The Brush-Off


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Make an appointment for intrigue at Reyn Marten Sawyer's hair salon! Outrageous, flirtatious, and as colorful as a magenta mohawk, Reyn tracks twisted crimes, untangles tight knots, and never, ever leaves loose ends. Someone clearly meant business when they targeted San Antonio's hair salon king, Ricardo, who was fatally stabbed with a one-of-a-kind weapon: a sharp plastic hair pick. Reyn had loaned Ricardo the tool -- and now she's not only mourning her friend and mentor's murder: she's also a suspect. And in the eyes of sexy detective Jackson Scythe, she's one alluring stylist who should drop her insistent sleuthing like a hot roller. But Reyn's wound a little too tight to stay out of the thick of things, including teasing and taming the stubbornly single Scythe while taking short cuts to catch a killer -- and uncovering the past of a dead man, whose secrets will make Reyn's hair curl....




The Brush-off


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When you dabble with death, there's nothing abstract about a loaded gun. A born detective despite himself, assistant minister of culture Murray Whelan digs, and the deeper he goes, the more puzzling the mystery of a young artist's death becomes. Tightly plotted, funny, and briskly paced, this first Murray Whelan mystery won the Ned Kelly Prize for Best Crime Novel, Australia's equivalent to our Edgar Award.




Getting the Brush Off


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Sydney's dreams are just a brushstroke away.




Particle Verbs in English


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This book explains why cognitive linguistics offers a plausible theoretical framework for a systematic and unified analysis of the syntax and semantics of particle verbs. It explores the meaning of the verb + particle syntax, the particle placement of transitive particle verbs, how particle placement is related to idiomaticity, and the relationship between idiomaticity and semantic extension. It also offers valuable linguistic implications for future studies on complex linguistic constructions using a cognitive linguistic approach, as well as insightful practical implications for the learning and teaching of English particle verbs.




Applied Cognitive Linguistics: Language pedagogy


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As a usage-based language theory, cognitive linguistics is predestined to have an impact on applied research in such areas as language in society, ideology, language acquisition, language pedagogy. The present volumes are a first systematic attempt to carve out pathways from the links between language and cognition to the fields of language acquisition and language pedagogy and to deal with them in one coherent framework: applied cognitive linguistics.




Printers' Ink Monthly


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Stiff: Text Classics


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The fiddle at the Pacific Pastoral meat-packing works was a nice little earner for all concerned until Herb Gardiner reported finding a body in number 3 chiller. An accident, of course, but just the excuse a devious political operator might grab to stir up trouble with the unions. Enter Murray Whelan, minder and fixer for the Minister of Industry.





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Building Custodian


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Brush The Germs Away


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Experience a wonderful story about the importance of good dentalhygiene! Are you a parent or educator, and you're trying to instill good teeth-brushing habits in your child? Want to teach a valuable lesson with a delightful kid's story? Then thisbook is for you! Mr. Tooth has a problem. He's under attack from loads of germs! If thegerms aren't brushed away soon, who knows what they'll do. But luckily, this book is here to showyou how you can help Mr. Tooth sparkle and shine again! Brush The Germs Away usesbeautiful imagery and a fun story to teach children about important dental hygiene. Brilliant forbedtime stories, group readings, and one-on-one, kids will love the lively and engaging story inside -and next time they brush their teeth, they'll remember every word! Bookdetails: Ideal for all ages, especially 4-6 Teaches the value of brushing teeth andgood dental hygiene A perfect teaching aid for parents and educators And uses a funstory that kids won't forget! So if you want to instill good dental habits in yourchild, or if you want to show them what happens if they don't brush their teeth, then this is the bookfor you! Scroll up and buy now to teach your kids about good dental hygienetoday!