Theodore Roosevelt's ideas about the nation's early days and his own times can be found sprinkled throughout his volu-minous writings, but these "pearls of thought" (as one of his book reviewers des
A combined and fully revised edition of Jeff Foster's first two books Life Without a Centre and Beyond Awakening. What if life is infinitely simpler than you ever imagined? We spend our lives seeking
This issue of Index on Censorship magazine is available for purchase as an individual volume. This first SAGE issue, Brave New Words examines the impact of technology - from twitter to CCTV - on free
In this indescribably moving collection, the 31 members of the Sydney Child Holocaust Survivors Group share personal stories of their unfathomable experiences of loss—and of their ultimate endurance—f
Today's politicians and political groups devote great attention and care to how their messages are conveyed. From policy debates in Congress to advertising on the campaign trail, they carefully choose
Tolkien's first job, on returning home from World War I, was as an assistant on the staff of the Oxford English Dictionary. He later said that he had "learned more in those two years than in any othe
Why should Salman Rushdie describe his truth telling as an act of swallowing impure “haram“ flesh from which the blood has not been drained? Why should Rudyard Kipling cast Kim, th
Why should Salman Rushdie describe his truth telling as an act of swallowing impure “haram“ flesh from which the blood has not been drained? Why should Rudyard Kipling cast Kim, the imper
Hertnon provides one hundred hand-selected lexical rarities. Each entry details the definition, age, etymology, and rarity of the word and an authentic quotation in which the word is featured. Hertno
It is a near truism of philosophy of language that sentences are prior to words. Sentences, it is said, are what we believe, assert, and argue for; uses of them constitute our evidence in semantics;
Little ones will love lifting the flaps in this colourful first words book! With over 100 first words and pictures to look at, this interactive book is perfect for improving your child's vocabulary.
This book argues that literary features and ritual dynamics within the book of Leviticus enlighten each other. The first two chapters establish that one may read Leviticus as a coherent literary work
In this definitive collection of today’s most influential learning theorists, sixteen world-renowned experts present their understanding of what learning is and how human learning takes place. Profess
In this definitive collection of today’s most influential learning theorists, sixteen world-renowned experts present their understanding of what learning is and how human learning takes place. P
In this appealing book, acclaimed photographer Ralph Gibson offers more than sixty intimate black-and-white portraits of guitar masters playing their instruments. Focusing his expert lens on musicians
Actual statements and writings of jihadis expressing their views on virtually every subject relevant to their cause, with introductory and contextual material that provides the background and origins
It has been more than two decades since the publication of George Kennedy's influential New Testament Interpretation Through Rhetorical Criticism (1984). The essays in Words Well Spoken demonstrate t
Crossword puzzle expert and champion Michelle Arnot has complied this irresistibly fun and entertaining manual filled with fascinating facts, puzzle miscellany, and surefire tips for puzzle solving.
In Wounded by Words, the authors explore how emotional abusers isolate, disorient, and indoctrinate their victims and how their unkind words leave lasting scars.Sharing stories of people from t
In this thought-provoking book, the author shares ten reasons why Jesus makes her nervous by examining such terms as Resurrection, Blessedness, Wisom, and Forgiveness, and the dangers of actually "liv
Words of the Real People collects the life stories, poetry, and oral literature of the Yupik, Inupiaq, and Alutiiq peoples of Alaska, making them widely available to readers in English for the first t
This collection of life stories, poetry and oral literature comes from Yupik, Inupiaq and Alutiq Native speakers and includes modern narratives as well as traditional stories. Riordan, and anthropolog
How are the implicit memory and the unrepressed unconscious related?Feeling the Words incorporates a thorough review of essential psychoanalytic concepts, a clear critical history of analytical ideas
A comprehensive guide explains the meaning and historical background of all elements of Christian liturgy, including the church calendar, signs, symbols, gestures, vestments, and architectural and sac
Leonard Setright was one of the twentieth century's most influential and idiosyncratic motoring journalists. Long Lane with Turnings is a memoir of his early years and the author's last book, left un
“White takes us back to when great men believed in the power of words to change the world. . . . This book . . . is a treasure to read, a spur to thinking, a small volume with fascinating history.”–T
This book is an essential resource for those who wish to fully understand the infinite variety of words in the English Language. Taking the reader on an historical journey to the origin of the languag
More than 60 lift-the-flap features--by turns big, small, funny, and surprising-plus bright, detailed illustrations accompany this great collection of some of the first words every toddler needs to k
Keetley and Pettegrew (English and history, respectively, at Lehigh U., Pennsylvania) have produced a thoughtful and thorough reader containing 115 excerpts and texts on feminism in the US from 1960 t
In Wordcraft, Alex Frankel, a business writer who once briefly worked as a namer, tells the story of how ?ve major brands got their names: BlackBerry, Accenture, Viagra, the Porsche Cayenne, and IBM’s
In this new book by the authors of Pacific Legacy: Image and Memory of World War II in the Pacific, the history of the War in the Pacific comes vividly to life in the words of those who witnessed it f
Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a series of ethnographic case studies that offer a s
Volume 8 of the popular "Words for Students of English series continue with more discipline-specific academic vocabulary. It has the same easy-to-use self-study format as the previous volumes. Two add
In this charming illustrated volume, Rabbi Arnold Goodman of Atlanta's Ahavath Achim Synagogue has written short prayers for Jewish children to learn at home on a range of subjects.
A Celebration of Poets and Their CraftColeman BarksLorna Dee CervantesMark DotyDeborah GarrisonJane HirshfieldStanley Kunitz Kurtis LamkinShirley Geok-Lin LimPaul MuldoonMarge PiercyRobert Pinsky
This bestselling collection of American oratory is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind: a record of twentieth-century America captured in the words that inspired and infuriated, electrified
