Logodaedaly, Or Sleight-of-Words

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ISBN 13 : 9780982337295
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (372 download)

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Book Synopsis Logodaedaly, Or Sleight-of-Words by : Erzsébet Gilbert

Download or read book Logodaedaly, Or Sleight-of-Words written by Erzsébet Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a "balanoid"? Who carries an "ombrifuge" into a storm? How is a "filipendulous" city destroyed? These and other fabulous questions are found inLogodædaly, or, Sleight-of-Words: a dictionary of the imagination. Within its pages, young author Erzsébet Gilbert has delved into the history of the English language to unearth a host of forgotten, quirky, obsolete and utterly bizarre words, and created a phrasebook like no other. It is a dictionary whose entries are not merely words, but the fantastical stories and wild musings behind them-a dictionary of two-headed serpents and royal assassins, warrior birds and people on the moon, specters and true love.As vividly antiquated as it is experimental, the ornately designed book features the original images-from dragons to hummingbirds-of artist Sherise Talbott, illuminations whose intricacy and style might have emerged from the museums of centuries ago. ThroughLogodaedalyone might not learn an everyday vocabulary, but beyond A and Z the reader finds that the meaning of a word is always much more than it seems.

Folk

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408884372
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis Folk by : Zoe Gilbert

Download or read book Folk written by Zoe Gilbert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story Award LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 'That rare thing: genuinely unique' OBSERVER 'Will win you over ... Magical' THE TIMES 'Absolutely stunning. I loved it' MADELINE MILLER, AUTHOR OF CIRCE On the remote island of Neverness, the villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers. There is May, the young fiddler who seeks her musical spirit; Madden Lightfoot, who flies with red kites; and Verlyn Webbe, born with a wing for an arm. Over the course of a generation, their desires, gossip and heartbreak interweave to create a staggeringly original world, crackling with echoes of ancient folklore.

A Snack for Gilbert

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ISBN 13 : 9781603430692
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis A Snack for Gilbert by : Michele Dufresne

Download or read book A Snack for Gilbert written by Michele Dufresne and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilbert is a food lover. Beginning readers will love this illustrated book about Gilbert the Pig.This book has been officially leveled by using the F&P Text Level Gradient(tm) Leveling System.

The Book of Boy

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062686224
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Book Synopsis The Book of Boy by : Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Download or read book The Book of Boy written by Catherine Gilbert Murdock and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Honor Book * Booklist Editors’ Choice * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Horn Book Fanfare * Kirkus Reviews Best Books * Publishers Weekly Best Books * Wall Street Journal Best of the Year * An ALA Notable Book A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this award-winning literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock. The Book of Boy was awarded a Newbery Honor. “A treat from start to finish.”—Wall Street Journal Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his small village. With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to talk to animals, he is often mocked by others in his town—until the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secondus. Impressed with Boy’s climbing and jumping abilities, Secondus engages Boy as his servant, pulling him into an action-packed and suspenseful expedition across Europe to gather seven precious relics of Saint Peter. Boy quickly realizes this journey is not an innocent one. They are stealing the relics and accumulating dangerous enemies in the process. But Boy is determined to see this pilgrimage through until the end—for what if St. Peter has the power to make him the same as the other boys? This epic and engrossing quest story by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is for fans of Adam Gidwitz’s The Inquisitor’s Tale and Grace Lin’s Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and for readers of all ages. Features a map and black-and-white art by Ian Schoenherr throughout.

The Words of Gilbert & George

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Words of Gilbert & George by : Gilbert

Download or read book The Words of Gilbert & George written by Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artwork by Gilbert & George.

