New Releases by Matthew Berry

The U.S. government has taken several steps to account for the increasing likelihood that future conflicts will extend to space, including the establishment in December 2019 of the U.S. Space Force. The potential for future wars to extend to space is driving an urgent need for assessments of space mission assurance (SMA) to provide decision support. Assessments of SMA may be used as decision support for acquisition and operational decisions in the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence community. The research described in this report was conducted in 2018 and aims to help the national security space community enhance analytic methods for assessing SMA. The authors describe decisionmaker needs for assessments of SMA, challenges for conducting assessments, the shortfalls that may result from the challenges, and options for addressing the shortfalls. The authors conducted semistructured interviews with decisionmakers to identify decisionmaker needs and shortfalls of assessments provided to them in the recent past. Semistructured interviews were also conducted with analysts to identify analytic methods available and to discuss challenges. Researchers examined a selection of models to better understand the capabilities of available analytic methods and their limitations. The research team also undertook its own assessments and modeling efforts to evaluate potential steps and innovations that could address SMA assessment shortfalls.

The continued exploration of the comedy of the Monkees picks up where volume one left off by examining another batch of classic episodes and the styles of humor that inspired them. The Monkees existed at a crossroads between television, movies, and (of course!) Rock Music, and the story of how their comedy was developed and made to intersect with all three mediums continues to be a fascinating story in Art for Television''s Sake volume 2.

Includes new chapters with small, easy-to-understand words. Bestselling words! Fantasy football, fantasy baseball, fantasy basketball, even fantasy sumo wrestling: the world of fantasy sports is huge, and still growing. Today, more than 35 million people in the United States and Canada spend hours upon hours each week on their fantasy sports teams. And as the Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst for ESPN, Matthew Berry is on the front lines of what has grown from a niche subculture into a national pastime. In his New York Times-bestselling Fantasy Life, Berry celebrates every aspect of the fantasy sports world. Brilliant trash talk. Unbelievable trophies. Insane draft day locations. Shake-your-head-in-disbelief punishments. Ingenious attempts at cheating. And surprisingly uplifting stories that remind us why we play these games in the first place. Written with the same award-winning style that has made Berry one of the most popular columnists on ESPN.com, Fantasy Life is a book for both hard-core fantasy players and people who have never played before. Between tales of love and hate, birth and death, tattoos and furry animal costumes, the White House Situation Room and a 126-pound golden pelican, Matthew chronicles his journey from a fourteen-year-old fantasy player to the face of fantasy sports for the largest sports media company in the world. Fantasy will save your life. Fantasy will set you free. And fantasy life is most definitely better than real life. You’ll see.

Riverhead Books is proud to present our Summer 2013 Insider which gives readers more information about the stories behind—or sometimes from within—our Summer 2013 list. Included in the Riverhead Books Summer 2013 Insider are: A Q&A with Khaled Hosseini, author of And the Mountains Echoed, an unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else. An interview with Pransky, the layabout mutt turned therapy dog at the heart of Sue Halpern’s A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher. Ramona Ausubel’s essay, “Transformation,” about the inspiration for A Guide to Being Born, her enthralling new collection that uses the world of the imagination to explore the heart of the human condition. “The Story in the Mountains,” an essay by Anton DiSclafani about writing her debut novel, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, a lush, sexy evocative story of family secrets and girls’-school rituals set in the 1930s South. “Looking through the Looking Glass,” an essay by Anna Badkhen on how she came to write The World is a Carpet, her unforgettable portrait of a place and people shaped by centuries of art, trade and war. A note from Mark Kurlansky about “Dancing in the Street,” the iconic song he uses as a lens to examine the story of the civil rights movement’s genesis in his new book, Ready for a Brand New Beat Matthew Berry’s essay, “It’s Fantasy Sports World, You Just Live in It,” about the growing world of fantasy sports and how it has shaped his career and personal life which he details in his new book, Fantasy Life. “Noodles of the Silk Road,” a field guide by Jen Lin-Liu, author of On the Noodle Road, in which she immerses herself in a moveable feast of foods and cultures and discovers some surprising truths about commitment, independence, and love A brief history of the historic raid on Harper’s Ferry which plays a key role in James McBride’s new novel, The Good Lord Bird, the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown’s antislavery crusade—and who must pass as a girl to survive. Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s essay, “Memories of the Years of Chaos,” about how Colombia’s recent history informs his new novel, The Sound of Things Falling Each of these pieces is an engaging and informative introduction to these truly wonderful books.

While riding on his father''s shoulders, a young boy feels taller than everything in his house, his neighborhood, and the world.

This pack consists of 40 photocopiable worksheets, preceded by 8 pages of notes for the teacher and answers to activities. Each sheet will focus clearly on one topic. Where possible the sheets will be differentiated and follow a readily accessible structure: subject and learning objective; example; student attempts the objective without help; student attempts the objective with help; follow-on activities. Topics covered include: practical thesaurus skills; finding your way around a thesaurus entry; working with the alphabet; word power; using an index; drafting proof-reading; comprehension; using a thesaurus in all subjects; saving time using a thesaurus; when not to use a thesaurus; revision - how to use a thesaurus; spelling; strategies for finding a word you don''t know how to spell; meaning; finding the right meaning - selecting information; alternative meanings; changing meanings; colloquialism and formality; speech and writing; and choosing the best word - precision of meaning.

This photocopiable pack accompanies the New Collins School Dictionary. It delivers the basic literacy skills that students need to use a dictionary successfully. CATERS FOR THE AVERAGE STUDENT Covers basic skills in a clear, non-patronising way ALL YOU NEED TO DELIVER DICTIONARY SKILLS Makes learning dictionary skills enjoyable and easy MAXIMISES THE CLASSROOM POTENTIAL OF DICTIONARIES Turns an essential classroom resource into an active learning experience THE NEWEST RESOURCE AVAILABLE The most up-to-date dictionary classroom resource WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM Covers the following requirements: * Standard English vocabulary * Formal and informal vocabulary * Choosing the best word * Double meanings * Word histories * Working with factual and informative texts * Figures of speech and sound patterning * Use of dictionaries in planning, drafting, redrafting and proof-reading * Spelling * Parts of words

Grammar in Context allows students to see grammar in action, through a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts, including autobiography, travel writing, information texts, newspaper articles, speeches and diaries. Each section, focusing on a different aspect of grammar and language, looks at how writers have used language in order to reinforce meaning and strengthen the impact of what they write. Follow-up activities explore how to analyse real passages in terms of their language - an essential skill for National Tests, GCSE and Standard Grade - while writing prompts concentration on creating new texts. A grammar reference section gives all the nuts and bolts of English grammar for anyone who needs a quick refresher course. The Answer Book is fully photocopiable.

Designed for high ability GCSE classes, this text aims to stretch the most able candidates to ensure that they achieve the best grades of which they are capable. Ten units cover a range of genres focusing either on coursework, exam preparation or written technique. Two units specifically develop the reading and writing skills of students whilst the addition of two separate sections on Literary Contexts and Biographies caters for facets of the GCSE such as the importance of seeing literature in context.