Author : Robert Hartwell Fiske
Publisher : Marion Street Press, Inc.
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780966517675
The perfect tool for writers who seek to eliminate stale, trite language. The entries in this reference are conveniently arranged to allow writers to quickly find the offending phrase and a sharp alternative.
Author : Joseph Melillo
Publisher : Mottobene Inc
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : 1594040176
This compilation of American slang contains more than 5,000 common slang terms with easy-to-understand definitions and sample sentences. The book's unique classification of slang terms under key words makes it easy to search for and discover any term. By organising terms this way, slang terms that share a common key word can be classified together for easy reference. For example, under the key word 'Chip,' the following terms are alphabetically listed: bargaining chip, blue chip, cash in one's chips, chip in, chip off the old block, chip on one's shoulder, in the chips, let the chips fall where they may, and when the chips are down. Slang terms with more than one key word are also cross-referenced, and sample sentences lend meaning to the slang terms by showing their applications in writing and in conversation.
Author : John Vawter
Publisher : Family Life Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 2003-02-28
Category : Alcoholics
ISBN : 9781572294271
Pervasive drug abuse among children and young adults is at an all-time high. None of us expect it to happen in our own homes, but it can Written from parents of kids on drugs, to parents of kids on drugs, Hit by a Ton of Bricks highlights pastor and speaker John Vawter's experience with his daughter on the road from addiction to sobriety. Other pastors, counselors, and teachers share their journeys in this poignant, groundbreaking book about substance abuse. - Explore what drew now-sober adult children to drugs and/or alcohol. - Walk with the authors through difficult days and sleepless nights. - Hear intimate stories that provide encouragement and strength. - Understand the miracle of God's grace.
Author : Yuri Dolgopolov
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 15,46 MB
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0786459956
Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.
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Publisher : Peter Bengelsdorf
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 11,2 MB
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ISBN : 1476309353
Author : Catherine Lloyd Burns
Publisher : North Point Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 17,36 MB
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1429930144
Life is a series of losses. I've decided to be very Zen about it. I have lost two husbands, my parents, my brother, countless friends; it is just one loss after another. You might as well get used to it." So muses the author's mother in this poignant and humorous memoir about mothers and daughters. Loss is a way of life for both Catherine and her mother. But where it made the daughter ravenous for contact, it made the mother lose her appetite for people. While the two always had a fierce attachment, by turns intimate and tumultuous, decades of fractious and contentious and frustrating interactions found a reprieve after the birth of Catherine's daughter, Olive. Witty and direct, weaving back and forth in time, the book charts the transformation of this volatile and unique mother-daughter relationship from longing to connection. A book about love, mortality, and the nature of family bonds, It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks is a must-read for anyone trying to navigate their way through the distance between their fantasies of love and the realities of family relationships.
Author : Joseph Lowe
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 18,55 MB
Release : 2021-10-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1982274689
My poems come from my journey in life experience from one of the eleven children in Mississippi, to joining the US Marine Corp at seventeen years old during the Vietnam war era and after spending 13 months of overseas duty, I was honorable discharge after my return, as a young man I began to use alcohol as a substance, to deal with that experience and the social ills of that era and it lingered, became a problem later on in life. I began to write poetry as a emotional outlet to ease the pain of my journey to sobriety, which has been fifteen years now. I know the journey is not over but the road is smoother now. That's why I am sharing my pain, my victories, my joy and laughter with you for the veterans suffering with PTSD, anyone dealing with depression, anxiety or mental issues or a bad relationship, a rough day at work, a bad hair day, waiting in the doctor's office to see what the Xray says. After reading a poem, I want you to say that Joseph Theophilus Lowe is that poet, who made me throw that tissue away and put a smile on my face and made my day. May god bless and may you find your way. Sincerely, Joseph Theophilus Lowe
Author : Barbara-Jo Lucchine Kruczek
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 33,36 MB
Release : 2009-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1440140332
Play Me A Song is a historical retrospective of the unusual circumstances of the lives of my parents. Both of Italian descent, each struggled with poverty, physical ailments and limitations, and the lack of education. From his miracle birth in 1917, the snippets chronicle my father's journey as a traveling musician, composer, and arranger with insight into the workings of his musical creations and his genius. Tormented by adversities throughout his career, my father's shoulder was my mother whose stabilizing foundation kept him afl oat and our family together with her perseverance, determination, and love. For the three of us, it is a story of survival.
Author : Heather Graham
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,54 MB
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1488081891
“Graham is the queen of romantic suspense.” —RT Book Reviews OUT OF THE DARKNESS Even after a decade, Sarah Hampton is haunted by the night that nearly ended in a bloody massacre and destroyed her high school romance with handsome Tyler Grant. Now the horror has returned. It’s a reckoning from the events of that terrifying night—and a love they never let go. Only this time, Tyler must protect Sarah from the killer hiding in the darkness...or lose her forever. NIGHT MOVES Photographer Bryn Keller is struggling to raise three boys while getting her career on track, so working with superstar Lee Condor is an opportunity she can’t pass up, even if he is the most infuriating—and desirable—man she has ever met. But then Bryn finds herself in unexpected danger. Someone wants something from her—badly enough to hurt her family. The only person Bryn can turn to is the one man she can’t trust... Don’t miss other heart-racing stories from The Finnegan Connection mini-series! Law and Disorder Shadows in the Night
Author : Margaret Millmore
Publisher : Margaret A. Millmore
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 46,38 MB
Release : 2014-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 098997023X
What Haunts Me – Ghost Killer – Book 1 (a supernatural/paranormal thriller) is the first book in an episodic series. It is currently listed on Amazon as a pre-order item and will be officially published on November 15, 2014. http://www.amazon.com/What-Haunts-Me-Ghost-Killer-ebook/dp/B00NH0QU40 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23214897-what-haunts-me---ghost-killer---book-1 Back cover: You can’t kill something that’s already dead. Unless of course you’re George. There are ghosts and demons that wander among the living; they do not haunt in the traditional sense. Instead, they plague the living with diseases and physical deformities, and once a ghost finds its victim it will haunt them for a lifetime. A mild illness brings on the dreams, which trigger the suppressed memories, which in turn allows George to see ghosts. Along with this new sight into a realm unknown to most, George instinctually knows that he must kill the ghosts. Of course none of this makes sense, but he cannot control the urge to kill when he encounters them, because deep inside, he knows this is what he must do. Another thing he knows; if he kills a ghost, a person nearby is suddenly healed. His acceptance of this newfound ability to see and kill ghosts becomes his obsession, but it is also destroying his life and threatening his sanity. George seeks the help of Phil, a known paranormal expert, who briefly explains his new ability, but also warns him about a dangerous man who is looking for a powerful ghost killer, and insinuates that George is that powerful ghost killer. Soon after, George meets Billy, a young woman with a brazen and unlikable personality. However, she is another ghost killer, and that makes her someone he needs to know. With the help of Billy and Phil, George looks for answers as to how and why he’s become what he is and who and what the dangerous man wants. His quest for knowledge leads him to new friends and allies, but also to enemies he could never have imagined, enemies that killed his mother and grandparents and now want him.
