Best Selling Books by Tim Collins

Grammar and punctuation practice in context as well as GED-type essay topics. Announcing the companion workbook series to the GED test series Practice makes perfect with McGraw-Hill''s updated GED Workbook series, which reflects the 2002 test guidelines. These workbooks provide invaluable hands-on experience for students as they tackle hundreds of GED format questions and check results against an answer key. Simulated test-taking situations boost not only content retention but also confidence for the big day. Ideal study guides for a student weak in a particular subject area or sitting for one GED test at a time, these activity books function as a companion to McGraw-Hill''s GED Test titles and McGraw-Hill''s GED.

Part two of a four level standards-based course that readies students of English as a second language for self-sufficiency in the three principal areas of their lives: community, home and workplace.

Helps students learn to access the information and resources they need to become effective workers, community members, and parents. This title develops communication, decision-making, interpersonal, and lifelong learning skills through interesting readings and practical application of knowledge.

With a focus on valuable life skills, work skills and language, the Workplace Plus series prepares adults to function successfully at work and within an English-speaking community. It provides practical conversations, listening, speaking, reading and writing practice.

What you need to know to ace the TOEFL exam McGraw-Hill''s TOEFL will help you reach the exam score you want. Inside you will find a full-scale test-prep program that combines book, interactive CD-ROM, and online audio to give you the most complete TOEFL instruction and practice available anywhere. Includes: 5 full-length practice tests, fully explained exercises, additional practice questions, and TOEFL-specific vocabulary features to accompany every lesson A PC- and Mac-compatible CD that features all 5 practice tests in interactive format, like the real exam, audio portions for all additional listening exercises, plus model speaking responses and record-and-playback function for student speaking responses Audio tracks for all listening questions in the book

Bring the world of English language learning to life through breathtaking images and fascinating facts which interest and stimulate students. Teach them about the world they live in, its people, its customs and its wonders. World Wonders is an exciting four-level course that incorporates stunning National geographic photography and non-fiction reading texts inspired by national geographic content. National Geographic material is also included on the DVD that is available for each level. The course has been specially written to capture the attention of young learners in beginner to pre-intermediate classes.

This account of heroic failure has all the ingredients of a great adventure tale. The Atlantic Steam Navigation Company, the Galway Line, had a colorful history as one of the most unfortunate shipping lines ever registered. Launched in 1858, it suffe

The Baldies'' Survival Guide is a welcome call to arms for anyone who has suffered ridicule for their combover or started to think of Danny DeVito as a role model. This book will help you say no to Rogaine and hello to being a Shiny Happy Person. Remember, say it loud: ''I''m bald and proud!''

Time Zones is a motivating new four-skills series for teenagers, with a strong international focus. It combines a communicative approach to learning English with stunning National Geographic images, video, and content. The series features educational content covering four exciting areas: people and places, the natural world, history and culture, and science and education. With Time Zones, learners will:·EXPLORE amazing places and fascinating cultures with National Geographic and our team of young global reporters·DISCOVER the exciting worlds of science and technology, nature, history, geography, and popular culture·LEARN how to use English to communicate effectively in the real world, by developing both language and critical thinking skills

CliffsNotes HiSET Cram Plan is a calendarized test-prep product geared to the HiSET, a high school equivalency exam similar to the GED. The CliffsNotes Cram Plan series is a test-prep series that includes 2-month, 1-month, and 1-week study plans so that test-takers can better gauge their time constraints when prepping for a standardized test. The HiSET Cram Plan includes: • Diagnostic tests for each subject area on the exam: Language Arts (Reading and Writing), Math, Science, and Social Studies • Subject review chapters for each test subject, including practice problems • Model full-length practice tests for each HiSET subject • Includes special "Tips" that are geared to ESL/ELL test-takers A growing number of states have adopted the HiSET, with the number of adopting states expected to increase: California, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Wyoming. The HiSET is administered both as a computer-based and a paper-based test, meaning that it can be taken year-round.