Stumbling on Happiness

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Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307371360
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Book Synopsis Stumbling on Happiness by : Daniel Gilbert

Download or read book Stumbling on Happiness written by Daniel Gilbert and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A smart and funny book by a prominent Harvard psychologist, which uses groundbreaking research and (often hilarious) anecdotes to show us why we’re so lousy at predicting what will make us happy – and what we can do about it. Most of us spend our lives steering ourselves toward the best of all possible futures, only to find that tomorrow rarely turns out as we had expected. Why? As Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert explains, when people try to imagine what the future will hold, they make some basic and consistent mistakes. Just as memory plays tricks on us when we try to look backward in time, so does imagination play tricks when we try to look forward. Using cutting-edge research, much of it original, Gilbert shakes, cajoles, persuades, tricks and jokes us into accepting the fact that happiness is not really what or where we thought it was. Among the unexpected questions he poses: Why are conjoined twins no less happy than the general population? When you go out to eat, is it better to order your favourite dish every time, or to try something new? If Ingrid Bergman hadn’t gotten on the plane at the end of Casablanca, would she and Bogey have been better off? Smart, witty, accessible and laugh-out-loud funny, Stumbling on Happiness brilliantly describes all that science has to tell us about the uniquely human ability to envision the future, and how likely we are to enjoy it when we get there.

Gilbert the Special Pig

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ISBN 13 : 9781603430814
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Gilbert the Special Pig by : Michele Dufresne

Download or read book Gilbert the Special Pig written by Michele Dufresne and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilbert the Pig feels ugly and wishes he was as beautiful as the peacock until some children help him understand why he is special too.

Gilbert the Hero

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857076418
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis Gilbert the Hero by : Jane Clarke

Download or read book Gilbert the Hero written by Jane Clarke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's great fun having a baby brother - right? Well, not for Gilbert. His new baby brother, Finn, is too small to join in with any of his games. In fact, he's no fun at all - but big brother Gilbert's not going to let a killer whale eat his little brother... is he? An exciting third book in the Gilbert series where Gilbert discovers that being a big brother can sometimes be fun after all.

Churchill

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Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 0306821559
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Book Synopsis Churchill by : Winston Churchill

Download or read book Churchill written by Winston Churchill and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilbert, a renowned historian and official biographer of Churchill, selects 100 of the finest writings and speeches by Churchill. These express the leader's thoughts and describe the main adventures and crises of his life coupled with Gilbert's commentary.

Word

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Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 9781558614673
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (146 download)

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Book Synopsis Word by : Jocelyn Burrell

Download or read book Word written by Jocelyn Burrell and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning array of women writers from the U.S. and abroad examine the intimate and politically charged act of writing.

Gilbert in the Snow

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ISBN 13 : 9781603430852
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Gilbert in the Snow by : Michele Dufresne

Download or read book Gilbert in the Snow written by Michele Dufresne and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilbert the Pig's friends invite him to make snow angels, build a fort, and sled, but he's not sure whether he likes being outside in winter.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

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Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795343221
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Book Synopsis What's Eating Gilbert Grape by : Peter Hedges

Download or read book What's Eating Gilbert Grape written by Peter Hedges and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wonderfully entertaining . . . This distinctive first novel goes down like a chocolate milkshake but boasts the sharpness and finesse of a complex wine” (Publishers Weekly). Gilbert Grape is a twenty-four-year-old grocery store clerk stuck in Endora, Iowa, where the population is 1,091 and shrinking. After the suicide of Gilbert’s father, his family never fully recovered. Once the town beauty queen, Gilbert’s mother is now morbidly obese and planted eternally in front of the TV; his younger sister has recently turned both boy-crazy and God-fearing, while his older sister sacrifices everything for her family. And then there’s Arnie, Gilbert’s younger brother with special needs. With no one else to care for Arnie, Gilbert becomes his brother’s main parent, and all four siblings must tend to the needs of their helpless, grieving mother. So Gilbert is in a rut—until a mysterious new girl named Becky arrives in this small town. As his family gathers for Arnie’s eighteenth birthday, Gilbert finds himself at a crossroads . . . This “completely original” portrait of a family (The New York Times), “charged with sardonic intelligence” (The Washington Post Book World), was the basis for a film starring Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio, and stands as one of the most memorable novels of recent decades. “Sometimes funny, sometimes sad . . . and always engaging.” —The Atlantic “By the book’s exhilaratingly luminous ending . . . we have already been mesmerized.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “A funny, touching, caring first novel whose characters are familiar and moving in spite of (or perhaps because of) their peculiarities.” —Booklist

