A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases, Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries


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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries is a unique collection of proverbial language found in literary contexts. It includes proverbial materials from a multitude of plays, (auto)biographies of well-known actors like Britain's Laurence Olivier, songs by William S. Gilbert or Lorenz Hart, and American crime stories by Leslie Charteris. Other authors represented in the dictionary are Horatio Alger, Margery Allingham, Samuel Beckett, Lewis Carroll, Raymond Chandler, Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Eggleston, Hamlin Garland, Graham Greene, Thomas C. Haliburton, Bret Harte, Aldous Huxley, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, George Orwell, Eden Phillpotts, John B. Priestley, Carl Sandburg, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jesse Stuart, Oscar Wilde, and more. Many lesser-known dramatists, songwriters, and novelists are included as well, making the contextualized texts to a considerable degree representative of the proverbial language of the past two centuries. While the collection contains a proverbial treasure trove for paremiographers and paremiologists alike, it also presents general readers interested in folkloric, linguistic, cultural, and historical phenomena with an accessible and enjoyable selection of proverbs and proverbial phrases.




Laying All My Cards on the Table


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Sylvia St.Clair is one of Australia's leading Clairvoyants and this is her autobiography. She has Read for many famous clients such as Princess Diana, Count Anton von Faber Castell, actor Christopher Lambert, friends of the British Royal Family, as well as many famous actors and film stars from Australia and overseas. Sylvia is also a Psychic Medium and Spiritual Healer, who was inducted into the Australian Psychics Association's Hall of Fame in 2005. In her 44 years of working as a Clairvoyant, Sylvia has held many psychic fairs, seminars and workshops in positive thinking and healing therapies, and triumph over adversity. She has offered her services freely with talks, lectures and Readings to help raise money for causes to do with earth repair and animal foundations. At present, Sylvia lives on the Gold Coast of Queensland (Australia) and Reads for the occasional Querent (questioner). Sylvia is planning her next adventure on the path to enlightenment.




The Slangman Guide to Biz Speak 1


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The Slangman Guide to BIZ SPEAK 1 is essential for anyone doing business with Americans!If you do business with Americans, the ¿BIZ SPEAK¿ series is for you!If you don't know the essential American slang, idioms, and jargon used by all business professionals, you risk embarrassment, loss of respect, and loss of money!Entertaining dialogues, activities and games will quickly help put you on the inside track (¿shortest path to success¿) to becoming the top dog (¿boss¿) as you climb the corporate ladder (¿get promoted¿) and start to make big bucks (¿a lot of money¿) in your new cush (¿easy¿) job!NOTE: Audio CDs sold separately.The Slangman Guide to BIZ SPEAK 1 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:The WorkplaceComputersThe InternetE-CommerceMarketingAdvertisingAcronyms & ShortcutsNegotiationsMeetingsPopular Abbreviations Used in BusinessThe Slangman Files ¿ a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories




Mr. Maybe


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To Libby Mason, Mr. Right has always meant Mr. Rich. A twenty seven-year-old publicist, she's barely able to afford her fashionable and fabulous lifestyle and often has to foot the bill for dates with Struggling Writer Nick, a sexy but perpetually strapped-for-cash guy she's dating (no commitments – really). So when Ed, Britain's wealthiest but stodgiest bachelor, enters the picture, her idea of the fairy tale romance is turned on it's head. Mr. Maybe is the tale of her heartfelt but hilarious deliberation, irresistibly chronicled by bestselling author Jane Green. On one hand, Nick makes up for his low bank-account balance by his performance in the sack, or in the bathtub, as the case may be. But life with him means little more than nightly trips to the bar, a dark and grungy apartment, and plenty of dull political tirades to boot. But those blue eyes, and that tender heart... On the other hand, there's Ed, whose luxurious house and gargantuan bank account are quite tempting to the starving Libby. But his unsavory mustache and bumbling ways make Libby wonder if the platinum AMEX and unlimited "retail therapy" are worth it. He may have fallen in love with her at first sight, but nothing seems to solve his lackluster performance in the sack – even speed reading The Joy of Sex. When the diamond shopping commences, Libby is forced to realize that the time for "maybe" is up. Taking romantic comedy to a hip, sparkling new level, Mr. Maybe is a classic tale of what happens to one girl when her heart and her head aren't looking for the same thing. With a laugh and minute and a heroine whose struggles in the dating jungle will remind you of your own, Mr. Maybe is a story that all will leave you smitten.




Hunted: Silver Crest Pack Novella


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When the Hunter becomes the Hunted, an ordinary day becomes this Wolf's worst nightmare. Beta of the Pack, I am on the run for something I didn't do. Pack Law states that I am to be hunted down and held responsible for my actions. This comes at the worst possible time when I was finally about to mate with the woman of my dreams, now I'm torn away from her, guilty until proven innocent. I fight to get back to her, to reclaim the life that is mine, but with too many obstacles in my way, it's down to my best friend and Alpha of our Pack to help prove my innocence. Can I leave my life in his hands, or will I need to do something drastic to fix this mess, solve the crime while I'm at it and find my rightful place? A Wolf Shifter Romance Novella. May contain triggering situations.




Essays in New Testament Interpretation


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This selection of the Rev. C. F. D. Moule's essays, represents the whole range of Professor Moule's contribution to New Testament studies.




The Sales Force


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"Mr. Cohon makes an excellent case for widespread use of manufacturers' representatives. This should come as no surprise as he is a second-generation ""rep"" himself and, given his education and background, one would expect an eloquent testimonial to the benefits of outsourcing the sales force. Cohon's advanced education is demonstrated by his ability to weave fact with fiction, and by his extensive use of statistical analysis to make his points. The Sales Force shows that these under-publicized, small sales agencies are indeed cost-effective, and that their owners are truly business people in sales, not sales people in business."




The Museum of Spirits


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The Museum of Spirits by Abdulwahab Al-Rifaee Saghira has just returned home from studying abroad in the United States and is eager to start the next chapter of her life as a college graduate. But before she can live on her own, she must move in with her estranged grandfather in the family home. In time, she just may just discover the origin of the wedge that was driven between her family and that things are not always as they appear. The Museum of Spirits centers on the theme of family disputes and misunderstanding and touches upon the peace that can be found when we take the time to listen to one another, even when we disagree.




Hoes Be Winning 3


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Take a look into the final chapter of a group of once close friends and their cast of sidekicks. Nicole,Meka and Tondellaya three high-school friends, now adults always thought they'd always be friends. Even through their various ups and downs. They couldn't have been more wrong. The Final Hoedown picks right up where part 2 left of with the introduction of a new mysterious woman on the scene who unbeknownst to Nicole, is going to snatch her new found security and love away from the handsome,charismatic Kendrick Taylor. Meka is still lusting after single father Antonio but what about the growing attraction between him and and her sometimes friend and his live-in nanny Tondellaya Devereaux? Will Tondellaya turn down a chance at real love in order to salvage her childhood friendship? Also where would Hoes Be Winning be without DonTravious Jackson,wanna be ladies man and almost convicted rapist and his newest conquest....or rape victim Serena? Find out in the finale book. Hoes Be Wining. The Final Hoedown Find out what happens next in SHOT THROUGH THE HEART By Ms.BAM ! Tags: ebooks, freebies, urban fiction free, african american , Urban Fiction, African American Romance, Urban Romance, Black Romance, Black Authors, Urban books black authors, urban books black authors , african american books, free books, free full books by candace mumford, urban romance,ms.bam,interracial romance,African-American romance