Download or read book Holy Tango of Literature written by Francis Heaney and published by Emmis Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection mimicking the great writers of literary history, with each writer's name rearranged as a title, creating the subject for a parody rendered in the author's style.
Download or read book Holy Tango of Literature written by Francis Heaney and published by Sterling. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty collection of poetry and prose satirizing the great poets and playwrights of literary history, with a twist: each writer's name is rearranged in an anagram as a title of the new "work," creating the subject for a parody rendered in the writer's style. A devilishly clever collection of poetry and prose satirizing the great poets and playwrights of literary history, from Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Bashō; to Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allen Poe, and Emily Dickinson; to Sylvia Plath, e. e. cummings, and Maya Angelou. But there's a twist: Each writer's name is rearranged in an anagram as a title of the new "work," creating the subject for a parody rendered in the author's style, riffing on everything from the IRS to Star Wars. Features astute caricatures by renowned cartoonist Richard Thompson (1957-2016), whose syndicated comic strips Cul de Sac and Richard's Poor Almanac appeared in TheWashington Post, and who also illustrated for TheNew Yorker, TheAtlantic Monthly, and many others.
Download or read book Richard s Poor Almanac written by Richard Thompson and published by Emmis Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard's Poor Almanac, inspired by seven years of weekly contributions to the Washington Post, is Richard Thompson's omnium-gatherum of seasoned observations for all seasons -- indoors and out. Like the almanac we've all come to know and ignore, Richard's Poor Almanac is an annual compendium of weathered wisdom rendered in the more palatable form of cartooning.
Download or read book Turn that Down written by Lewis Grossberger and published by Emmis Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles loud music from its colicky infancy and troubled adolescence smack into its midlife crisis and beyond.
Download or read book The Whirl of Words written by Jonathan Berkowitz and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do word puzzles fascinate us? How do they help develop problem-solving skills? How do they teach us about geography, literature, sports, and popular culture? How are they an international language? Jonathan Berkowitz offers a brief history of wordplay, with insights into puzzles and the brain. He offers tips on how to solve puzzles and explains the educational value of puzzles. Challenges in the form of rebuses, anagrams, codes and cryptograms, crosswords, and wordplay with numbers supply even more fun! The Whirl of Words is a unique, rich, and intriguing tour of a wide variety of word puzzles certain to stimulate a brain work-out.
Download or read book From Square One written by Dean Olsher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Square One is Dean Olsher's captivating and in-depth exploration of the cultural history, psychology, and even metaphysics of crosswords -- their promise of a world without chaos and uncertainty. It is often repeated that more than 50 million Americans do crossword puzzles on a regular basis. Skeptical of that claim, Dean Olsher does his own research and finds that the number is nearly dead-on. Filled with lively, original reporting, From Square One disputes the widely held belief that solving crosswords helps prevent Alzheimer's; in fact, the drive to fill in empty spaces is more likely a mental illness than a cure. While "puzzle addiction" is usually meant as a lighthearted metaphor, the term contains more than a nugget of truth. Olsher looks into the origins and traditions of this popular pastime, which made its debut in a New York newspaper in 1913. Or did it? Along the way, he takes readers inside the making of a crossword. He also revives the quest of musical-theater legend and puzzle constructor Stephen Sondheim to find an American audience for a British crossword style that demands a love of verbal playfulness over knowledge of arcane trivia. Informative, engaging, and often surprising, From Square One is a unique and enjoyable read for puzzlers and nonpuzzlers alike.
Download or read book Howl written by Bark Editors and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pot roast left unguarded. An open bedroom door. An ill-timed squat. Dogs seem to have impeccable timing. Yet how quickly calamity turns to comedy in the company of a dog, and the wrong moment turns out to be just the right one. In this delightful follow-up to Dog Is My Co-Pilot, which won the Best Book of the Year award from the Dog Writers Association of America, the editors of The Bark bring together more stories, essays, and artwork that highlight the hilarity of dog behavior and the comical interactions between dog people and their four-legged friends. From playful puppies who wreak havoc in the home to dogs with a whole array of comic shticks and tricks, Howl celebrates the verve and the laughs pets offer their people. It includes laugh-out-loud reflections (and confessions), rib-tickling tales, and whimsical vignettes from well-known writers such as: • Dave Barry • Margaret Cho • Al Franken • Kinky Friedman • Pam Houston • Haven Kimmel • Neal Pollack • And many more!
