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Book Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase

    Book Details:
  • Author : Neil Humphreys
  • Publisher : Marshall Cavendish Children
  • Release : 2023-07-24
  • ISBN : 9789815084962
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase written by Neil Humphreys and published by Marshall Cavendish Children. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four-year old Abbie Rose has a magic suitcase. In this book, she goes on an exciting adventure to the South Pole with her best friend Billy. At the South Pole, which is white and full of snow, she meets a family of Adé lie penguins. She picked up a penguin egg and the adventure begins. Abbie Rose and some penguins get separated from the rest of the group and come across a leopard seal that tries to eat them. In the end Billy saves everyone and the penguins are reunited with their family. The Series Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of books is targeted at children aged 3 to 8. Abbie Rose travels to faraway places and goes on many adventures with her friend Billy through the help of a magic suitcase. The series will expose readers to new destinations and environmental themes and will expand their imagination and creativity and understanding of the world around them.

Book Abbie Rose and The Magic Suitcase  Picking Up A Pengins Egg Really Got Me Into trouble

Download or read book Abbie Rose and The Magic Suitcase Picking Up A Pengins Egg Really Got Me Into trouble written by Neil Humphreys and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Selling Points • Introduces readers to a species of penguins known as Adélie Penguins. • A learning adventure with fun facts presented in story format. • Touches on topics such as friendship, discovery and exploration, animals and their habitat, nature and family. • Bright colours to attract and hold children’s attention. • Interesting storyline to expand reader’s imagination. • Author and illustrator are both parents who know what appeals to target readership. • Author available for events and talks in schools and bookshops. Synopsis Four-year old Abbie Rose has a magic suitcase. In this book, she goes on an exciting adventure to the South Pole with her best friend Billy. At the South Pole, which is white and full of snow, she meets a family of Adélie penguins. She picked up a penguin egg and the adventure begins. Abbie Rose and some penguins get separated from the rest of the group and come across a leopard seal that tries to eat them. In the end Billy saves everyone and the penguins are reunited with their family. The Series Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of books is targeted at children aged 3 to 8. Abbie Rose travels to faraway places and goes on many adventures with her friend Billy through the help of a magic suitcase. The series will expose readers to new destinations and environmental themes and will expand their imagination and creativity and understanding of the world around them. Interactive learning at your fingertips! Our young readers can now make a "video call" to "chat" with Abbie Rose and "meet" author Neil Humphreys via the Ring Ring Story app! Ring Ring Story is a mobile app that helps children, especially those who are not yet able to read independently, learn more systematically and thus effectively from books through pre-recorded bite-size videos by storytellers. The ultimate aim is to help young children become independent learners and readers. And what better series to kick off this learning journey than the Abbie Rose & The Magic Suitcase! • Book 1: The Day A Panda Really Saved My Life • Book 2: I Trapped a Dolphin but It Really Wasn't My Fault • Book 3: Picking Up a Penguin's Egg Really Got Me into Trouble • Book 4: I Saved Two Tigers with a Really Magical Idea • Book 5: Telling the Otters to Leave Home Was a Really Big Mistake • Book 6: Feeding the Monkeys Really Made a Mess The Abbie Rose x Ring Ring Story (RRS) tie up will include cool features such as: • A full interactive storytelling session, available on-demand, for children to read the book along with Abbie Rose and Neil Humphreys. • Fun facts about the animals for readers to expand their knowledge of the natural world. • An "outdoor" discussion segment with Abbie Rose as useful conversation starters. • Crafting and colouring session with free downloadable worksheets for more artistic fun. • Available on Android and iOS. About Author Neil Humphreys & Cheng Puay Koon The Author Neil Humphreys is Singapore’s best-selling author. His books have consistently ranked no.1 on The Straits Times Bestsellers list. His novels also received critical acclaim in the UK. A devoted father, he hopes to give children brighter, funnier books to read. The Illustrator Cheng Puay Koon is an international best-selling author and one of Singapore’s most in-demand illustrator. Her award-winning illustrations have featured in diverse local publications as well as in campaigns by leading advertising agencies and MNCs. The dedicated mother of two girls just wants her illustrations to make children smile.

