Download or read book Idiomantics The Weird and Wonderful World of Popular Phrases written by Philip Gooden and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-06-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word 'idiom' reveals what's so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They're peculiar both in the sense of being particular or unique to the culture from which they originate, and in the sense of being downright odd. To cite three random examples - from American English, Dutch and Italian - what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch's secret? Fascinating and illuminating, Idiomantics explains all... The ideal gift for word buffs and in fact, anyone who enjoys a good yarn, this playful book looks at 12 groups of idioms around the world, looking at subjects such as fun and games, gastronomic delights and the daily grind.

Download or read book Bruce Willis written by Sean O'Connell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the legacy of Bruce Willis's career in a book the Los Angeles Times calls "a thoughtful guide." On a nondescript Wednesday morning in the waning days of March 2023, one of the biggest movie stars on the planet called it quits. No press conference had been organized, the Hollywood trades received no advance notice, and there was a conspicuous lack of the fanfare that usually accompanies such bombshell announcements. Instead, the news that Bruce Willis was retiring from acting came in a simple statement on his ex-wife Demi Moore’s Instagram page—along with the tragic news that Willis was suffering from aphasia, a cognitive disorder that subsequently worsened to become frontotemporal dementia. It was a sad conclusion to the storied career of a man who had at one point been the highest-paid actor in Hollywood. That career is the subject of Sean O’Connell’s definitive survey of Bruce Willis the actor, the cultural icon, and the man. Here, O’Connell compiles exclusive, original interviews with directors who have worked with Willis, as well as film critics and journalists who have analyzed his career, into a celebratory compendium. It also features the author’s analysis of Willis’s films, his career arc, and the industry that made him a star. And it includes capsule reviews of every Bruce Willis film, making this a complete handbook to a true American original.

Download or read book The Whole Nine Yards written by Dallin Malmgren and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storm finds his adolescent years dominated by his obsessive pursuit of romance.

Download or read book Focus On 100 Most Popular Spanish language Films written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 791 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book High Cheekbones Pouty Lips Tight Jeans written by Alan Farrell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film reviews from the pages of The Advocate by Alan F. Farrell. By special arrangement with the author, third and expanded edition. This is a collection of reviews written as durable and significant essays, not as newspaper fillers. They are artful and re-readable, funny and highly memorable social-cultural commentary, not plot-description and pro-Studio puff-pieces. Nominated for the 2006 Library of Virginia Literary Awards in Nonfiction

Download or read book The Whole Nine Yards written by Donna Valentino and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He promised her anything she wanted, but was marriage asking too much? Domenic Corso vowed to do anything for playoff tickets, but when Lynne Stanford suggested their best hope was applying for a marriage license, the landscape architect with the bedroom eyes couldn't resist her dare! They'd hoped to keep their ticket scam secret, but once word of the wedding reached family and friends, what had begun as a clever game suddenly grew as hot as the Steelers! Could their reckless charade take them all the way to true love? In a novel that's fast paced, wickedly funny, and utterly appealing, Donna Valentino provides a tantalizing glimpse of passion that's just as hot on the field as off! He'd found her plan irresistible, if a little too good to be true, but once their sweetheart deal went public, could a couple who'd bet on a season together negotiate a lifetime pact?

Download or read book Friends Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing written by Matthew Perry and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The BELOVED STAR OF FRIENDS takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this “CANDID, DARKLY FUNNY...POIGNANT” memoir (The New York Times) A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by Time, Associated Press, Goodreads, USA Today, and more! “Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty.” So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell—and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it—Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he’s found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humor, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening—as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.

Download or read book 101 Things You Say All the Time written by Charles Adams and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all use these expressions to a greater or lesser extent because they are helpful. They constitute a kind of verbal shorthand by which we can express our intentions and our emotions. We are on cloud nine or in the pink. We are under the weather or at sixes and sevens. Sometimes things pan out, or they just aren't up to snuff. We know what we mean when we say these things, but we don't always know what we're talking about. How did these expressions come into the language? What are we really saying when we're happy as a clam or three sheets to the wind? This book intends to give you some of the answers-while at the same time letting you have some fun. Three possible explanations as to origin are given for each commonly used expression. Only one is correct, and a number on the page that follows will tell you which one it is. The other two are simply fabrications, which I made up to confuse you. See if you can figure out which is which. See if you can separate the wheat from the chaff. CFA

Download or read book 1635 The Dreeson Incident written by Eric Flint and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the Confederated Principalities of Europe, an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident. While the old entrenched rulers and manipulators continue to plot against this new upstart nation, everyday life goes on in Grantville, the town lost in time, with librarians, firefighters, and garbage collectors trying to make do under unusual circumstances. And what better place for an undercover spy from France than working with the garbage collectors, examining 20th century machines that others throw out and copying the technology (though he wishes one device¾the paper shredder¾had been left behind in the future). There are more sinister agents at work, however. One of them, Ducos, almost succeeded in assassinating the Pope, but his plan was ruined by quick action by a few Americans. Now, the would-be assassin not only has a score to settle, but has also decided on two excellent targets: Grantville's leader Mike Stearns and his wife Rebecca. . . . At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Download or read book Matrimony written by Joshua Henkin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-08-26 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the fall of 1986, and Julian Wainwright, an aspiring writer, arrives at Graymont College in New England. Here he meets Carter Heinz, with whom he develops a strong but ambivalent friendship, and beautiful Mia Mendelsohn, with whom he falls in love. Spurred on by a family tragedy, Julian and Mia's love affair will carry them to graduation and beyond, taking them through several college towns, over the next fifteen years. Starting at the height of the Reagan era and ending in the new millennium, Matrimony is a stunning novel of love and friendship, money and ambition, desire and tensions of faith. It is a richly detailed portrait of what it means to share a life with someone-to do it when you're young, and to try to do it afresh on the brink of middle age.

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Download or read book The Worst Movie Sequels Of All Time written by Scott Dylan and published by epubli. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sequels are not always a bad thing. They don't have to be terrible. We can all think of great sequels. But for every good sequel there are a host of truly terrible sequels. Sequels to films that didn't even need a sequel, sequels that were rushed into production with no script, sequels so preposterously belated no one could even remember the original film. If there is one constant in the world of film it is unnecessary and terrible sequels. So, let's lift the veil over the most misguided and inept sequels ever produced and explore the worst sequels of all time!

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Download or read book Introduction to Emma Heming Willis written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Screen World written by John Willis and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Screen World). "An invaluable reference guide for anyone who loves film." Back Stage Movie fans eagerly await each year's new edition of Screen World , the definitive record of the cinema since 1949. Volume 56 provides an illustrated listing of every significant American and foreign film released in the United States in 2004, documented with more than 1000 color and black-and-white photographs. The 2005 edition highlights Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby , which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Hilary Swank) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Morgan Freeman, his first Oscar. Martin Scorsese's The Aviator picked up five Academy Awards. Other notable films include Hotel Rwanda starring Academy Award nominees Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo. As always, Screen World 's outstanding features include: Full-page photos of the Academy Award-winning actors as well as photos of all acting nominees; A look at the year's most promising new screen personalities; Complete filmographies; A comprehensive index; and more.

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