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Author : Lucia Sera
Publisher : Vocalis ESL
ISBN 13 : 9781932653137
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (531 download)
Download or read book A Boatload of Idioms written by Lucia Sera and published by Vocalis ESL. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Boatload of Idioms is a CD-ROM containing over a thousand everyday English idioms.
Author : Jag Bhalla
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1426205309
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World written by Jag Bhalla and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I’m not hanging noodles on your ears." In Moscow, this curious, engagingly colorful assertion is common parlance, but unless you’re Russian your reaction is probably "Say what?" The same idea in English is equally odd: "I’m not pulling your leg." Both mean: Believe me. As author Jag Bhalla demonstrates, these amusing, often hilarious phrases provide a unique perspective on how different cultures perceive and describe the world. Organized by theme—food, love, romance, and many more—they embody cultural traditions and attitudes, capture linguistic nuance, and shed fascinating light on "the whole ball of wax." For example, when English-speakers are hard at work, we’re "nose to the grindstone," but industrious Chinese toil "with liver and brains spilled on the ground" and busy Indians have "no time to die." If you’re already fluent in 10 languages, you probably won’t need this book, but you’ll "get a kick out of it" anyhow; for the rest of us, it’s a must. Either way, this surprising, often thought-provoking little tome is gift-friendly in appearance, a perfect impulse buy for word lovers, travelers, and anyone else who enjoys looking at life in a riotous, unusual way. And we’re not hanging noodles from your ear.
Author : Christine Ammer
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547677537
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (476 download)
Download or read book The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms written by Christine Ammer and published by HMH. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “all systems go” to “senior moment”—a comprehensive reference to idiomatic English. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings and origins of idioms that may not make literal sense but play an important role in the language—including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. With extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language, this second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today—a remarkable reference for those studying the English language, or anyone who enjoys learning its many wonderful quirks and expressions. “Invaluable as a teaching tool.” —School Library Journal
Author : Dale F. Williams
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1351571508
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book Communication Sciences and Disorders written by Dale F. Williams and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few activities can match the complexity of human communication. Given its intricacy, it is understandable that the process will not always work properly. When it doesn't, the effects can be devastating, given how much of everyday life depends on communicating with one another. Despite its importance, however, much is still unclear about how we turn thoughts into language and then speech. Debates rage over various components of the communication system. Myths abound, most based on nothing more than speculation and misinformation. It all makes for a fascinating area of study and practice, particularly when considering the importance of the topic. This book provides readers with the basics of human communication without shying away from the controversies. Dale F. Williams, Ph.D. utilizes a panel of internationally recognized experts in all areas of the field to clearly explain normal communication as well as disorders of speech, language, hearing, and swallowing. Topics that overlap all disorders—diagnosis, treatment, research, ethics, work settings, and multicultural issues—are also covered in a reader-friendly style. In addition to the relevant information on human communication, the book also includes first-hand accounts of both people with disorders and those who work with them. Discussion questions are posed to help readers explore the gray areas and additional readings are described for those wishing to research specific topics. In these ways, readers are provided with information that truly helps them to understand communication sciences and disorders from a variety of perspectives. Communication Sciences and Disorders: An Introduction to the Professions is essential reading for anyone contemplating a career in speech-language pathology or audiology. In addition, the clear and entertaining writing style makes the field, in all its complexity, accessible to anyone with even a passing interest in the process of human communication.
Author : Judith Siefring
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019157953X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms written by Judith Siefring and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-09-23 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that 'flavour of the month' originated in a marketing campaign in American ice-cream parlours in the 1940s, when a particular flavour would be specially promoted for a month at a time? And did you know that 'off the cuff' refers to the rather messy practice of writing impromptu notes on one's shirt cuff before speaking in public? These and many more idioms are explained and put into context in this second edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms. This vastly entertaining dictionary takes a fresh look at the idiomatic phrases and sayings that make English such a rich and intriguing language. A major new edition, it contains entries for over 5000 idioms, including 350 new entries and over 500 new quotations. The text has been updated to include many new idioms using the findings of the Oxford English Reading Programme, the biggest language research programme in the world. The entries are supported by a wealth of illustrative quotations from a wide range of sources and periods. For example: 'Rowling has not been asleep at the wheel in the three years since the last Potter novel, and I am pleased to report that she has not confused sheer length with inspiration.' - Guardian, 2003. 'I made the speech of a lifetime. I had them tearing up the seats and rolling in the aisles.' - P.G. Woodhouse, 1940. Many entries include boxed features which give more detailed background on the idiom in question. For example, did you know that 'taken aback' was adopted from nautical terminology, and described a ship unable to move forward because of a strong headwind pressing its sails back against the mast? The text has been entirely redesigned so that it is both elegant and easy to use. Anyone interested in the quirky side of the English language will have hours of fun browsing through this fascinating and informative volume.