Book Read   Play  Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase  Picking Up a Penguin s Egg Really Got Me Into Trouble

Download or read book Read Play Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase Picking Up a Penguin s Egg Really Got Me Into Trouble written by Marshall Cavendish and published by Marshall Cavendish Children. This book was released on 2025-04-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Read + Play series of books help children nurture a lifelong love for reading and learning through the power of play. With each story, children are guided through various Read and Play elements to immerse them in the story world experience. Start your child on an enriching journey of learning withRead + Play today!

Book Abbie Rose and The Magic Suitcase  The Day A Panda Really Saved My Life

Download or read book Abbie Rose and The Magic Suitcase The Day A Panda Really Saved My Life written by Neil Humphreys and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Selling Points • Introduces readers to the Giant Pandas. • A learning adventure with fun facts presented in story format. • Touches on topics such as friendship, discovery and exploration, animals and their habitat, nature and family. • Bright colours to attract and hold children’s attention. • Interesting storyline to expand reader’s imagination. • Author and illustrator are both parents who know what appeals to target readership. • Author available for events and talks in schools and bookshops. Synopsis When Abbie Rose’s father hands her a magic suitcase, the four-year takes off on a wonderful journey of discovery. Come join the four-year old as she learns all about the panda from her dad. Then travel magically with her to the mountains where pandas live. Abbie Rose and her best friend Billy come face to face with a panda, who comes to the rescue to save his new friend. The Series Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of books is targeted at children aged 3 to 8. Abbie Rose travels to faraway places and goes on many adventures with her friend Billy through the help of a magic suitcase. The series will expose readers to new destinations and environmental themes and will expand their imagination and creativity and understanding of the world around them. Interactive learning at your fingertips! Our young readers can now make a "video call" to "chat" with Abbie Rose and "meet" author Neil Humphreys via the Ring Ring Story app! Ring Ring Story is a mobile app that helps children, especially those who are not yet able to read independently, learn more systematically and thus effectively from books through pre-recorded bite-size videos by storytellers. The ultimate aim is to help young children become independent learners and readers. And what better series to kick off this learning journey than the Abbie Rose & The Magic Suitcase! • Book 1: The Day A Panda Really Saved My Life • Book 2: I Trapped a Dolphin but It Really Wasn't My Fault • Book 3: Picking Up a Penguin's Egg Really Got Me into Trouble • Book 4: I Saved Two Tigers with a Really Magical Idea • Book 5: Telling the Otters to Leave Home Was a Really Big Mistake • Book 6: Feeding the Monkeys Really Made a Mess The Abbie Rose x Ring Ring Story (RRS) tie up will include cool features such as: • A full interactive storytelling session, available on-demand, for children to read the book along with Abbie Rose and Neil Humphreys. • Fun facts about the animals for readers to expand their knowledge of the natural world. • An "outdoor" discussion segment with Abbie Rose as useful conversation starters. • Crafting and colouring session with free downloadable worksheets for more artistic fun. • Available on Android and iOS.

Book Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase  Feeding the Monkeys Really Made a Mess

