Gratitude Journal For Kids (Gratitude Journal Notebook, #1) (Gratitude Journal Notebook for Kids, #5)
by Kimberly B Cover
Who knew that the great country of Canada is named for a mistake? How about "bedswerver," the best Elizabethan insult to hurl at a cheating boyfriend? By exploring the delightful back stories of the 250 words in Wordcatcher, readers are lured by language and entangled in etymologies. Author Phil Cousineau takes us on a tour into the obscure territory of word origins with great erudition and endearing curiosity. The English poet W. H. Auden was once asked to teach a poetry class, and when 200 stu...
In early colonial Massachusetts, a young woman endures the consequences of her sin of adultery and spends the rest of her life in atonement.
A lighthearted compilation of more than 1,000 American political slogans used between 1800 and 1980. Most were generated during presidential campaigns and reflect issues, party interests or personal idiosyncrasies of the candidates. The slogans are listed chronologically and indexed by party, personal names and key-words, each with at least one reference to a citation in which the slogan is explained in its historical context.
Be the life of every highbrow cocktail party—just by mastering the deliciously obscure terms in The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart. This book is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any well-educated, witty person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. You are encouraged to toss off words such as “disestablishmentarianism,” “descant,” and “autodidactic”—words that will make the user sound learned, intellectual, and wise. For those who want to improve the quality and sophistic...
"In Hayes' book ... she joins the dots between these differing beliefs to help us cultivate a richer shared vocabulary of happiness, and unravels the global interpretations of living well and contentedly." - Psychologiesmagazine "With each word illustrated by Yelena Bryksenkova, it's a pure joy to read." - Flow magazine Discover the secrets of wellbeing from cultures around the world, from hygge to yang sheng. The Happiness Passport is a collection of wonderfully evocative words from around t...
The Language of Marketing Technology
by Phillip A Wlland, James K Downs, and Stephen McKee
A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don't have the words to express, until now-from the creator of the popular online project of the same name. Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: "sonder." Or maybe you've watched a...
Bucket List helps readers list hundreds of things they want to achieve in their lives through fun and clever list prompts that include landmarks to visit, things to eat, celebs to meet, sporting events to see, hobbies to take up, and more. Plus, readers can create their own lists with the blank pages. With space for target dates, boxes to check when goals are accomplished, and fun facts and graphics throughout the book, Bucket List will become a treasured keepsake of your life goals and accompli...
An A-Z compendium of everything you need to know about coffee, from a champion barista.Coffee is more popular than ever before - and more complex. The Coffee Dictionary is the coffee drinker's guide to the dizzying array of terms and techniques, equipment and varieties that go into creating the perfect cup. With hundreds of entries on everything from sourcing, growing and harvesting, to roasting, grinding and brewing, three-time UK champion barista and coffee expert Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood expl...
Few areas of human endeavor have produced more-or more colorful-terms than has the military. Soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen have over centuries come up with words, phrases, and acronyms to express everything from raw emotion to complex technology. The military is both a distinctive way of life and a community, and a command of its slang is essential to admission to full membership within the group. Most military slang is almost always familiar only to the troops. Mating mosquitoes, for...
The Word Whiz's Guide to Massachusetts Elementary School Vocabulary
by Chris Kensler
How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth
by Gordon D. Fee and Mark L. Strauss
With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself “literal” and one that is more “meaning-based”? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God’s Word?How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories. Written by two seasoned Bible translators, here is an authoritative guide thro...
The bumpin’ book for hip-hop disciples (a.k.a. fiends), songwriters, all other writers, pop culture fans, linguists, and parents who are just trying to figure out what their kids are saying. The inventive sounds of hip-hop (which became America’s number two music genre in 2001, outselling country) have echoed far from their Bronx beginnings of twenty years ago. Making its way from Compton sidewalks to suburban malls, garnering commentary from The Wall Street Journal alongside Vibe, hip-hop by d...