The Grammar of Untold Stories
Title | The Grammar of Untold Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Lois Ruskai Melina |
Publisher | Shanti Arts LLC |
Total Pages | 182 |
Release | 2020-09 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 9781951651411 |
Sixteen essays addressing how we make sense of what we cannot know, how we make change in the world, how we heal, and how we know when we are home.
The Grammar of Untold Stories
Title | The Grammar of Untold Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Lois Ruskai Melina |
Publisher | Shanti Arts Publishing |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2020-09-22 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 1951651421 |
Sixteen essays ranging from lyric essays to narrative journalism address how we make sense of what we cannot know, how we make change in the world, how we heal, and how we know when we are home. Collectively, these essays convey the longing for agency and connection, particularly among women. They will resonate with readers of all ages, but perhaps especially with women in the second half of life, those dealing with aging parents, retirement, illness, and accompanying vulnerabilities. Here readers will find comfort within keen reflection upon life's ambiguities.
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
Title | Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue PDF eBook |
Author | John McWhorter |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 2009-10-27 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1592404944 |
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history. Covering such turning points as the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, and the Germanic invasions that started it all during the fifth century ad, John McWhorter narrates this colorful evolution with vigor. Drawing on revolutionary genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of remarkable trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English— and its ironic simplicity due to its role as a streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados worldwide have been waiting for (and no, it’s not a sin to end a sentence with a preposition).
The Untold Story
Title | The Untold Story PDF eBook |
Author | Genevieve Cogman |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 400 |
Release | 2021-12-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1984804812 |
“Clever, creepy, elaborate world building and snarky, sexy-smart characters!”—N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season In this thrilling historical fantasy, time-traveling Librarian spy Irene will need to delve deep into a tangled web of loyalty and power to keep her friends safe. Irene is trying to learn the truth about Alberich-and the possibility that he's her father. But when the Library orders her to kill him, and then Alberich himself offers to sign a truce, she has to discover why he originally betrayed the Library. With her allies endangered and her strongest loyalties under threat, she'll have to trace his past across multiple worlds and into the depths of mythology and folklore, to find the truth at the heart of the Library, and why the Library was first created.
Is This the Real Life?
Title | Is This the Real Life? PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Blake |
Publisher | Da Capo Press, Incorporated |
Total Pages | 434 |
Release | 2011-03-22 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0306819597 |
Draws on interviews with producers, managers and ex-girlfriends and boyfriends to provide a history of the band, including how lead singer Freddie Mercury's untimely death from AIDs challenged the band to reinvent itself.
Untold Stories
Title | Untold Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Mark S. Smith |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 280 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN |
This book traces the history of Ugaritic studies and their impact on the study of the Bible. From the first discoveries in the late 1920s through the end of the millennium, Ugaritic studies have revolutionized the modern understanding of the Bible. The stories told in this book combine analysis of the major trends and intellectual approaches taken in various periods with firsthand accounts of the major Ugaritic and biblical scholars drawn from personal interviews and letters, including previously unknown sources from several archival collections.
Untold Stories
Title | Untold Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Bennett |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 708 |
Release | 2007-03-20 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780312426620 |
An instant bestseller in the U.K., Untold Stories brings together the finest and funniest writing by one of England's best-known literary figures. In his first major collection since Writing Home, Alan Bennett opens with a poignant memoir of growing up in Leeds and closes with an account of his cancer diagnosis and recovery, with everything from his much-celebrated essays to his irreverent comic pieces and reviews in between.