Download or read book Scratch and Solve Trivia Games written by Francis Heaney and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a trivia experience unlike any other, nothing beats this new addition to the always-popular" Scratch & Solve" family. It adds a clever twist to the standard game, because solvers not only get a topic, such as fish, but they're also given two different categories--in this case, Fresh and Saltwater. The challenge is to put each fish on the list into the right grouping. Three wrong answers and you're out! The 45 games include a wide variety of topics, from sports to science, history to pop culture, so there's something for everyone to enjoy. Play it alone, play it head-to-head, or play it emcee-style with a large group.
Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature written by Seiwoong Oh and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-12 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces American writers whose roots are in all parts of Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, the Indian subcontinent, and the Middle East.
Download or read book The Literature of the Lebanese Diaspora written by Jumana Bayeh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lebanese civil war, which spanned the years of 1975 to 1990,caused the migration of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese citizens, many of whom are still writing of their experiences. Jumana Bayeh presents an important and major study of the literature of the Lebanese diaspora. Focusing on novels and writings produced in the aftermath of Lebanon's protracted civil war, Bayeh explores the complex relationships between place, displacement and belonging, and illuminates the ways in which these writings have shaped a global Lebanese identity. Combining history with sociology, Bayeh examines how the literature borne out of this expatriate community reflects a Lebanese diasporic imaginary that is sensitive to the entangled associations of place and identity. Paving the way for new approaches to understanding diasporic literature and identity, this book will be vital for researchers of migration studies and Middle Eastern literature, as well as those interested in the cultures, history and politics of the Middle East.
Download or read book International Journal of Comic Art written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Turkish Literature as World Literature written by Burcu Alkan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays covering a broad range of genres and ranging from the late Ottoman era to contemporary literature open the debate on the place of Turkish literature in the globalized literary world. Explorations of the multilingual cosmopolitanism of the Ottoman literary scene are complemented by examples of cross-generational intertextual encounters. The renowned poet Nâzim Hikmet is studied from a variety of angles, while contemporary and popular writers such as Orhan Pamuk and Elif Safak are contextualized. Turkish Literature as World Literature not only fills a significant lacuna in world literary studies but also draws a composite historical, political, and cultural portrait of Turkey in its relations with the broader world.
Download or read book Everyday Life and the Sacred written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary gender-sensitive approach toward perspectives on the everyday and the sacred are the hallmark of this volume. Looking beyond the dualistic status-quo, the authors probe the categories, textures, powers, and practices that define how we experience, embody, and understand religion and the sacred, their interconnection, but also disassociation with the secular. Contributions by an international group of feminist theologians and religious studies scholars aim to re-configure the study of both religion and gender: Angela Berlis, Anne-Marie Korte, Kune Biezeveld †, Helga Kuhlmann, Maaike de Haardt, Akke van der Kooi, Dorothea Erbele-Küster, Willien van Wieringen, Magda Misset-van de Weg, Gé Speelman, Mathilde van Dijk, Jacqueline Borsje, Hedwig Meyer-Wilmes, Goedroen Juchtmans, Alma Lanser and Riet Bons-Storm.
Download or read book Large Print Acrostics written by F. Heaney and published by Puzzlewright. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The print is large--but these 120 acrostics are shorter and doable in about half the time of a normal-size puzzle! Every quotation has been specially selected to fit on the page, offering easy readability and fun solving with a witty payoff. The quoted notables include Chris Rock, Joan Rivers, Shonda Rhimes, Tina Fey, Questlove, Martin Gardner, Ellen DeGeneres, and many more.
Download or read book The Tao of Tango written by Johanna Siegmann and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to achieve balance in your life through Tango .... even if you can't dance.
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