What you need to know to ace the TOEFL exam McGraw-Hill''s TOEFL will help you reach the exam score you want. Inside you will find a full-scale test-prep program that combines book, interactive CD-ROM, and online audio to give you the most complete TOEFL instruction and practice available anywhere. Includes: 5 full-length practice tests, fully explained exercises, additional practice questions, and TOEFL-specific vocabulary features to accompany every lesson A PC- and Mac-compatible CD that features all 5 practice tests in interactive format, like the real exam, audio portions for all additional listening exercises, plus model speaking responses and record-and-playback function for student speaking responses Audio tracks for all listening questions in the book

CliffsNotes TASC Cram Plan is a calendarized test-prep product geared to the TASC, a high school equivalency exam similar to the GED. The CliffsNotes Cram Plan series is a test-prep series that includes 2-month, 1-month, and 1-week study plans so that test-takers can better gauge their time constraints when prepping for a standardized test. The TASC Cram Plan includes: • Diagnostic tests for each subject area on the exam: Language Arts (Reading and Writing), Math, Science, and Social Studies • Subject review chapters for each test subject, including practice problems • Model full-length practice tests for each TASC subject • Includes special "Tips" that are geared to ESL/ELL test-takers A growing number of states have adopted the TASC, with the number of adopting states expected to increase: California, Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The TASC is administered both as a computer-based and a paper-based test, meaning that it can be taken year-round.

Workplace Plus, an innovative four-level standards-based English course, readies adults for self-sufficiency in the three principal areas of their lives: the workplace, the community, and the home. Workplace Plus integrates the CASAS life skill competencies and SCANS Competencies and Foundation Skills with a complete language syllabus and relevant and practical social language. The new Grammar Booster provides extra practice beyond each lesson. Workplace Plus 4, by Joan Saslow, is written for high-intermediate learners. It rapidly enables them to: understand spoken and written general employment-related language. communicate in their own words outside of an English class. understand the culture and behavioral expectations of their new environment and workplace.

Uses picture dictionary and textbook formats to introduce content-area knowledge and skills needed to meet the requirements of science programs and state assessments. Teaches vocabulary and concepts from the following areas: science basics, life science, earth science, physical science. Includes glossary with Spanish translations. Appropriate for English language learners.

The Workplace Plus Hospitality Job Pack expand the general language introduced in the series to the specific needs of hospitality professionals. This supplement will help learners comprehend spoken and written English related to hospitality, and will afford learners practice in communicating in a hospitality setting. It will also help learners understand the expectations of the hospitality workplace.

''Wow Facts'' is a new non-fiction series for struggling readers. Every title is packed full of facts and illustrations and photographs. Each chapter is short so even the most reluctant reader won''t be daunted by the amount of text.

The Gateway to Science Workbook with Labs provides expansion activities for each lesson in the student text. Reading comprehension, writing, and listening/speaking skills are reinforced with additional communicative activities and critical thinking exercises. Labs and experiments support key concepts.

To encourage and engage reluctant readers, the language level of this series has been carefully controlled so struggling readers can get to grips with the language while still getting involved in the stories.

Time Zones is a motivating new four-skills series for teenagers, with a strong international focus. It combines a communicative approach to learning English with stunning National Geographic images, video, and content. The series features educational content covering four exciting areas: people and places, the natural world, history and culture, and science and education. With Time Zones, learners will:·EXPLORE amazing places and fascinating cultures with National Geographic and our team of young global reporters·DISCOVER the exciting worlds of science and technology, nature, history, geography, and popular culture·LEARN how to use English to communicate effectively in the real world, by developing both language and critical thinking skills

The simple-to-administer Workplace Plus Placement Test places students accurately within the Workplace Plus series. Workplace Plus includes a comprehensive listening strand in each unit of the Student''s Book. In addition to listening comprehension activities, there are numerous other opportunities for learners to practice their listening skills. Workplace Plus, an innovative four-level ESL course, readies adults for self-sufficiency in the three principal areas of their lives: the workplace, the community, and the home. Workplace Plus integrates the CASAS life skill competencies and SCANS Compentencies and Foundation Skills with a complete language syllabus and relevant social language.

Get to know Nigel Mullet, vampire-less-than-extraordinaire, and his vampire and werewolf friends with four fang-tastically funny novels from the Totally Lame Vampire series, now available in a collectible boxed set! This not-so-spooky collection includes Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire, Prince of Dorkness, Notes from a Hairy-Not-Scary Werewolf, and Fangs a Lot. In Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire, teenage vampire, diarist, and not-so-heroic hero Nigel Mullet transforms into a vampire, but doesn’t get any of the perks like super strength and speed. How will he ever impress the new girl, Chloe, as a totally uncool ghoul? In Prince of Dorkness, Nigel has finally gotten the girl and a handle on his newfound vampire powers. Things are great…until an undercover werewolf named Jason steals Chloe away. Will exposing Jason’s secret help Nigel get Chloe back, or will he be left howling at the moon in frustration? Luke Thorpe, an unassuming werewolf, joins forces with Nigel to stop a war from breaking out between the vampires and werewolves in Notes from a Hairy-Not-Scary Werewolf. Nigel Mullet puts his leadership—and romantic—skills to the test in the fun, funny, and not-at-all-lame conclusion to the Totally Lame Vampire series, Fangs a Lot.

