Download or read book The Piffles of Pope written by John Dole and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-03-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Piffles of Pope is the lighthearted story of ne'r-do-well Kelvin Pope, 64, living off inherited money in Los Angeles, collecting art, and pursuing a self-oriented existence behind the back of his lonely and frustrated wife, Penelope. Kelvin meets Lorilee, a 28 year-old redhead who perfectly fulfills his sexual fantasies, but blocks his adulterous advances at every turn. Suspicious Penelope cooks up a plan to expose her wayward husband, leading to comic complications involving a Private Investigator impersonating a lecherous Mexican art dealer and a librarian who was once a female bodybuilder. Thrown off his lustful obsession by a startling discovery about Lorilee, Kelvin embarks on a mad pursuit of the identity of the portrait of a mysterious woman on Lorilee's bungalow wall. His wild chase veers from Canada to Mexico, involving him in a series of ordeals including midnight grave robbing and the fury of a vengeful witch. His serendipitous misadventures lead to a frenzied climax, an emotional roller coaster for all the characters, reminiscent of A Comedy of Errors.
Download or read book Soldier of Christ written by Robert A. Ventresca and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debates over the legacy of Pope Pius XII and his canonization are so heated they are known as the “Pius wars.” Soldier of Christ moves beyond competing caricatures and considers Pius XII as Eugenio Pacelli, a flawed and gifted man. While offering insight into the pope’s response to Nazism, Robert A. Ventresca argues that it was the Cold War and Pius XII’s manner of engaging with the modern world that defined his pontificate. Laying the groundwork for the pope’s controversial, contradictory actions from 1939 to 1958, Ventresca begins with the story of Pacelli’s Roman upbringing, his intellectual formation in Rome’s seminaries, and his interwar experience as papal diplomat and Vatican secretary of state. Accused of moral equivocation during the Holocaust, Pius XII later fought the spread of Communism in Western Europe, spoke against the persecution of Catholics in Eastern Europe and Asia, and tackled a range of social and political issues. By appointing the first indigenous cardinals from China and India and expanding missions in Africa while expressing solidarity with independence movements, he internationalized the church’s membership and moved Catholicism beyond the colonial mentality of previous eras. Drawing from a diversity of international sources, including unexplored documentation from the Vatican, Ventresca reveals a paradoxical figure: a prophetic reformer of limited vision whose leadership both stimulated the emergence of a global Catholicism and sowed doubt and dissension among some of the church’s most faithful servants.
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Download or read book Balderdash Piffle written by Alex Games and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating stories behind the words and phrases we use every day. English is now the worlds most popular second language, understood by over 700 million people across the globe. Its use is amazingly broad: not only is it the language of Chaucer and Shakespeare, but also of hip-hop, international business and the internet (over 80% of home pages are in English). So where exactly do English words come from? They come from everywhere. English is a vast, rambling conglomeration of words and phrases from a huge variety of times and places, and every word has its own intriguing history. Balderdash & Piffle is a guidebook an entertaining look at what falls out of the chaotic family tree of English words when you uproot it and give it a damn good shake. Shaking the tree is writer, humourist and word-sleuth Alex Games. If youve ever wondered who first used cuppa in print, what language gave us shampoo, when we started saying window, where minging comes from, what Shakespeare had to say about geeks and why berk is really, really rude, youll find it all (and much more) inside. Youll also have the chance to do your own word-sleuthing, through the BBC Wordhunt appeal. Who knows if you have written evidence of a bouncy castle from before 1986, you could even re-write history
Download or read book Balderdash Piffle One Sandwich Short of a Dog s Dinner written by Alex Games and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Balderdash & Piffle: One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner is a thrilling ride through the provocative, bewildering and often downright bizarre world of language and etymology. From the brash jargon of celebrity magazines to the delicacies and feints of the euphemism, author and word-sleuth Alex Games has uncovered the remarkable stories that lie behind some of our best-loved words and expressions. By grouping words into distinct themes - such as put downs and insults, the vocab of fashionistas and the lingo of dodgy dealings - Balderdash & Piffle looks at the English language in a fresh and revealing light. Who was the original Jack the Lad? What is the tragic story behind the expression Sweet F.A.? Balderdash & Piffle will show you where thugs come from, why 'barmy' once had more to do with your beer than your brain, and how a little bit of 'hanky-panky' could literally work magic. From the 'Cloud-cuckoo-land' of Aristophanes to the town of Balaclava, this is a funny but rigorously researched account of English words and their origins. Drawing together sources as diverse as William Shakespeare, David Cameron and the Burnham-on-Sea Gazette, Alex Games recalls the trends, innovations and scandals that have produced some of our most familiar but least explored words and phrases. Accompanying a brand new series of the hit BBC television programme Balderdash & Piffle - and containing all the results of the 'Wordhunt' from the first series -this entertaining book is a treasure trove for English-language lovers everywhere.
