Author : Richard Lederer
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 2005-10
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780312317867
A new collection of essays on the joys and curiosities of the English language, from renowned word expert Richard Lederer.
Author : J. V. Jones
Publisher : Aspect
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0759520208
Volume 2 of the Book of Words series, is a fantasy adventure where the lethal conspiracies and deadly intrigues of the mighty can be countered only by the power of magic.
Author : Susan Schaller
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 27,58 MB
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520959310
For more than a quarter of a century, Ildefonso, a Mexican Indian, lived in total isolation, set apart from the rest of the world. He wasn't a political prisoner or a social recluse, he was simply born deaf and had never been taught even the most basic language. Susan Schaller, then a twenty-four-year-old graduate student, encountered him in a class for the deaf where she had been sent as an interpreter and where he sat isolated, since he knew no sign language. She found him obviously intelligent and sharply observant but unable to communicate, and she felt compelled to bring him to a comprehension of words. The book vividly conveys the challenge, the frustrations, and the exhilaration of opening the mind of a congenitally deaf person to the concept of language. This second edition includes a new chapter and afterword.
Author : Katherine Woodbury
Publisher : Peaks Island Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 32,66 MB
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1452300984
A lighthearted look at the critical events in Jane Austen's most famous work from the perspective of Fitzwilliam Darcy. Later accounts have too often transformed Darcy into the stereotypical alpha male of Regency romances. Within the pages of this novella, he endeavors to correct that popular misunderstanding.
Author : Yusef Salaam
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 35,48 MB
Release : 2017-05-30
Category :
ISBN : 9780979693021
WORDS of a MAN is a selection of poems written by transformational speaker, Yusef Salaam, during his wrongful incarceration (1987-1995) in connection with the Central Park Jogger case. The case attracted nationwide attention and was the subject of many articles and books, both during and after the trials. Convictions were overturned when the real rapist - a since convicted murderer serving a life sentence - confessed to the crimes and proved to be a DNA match. Ten years later, documentarian Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns and her husband David McMahon released the award-winning film, The Central Park Five, which told of this travesty from the perspective of Yusef and his cohorts.. These writings - addressing a wide range of subjects from the justice system, to love, and black life in general - helped to get a young Yusef Salaam through several years of unjust imprisonment. He hopes they will be a source of inspiration for others - especially young men of color.
Author : Adrian Cutinov
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 38,41 MB
Release : 2019-06-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781072315360
Life starts with a woman.They are our mothers, sisters, friends and lovers......but sometimes they don't see their valueDeep in the thoughts of the women who make our lives wonderful often lies doubt and criticism. These sensitive and powerful people have questions that need answering, if only to put their minds at ease. What can the words of a man do to help the women we love see their true value?Adrian Cutinov has always felt close to the feminine soul, and in this book poured out his heart and beliefs in a hope that a different perspective would help.Women have questions.Do men feel emotions?Are men able to love?Can men really grow? Do they even want to? Has society just become too superficial for deep meaningful relationships to ever exist again? Is the age of true love, dead?Adrian sets out to remind women how special they are and to dig into these questions.You'll love his perspective, because maybe it will help you find the love you desire.Get it now.
Author : Charles Causey
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,94 MB
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1631468065
We know intuitively, deep in our bones, that the best life is a life where our words and our deeds count for something greater than ourselves. Our hearts quicken when we hear a rousing call to action, when we see someone taking a hill that must be taken. We know that doing and saying nothing is beneath us—that our words and deeds can be the best things about us. Words and Deeds is an integrity-pulse check packed with inspiring war stories. It offers a way of gauging the strength of our integrity and a path toward growing in courage. There is a unique diagnostic assessment for men to take and see how they are utilizing both words and deeds as instruments of their character. As you learn to align your words and deeds, you will be inspired and empowered to get off the couch and live a life of significance. Special features: 40-question diagnostic assessment tool (in the book and online) for measuring and growing in integrity 6-week small group Bible study
Author : N. Scott Momaday
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 34,39 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312187422
Collects the author's writings on sacred geography, Billy the Kid, actor Jay Silverheels, ecological ethics, Navajo place names, and old ways of knowing.
Author : Matthew Hussey
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0062241761
Most dating books tell you what NOT to do. Here's a book dedicated to telling you what you CAN do. In his book, Get the Guy, Matthew Hussey—relationship expert, matchmaker, and star of the reality show Ready for Love—reveals the secrets of the male mind and the fundamentals of dating and mating for a proven, revolutionary approach to help women to find lasting love. Matthew Hussey has coached thousands of high-powered CEOs, showing them how to develop confidence and build relationships that translate into professional success. Many of Matthew’s male clients pressed him for advice on how to apply his winning strategies not to just get the job, but how to get the girl. As his reputation grew, Hussey was approached by more and more women, eager to hear what he had learned about the male perspective on love and romance. From landing a first date to establishing emotional intimacy, playful flirtation to red-hot bedroom tips, Matthew’s insightfulness, irreverence, and warmth makes Get the Guy: Learn Secrets of the Male Mind to Find the Man You Want and the Love You Deserve a one-of-a-kind relationship guide and the handbook for every woman who wants to get the guy she’s been waiting for.
Author : John Steinbeck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 11,85 MB
Release : 2002-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1440631328
A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a commemorative hardcover edition In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. Adapted for the 1955 film directed by Elia Kazan introducing James Dean, and read by thousands as the book that brought Oprah’s Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century.