Sometimes you press the button without thinking ... you know it''s a mistake but there''s no way back, you''ve posted something really stupid. It doesn''t make sense ... it''s littered with spelling mistakes ... you''ve missed the point ... Oh, God! I''d do ANYTHING to take that back! Other times, you read tweets that are just plain dumb! In this laugh-out-loud collection, you''ll find a selection of the really stupid things people post: · ''I hate grapes. They discuss me.'' · ''I want my first daughter to be a girl.'' · ''Hope I done well in the English exam.'' With hundreds of examples of the very best (worst) tweeted howlers that range from the silly to the bewildering, The World''s Stupidest Tweets is guaranteed to keep you chuckling!

This series of hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history in frazzling situations. Clara is a girl living in Los Angeles, California, in 1915, at the beginning of the Hollywood era. Suddenly, she finds herself working behind the scenes in the film industry for a big-shot producer called Mr Cheeseman. Can she make it to the top in showbiz and become a renowned director, or will her new career end in disaster?''Get Real'' fact boxes feature throughout, providing historical context and further information, as well as a timeline, historical biographies and a glossary in the endmatter.

Super-sleuth Sherlock Bones and his trusty sidekick Dr Catson are back for another crime-solving adventure. This time, the duo are visiting the tombs of ancient feline kings in Egypt when they discover that some of their treasure has been stolen. They have to interview tourists from around the world - including pandas, camels and lions - to discover who is guilty. But the mystery is not as straightforward as it first seems. It will take the pair on a thrilling adventure deep inside the Egyptian tombs and require all of Bones and Catson''s skills to crack the crime. The second book in Buster''s brand-new Sherlock Bones fiction series features puzzles - such as search games, logical conundrums and silhouette matches - woven into the action, so the reader feels immersed in the exciting detective plot.

Jacques Villeneuve has recently taken the world of motor racing by storm, and is now widely regarded as one of the best racing drivers in the world; not surprising, perhaps, for the only son of racing giant Gilles Villeneuve.

"I remember waking up one day on a solo motorcycle adventure. My first conscious sensation of the day was the cool air on my face, and the sound of a bird singing joyfully, just outside my tent. The warm light of the sun had already begun to fill my tent as it mixed with the cool, crisp morning air." - Tim CollinsMotorcycles and camping go hand in hand. This comprehensive, practical guide-perfect for novice and pro motorcycle campers alike-outlines all you need to know to prepare for, survive, and enjoy the great outdoors on your motorcycle. The Fundamentals of Motorcycle Camping covers how to make wise riding and camping gear choices to meticulously assemble your perfect motorcycle camping setup, avoid common pitfalls while planning your trip, master all the logistics, and implement wilderness survival tactics to deal with potential hazards in the wild.-Route planning and finding campsites-Intricacies of riding and camping gear-Techniques for loading gear safely on your bike-Food storage, filtering water, and cooking at camp-Weather issues: Thunderstorms, rain, wind, and extreme temperatures-Dangerous plants and animals in the wild-Equipment storage and care to extend the life of your gear-Getting the most enjoyment out of your motorcycle camping ?Tim Collins is an experienced motorcycle camper with a passion for venturing off on his motorcycle towards the horizon to sleep out under the stars. His desire to share the many benefits of this immersive, budget-friendly, adventurous and rewarding hobby has motivated him to assist others to find their bliss on the road.

Time Zones is a motivating new four-skills series for teenagers, with a strong international focus. It combines a communicative approach to learning English with stunning National Geographic images, video, and content. The series features educational content covering four exciting areas: people and places, the natural world, history and culture, and science and education. With Time Zones, learners will: ·EXPLORE amazing places and fascinating cultures with National Geographic and our team of young global reporters ·DISCOVER the exciting worlds of science and technology, nature, history, geography, and popular culture ·LEARN how to use English to communicate effectively in the real world, by developing both language and critical thinking skills