Download or read book The Word Lover s Delight written by From the Editors of the Captivate Network and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Word Up! From amusia to xerophagy, from the ephemeral to the vituperative, The Word Lover's Delight is chockablock with words that are not only fascinating and unusual but that you can use in your everyday speech--to jaw-dropping effect. With a wide range of words, from the moderately difficult to the somewhat ostentatious, The Word Lover's Delight gives each word a phonetic pronunciation, a memorable example of its use in speech, and an easy-to-understand definition. FOURSQUARE (ADJ.) FAWR'-SKWAIR – straightforward, blunt, unwavering Lucy appreciated Tom's foursquare breakup style, but she still popped all his tires and smashed his windshield. Fun, educational, and erudite, The Word Lover's Delight is the ultimate book for word nerds--and anyone who's ever just wanted to find the perfect bon mot at the perfect time. CapitvateTM elevator television reaches 52 million people a month--and Captivate's most popular feature is "Word of the Day." Now, the CaptivateTM editors have put together a word-of-the-day book for everyone who wants to improve his or her vocabulary--or just loves learning new words.
Download or read book Words of Delight written by Leland Ryken and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama, demonstrating that knowledge of a genre's characteristics enriches one's understanding of individual passages. Ryken offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into Old and New Testament books and passages--insights that have escaped most traditional commentators.
Download or read book The Liar s Dictionary written by Eley Williams and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “You wouldn’t expect a comic novel about a dictionary to be a thriller too, but this one is. In fact, [it] is also a mystery, love story (two of them) and cliffhanging melodrama.” —The New York Times Book Review An award-winning novel that chronicles the charming misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his trail a century later to root out his misdeeds while confronting questions of her own sexuality and place in the world. Mountweazel n. the phenomenon of false entries within dictionaries and works of reference. Often used as a safeguard against copyright infringement. In the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby’s multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. But his disaffection with his colleagues compels him to assert some individual purpose and artistic freedom, and he begins inserting unauthorized, fictitious entries. In the present day, Mallory, the publisher’s young intern, starts to uncover these mountweazels in the process of digitization and through them senses their creator’s motivations, hopes, and desires. More pressingly, she’s also been contending with a threatening, anonymous caller who wants Swansby’s staff to “burn in hell.” As these two narratives coalesce, Winceworth and Mallory, separated by one hundred years, must discover how to negotiate the complexities of life’s often untrustworthy, hoax-strewn, and undefinable path. An exhilarating, laugh-out-loud debut, The Liar’s Dictionary celebrates the rigidity, fragility, absurdity, and joy of language while peering into questions of identity and finding one’s place in the world.
Download or read book Signs and Seasons of Love written by F.M. Bonevento and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Signs and Seasons of Love is a collection of verses inspired by a love that has flourished for more than half a century. The story begins when the author, F.M. Bonevento, is six and he meets Mary Ann who is seven. Over the years, they continue as friends sharing common interests, until one summer day in 1961, they discover that they have fallen in love. Their romance and long marriage is a treasure of shared joys. The idea of the collection of verses started years ago as a unique gift for Mary Ann, and it grew into this book full of verses that will touch your heart and bring you a glimpse of the joy of romance. Verse, unlike narrative prose, uses images painted with words to express the feelings that dwell deep within the human heart. From the endearing poem "The Perfect Kiss" to the passion of "Fire," the emotions are personal and heartfelt. The Signs and Seasons of Love Verses to paint images of love Verses, in a world that has so little time, for the sweetest images of the heart Lines giving but the faintest hint, of the love she gives so abundantly Phrases and couplets, crafted to touch her heart, as her love so often touches mine How meager the offerings, still they spring from the depths of my heart Oh, how I wish I had the art to truly tell, what lives within me...
Download or read book A Treasury for Word Lovers written by Morton S. Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is intended for word lovers and those interested in understanding the proper use of the English language and the proper place of colloquialisms and slang therein.
Download or read book A Crossworder s Delight written by Nero Blanc and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nero Blanc’s bestselling mystery series continues in a holiday tale featuring Belle Graham, Rosco Polycrates, and dessert recipes with ingredients that are clues to the crossword puzzles The Holiday Decoration Competition is in full swing at Newcastle’s historic Paul Revere Inn. As the rivalry heats up, crossword editor Belle Graham unearths an abandoned treasure: a book of dessert recipes written in the form of crosswords handed down from mother to daughter. While Belle is busy deciphering the ingredients for delectable dishes like “Holiday Slay Ride,” another mystery is unraveling. A valuable Longfellow poem has been stolen from its place of honor on the wall of the inn’s front parlor. Called in to investigate, Belle’s PI husband, Rosco Polycrates, discovers he has a new partner in crime. Twelve-year-old E. T. Whitman, a bit of a wordsmith himself, has all sorts of theories about the theft. But the case is far from a piece of cake. And the search for the culprit brings the detecting trio closer to a truth that’s been buried for decades. This ebook includes four crossword puzzles that can be downloaded as PDFs, with answers in the back of the book, plus four holiday dessert recipes.
Download or read book Song of Songs Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible written by Paul J. Griffiths and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this addition to the well-received Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, Paul Griffiths offers theological exegesis of the Song of Songs. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--providing a rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible. Praise for the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible "The Brazos Theological Commentary offers just the right level of light to make illuminating the Word the joy it was meant to be."--Calvin Miller, author of A Hunger for the Holy and Loving God Up Close
Download or read book Song of Songs written by Paul J. Griffiths and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This addition to the well-received Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers theological exegesis of the Song of Songs.
Download or read book The Lover s Delight written by and published by . This book was released on 1850* with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Consumer Culture Identity The Church and the Rhetorics of Delight written by Mark Clavier and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reading Augustine series presents short, engaging books offering personal readings of St. Augustine of Hippo's contributions to western philosophical, literary, and religious life. Mark Clavier's On Consumer Culture, Identity, The Church and the Rhetorics of Delight draws on Augustine of Hippo to provide a theological explanation for the success of marketing and consumer culture. Augustine's thought, rooted in rhetorical theory, presents a brilliant understanding of the experiences of damnation and salvation that takes seriously the often hidden psychology of human motivation. Clavier examines how Augustine's keen insight into the power of delight over personal notions of freedom and self-identity can be used to shed light on how the constant lure of promised happiness shapes our identities as consumers. From Augustine's perspective, it is only by addressing the sources of delight within consumerism and by rediscovering the wellsprings of God's delight that we can effectively challenge consumer culture. To an age awash with commercial rhetoric, the fifth-century Bishop of Hippo offers a theological rhetoric that is surprisingly contemporary and insightful.
Download or read book Of the love of God tr from the Fr written by François de Sales (st.) and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book War Slang written by Paul Dickson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 19th century's "boodle" to the "deep serious" of Vietnam and beyond, America's foremost expert on slang reveals military lingo at its most colorful, innovative, brutal, and ironic. Recommended by The New York Times' language maven William Safire, this up-to-date reference features convenient dictionary-style entries arranged chronologically by conflict.
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes index.
Download or read book Of the Love of God written by Saint Francis (de Sales) and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Book Lovers written by Emily Henry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily ∙ Today ∙ Parade ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Bustle ∙ PopSugar ∙ Katie Couric Media ∙ Book Bub ∙ SheReads ∙ Medium ∙ The Washington Post ∙ and more! One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.
Download or read book The Christian observer afterw The Christian observer and advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Christian Observer written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
