Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch oppon
Do you have strong feelings about the word “irregardless”? Have you ever tried to define the word “is”? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens. Many of us take dictionaries for granted, and few may realize that the process of writing dictionaries is, in fact, as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it, to the knotty questions of usage in an ever-changing language. She explains why small words are the most difficult to define, how it can take nine months to define a single word, and how our biases about language and pronunciation can have tremendous social influence. And along the way, she reveals little-known surprises—for example, the fact that “OMG” was first used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917. Word b
Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this "wickedly funny" (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author), deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated tale of a hungry beast, a vain immortal man, and a not-so-charming little girl who doesn't know she's about to be eaten. Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautiful for 511 years. How, you may wonder? Ebenezer simply has to feed the beast in the attic of his mansion. In return for meals of performing monkeys, statues of Winston Churchill, and the occasional cactus, Ebenezer gets potions that keep him young and beautiful, as well as other presents. But the beast grows ever greedier with each meal, and one day he announces that he'd like to eat a nice, juicy child next. Ebenezer has never done anything quite this terrible to hold onto his wonderful life. Still, he finds the absolutely snottiest, naughtiest, and most frankly unpleasant child he can and prepares to feed her to the bea
《金融時報》選書資本主義固有的邪惡在於福利的分配不公平；社會主義的固有美德在於公平享受痛苦。——邱吉爾（Winston Churchill），英國前首相麥可．康茲爾是最有魄力的金融改革宣導者之一，是緊縮政策最英勇的評論者，是進步主義者的巨大資源。——克魯曼（Paul Krugman），諾貝爾經濟獎得主《洛杉磯書評》（Los Angeles Review of Books）《出版人週刊》（Publishers Weekly）《中西部書評》（Midwest Book Review）《民主》季刊（Democracy: A Journal of Ideas）《柯克斯書評》（Kirkus Reviews）《圖書館學刊》（Library Journal）《公益雜誌》（Commonweal）──專文推薦過去數十年，我們一直被灌輸一個觀念，認為商品、服務與勞力流動，是不受規範的自由市場，是自由的基本形式，自由就像市場一樣運作。然而，醫療保險、就學貸款、退休年金、育兒津貼、公共托育、就業保障、購屋貸款等等，都是各國人民現在面臨的問題，與1930年代經濟大蕭條、1980年代能源危機一樣，現在全球陷入嚴重通膨，經濟學者、勞工百姓再次思考：我們應該讓自由市場決定我們的生活嗎？自由市場可以不受管制嗎？作者主張，我們必須擺脫市場才能獲得自由。市場依賴是一種深切的不自由狀態，真正的自由需要我們去檢查，市場在我們社會與生活裡的存在方式，並且設立硬邊界。例如健康照護，應當提供給生病的人，而不是生病又碰巧有錢的人。市場應該受到壓制，才有利於提供公共的健康照護。本書以大膽創新的政治經濟觀點，說明現在的公民要如何努力，確保每個人都可以享有使我們自由的條件。當愈來愈多人開始質疑自由市場不受管制的問題時，作者為我們的未來提供清晰的思路。
Churchill, Manitoba is the polar bear capitol of the world. Every winter, tourists flock to the tiny town to watch the bears hunt and frolic on the frozen waters of the Hudson Bay. This year, though,
In 1928, Winston Churchill was at the height of his career. Chancellor of the Exchequer and a powerful and popular orator, leadership of the Conservative Party seemed within his grasp. A year later, h
One of the greatest historians writing today gives us a defining portrait of the incomparable Winston Churchill In his landmark biography of Winston Churchill, acclaimed historian John Keegan offer
Winston Churchill was one of Britain's greatest leaders and an iconic figure. Prime minister twice (1940-45 and 1951-55), his political career - with its many ups and downs, controversies and achievem
British historian Chris Wrigley provides an A to Z biographical reference to the life of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), possibly the 20th century's most renowned statesman. This volume addresses C
Winston Churchill's key role in the outcome of the Second World War brought him international renown and arguably made him the most important figure in twentieth-century British politics. Born into an