Eating Words: A Norton Anthology of Food Writing

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393248704
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Book Synopsis Eating Words: A Norton Anthology of Food Writing by : Sandra M. Gilbert

Download or read book Eating Words: A Norton Anthology of Food Writing written by Sandra M. Gilbert and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Food writing spans centuries and philosophies. . . . At long last there’s a Norton Anthology with all the most important works.”—Eater Edited by influential literary critic Sandra M. Gilbert and award-winning restaurant critic and professor of English Roger Porter, Eating Words gathers food writing of literary distinction and vast historical sweep into one groundbreaking volume. Beginning with the taboos of the Old Testament and the tastes of ancient Rome, and including travel essays, polemics, memoirs, and poems, the book is divided into sections such as “Food Writing Through History,” “At the Family Hearth,” “Hunger Games: The Delight and Dread of Eating,” “Kitchen Practices,” and “Food Politics.” Selections from writings by Julia Child, Anthony Bourdain, Bill Buford, Michael Pollan, Molly O’Neill, Calvin Trillin, and Adam Gopnik, along with works by authors not usually associated with gastronomy—Maxine Hong Kingston, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Hemingway, Chekhov, and David Foster Wallace—enliven and enrich this comprehensive anthology. “We are living in the golden age of food writing,” proclaims Ruth Reichl in her preface to this savory banquet of literature, a must-have for any food lover. Eating Words shows how right she is.

Gilbert the Great

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857073982
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis Gilbert the Great by : Jane Clarke

Download or read book Gilbert the Great written by Jane Clarke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time Gilbert the Great White Shark was a tiny pup, Raymond the Remora stuck to him like glue. But then one day, Gilbert wakes up to find that Raymond has gone . . . This touching tale about love and loss will warm the hearts of adults and children alike. "Tenderly told . . . A cosy and witty picture of shark life." Guardian

Words from the Heart

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Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 142699754X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (269 download)

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Book Synopsis Words from the Heart by : Sister Magdala Marie Gilbert OSP

Download or read book Words from the Heart written by Sister Magdala Marie Gilbert OSP and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of poetry reflects my thoughts about God, my own personal journey, as well as reflections on the world at large. The preface of this book gives my reason for writing this special piece of work. Poetry takes time, much reflection, and lots of energy, especially when the reflections express the inner workings of the Holy Spirit in ones life.

The Signature of All Things

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101638001
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis The Signature of All Things by : Elizabeth Gilbert

Download or read book The Signature of All Things written by Elizabeth Gilbert and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic, and City of Girls In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker—a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry’s brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father’s money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma’s research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction—into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist—but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life. Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, The Signature of All Things soars across the globe—from London to Peru to Philadelphia to Tahiti to Amsterdam, and beyond. Along the way, the story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, who—born in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolution—bears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas. Written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time, Gilbert’s wise, deep, and spellbinding tale is certain to capture the hearts and minds of readers.

Conviction

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Publisher : Hachette+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1484719433
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (847 download)

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Book Synopsis Conviction by : Kelly Loy Gilbert

Download or read book Conviction written by Kelly Loy Gilbert and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage boy faces an impossible choice in this brutally honest debut novel about family, faith, and the ultimate test of conviction, that was the winner of the Children's Choice Book Awards' Teen Choice Debut Author Award. Ten years ago, Braden was given a sign—a promise that his family wouldn't fall apart the way he feared. But Braden got it wrong: his older brother, Trey, has been estranged from the family for almost as long, and his father, the only parent Braden has ever known, has been accused of murder. The arrest of Braden's father, a well-known Christian radio host, has sparked national media attention. His fate lies in his son's hands; Braden is the key witness in his father's upcoming trial. Braden has always measured himself through baseball. He is the star pitcher in his small town of Ornette, and his ninety-four mile per hour pitch already has minor league scouts buzzing in his junior year. Now the rules of the sport that has always been Braden's saving grace are blurred in ways he never realized, and the prospect of playing against Alex Reyes, the nephew of the police officer his father is accused of killing, is haunting his every pitch.