Download or read book Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase Feeding the Monkeys Really Made a Mess written by Neil Humphreys and published by Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase. This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsi Abbie Rose returns with her amazing magic suitcase in a new forest adventure. With her best friend Billy, Abbie Rose wants to help the monkeys in trouble. But she makes a huge mess when she tries to feed them. The monkeys end up with the wrong food in the wrong place. When a baby monkey gets stuck, Abbie Rose and Billy use a really clever idea to fix the forest before it's too late. The Series Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of books is targeted at children aged 3 to 8. Abbie Rose travels to faraway places and goes on many adventures with her friend Billy through the help of a magic suitcase. The series will expose readers to new destinations and environmental themes and will expand their imagination and creativity and understanding of the world around them. Interactive learning at your fingertips! Our young readers can now make a "video call" to "chat" with Abbie Rose and "meet" author Neil Humphreys via the Ring Ring Story app! Ring Ring Story is a mobile app that helps children, especially those who are not yet able to read independently, learn more systematically and thus effectively from books through pre-recorded bite-size videos by storytellers. The ultimate aim is to help young children become independent learners and readers. And what better series to kick off this learning journey than the Abbie Rose & The Magic Suitcase! * Book 1: The Day A Panda Really Saved My Life * Book 2: I Trapped a Dolphin but It Really Wasn't My Fault * Book 3: Picking Up a Penguin's Egg Really Got Me into Trouble * Book 4: I Saved Two Tigers with a Really Magical Idea * Book 5: Telling the Otters to Leave Home Was a Really Big Mistake * Book 6: Feeding the Monkeys Really Made a Mess The Abbie Rose x Ring Ring Story (RRS) tie up will include cool features such as: * A full interactive storytelling session, available on-demand, for children to read the book along with Abbie Rose and Neil Humphreys. * Fun facts about the animals for readers to expand their knowledge of the natural world. * An "outdoor" discussion segment with Abbie Rose as useful conversation starters. * Crafting and colouring session with free downloadable worksheets for more artistic fun. * Available on Android and iOS. Download the Abbie Rose Presentation Deck https://bit.ly/3bwVjty or visit https://bit.ly/3vc7h3p for a preview to know more about Abbie Rose x RRS today!

Book Saving A Sexier Island

    Book Details:
  • Author : Neil Humphreys
  • Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
  • Release : 2015-06-15
  • ISBN : 9814677523
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book Saving A Sexier Island written by Neil Humphreys and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Singapore evolving at blistering pace, old Singapore is being left behind, neglected or just plain dying? As a result, active citizenry is taking off like never before with Singaporeans campaigning to save Bukit Brown, Joo Chiat HDB flats, Rochor Centre, with Jalan Besar, Balestier and Tiong Bahru championed for their history/heritage. Basically, as Singapore becomes more of a global metropolis, the search to save its soul has been taken up like never before. Nostalgia is spreading through the country. Old Singapore has never been more hip, more trendy as Singaporeans cling to the last vestiges of what actually makes them Singaporean. The race is on to save an even sexier island. So as the nation celebrates its 50th anniversary, Neil Humphreys heads off on a tour of old Singapore to find 50 sights and sounds that are at risk of being overlooked, forgotten or even bulldozed and lost forever. Some are historically significant (like Queenstown or Tiong Bahru). Some are environmentally significant (like Pulau Hantu or Lazarus Island). Some are culturally significant (like Cafe Colbar and Thieves Market). Some are politically significant (like LKY's house!). And some are just quirky and a tad surreal (a remote bus stop, a viewing tower in Upper Seletar, Haw Par Villa and Zouk). But Humphreys tracks them all down in a funny, insightful and unashamedly sentimental search for what's left of Singapore's soul.

Book Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase  Telling the OTTERS to leave home was a REALLY Big Mistake