Author : Esther Ellin-Elmakiss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Catching on to American Idioms written by Esther Ellin-Elmakiss and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Stryker
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472125915
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book Jazz from Detroit written by Mark Stryker and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz from Detroit explores the city’s pivotal role in shaping the course of modern and contemporary jazz. With more than two dozen in-depth profiles of remarkable Detroit-bred musicians, complemented by a generous selection of photographs, Mark Stryker makes Detroit jazz come alive as he draws out significant connections between the players, eras, styles, and Detroit’s distinctive history. Stryker’s story starts in the 1940s and ’50s, when the auto industry created a thriving black working and middle class in Detroit that supported a vibrant nightlife, and exceptional public school music programs and mentors in the community like pianist Barry Harris transformed the city into a jazz juggernaut. This golden age nurtured many legendary musicians—Hank, Thad, and Elvin Jones, Gerald Wilson, Milt Jackson, Yusef Lateef, Donald Byrd, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell, Ron Carter, Joe Henderson, and others. As the city’s fortunes change, Stryker turns his spotlight toward often overlooked but prescient musician-run cooperatives and self-determination groups of the 1960s and ’70s, such as the Strata Corporation and Tribe. In more recent decades, the city’s culture of mentorship, embodied by trumpeter and teacher Marcus Belgrave, ensured that Detroit continued to incubate world-class talent; Belgrave protégés like Geri Allen, Kenny Garrett, Robert Hurst, Regina Carter, Gerald Cleaver, and Karriem Riggins helped define contemporary jazz. The resilience of Detroit’s jazz tradition provides a powerful symbol of the city’s lasting cultural influence. Stryker’s 21 years as an arts reporter and critic at the Detroit Free Press are evident in his vivid storytelling and insightful criticism. Jazz from Detroit will appeal to jazz aficionados, casual fans, and anyone interested in the vibrant and complex history of cultural life in Detroit.
Author : Frosty Wooldridge
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1463420293
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (634 download)
Download or read book How to Live a Life of Adventure written by Frosty Wooldridge and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise forHow to Live a Life of Adventure After reading the first 20 chapters, I was ready to tackle a grizzly bear, wrestle a sea lion and climb Mount Everest. Not only does Wooldridge inspire you to live a maximum life, he shows you how to do it. I loved the adventures between every instructional chapter. I appreciated how thorough he was with references, key points and guides. Roger Hamilton, teacher I am a tomboy. I travel and play sports. Im also bold and sassy. This book addresses women who love to try everything once, twice and more. Wooldridge covers everything women need to know about traveling, mountain climbing, rafting, horseback riding, backpacking and much more. Sarah Gingrich, rodeo cowgirl Emile Zola said, "I'm here to live out loud!" Those words reflect the spirited life and writings of Frosty Wooldridge. His book reminds us that whether we trek high into the mountains or bike up hills closer to home, adventure awaits around the bend. I recommend this book for aspiring travelers as well as armchair explorers. He shows you how to make your dreams come true. Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior Hands down! This is the best adventure book I have ever read with stories from all over the world. But wait! Wooldridge shows you how to go adventuring to make your own stories and fill your own scrapbook with memories. Its excellent in every way! Paul Margeletta, father, weekend warrior This book is extraordinary. The information is so valuable that it should be read daily for inspiration and guidance. I had to stop myself from underlining every sentence in the book. I want to buy this life-changing book as a gift for everyone I know, especially my kids. Susan Scollozi, housewife, traveler Half way through the concepts and practices in this profound book, I realized that the author may have meant to show readers how to live a life of adventure, but it occurred to me that this book shows anyone how to lead a very happy and successful life on a day to day basis. His concepts support mental, emotional, educational and spiritual health. Every adult and kid in America needs to read this book. Its that good. Arthur Daniels, teacher How the book will benefit you! You will discover your strengths, self-confidence and passions You may engage methodical steps for moving into your own fulfilling adventure-filled life You will build steadfast convictions and personal empowerment You will find others to share your adventures You will discover which kinds of adventures excite you Check lists for men and women for every kind of adventure You will never look back with regrets
Author : Henry I. Schvey
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826274579
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Blue Song written by Henry I. Schvey and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, the centennial of Tennessee Williams’s birth, events were held around the world honoring America’s greatest playwright. There were festivals, conferences, and exhibitions held in places closely associated with Williams’s life and career—New Orleans held major celebrations, as did New York, Key West, and Provincetown. But absolutely nothing was done to celebrate Williams’s life and extraordinary literary and theatrical career in the place that he lived in longest, and called home longer than any other—St. Louis, Missouri. The question of this paradox lies at the heart of this book, an attempt not so much to correct the record about Williams’s well-chronicled dislike of the city, but rather to reveal how the city was absolutely indispensable to his formation and development both as a person and artist. Unlike the prevailing scholarly narrative that suggests that Williams discovered himself artistically and sexually in the deep South and New Orleans, Blue Song reveals that Williams remained emotionally tethered to St. Louis for a host of reasons for the rest of his life.
