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Alphabet Juice

Author : Roy Blount, Jr.
Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN 13 : 1429960426
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Alphabet Juice written by Roy Blount, Jr. and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ali G: How many words does you know? Noam Chomsky: Normally, humans, by maturity, have tens of thousands of them. Ali G: What is some of 'em? —Da Ali G Show Did you know that both mammal and matter derive from baby talk? Have you noticed how wince makes you wince? Ever wonder why so many h-words have to do with breath? Roy Blount Jr. certainly has, and after forty years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, except greeting cards, he still can't get over his ABCs. In Alphabet Juice, he celebrates the electricity, the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies, of letters and their combinations. Blount does not prescribe proper English. The franchise he claims is "over the counter." Three and a half centuries ago, Thomas Blount produced Blount's Glossographia, the first dictionary to explore derivations of English words. This Blount's Glossographia takes that pursuit to other levels, from Proto-Indo-European roots to your epiglottis. It rejects the standard linguistic notion that the connection between words and their meanings is "arbitrary." Even the word arbitrary is shown to be no more arbitrary, at its root, than go-to guy or crackerjack. From sources as venerable as the OED (in which Blount finds an inconsistency, at whisk) and as fresh as Urbandictionary.com (to which Blount has contributed the number-one definition of "alligator arm"), and especially from the author's own wide-ranging experience, Alphabet Juice derives an organic take on language that is unlike, and more fun than, any other.

Alphabetter Juice

Author : Roy Blount, Jr.
Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN 13 : 1429922788
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Alphabetter Juice written by Roy Blount, Jr. and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh-squeezed Lexicology, with Twists No man of letters savors the ABC's, or serves them up, like language-loving humorist Roy Blount Jr. His glossary, from ad hominy to zizz, is hearty, full bodied, and out to please discriminating palates coarse and fine. In 2008, he celebrated the gists, tangs, and energies of letters and their combinations in Alphabet Juice, to wide acclaim. Now, Alphabetter Juice. Which is better. This book is for anyone—novice wordsmith, sensuous reader, or career grammarian—who loves to get physical with words. What is the universal sign of disgust, ew, doing in beautiful and cutie? Why is toadless, but not frogless, in the Oxford English Dictionary? How can the U. S. Supreme Court find relevance in gollywoddles? Might there be scientific evidence for the sonicky value of hunch? And why would someone not bother to spell correctly the very word he is trying to define on Urbandictionary.com? Digging into how locutions evolve, and work, or fail, Blount draws upon everything from The Tempest to The Wire. He takes us to Iceland, for salmon-watching with a "girl gillie," and to Georgian England, where a distinguished etymologist bites off more of a "giantess" than he can chew. Jimmy Stewart appears, in connection with kludge and the bombing of Switzerland. Litigation over supercalifragilisticexpialidocious leads to a vintage werewolf movie; news of possum-tossing, to metanarrative. As Michael Dirda wrote in The Washington Post Book World, "The immensely likeable Blount clearly possesses what was called in the Italian Renaissance ‘sprezzatura,' that rare and enviable ability to do even the most difficult things without breaking a sweat." Alphabetter Juice is brimming with sprezzatura. Have a taste.

Alphabet Juice

Author : Roy Blount Jr.
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374103690
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Alphabet Juice written by Roy Blount Jr. and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ali G: How many words does you know? Noam Chomsky: Normally, humans, by maturity, have tens of thousands of them. Ali G: What is some of 'em? —Da Ali G Show Did you know that both mammal and matter derive from baby talk? Have you noticed how wince makes you wince? Ever wonder why so many h-words have to do with breath? Roy Blount Jr. certainly has, and after forty years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, except greeting cards, he still can’t get over his ABCs. In Alphabet Juice, he celebrates the electricity, the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies, of letters and their combinations. Blount does not prescribe proper English. The franchise he claims is “over the counter.” Three and a half centuries ago, Thomas Blount produced Blount’s Glossographia, the first dictionary to explore derivations of English words. This Blount’s Glossographia takes that pursuit to other levels, from Proto-Indo-European roots to your epiglottis. It rejects the standard linguistic notion that the connection between words and their meanings is “arbitrary.” Even the word arbitrary is shown to be no more arbitrary, at its root, than go-to guy or crackerjack. From sources as venerable as the OED (in which Blount finds an inconsistency, at whisk) and as fresh as Urbandictionary.com (to which Blount has contributed the number-one definition of alligator arm), and especially from the author’s own wide-ranging experience, Alphabet Juice derives an organic take on language that is unlike, and more fun than, any other.