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Download or read book Denying Science written by John Grant and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is global warming just scaremongering by climatologists conspiring to protect their jobs? Is evolution "just a theory"? Is autism caused by vaccinations? The answer to all of these questions is, of course, no. The scientific evidence is now in, and it’s conclusive, on these and many more issues that are fundamental to our knowledge and wellbeing. But you’d never know this if all of your information came from the popular media or your upbringing and immediate circle of influence didn’t include critical thinking and basic scientific literacy. As this witty book with a very serious message shows, our culture has in recent decades been characterized by a widespread antagonism toward science and the not-always-welcome messages it brings. Large sections of the supposedly sophisticated populations in the developed nations are in an active state of denial. Not only do they deny scientific evidence but they also call into question the very competence of science as a descriptor of reality. In short, they deny reality. The author surveys the gamut of clearly unscientific ideas concerning the food we eat, the medicines and potions we are either afraid of or advised to take, our sex preferences, and a host of other issues that are raised by various panics, urban legends, and a general climate of misinformation. He also examines how special interests, from agribusiness to pharmaceutical companies to creationists, actively work to distort or suppress scientific findings. While the tendency may be to laugh at some of the ridiculous notions catalogued in the author's overview of bogus ideas, the overall picture he creates is anything but funny. This book reminds the reader that the future of free, increasingly complex societies depends on an educated citizenry that is able to think clearly and critically based on reliable information.
Download or read book Oxford American Writer s Thesaurus written by Christine A. Lindberg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much more than a word list, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a browsable source of inspiration as well as an authoritative guide to selecting and using vocabulary. This innovative thesaurus eatures real-life example sentences, usage notes, literary quotations, and thought-provoking reflections on favorite (and not-so-favorite) words by over two dozen renowned contemporary writers. The third edition revises and updates this innovative reference, enhancing it with new features and adding hundreds of new words, senses, and phrases to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms.
Download or read book Stalking the Holy written by Michael W. Higgins and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Stalking the Holy, writer and scholar Michael W. Higgins explores the Roman Catholic pursuit of saint-making - the pre-eminent Christian model, he argues, with its elaborate features and arcane cast of players such as the relator and the promotor of the faith. He points out that if saints are not actually made so much as recognized by the Church, nevertheless this official recognition is a form of manufacture, involving motivation, expertise, and risk.
Download or read book Falling Shadows written by Bonnie Pope and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As if life isn't painful enough, Ashlon Isaacs has recently lost her beloved daughter to cancer. During the funeral, Bowen McAnders watches from a distance. A centuries-old vampire, he has returned to Lloyd's Corner to claim a house he built when the country was still young. He's also searching for his kindred soul, a spirit he's followed, found, and tragically lost many times over the ages. Bowen believes he has found that spirit once again in Ashlon, who lives near his old house. There is a common bond - they both want to see it restored to its former grandeur. However, Bowen must tread carefully to win Ashlon's love and trust. After a rough divorce, the last thing Ashlon needs is a man and a relationship, but something special draws her to him. Together they face an adversary, a rival with his own designs for Ashlon and the willingness to kill anyone who gets in his way. A suspenseful blend of romance, mystery, and fantasy, Falling Shadows draws a vivid portrait of mortal loss and immortal love. Only as a united front can Bowen and Ashlon destroy the evil that's closing in around them.
Download or read book Spies in the Vatican written by David J. Alvarez and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging across two centuries of world history, Alvarez's fascinating study throws open the Vatican's doors to reveal the startling but little-known world of espionage in one of the most sacred places on earth.
Download or read book An Apologie for Religion or an Answere to an vnlearned and slanderous Pamphlet here attributed to Thomas Wright intituled Certaine Articles or forcible reasons discouering the palpable absurdities and most notorious errors of the Protestants religion pretended to be printed at Antwerpe 1600 written by Edward BULKELEY and published by . This book was released on 1608 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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