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Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
171 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...
Author
Language
English
Description
A simple introduction to Chinese writing, pronunciation and intonation using short stories. Appropriate for all ages. Reading basic Chinese becomes simplified in this highly attractive and unusual manual designed for readers of all ages. Chinese writing, pronunciation, and vocabulary are described here in an entertaining and interesting manner to help beginners learn quickly. The author starts with simple characters and then combines these to make...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 264 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing.
In HOW TO WRITE SHORT, Roy Peter Clark turns his attention to the art of painting a thousand pictures with just a few words. Short forms of writing have always existed-from ship logs and telegrams to prayers and haikus. But in this ever-changing Internet age, short-form writing has become an essential skill. Clark covers how to write...
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Bryson de-mythologizes his native land--explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string and Dr. Kellogg of cornflakes fame among many others.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 352 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Draws on groundbreaking research in computational linguistics to explain what language choices reveal about feelings, self-concept, and social intelligence, in a lighthearted treatise that also explores the language personalities of famous individuals.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
360 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A tour of the world's twenty most-spoken languages explores the history, geography, linguistics, and cultures that have been shaped by languages and their customs.
9) Cassell's French-English, English-French dictionary: Dictionnaire Francais-Anglais, Anglais-Francais
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
1981, c1962
Edition
Completely rev. /
Physical Desc
xiv, 762, 655 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xii, 281 pages. : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in History (Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award)" "One of CHOICE's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017" Lewis Glinert is Professor of Hebrew Studies at Dartmouth College, where he is also affiliated with the Program in Linguistics. His books include The Grammar of Modern Hebrew and The Joys of Hebrew.
A unique history of the Hebrew language from biblical times to the modern Jewish state
This...