The Downhill Lie

Author : Carl Hiaasen
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307269434
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book The Downhill Lie written by Carl Hiaasen and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally drawn to the game by his father, Carl Hiaasen wisely quit golfing in 1973. But some ambitions refuse to die, and as the years–and memories of shanked 7-irons faded, it dawned on Carl that there might be one thing in life he could do better in middle age than he could as a youth. So gradually he ventured back to the dreaded driving range, this time as the father of a five-year-old son–and also as a grandfather. “What possesses a man to return in midlife to a game at which he’d never excelled in his prime, and which in fact had dealt him mostly failure, angst and exasperation? Here’s why I did it: I’m one sick bastard.” And thus we have Carl’s foray into a world of baffling titanium technology, high-priced golf gurus, bizarre infomercial gimmicks and the mind-bending phenomenon of Tiger Woods; a maddening universe of hooks and slices where Carl ultimately–and foolishly–agrees to compete in a country-club tournament against players who can actually hit the ball. “That’s the secret of the sport’s infernal seduction,” he writes. “It surrenders just enough good shots to let you talk yourself out of quitting.” Hiaasen’s chronicle of his shaky return to this bedeviling pastime and the ensuing demolition of his self-esteem–culminating with the savage 45-hole tournament–will have you rolling with laughter. Yet the bittersweet memories of playing with his own father and the glow he feels when watching his own young son belt the ball down the fairway will also touch your heart. Forget Tiger, Phil and Ernie. If you want to understand the true lure of golf, turn to Carl Hiaasen, who offers an extraordinary audiobook for the ordinary hacker. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Carl Hiaasen's Bad Monkey.

Glossographia

Author : Thomas Blount
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Glossographia written by Thomas Blount and published by . This book was released on 1661 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet

Author : Mrs. Peanuckle
Publisher : Rodale
ISBN 13 : 1623368707
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet written by Mrs. Peanuckle and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet introduces babies and toddlers to a colorful variety of vegetables, from asparagus to zucchini. Perfect to read aloud, this vegetable buffet will delight children and parents alike with its yummy vegetable facts and vibrant illustrations. Learning the ABCs has never been so delicious! Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet is the first in a series of board books celebrating the joy of nature at home and in the backyard, from fresh fruits and vegetables to birds, bugs, flowers, and trees.

ABCs for Future Race Car Drivers

Author : Fast K. Club
Publisher : Eat Sleep Race
ISBN 13 : 9780692199015
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book ABCs for Future Race Car Drivers written by Fast K. Club and published by Eat Sleep Race. This book was released on 2018-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabet board book for the next generation of motorsports enthusiasts. The book is packed with fun auto related illustrations to teach children.

P Is for Pterodactyl

Author : Raj Haldar
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492695335
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book P Is for Pterodactyl written by Raj Haldar and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller! A "raucous trip through the odd corners of our alphabet." —The New York Times Let's get real—the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and aeons. Why does the word "gnat" start with a G but the word "knot" doesn't start with an N? It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you! This whimsical, funky book from Raj Haldar (aka rapper Lushlife) turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in the English language and demonstrating how to pronounce them. Fun and informative for word nerds of all ages!

American Alphabets

Author : Wendy Ewald
Publisher : Scalo Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Alphabets written by Wendy Ewald and published by Scalo Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, conceptual photographer Wendy Ewald researches the ability of language to create barriers or alliances between groups according to gender, age, and race. In collaboration with different groups of children she created four alphabets: a Spanish alphabet with English-as-Second-Language students in North Carolina, an African-American alphabet with students at an elementary school in Cleveland, a White Girls alphabet at a boarding school in Massachusetts, and an Arabic alphabet with students at a middle school in Queens, New York. The children collaborated with Ewald to create photographs of objects they chose to represent each letter of their alphabets, objects they picked with a particular eye to the cultural nature of the alphabet they were defining. The result is a dynamic, colorful, idiosyncratic, and overwhelmingly cross-cultural lexicography.

Mott's A is for Apple

Author : Megan E. Bryant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780448428659
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (286 download)

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Download or read book Mott's A is for Apple written by Megan E. Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the land of Mott's, A is always for apple!But this wholesome and delicious alphabet book serves up much more than just apples. Ever heard of a quince? And when was the last time you met a fiddlehead? Well, here's your chance, because from ABC to XYZ, you'll follow along from tree to vine and even underground to discover all things that grow.

Just Juice

Author : Karen Hesse
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780590033831
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book Just Juice written by Karen Hesse and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Realizing that her father's lack of work has endangered her family, nine-year-old Juice decides that she must return to school and learn to read in order to help their chances of surviving and keeping their house.

The Flame Alphabet

Author : Ben Marcus
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307957519
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Flame Alphabet written by Ben Marcus and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Flame Alphabet, the most maniacally gifted writer of our generation delivers a novel about how far we will go in order to protect our loved ones. The sound of children's speech has become lethal. In the park, adults wither beneath the powerful screams of their offspring. For young parents Sam and Claire, it seems their only means of survival is to flee from their daughter, Esther. But they find it isn't so easy to leave someone you love, even as they waste away from her malevolent speech. On the eve of their departure, Claire mysteriously disappears, and Sam, determined to find a cure for this new toxic language, presses on alone into a foreign world to try to save his family.