Download or read book Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase Telling the OTTERS to leave home was a REALLY Big Mistake written by Neil Humphreys and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Selling Points • Introduces readers to the Smooth-coated Otters. • A learning adventure with fun facts presented in story format. • Touches on topics such as friendship, discovery and exploration, animals and their habitat, nature and family. • Bright colours to attract and hold children’s attention. • Interesting storyline to expand reader’s imagination. • Author and illustrator are both parents who know what appeals to target readership. • Author available for events and talks in schools and bookshops. Synopsis Abbie Rose takes her popular magic suitcase on a wild adventure with a whole family of adorable animals. With her best friend Billy, Abbie Rose heads into the swampy wetlands and meets six otters. But she makes a really big mistake when she tells the otters to look for a new home. She doesn’t find a new otter home. She finds a dangerous cage and gets herself trapped. This time, the otters must work together as a family to save Abbie Rose. The Series Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of books is targeted at children aged 3 to 8. Abbie Rose travels to faraway places and goes on many adventures with her friend Billy through the help of a magic suitcase. The series will expose readers to new destinations and environmental themes and will expand their imagination and creativity and understanding of the world around them. Interactive learning at your fingertips! Our young readers can now make a "video call" to "chat" with Abbie Rose and "meet" author Neil Humphreys via the Ring Ring Story app! Ring Ring Story is a mobile app that helps children, especially those who are not yet able to read independently, learn more systematically and thus effectively from books through pre-recorded bite-size videos by storytellers. The ultimate aim is to help young children become independent learners and readers. And what better series to kick off this learning journey than the Abbie Rose & The Magic Suitcase! • Book 1: The Day A Panda Really Saved My Life • Book 2: I Trapped a Dolphin but It Really Wasn't My Fault • Book 3: Picking Up a Penguin's Egg Really Got Me into Trouble • Book 4: I Saved Two Tigers with a Really Magical Idea • Book 5: Telling the Otters to Leave Home Was a Really Big Mistake • Book 6: Feeding the Monkeys Really Made a Mess The Abbie Rose x Ring Ring Story (RRS) tie up will include cool features such as: • A full interactive storytelling session, available on-demand, for children to read the book along with Abbie Rose and Neil Humphreys. • Fun facts about the animals for readers to expand their knowledge of the natural world. • An "outdoor" discussion segment with Abbie Rose as useful conversation starters. • Crafting and colouring session with free downloadable worksheets for more artistic fun. • Available on Android and iOS. About Author Neil Humphreys & Cheng Puay Koon The Author Neil Humphreys is Singapore’s best-selling author. His books have consistently ranked no.1 on The Straits Times Bestsellers list. His novels also received critical acclaim in the UK. A devoted father, he hopes to give children brighter, funnier books to read. The Illustrator Cheng Puay Koon is an international best-selling author and one of Singapore’s most in-demand illustrator. Her award-winning illustrations have featured in diverse local publications as well as in campaigns by leading advertising agencies and MNCs. The dedicated mother of two girls just wants her illustrations to make children smile.

Book A Taste of Power

Download or read book A Taste of Power written by Elaine Brown and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Profound, funny ... wild and moving ... heartbreaking accounts of a lonely black childhood.... Brown sees racial oppression in national and global context; every political word she writes pounds home a lesson about commerce, money, racism, communism, you name it ... A glowing achievement.” —Los Angeles Times Elaine Brown assumed her role as the first and only female leader of the Black Panther Party with these words: “I have all the guns and all the money. I can withstand challenge from without and from within. Am I right, Comrade?” It was August 1974. From a small Oakland-based cell, the Panthers had grown to become a revolutionary national organization, mobilizing black communities and white supporters across the country—but relentlessly targeted by the police and the FBI, and increasingly riven by violence and strife within. How Brown came to a position of power over this paramilitary, male-dominated organization, and what she did with that power, is a riveting, unsparing account of self-discovery. Brown’s story begins with growing up in an impoverished neighborhood in Philadelphia and attending a predominantly white school, where she first sensed what it meant to be black, female, and poor in America. She describes her political awakening during the bohemian years of her adolescence, and her time as a foot soldier for the Panthers, who seemed to hold the promise of redemption. And she tells of her ascent into the upper echelons of Panther leadership: her tumultuous relationship with the charismatic Huey Newton, who would become her lover and her nemesis; her experience with the male power rituals that would sow the seeds of the party's demise; and the scars that she both suffered and inflicted in that era’s paradigm-shifting clashes of sex and power. Stunning, lyrical, and acute, this is the indelible testimony of a black woman’s battle to define herself.

Book Steal This Book

Download or read book Steal This Book written by Abbie Hoffman and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2002-02-25 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handbook of survival and warfare for the citizens of Woodstock Nation A classic of counterculture literature and one of the most influential--and controversial--documents of the twentieth century, Steal This Book is as valuable today as the day it was published. It has been in print continuously for more than four decades, and it has educated and inspired countless thousands of young activists. Conceived as an instruction manual for radical social change, Steal This Book is divided into three sections--Survive! Fight! and Liberate! Ever wonder how to start a guerilla radio station? Or maybe you want to brush up on your shoplifting techniques. Perhaps you're just looking for the best free entertainment in New York City. (The Frick Collection--"Great when you're stoned.") Packed with information, advice, and Abbie's unique outlaw wisdom ("Avoid all needle drugs--the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon."), Steal This Book is a timeless reminder that, no matter what the struggle, freedom is always worth fighting for. "All Power to the Imagination was his credo. Abbie was the best."--Studs Terkel

