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Schottenfreude

Author : Ben Schott
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 039916670X
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book Schottenfreude written by Ben Schott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schottenfreude is a unique, must-have dictionary, complete with newly coined words that explore the idiosyncrasies of life as only the German language can. Ever thought, There should be a German word for that? Well, thanks to the brilliantly original mind behind Schott’s Original Miscellany, now there is. In what other language but German could you construct le mot juste for a secret love of bad foods, the inability to remember jokes, Sunday-afternoon depression, the urge to yawn, the glee of gossip, reassuring your hairdresser, delight at the changing of the seasons, the urge to hoard, or the ineffable pleasure of a cold pillow? A beguiling, ideal gift book for the Gelehrte or anyone on your list—just beware of rapidly expanding (and potentially incomprehensible) vocabularies.

Schottenfreude

Author : Ben Schott
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698161912
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Schottenfreude written by Ben Schott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schottenfreude is a unique, must-have dictionary, complete with newly coined words that explore the idiosyncrasies of life as only the German language can. Ever thought, There should be a German word for that? Well, thanks to the brilliantly original mind behind Schott’s Original Miscellany, now there is. In what other language but German could you construct le mot juste for a secret love of bad foods, the inability to remember jokes, Sunday-afternoon depression, the urge to yawn, the glee of gossip, reassuring your hairdresser, delight at the changing of the seasons, the urge to hoard, or the ineffable pleasure of a cold pillow? A beguiling, ideal gift book for the Gelehrte or anyone on your list—just beware of rapidly expanding (and potentially incomprehensible) vocabularies.

Schottenfreude

Author : Ben Schott
Publisher : Text Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1922147583
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Schottenfreude written by Ben Schott and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining and insightful gift book from the bestselling author of several wordy favourites including Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Almanac Between them Ben Schott's books have sold some 2.5 million copies and been translated into twenty-one languages If you’ve ever wondered if there’s a word for 'stepping onto a stair that’s not there', Leetretung, or 'going back to your school and finding everything seems really small', Dreikäsehochregression, wonder no more! Find out why the German word for finding an indecipherable note in your own handwriting should be Ludwigssyndrom and marvel at how seamlessly Schott refers to the wisdom of both Fergie, Duchess of York, and Immanuel Kant when describing fear-of-missing-out (FOMO) or thwarting-fear: Ausbremsungsangst. From the delightfully silly to the curiously fascinating, Schottenfreude will make you laugh and make you think The perfect gift for that impossible-to-buy-for family member at Christmas, as well as word nerds and linguistics enthusiasts

Nein.

Author : Eric Jarosinski
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802190839
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Nein. written by Eric Jarosinski and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “witty and droll” collection of philosophical tweets from the popular @NeinQuarterly offers a “perfect antidote to relentless positivity” (Publishers Weekly). “Rome didn’t burn in a day.” —Nein. A Manifesto Eric Jarosinski is the self-described “failed intellectual” behind @NeinQuarterly, a “Compendium of Utopian Negation” that uses the aphoristic potential of Twitter to plumb the existential abyss of modern life. In Nein. A Manifesto, Jarosinski collects his finest meditations on modern misery. Stridently hopeless and charmingly dour, Nein. A Manifesto is an irreverent philosophical investigation into our most—and least—urgent questions. Inspired by the aphorisms of Nietzsche, Karl Kraus, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno, Jarosinski’s short-form style reinvents philosophy for a world doomed to distraction. Critical thinkers, lovers of language, bibliophiles, manics, and depressives alike will be drawn to this compelling, witty, and often hilarious translation of digital into print, theory into praxis, and tragedy into farce. [REVIEWS] “I hate Twitter, I think it should be prohibited—but Jarosinski’s Nein. is the only exception, the only reason that justifies it! He is like a radical Norman Bates from Psycho intervening with his tweets which are like fast cuts with a knife!” —Slavoj Žižek “Witty and droll . . . There are gems on nearly every page. The book might seem tongue-in-cheek, but Jarosinski’s cynical aphorisms about philosophy, art, language, and literature hold plenty of truth. It is the perfect antidote to the relentless positivity of the stereotypical self-help manual.” —Publishers Weekly “A hilarious manifesto of dystopian epigrams. Nein. is the devil on your shoulder, now on your shelf.” —Ben Schott, author of Schott’s Miscellany and Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition “Nein. celebrates everything that it negates. It is quietly, joyously bleak. Will you enjoy it? Perhaps better to ask: can you be certain that you’ve ever enjoyed anything?” —MC Frontalot

