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The Happiness Industry: How Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being is a 2015 book written by William Davies, in which the author proposes that the contemporary notions of happiness and well-being are being warped by the forces of numerous governmental and business institutions to transform happiness, as a concept, into something that promotes consumption.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS / ˈ aɪ. ɛ l t s /) [6] is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP and Cambridge English, [6] and was established in 1989. IELTS is one of the major English-language tests ...
368. ISBN. 978-0-241-26906-0 (Hardcover) Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams (or simply known as Why We Sleep) is a 2017 popular science book about sleep written by Matthew Walker, an English scientist and the director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley, who specializes in neuroscience ...
Book review. A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. [ 1] A book review may be a primary source, an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. [ 2] Books can be reviewed for printed periodicals, magazines, and newspapers, as ...
The New York Times Book Review ( NYTBR) is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. [ 2] The magazine's offices are located near Times Square in New York City.
Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch. [1] [2] [3] [4]For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.
The Michigan English Test ( MET) is a multilevel, modular English language examination, which measures English language proficiency in personal, public, occupational and educational contexts. [1] It is developed by CaMLA, a not-for-profit collaboration between the University of Michigan and the University of Cambridge and has been in use since ...
Extensive reading. Extensive reading ( ER) is the process of reading longer, easier texts for an extended period of time without a breakdown of comprehension, feeling overwhelmed, or the need to take breaks. [ 1][ 2] It stands in contrast to intensive or academic reading, which is focused on a close reading of dense, shorter texts, typically ...