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Author | : Phil Cousineau |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2010-03-15 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1573445509 |
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Who knew that the great country of Canada is named for a mistake? How about "bedswerver," the best Elizabethan insult to hurl at a cheating boyfriend? By exploring the delightful back stories of the 250 words in Wordcatcher, readers are lured by language and entangled in etymologies. Author Phil Cousineau takes us on a tour into the obscure territory of word origins with great erudition and endearing curiosity. The English poet W. H. Auden was once asked to teach a poetry class, and when 200 students applied to study with him, he only had room for 20 of them. When asked how he chose his students, he said he picked the ones who actually loved words. So too, with this book — it takes a special wordcatcher to create a treasure chest of remarkable words and their origins, and any word lover will relish the stories that Cousineau has discovered.
Author | : Phil Cousineau |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2012-09-11 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1936740257 |
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To untangle the knot of interlocking meanings of these painted words, logophile and mythologist Phil Cousineau begins each fascinating word entry with his own brief definition. He then fills it in with a tint of etymology and a smattering of quotes that show how the word is used, ending with a list of companion words. The words themselves range from commonplace — like biscuit, a twice-baked cake for Roman soldiers — to loanwords including chaparral, from the Basque shepherds who came to the American West; words from myths, such as hector; metamorphosis words, like silly, which evolved holy to goofy in a mere thousand years; and words well worthy of revival, such as carrytale, a wandering storyteller. Whether old-fangled or brand new, all the words included in The Painted Word possess an ineffable quality that makes them luminous.
Author | : J. D. Salinger |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2019-08-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0316460001 |
Download The Catcher in the Rye Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books. "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caufield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days.
Author | : Danielle Simard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Alzheimer's disease |
ISBN | : 9781897187449 |
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A little girl tries to help her grandmother by finding the growing number of words that seem to be escaping her. Are the words hiding somewhere? Can she trap them in her net like butterflies? A gentle exploration of the effects of Alzheimer's on the relationships in a family, and the special bond it creates between a grandmother and her granddaughter as the young girl begins to believe that her grandmother has used up all her words and has passed them on to her, as a gift. Award-winning illustrations.
Author | : Otilio Quintero |
Publisher | : Arte Publico Press |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2022-03-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1518507018 |
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As a young boy, Otilio Quintero lived with his family in abject poverty in a labor camp in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Later, they moved to a housing project that exposed him to the madness of violence. Despite his difficult childhood, he managed to go to college. But more important to his development was a trip to Mexico in which he was taken in and taught by the Mayan Chol people. In his memoir, Quintero writes he found his calling at an indigenous ceremony during The Longest Walk, a 3,000-mile march across the country—from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco to Washington, DC—in 1978 by Native Americans to protest federal attacks on their way of life. The marchers carried the sacred pipe to the nation’s capital and ultimately legislative bills detrimental to indigenous people were defeated. His life took a dramatic turn when he found himself in a maximum-security prison facing a possible 20-year sentence! Through a miracle of faith and hope, Quintero escaped prison and began teaching farmworkers at a community college. He would go on to become a leader in the movement against gang violence, joining forces with organizations such as Barrios Unidos and Homies Unidos. He worked alongside the likes of Cesar Chavez, Harry Belafonte and Tom Hayden, and his efforts to save lives took him to El Salvador, Nicaragua and Venezuela. This compelling read exemplifies the need to make change within before attempting to change the world around us, and Quintero contends the challenges of the current times require our awakening now.
Author | : Ricardo Henriquez |
Publisher | : Inkshares |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2016-11-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 194264504X |
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The Catcher’s Trap is the origin story of a hero born from the darkest struggles of the human soul.
Author | : Charles Harrington Elster |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2005-07-05 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1416510869 |
Download There's a Word for It (Revised Edition) Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Here's an irresistible invitation to discover a treasure trove of exceptional words you can use to add sophistication to your vocabulary and charm to your repartee. Consider that without realizing it you may have engaged in acokoinonia (sex without passion or desire), been bored to tears by the company of a philodox (someone in love with his or her opinions), or suffered from recurrent matutolypea (getting up on the wrong side of the bed). Presented with panache by the language connoisseur whom William Safire calls "ek-STROR-di-ner-ee," There's a Word for It will add a dash of wit to your daily life -- lest anyone mistake you for a sumph (stupid oaf) or fritlag (a good-for-nothing).
Author | : H. W. Unger |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1877 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Download Two Hundred Tests in English Orthography, Or Word Dictations ... Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Peter H. Reynolds |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2018-01-30 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 133825717X |
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From the beloved bestselling creator of The Dot and our own Happy Dreamer comes an inspiring story about the transformative and profound power of words. Some people collect stamps.Some people collect coins.Some people collect art.And Jerome?Jerome collected words . . . In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that sound like little songs. Words that connect, transform, and empower. From the creator of The Dot and Happy Dreamer comes a celebration of finding your own words -- and the impact you can have when you share them with the world.
Author | : Andrew Jackson Graham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1068 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : Shorthand |
ISBN | : |
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