Schott's Original Miscellany

Author : Ben Schott
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
ISBN 13 : 9781582343495
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Schott's Original Miscellany written by Ben Schott and published by Bloomsbury USA. This book was released on 2003-08-04 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impossible to read at one sitting, but utterly unputdownable, Schott's Original Miscellany is a unique collection of fabulous trivia. What other book boasts an index that includes shoelace lengths, sign language, and the seven deadly sins; dueling and dwarves; the hair color of Miss America and the Hampton Court maze? Where else can you find, packed onto one page, the names of golf strokes, a history of the Hat Tax, cricketing dismissals, nouns of assemblage, an unofficial motto of the US Postal Service, and the flag of Guadeloupe? Where else but Schott's Original Miscellany will you stumble across John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, the labors of Hercules, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple? A book like no other, Schott's Original Miscellany is entertaining, informative, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.

Schott's Quintessential Miscellany

Author : Ben Schott
Publisher : Bloomsbury UK
ISBN 13 : 9781408815779
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Schott's Quintessential Miscellany written by Ben Schott and published by Bloomsbury UK. This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing the all-new, indispensable collection of necessary trivia, uncommon knowledge, and vital irrelevance from Schott--the inventor of the Miscellany genre.

The Missionary Strategies of the Jesuits in Ethiopia (1555-1632)

Author : Leonardo Cohen
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447058926
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book The Missionary Strategies of the Jesuits in Ethiopia (1555-1632) written by Leonardo Cohen and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2009 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on doctoral thesis, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2007.

Rauch's Pennsylvania Dutch Hand-book

Author : E. H. Rauch
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271048832
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Rauch's Pennsylvania Dutch Hand-book written by E. H. Rauch and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1879-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A dictionary and guide to the language of the Pennsylvania Germans. Includes English-Pennsylvania German and Pennsylvania German-English translations, along with a phrase book and bilingual sections on conducting business in various settings. Concludes with translated excerpts of poetry, Bible verses, and Shakespeare"--Provided by publisher.

A Dog Named Jimmy

Author : Rafael Mantesso
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698407059
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book A Dog Named Jimmy written by Rafael Mantesso and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 new and classic images of popular Instagram celebrity Jimmy Choo the Bull Terrier On Rafael Mantesso's thirtieth birthday, his wife left him. She took their cookware, their furniture, their photos, their decorations. She left Rafael alone in an empty all-white apartment. The only thing she didn't take was their bull terrier, whom she'd named after her favorite shoe designer: Jimmy Choo. With only Jimmy for company, Rafael found inspiration in his blank walls and his best friend and started snapping photos of Jimmy Choo as he trotted and cavorted around the house in glee. Then, when Jimmy collapsed in happy exhaustion next to the white wall, on a whim Rafael grabbed a marker and drew a new world around his ginger-eared pup. Suddenly, Rafael felt his long-dormant inspiration—for drawing, for art, for life—returning. The result? Hundreds of charming and cheeky images chronicling the owner and dog's relationship and adventures, including poses in a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet, passed out with liquor bottles, and as the shark in Jaws. Mantesso's Instagram feed quickly garnered fans from all over the world and caught the attention of major media outlets like Today, The Huffington Post, USA Today, and the Daily Mail, as well as Jimmy's namesake, the luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo Ltd. Now, Mantesso presents a definitive selection of new and classic images of Jimmy and includes the backstory of how the two became such great collaborators. As heartwarming as it is hilarious, A Dog Named Jimmy will delight animal lovers everywhere.