Book You re Mom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Liz Climo
  • Publisher : Flatiron Books
  • Release : 2020-04-07
  • ISBN : 1250228123
  • Pages : 121 pages

Download or read book You re Mom written by Liz Climo and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From international bestselling author Liz Climo comes You're Mom, a hilarious and relatable collection of original comics about motherhood Moms: they are there for us through the good, the bad, the scary, the sticky, and everything in between. They also read us a lot of picture books along the way, and now there’s a picture book just for them. Liz Climo brings her trademark wit and adorable drawings to You're Mom: a funny, honest, and sweet homage to motherhood. Detailing the ups and downs of mothering, along with the many paths to becoming a mom and the different types of motherhood, Climo pairs humorous observations with clever illustrations of baby animals and their mothers. With more than 100 beautiful drawings, You're Mom is a book for the new mom, the seasoned mom, anyone in a mom-like role, or anyone who has ever loved a mom. It’s a thank you to those taking on the challenging role of parenting - and it's also short and sweet, which means you can read it and then hopefully get some sleep!

Book Complete Notes from Singapore

    Book Details:
  • Author : Neil Humphreys
  • Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
  • Release : 2010-02-28
  • ISBN : 9814351881
  • Pages : 746 pages

Download or read book Complete Notes from Singapore written by Neil Humphreys and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-in-one collection of Neil Humphrey’s trilogy: Notes from an even Smaller Island, Scribbles from the Same Island and Final Notes from a Great Island. In 2003, his second book, Scribbles from the Same Island, a compilation of his popular humour columns in WEEKEND TODAY, was launched in Singapore and Malaysia and also became an immediate best-seller. In 2006, Final Notes from a Great Island: A Farewell Tour of Singapore completed the trilogy. The book went straight to No.1 and decided to stay there for a few months. Having run out of ways to squeeze ‘island’ into a book title, Humphreys moved to Geelong, Australia. He now writes for several magazines and newspapers in Singapore and Australia and spends his weekends happily looking for echidnas and platypuses. But he still really misses roti prata.

Book The Jewish Phenomenon

Download or read book The Jewish Phenomenon written by Steve Silbiger and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2000-05-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With truly startling statistics and a wealth of anecdotes, Silbiger reveals the cultural principles that form the bedrock of Jewish success in America.

Book Return to a Sexy Island

    Book Details:
  • Author : Neil Humphreys
  • Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
  • Release : 2012-10-15
  • ISBN : 9814398853
  • Pages : 283 pages

Download or read book Return to a Sexy Island written by Neil Humphreys and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singapore got sexy and the country’s best-selling author got jealous. After five years chasing echidnas and platypuses in Australia, Neil Humphreys returns to Singapore to see if the rumours are true. Like an old girlfriend getting a lusty makeover, the island transformed while Humphreys was away. Singapore is not just a sexier island, it’s a different world. So Humphreys embarked upon a nationwide tour to test that theory. He went in search of new Singapore, visiting only locations that either did not exist five years ago or had been extensively rebuilt, renovated or revamped in his absence. From the cloud-topped heights of Marina Bay Sands and Pinnacle@Duxton to making ill-advised bomb jokes at the subterranean tunnels of Labrador Park, Humphreys walks, cycles, kayaks and swims across a rapidly evolving country, meeting Guinness-swigging aunties in Resorts World Sentosa, eccentric toy museum owners in Bugis, political activists in Aljunied and a security guard at Marina Barrage ready to ‘tekan’ anyone who crosses his path. In new Singapore, Humphreys discovers a country still grappling between the economic rewards of progress at Biopolis and Fusionopolis and the historical cost at Bukit Brown Cemetery.

