book of memories in the future. It is a book of expectations, setting parents up for a true understanding of what is to come. It builds resources while celebrating the joys of their baby''s life. "The development of this book began 4 hours after the birth of my son. I longed to be able to journal and have a keepsake that was adjusted to my premature child." "In my personal journey, I have found that you must find peace with being a parent of a preemie. It is only after much time that I have been able to rejoice with my toddler, and shed layers of protection that sheltered us from harm in the past. I will look at him with a little less guilt in my heart, and continue to treasure every breath, word, and step that he takes in his life."

The Teacher''s Manual contains teaching suggestions and an answer key for the Student''s Book.

"A Strategic Approach to Academic Reading". Prepares students to read at university level, with advice on reading skills and strategies. Suitable for self-study and improving reading and study skills. Teacher''s manual with teaching suggestions and answer key also available.

Jessica Williams revisits her classic series of snapshots of life in the twenty-first century. Revised and updated with lots of new material, this book is every bit as vital as the first edition. From the inequalities and absurdities of the so-called developed world to the vast scale of suffering wreaked by war, famine, and AIDS in developing countries, it paints a picture of incredible contrasts. This 2.0 edition again contains an eclectic selection of facts addressing a broad range of global issues, now with added emphasis on climate change, the decline in human rights and democratic freedoms around the world, the unexpected global impact of corporate growth, sports and media madness and inequality, and lots of updated facts and figures. Each is followed by a short essay explaining the story behind the fact, fleshing out the bigger problem lurking behind the numbers. Real-life stories, anecdotes, and case studies help to humanize the figures and make clear the human impact of the bald statistics. All of the facts remind us that whether we like to think of it or not, the world is interconnected and civilization is a fragile concept. Williams makes us think about some of the hard facts about our civilization, and what we can do about them.

The Academic Encounters series uses a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. There are two books for each content area. The Teacher''s Manual for this title contains general teaching guidelines for the course, task-by-task teaching suggestions, answers to all tasks, content quizzes, and content quiz answers.

Prepares students for listening, note-taking, classroom discussion, reading and writing on topics in American history and culture. Aimed at a secondary school audience.

Giving to charity is now headline news, and recent campaigns such as the Asian tsunami appeal and the Band Aid single are evidence of our increasing passion for giving. But how do you know your money is benefiting the people it should? Jessica Williams answers this question, plus many more.

Provides research-based information and practical advice to instructors who teach writing to second and foreign language learners. This book is suitable for a basic methods course or a course on second or foreign language writing. It is also useful as a preparation course for ESL or foreign language teaching assistants.

Many people would like to try meditation, but don t know where to start. Here, in a simple straightforward form, are the basic techniques and the detailed information you need. Written with gentleness and humour for both the beginner and for more experienced meditators who wish to improve their practice, this book is packed with clear and practical information about the techniques and theory of silent meditation. The meditation techniques themselves are chosen from a wide variety of practices, all aimed at producing the inner silence, in which we experience healing and find peace. They offer us a path for inner growth and the alternative of being caught in the stress of modern life. Overflowing with interesting insights and with meditation exercises galore, one of the delightful things about this simple, yet profound book is that it has something to offer anyone and everyone. Resurgence The practical and understanding approach makes it one of the really helpful books on meditation. Light Safe, sound and sane advice from a caring and trustworthy guide. The book fully lives up to its subtitle. Yoga & Health Other books by Jessica MacBeth Sun Over Mountain "

This title is a course in the use of imagery to help us to choose and to create the lives that we want. In this book three strands are interwoven. As a how to book, it explains in detail the creation and use of imagery journeys for a wide variety of purposes - relaxation, stress reduction, healing, insight, and inner growth. As a personal journey, it offers a carefully planned guide to the exploration and transformation of our inner worlds and to changing the ways that we function in the outer world. As an inner re-education process, it aims to help us to develop a dynamic balance between left and right brain, leading us to a more holistic way of thinking.

Getting There is organized around five stages of apprenticeship for the student writer and five different themes that guide the readins and lead to various thinking and writing tasks. The student becomes more competent at developing effective essays through practice, peer review, discussions, research, and group work that relies on critical thinking skills.