Reading Marechera

Author : Grant Hamilton
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1847010628
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Reading Marechera written by Grant Hamilton and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2013 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Variously understood as literary genius and enfant terrible of African literature, Dambudzo Marechera's work as novelist, poet, playwright and essayist is discussed here in relation to other free-thinking writers. Considered one of Africa's most innovative and subversive writers, the Zimbabwean novelist, poet, playwright and essayist Dambudzo Marechera is read today as a significant voice in contemporary world literature. Marechera wrote ceaselessly against the status quo, against unqualified ideas, against expectation. He was an intellectual outsider who found comfort only in the company of other free-thinking writers - Shelley, Bakhtin, Apuleius, Fanon, Dostoyevsky, Tutuola. It is this universe of literary thought that one can see written into the fiction of Marechera that this collection of essays sets out to interrogate. In this important and timely contribution to African literarystudies, Grant Hamilton has gathered together essays of world-renowned, established, and young academics from Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia in order to discuss the important literary and philosophical influences that course through Marechera's prose, poetry and drama. From classical allusion to the political philosophy of anarchism, this collection of new research on Marechera's work makes clear the extraordinary breadth and quality of thought that Marechera brought to his writing. Grant Hamilton is Assistant Professor of English Literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the author of On Representation: Deleuze and Coetzee on the Colonized Subject (Rodopi, 2011), as well as a number of articles on contemporary African, postcolonial, and world literatures. He is currently working on his second book, Deleuze and African Literature.

A History of Addis Ababa from Its Foundation in 1886 to 1910

Author : Peter P. Garretson
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447040600
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book A History of Addis Ababa from Its Foundation in 1886 to 1910 written by Peter P. Garretson and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 1974 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis traces aspects of the political, economic and religious history of Addis Ababa from 1886 to 1910. It is based largely on documentary material, both Ethiopian and European, but also depends on oral information. As a city it was unique in Africa because of the absence of an imposed European direction of its development and as a result it grew ad hoc, influenced by both Ethiopian and foreign concepts of an urban community. From the beginnings Emperor Menilek completely dominated the political and administrative machinery of the capital, but during his illnesses many of his responsibilities were, perforce, delegated to his closest associates who exercised their powers largely through the organisation of the Imperial Palace. The bureaucracy became increasingly civilian in its personnel, rather than military, especially after the Battle of Adwa. Furthermore, since Addis Ababa was also the capital of the empire, the city and its administrators played not only a local but also an imperial role. The economic influence of the capital was even more pronounced, where again the Emperor was more important than any other individual in the land and under his watchful eye foreigners dominated the import and export trade, while Christians wrested the overall control of trade in the Empire from the Muslims. Yet evangelically, the church was rarely very energetic in the capital although its influence was pervasive. While many historians have seen Menilek's reign as a period of significant innovation and modernisation, this thesis regards that as an exaggerated claim. For, when closely examined, the modernisation of even the capital was never very impressive, although it was the acknowledged centre of foreign influence. Nonetheless, the capital did show itself to be the main point for the diffusion of the few modernisations that were introduced into the country from the 1880s to 1910.

Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage written by Merriam-Webster, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.

Homophones Visualized

Author : Bruce Worden
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452180156
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Homophones Visualized written by Bruce Worden and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do ewe no what homophones are? They're words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings—it's knot always easy to get it right. Based on his blog Homophones, Weakly, Bruce Worden's Homophones Visualized uses simple but clever graphics to help illustrate the differences between 100 pairs (or triplets or quadruplets) of words that sound alike. From beat and beet to flee and flea, baron and barren to golf and gulf, each spread contains a pair or group of homophones and corresponding illustrations that provide context for each word. Word lovers, educators, and kids all will delight in this witty and useful homophone guide to understanding which word is witch.

Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said

Author : Dan Caddy
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062351974
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said written by Dan Caddy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official tie-in book to the wildly popular Facebook page, featuring brand-new crazy, off-the-wall, outrageously funny, and downright “awesome” pearls of wisdom from real-life drill sergeants and instructors from all branches of the military. Sweat dries. Blood clots. Bones heal. Suck it up, buttercup. After his deployment in Afghanistan, Dan Caddy began swapping great drill sergeant stories by e-mail with other combat veterans—an exchange with friends that would grow into the dedicated Facebook page, “Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said.” But what began as a comedic outlet has evolved into a robust online community and support network that conducts fundraisers for and donates to military charities, has helped veterans struggling with PTSD and other issues, and on numerous occasions, literally saved lives. Now, Caddy shares more great DS stories—most never before seen—in this humorous collection. Often profane, sometimes profound, yet always entertaining, these rants from real life soldiers are interspersed with lively sidebars, Top 10 lists, stories from fans, one-liners, and more. For anyone who has suffered a hard-ass manager (in uniform or not), Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said will add a much needed dose of humor to the day.

Panzer Lehr Division, 1944-45

Author : Frederick P. Steinhardt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781874622284
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Panzer Lehr Division, 1944-45 written by Frederick P. Steinhardt and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Panzer Lehr Division was one of the most élite German armoured formations in existence in early 1944. Its baptism of fire was in the deadly Normandy bocage. Although suffering heavy losses in Normandy, the Division continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war, seeing particularly notable service during the Ardennes Offensive and in the Ruhr. The first volume in the new Helion series WWII German Military Studies prints an extensive number of reports written by former officers of the Division, principally its commander Fritz Bayerlein. Virtually all of these reports have remained unpublished since they were written soon after the end of WWII. They cover all aspects of the Division's history, although with particular emphasis upon events in Normandy, the Ardennes and Germany. A number of the reports include detailed order-of-battle and other organisational data. A very large number of situation maps are also featured. Important though the reprinting of these documents is, this book is made doubly important thanks to the linking text and expert annotations from editor Fred Steinhardt. In effect, this book provides an extremely detailed chronological history of the Division's activities, in greater detail than has yet appeared in print before. / This new series is designed at bringing into print previously unavailable archival material covering all aspects of the German Armed Forces during the 1933-45 period. / Volume 1 contains an extensive series of previously unpublished reports covering all aspects of Panzer Lehr Division's combat history, especially in Normandy, the Ardennes and Germany 1944-45. / Many reports feature detailed order-of-battle data and are supported by a large number of situation maps. / Extensive linking commentary and annotations from the editor mean the book as a whole provides an extremely detailed narrative of the Division's activities 1944-45. / Publication marks a major contribution to the history of the Panzertruppen during the final year of WWII.

European Witness

Author : Stephen Spender
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book European Witness written by Stephen Spender and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 1946 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Spender was one of a group of highly influential left-wing writers and artists who came to prominence in Britain in the 1930s, including W H Auden and Christopher Isherwood.

Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany

Author : Ben Schott
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
ISBN 13 : 9781582344065
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Schott's Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany written by Ben Schott and published by Bloomsbury USA. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the international bestsellers Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany comes the third and most playful installment in the series: a miscellanist’s wisdom from the worlds of sports, games, and idling. What other sporting book will explain the rules of elephant polo; the perils of the Cresta Run; the link between crosswords and the devil; the story behind the Nike “swoosh”; or why surfing is the “Sport of Kings” (in Hawaii)? Which other volume will list the seven deadly sins of golf; the secrets of Houdini’s Code; or the myriad personalities of the Pac-Man ghosts? Where else will you stumble across an account of Evel Kneival’s broken bones, a detailing of Mike Tyson’s tattoos, the nicknames for classic poker-hands, or every sporting ailment from jogger’s nipple to housemaid’s knee? You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to enjoy this irresistible volume of factual odds and ends. Schott’s Sporting, Gaming, and Idling Miscellany scores big with its fascinating hodge-podge of sports- and activity-related trivia.