Max's ABC

Author : Rosemary Wells
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101533706
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Max's ABC written by Rosemary Wells and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody’s favorite bunnies, Max and Ruby, are back, starring in their very own ABC concept book. Max’s ants have escaped from their farm, and now they’re searching for food. The ants start with Max’s sandwich, and soon they’re everywhere! Fortunately, Ruby comes to the rescue. Max’s ABC teaches the alphabet by featuring a different letter on each page, large and colorful so they’re easy to spot. The very youngest readers will love practicing their letters with Max and Ruby.

The Messy Alphabet Book!

Author : Sesame Workshop
Publisher : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
ISBN 13 : 9781492680468
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Messy Alphabet Book! written by Sesame Workshop and published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Elmo, Oscar, and their Sesame Street friends as they splat, splash, crash, and dash their way through the alphabet! You don't need to be an avid reader, a performer or an expert with children to relax and enjoy new fun ways to engage with the little ones during story time. This brand new and unique approach to children's books allows anyone who is shy or slightly discouraged at the thought of the perfect reading aloud experience. My First Big Storybook has subtle prompts, questions and guides to make sure that story time and that precious bonding experience is magical. Examples: Elmo and his friends are hiding. Let's play peek-a-boo and pretend we're hiding, too! Let's count the number of stars in Elmo's window! Can you find a rectangle?

Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers

Author : Roger Priddy
Publisher : Priddy Books US
ISBN 13 : 1684490332
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers written by Roger Priddy and published by Priddy Books US. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bright Baby Colors, ABC, Numbers from bestselling children's book author and educator Roger Priddy Introduce your baby or toddler to three key first concepts with this board book: letters, number, and colors. This helps your little one build early vocabulary words. The large, colorful and sturdy format is made to withstand repeated learning fun Kids will love turning the pages of this book, again and again!

Alphabet Books

Author : Bonnie Mackey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Alphabet Books written by Bonnie Mackey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering more than 300 alphabet books with topic, content area, grade level, text structure, and instructional value indexing, this extensive resource guide includes bibliographic information and brief summaries of each selection as well as a chapter devoted to the unique uses of alphabet books within ELL classrooms. Alphabet books are perfect for establishing introductory lessons and serve as a starting point for project ideas. Alphabet Books: The K–12 Educators' Power Tool is ideal for school and public librarians as well as teachers who need to meet specific learning standards. The indexing by topic, grade level, and content area helps in finding just the right book for the aligned instructional objective. Some 300-plus alphabet books are additionally categorized according to the complexity of the text structure. Featured books for three grade level categories (Pre K–2, 3–6, and 7–12) are accompanied by instructional strategies to use with these books. Images of the finished student projects for every described strategy are included to clarify the instructional values. A chapter that focuses on the use of alphabet books in the English language learners' classroom offers strategies for the specific needs of this student group.

Save Room for Pie

Author : Roy Blount, Jr.
Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN 13 : 0374712883
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Save Room for Pie written by Roy Blount, Jr. and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our best-laid plans will yield to fate. And we will say, “We lived. We ate.” Roy Blount Jr. is one of America’s most cherished comic writers. He’s been compared to Mark Twain and James Thurber, and his books have been called everything from “a work of art” (Robert W. Creamer, The New York Times Book Review) to “a book to read till it falls apart” (Newsweek). Now, in Save Room for Pie, he applies his much-praised wit and charm to a rich and fundamental topic: food. As a lifelong eater, Blount always got along easy with food—he didn’t have to think, he just ate. But food doesn’t exist in a vacuum; there’s the global climate and the global economy to consider, not to mention Blount’s chronic sinusitis, which constricts his sense of smell, and consequently his taste buds. So while he’s always frowned on eating with an ulterior motive, times have changed. Save Room for Pie grapples with these and other food-related questions in Blount’s signature style. Here you’ll find lively meditations on everything from bacon froth to grapefruit, Kobe beef to biscuits. You’ll also find defenses of gizzards, mullet, okra, cane syrup, watermelon, and boiled peanuts; an imagined dialogue between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; input from Louis Armstrong, Frederick Douglass, and Blaze Starr; and of course some shampooed possums and carjacking turkeys. In poems and songs, limericks and fake (or sometimes true) news stories, Blount talks about food in surprising and innovative ways, with all the wit and verve that prompted Garrison Keillor, in The Paris Review, to say: “Blount is the best. He can be literate, uncouth, and soulful all in one sentence.”