Author : John Jeffries Martin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136894047
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)
Download or read book The Renaissance World written by John Jeffries Martin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses the history of ideas, political history, cultural history and art history, this volume, in the successful Routledge Worlds series, offers a sweeping survey of Europe in the Renaissance, from the late thirteenth to early seventeenth centuries, and shows how the Renaissance laid key foundations for many aspects of the modern world. Collating thirty-four essays from the field's leading scholars, John Jeffries Martin shows that this period of rapid and complex change resulted from a convergence of a new set of social, economic and technological forces alongside a cluster of interrelated practices including painting, sculpture, humanism and science, in which the elites engaged. Unique in its balance of emphasis on elite and popular culture, on humanism and society, and on women as well as men, The Renaissance World grapples with issues as diverse as Renaissance patronage and the development of the slave trade. Beginning with a section on the antecedents of the Renaissance world, and ending with its lasting influence, this book is an invaluable read, which students and scholars of history and the Renaissance will dip into again and again.
Author : Patrick Stephen Dinneen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla written by Patrick Stephen Dinneen and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Linda Flavell
Publisher : Kyle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780857834010
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Idioms and Their Origins written by Linda Flavell and published by Kyle Books. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p.The English language contains a great store of idioms that can be used in creative and forceful ways. Dictionary of Idioms examines over 400 such phrases, tracing each one's source and history through a rich supply of examples. New entries in the revised edition include 'play fast and loose' (from a 16th-century fairground game), 'head over heels' (a totally illogical variation on the more sensible 'heels over head') and 'knee-high to a grasshopper' (which won out over knee-high to a mosquito and knee-high to a toad). Mini-essays scattered through the book expand on such broader themes as What is an idiom? National Rivalries and The Old Curiosity Shop of Linguistics. Linda and Roger Flavell combine scholarly accuracy with an unfailing understanding of the snippets of information that intrigue the browser.
Author : Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
ISBN 13 : 9780835246422
Total Pages : 3274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (464 download)
Download or read book Books In Print 2004-2005 written by Ed Bowker Staff and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2004 with total page 3274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Maynard
Publisher : McGraw-Hill
ISBN 13 : 9780071615525
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (155 download)
Download or read book 101 Japanese Idioms with MP3 Disc written by Michael Maynard and published by McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boatload of Japanese idioms to bring vibrancy to your language repertoire To really talk like a native speaker of Japanese, you have to know the language's idioms. But sometimes idioms are confusing on the surface. This book uses fun illustrations to show the humor of taking idioms literally and explains what these common phrases really mean. This enhanced edition contains a 90-minute MP3 disc with 101 dialogues, spoken by native speakers, so you can hear how these are used and practice your own use of these colorful expressions.
Author : Daphne M. Gulland
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms written by Daphne M. Gulland and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 1986 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of idioms is designed to stimulate understanding and familiarity by explaining their meanings and origins and giving examples of typical usage. The basis of the author's approach is the grouping of phrases around a limited number of key words from which idioms are derived.
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book written by and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha
Publisher : Nomos Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3845285907
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (452 download)
Download or read book NationEUrope written by Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha and published by Nomos Verlag. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 60 Jahre nach ihren Anfängen sieht sich die EU heute nicht nur mit europäischen und globalen Herausforderungen, sondern auch mit der Möglichkeit ihres Zerfalls konfrontiert. In diesem Band befassen sich die Autorinnen und Autoren mit den Spannungen in Europa sowie deren Auswirkungen auf die globale Gemeinschaft und die Demokratie. Sie versuchen, Lösungen aufzuzeigen, die die 'Nation Europa' aus ihrer Existenzkrise herausführen können. Mit Beiträgen von Megha Amrith, Hatem Atallah, Benjamin R. Barber, Lajos Bokros, György Dalos, Jeroen Doomernik, Elisa Ferreira, Ulrike Guérot und Tim Kappelt, Pál Hatos, Ireneusz Paweł Karolewski und Roland Benedikter, Peter Murray, Werner J. Patzelt, Jordi Solé i Ferrando, Ece Temelkuran und Loukas Tsoukalis.
