Download or read book Don Watson Slipcase written by Don Watson and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'ain public life the language has never been held in less regard. It withers in the dungeons of the technocratic mind. It is butchered by the media. In politics it lacks all qualifications for the main game.' Don Watson When the prime minister speaks of core and non-core election promises, your boss asks you to commit to an involuntary career event (you're fired), and hospitals refer to negative patient outcomes (you're dead), you know you are in a world gone mad. Politicians and managers not meaning what they say is nothing new, but these days it seems they are also incapable of saying what they mean. Groaning with platitudes and cliches, their words kill meaning and twist the truth. Spontaneity is rare, expressiveness and imagination long dead. Don Watson can bear it no longer. In his brilliant bestseller DEATH SENTENCE, part diatribe, part cool reflection on the state of Australia's public language, he takes a blowtorch to the words u and their users u who kill joy, imagination and clarity. Scathing, funny and brilliant, DEATH SENTENCE is a small book of profound weight u and timeliness, which is why it was voted the Booksellers' Choice 2003 Book of the Year. Continuing the fight is WATSON'S DICTIONARY OF WEASEL WORDS, an essential reference and a serious weapon in the struggle against those whose words kill brain cells and sink hearts. Sobering, scathing and wickedly funny, this companion to the bestselling DEATH SENTENCE flushes out political and managerial weasels and their hollow words, lampoons linguistic abuse and strikes a much-needed blow for truth and clarity.

Download or read book The Kellner Affair written by Peter M. Larsen and published by . This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kellner Affair tells the fascinating story of some of the most influential people in the French luxury car business before the War and how they came together and fought bravely against the Nazi occupation force in Paris. it tells how they formed a resistance group an gathered intelligence - how they were betrayed by double agents, and how they were executed in 1942.

Download or read book Stick Dog written by Tom Watson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing everyone's new best friend: Stick Dog! Don't miss the very first book in this bestselling funny illustrated series. He'll make you laugh...he'll make you cry...but above all, he'll make you hungry! Follow Stick Dog as he goes on an epic quest for the perfect burger. With hilarious text and stick-figure drawings, reluctant readers eat this one up! Perfect for fans of such series as The Last Kids on Earth, Dog Man, Big Nate, Timmy Failure, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this is the first book in the bestselling Stick Dog series. A favorite of readers ages 6 to 12, both avid and less so, Stick Dog is a winner for those looking for their next funny illustrated middle grade book series. Other favorites in the series include Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog, Stick Dog Chases a Pizza, and many more!

Download or read book The Book Tour written by Andi Watson and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A page-turning, Kafkaesque dark comedy in brilliant retro style, this graphic novel watches one man try to keep it together while everything falls apart. Upon the publication of his latest novel, G. H. Fretwell, a minor English writer, embarks on a book tour to promote it. Nothing is going according to plan, and his trip gradually turns into a nightmare. But now the police want to ask him some questions about a mysterious disappearance, and it seems that Fretwell's troubles are only just beginning… In his first book for adults in many years, acclaimed cartoonist Andi Watson evokes all the anxieties felt by every writer and compresses them into a comedic gem of a book. Witty, surreal, and sharply observant, The Book Tour offers a captivating lesson in letting go.

Download or read book Guitar with Wings written by Laurence Juber and published by Dalton Watson. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guitar With Wings is the musical odyssey of Grammy Award-winning artist Laurence Juber. From his roots as a noted London session player, his three-year stint with Paul McCartney's Wings as lead guitarist, to his solo career as an innovative finger style guitar composer and performer, this photographic memoir is a snapshot of a One Man Band on the Run. "A superb pictorial account of LJ's musical journey from first meeting Paul McCartney in a Wembley men's room to becoming a member of this fan's favorite line-up of Wings. Master Juber's well-written words and never-before-seen photos nearly match his unbelievable talents as one of the world's most respected and gifted guitar players. A wonderful read." - Chris Carter; Host "Breakfast with The Beatles" KLOS-FM Los Angeles, California When Wings folded in 1981, the guitarist relocated to the USA and settled in Los Angeles to raise a family. Since then he has become one of Hollywood's most in-demand studio players and has gained world-wide recognition as a virtuoso concert performer, recording artist and composer. About the book... In 1978, Laurence Juber was plucked from the London studio world by Paul McCartney, who asked him to play lead guitar in what was to become the final incarnation of Paul's post-Beatles group Wings. He recorded and toured with the band for three years, during which time they won a Grammy(R) and scored numerous chart hits. The band has enjoyed a popularity that goes beyond simply that of Paul McCartney's 70s era backing group. This book brings that final chapter to life with a unique collection of unseen photographs, stories and memorabilia that show Wings at work and play.