Book Radical Media

Download or read book Radical Media written by John D. H. Downing and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2000-08-18 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an entirely new edition of the author′s 1984 study (originally published by South End Press) of radical media and movements. The first and second sections are original to this new edition. The first section explores social and cultural theory in order to argue that radical media should be a central part of our understanding of media in history. The second section weaves an historical and international tapestry of radical media to illustrate their centrality and diversity, from dance and graffiti to video and the internet and from satirical prints and street theatre to culture-jamming, subversive song, performance art and underground radio. The section also includes consideration of ultra-rightist media as a key contrast case. The book′s third section provides detailed case-studies of the anti-fascist media explosion of 1974-75 in Portugal, Italy′s long-running radical media, radio and access video in the USA, and illegal media in the dissolution of the former Soviet bloc dictatorships.

Book Match Fixer

    Book Details:
  • Author : Neil Humphreys
  • Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
  • Release : 2010-05-15
  • ISBN : 9814346055
  • Pages : 290 pages

Download or read book Match Fixer written by Neil Humphreys and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Match Fixer takes place inside the murky underbelly of Asian Football. The so-called squeaky clean city-state of Singapore plays host to betting syndicates which have for decades fed off the insatiable illegal gambling habits of the local population and in the process made a select few bookies very rich and far too powerful. Neil Humpreys, a former Football correspondent for the national Singapore press, lifts the lid off a previously unexplored - but very real - subject. In his debut novel, corruption is destroying the Beautiful Game in Asia and has spread its tentacles into the UK via spread betting cartels that have already knocked out floodlights and caused chaos in the English Premier League. Against such a background, former West Ham United apprentice striker Chris Osborne arrives in Singapore for a final roll of the dice to get his once promising career back on track. However not even a boyhood spent growing up in the East End prepares him for the crooked shenanigans, bloated former British footballing jetsam and the underground party drugs scene that welcomes him to life in paradise.

Book Grammar for Teachers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrea DeCapua
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2008-01-31
  • ISBN : 0387763317
  • Pages : 454 pages

Download or read book Grammar for Teachers written by Andrea DeCapua and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of Grammar for Teachers is to encourage readers to develop a solid understanding of the use and function of grammatical structures in American English. It approaches grammar from a descriptive rather than a prescriptive approach; however, throughout the book differences between formal and informal language, and spoken and written English are discussed. The book avoids jargon or excessive use of technical terminology. It makes the study of grammar interesting and relevant by presenting grammar in context and by using authentic material from a wide variety of sources.

Book Trick Mirror

Download or read book Trick Mirror written by Jia Tolentino and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “From The New Yorker’s beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.”—Esquire Book Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times • “A whip-smart, challenging book.”—Zadie Smith • “Jia Tolentino could be the Joan Didion of our time.”—Vulture FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY AND HARVARD CRIMSON AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Time • Chicago Tribune • The Washington Post • NPR • Variety • Esquire • Vox • Elle • Glamour • GQ • Good Housekeeping • The Paris Review • Paste • Town & Country • BookPage • Kirkus Reviews • BookRiot • Shelf Awareness Jia Tolentino is a peerless voice of her generation, tackling the conflicts, contradictions, and sea changes that define us and our time. Now, in this dazzling collection of nine entirely original essays, written with a rare combination of give and sharpness, wit and fearlessness, she delves into the forces that warp our vision, demonstrating an unparalleled stylistic potency and critical dexterity. Trick Mirror is an enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives. This is a book about the incentives that shape us, and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly through a culture that revolves around the self. In each essay, Tolentino writes about a cultural prism: the rise of the nightmare social internet; the advent of scamming as the definitive millennial ethos; the literary heroine’s journey from brave to blank to bitter; the punitive dream of optimization, which insists that everything, including our bodies, should become more efficient and beautiful until we die. Gleaming with Tolentino’s sense of humor and capacity to elucidate the impossibly complex in an instant, and marked by her desire to treat the reader with profound honesty, Trick Mirror is an instant classic of the worst decade yet. FINALIST FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR THE ART OF THE ESSAY