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Download or read book Strip Search written by Albert Watson and published by PQ Blackwell. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2-volume set Volume 1: 14 x 11", portrait, 208pp, includes special 48pp tabloid section Volume 2: 11 x 14", landscape, 180pp Clothbound and debossed, housed in a fabric and PLC slipcase printed with an image from the collection One of the most influential photographers of all time, Albert Watson is acclaimed for graphic sculptural images of people, places, and objects. His has been a career of unparallelled productivity, ranging from fashion to iconic portraits to reportage. Five years in the making, Strip Search is Watson's spectacular personal portrait of Las Vegas as seen through the lens of a legendary photographic artist. Over 270 remarkable landscapes, still lifes and portraits, together with dramatic reportage-style images, create a unique and visually stunning portrayal of one of the world's most enigmatic cities.

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Download or read book The Return of Sherlock Holmes written by John H. Watson (Fictitious character) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these pages, you'll discover newspaper articles, sketches and maps that were crucial to solving the cases, with each item reproduced as a historical artefact, complete with tears, stains, foldmarks and insightful annotations written by Watson. Fifteen of these items are secured within special glassine 'evidence bags' for easy removal and careful study by the reader.

Download or read book The Ballot written by W. Christie and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original.

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Download or read book Hand Bookbinding written by Aldren A. Watson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVExpert, illustrated guide to creating fine books by hand. Materials and equipment, basic procedures, rebinding an old book, more, plus 8 projects: dust jacket, folio, music binding, manuscript binding, 4 others. /div

Download or read book The Best Australian Stories written by ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best of the best This essential book takes a decade of Best Australian Stories and selects the most outstanding short fiction by the country's finest writers. These stories range widely in style and subject matter: there is drama and comedy, subtlety and extravagance, tales of suspense, love, fantasy, grief and revenge. Together they showcas...

Download or read book Steve McQueen written by Marshall Terrill and published by . This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve McQueen: A Tribute to the King of Cool, tells the actor's story in chronological order through the eyes of those who knew him best: family, friends, co-stars, business associates, acquaintances and adoring fans from around the globe. Written in passage form, each person brings a different view to the man and legend, presenting him in an unsurpassed 360-degree perspective. 'It's unique in its presentation because it reads like a biography, but it's really a photo and tribute book', Terrill said, who has spent nearly three years compiling the information. There's really nothing else on the market quite like it. 'I know it will please McQueen fans'. Accompanying the 200 passages are hundreds of photos taken of McQueen throughout his life and movie career, many seen here for the first time, as well as personal items, documents and movie memorabilia. The book will also include a foreword by Barbara McQueen, a Steve McQueen family tree, quotes by several Hollywood luminaries.

Download or read book What Mad Pursuit written by Francis Crick and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-08-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.

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Download or read book Gaston Grummer written by Philippe Grummer and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years between the two World Wars was an extraordinary period for the French luxury car trade and during this time, Carrosserie Gaston Grümmer was one of the leading coach building houses in Paris.Descended from a long line of coach builders, Gaston Grümmer was the son of Antoine-Joseph whose company, J. Grümmer formerly V. Morel, produced first, from 1845, exceptional horse-drawn carriages and from the 1890s automotive bodies. Trained in the family business before World War I, Gaston Grümmer, spent the war as a soldier, first on horseback and in the trenches and then in the air as a pilot. At the end of hostilities, he brilliantly re-launched the family business transforming it into the Société Anonyme des Etablissements Grümmer. As the company moved towards the production of series bodywork for various manufacturers, Gaston decided that he wanted to break away to build custom cars and in 1924 he created his own company under the name of Carrosserie Gaston Grümmer. For the next ten years he achieved great success on both aesthetic and technical levels.Thanks to recently discovered and previously unpublished archives, his son, Philippe Grümmer, in association with one of the best French automotive historians, Laurent Friry, takes us back to this glorious period during the "Roaring Twenties" recalling the major events of the Concours d'Elégance and Les Salons de l'Auto, and describes the bodies that Gaston Grümmer produced for the chassis of around 54 manufacturers and the hundred or so prizes which he won.Illustrated with photographs, press articles and period documents, including the reproduction of a series of design drawings, this reference book on bodywork of the time is a must for any student of the period.