Download or read book You Can t Polish a Turd written by Adriano Justin Capuano and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No doubt, the English really have a good sense of humour! However, did you know that their language itself is absolutely hilarious? Beyond the phrase 'It's raining cats and dogs!', often taught in French schools, the English language abounds with hilarious phrases and, for some of them, very cheeky (not to say rude), that this book invites you to discover.What do you think the English mean when they say: 'I've got a bee in my bonnet' or' You can't polish a turd!' or even 'She's dog's bollocks, this girl!'?The phrases are introduced in context through five hilarious anecdotes depicting two young Frenchies' trip to discover England. There is a glossary in both languages after each story to help you check and appreciate the meaning of these phrases selected with care.This book is aimed at adult readers with a good sense of humour and/or an interest in the English language and culture. The ideal gift for your family or friends. Also the perfect guide for College or University students in need of a motivational boost in their English studies! There is another version all in French 'On ne peut pas polir une crotte!' for less advanced readers who would still like to appreciate the English sense of humour. Also available in a special edition 'You can't polish a turd! Special edition' containing even more English phrases and a picture quiz to learn with even more fun or have fun with your family or friends. Sans aucun doute, les anglais ont vraiment le sens de l'humour ! Mais saviez-vous que leur langue elle-m�me, est � mourir de rire ? Bien au-del� de l'expression � Il pleut des chats et des chiens � couramment enseign�e dans les �coles fran�aises, l'anglais regorge d'expressions hilarantes et, pour certaines, tr�s polissonnes, que ce livre vous invite � d�couvrir. D'apr�s vous, que veulent dire les anglais quand ils disent: � J'ai une abeille dans le bonnet � ou � On ne peut pas polir une crotte ! � ou bien encore � C'est les couilles du chien, cette gonzesse ! � ?Aucune connaissance de l'anglais n'est n�cessaire pour appr�cier ce livre car les expressions sont traduites litt�ralement en fran�ais et present�es en contexte � travers cinq anecdotes hilarantes (�crites en fran�ais) d�peignant le voyage de deux jeunes fran�ais � la d�couverte de l'Angleterre. Un glossaire dans les deux langues est aussi fourni apr�s chaque histoire pour vous aider � deviner et appr�cier le sens de ces expressions selectionn�es avec soin.Ce livre est destin� aux lecteurs adultes poss�dant un bon sens de l'humour et/ou un int�r�t pour la langue et la culture anglaise. C'est le cadeau id�al pour faire rire la famille et les amis. Il existe une autre version totalement en anglais pour les lecteurs moins avanc�s dans cette langue, intitul�e 'On ne peut pas polir une crotte!' aussi disponible sur tous les sites amazon. Le guide parfait pour les �tudiants d'anglais en mal de motivation !
Download or read book You Can t Polish a Turd written by George Fripley and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-07-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'You Can't Polish A Turd' is a book born of a lifetime - well, it felt like a lifetime - of experience working in and with bureaucracy. Some might deem it cynical, others not cynical enough, but most will repeatedly nod their heads in profound recognition. If you are already a bureaucrat, you may find it brings tears to your eyes - both of laughter and despair - and whatever your bureaucratic hue, public or corporate, it is probably the book you will wish you had read years ago, the one which would have saved you from committing all those silly, and sometimes fatal, transgressions against the bureaucratic code which are so easily made if you have pretentions to humanity, decency and indeed activity. However, if you are only just stepping out onto the winding career path of a convicted bureaucrat, this is an absolute must-read that will guide you unfailingly to the very top of your profession so long as you implement its recommendations precisely and without moral weakness. All in all, this is a fine companion piece to its corporate equivalents, Terry Farnsworth's 'On The Way Up' or Robert Townsend's 'Up The Organisation' - well, more like Terry's actually because its fundamental tenet is that optimism is futile, but that futility can be both entertaining and highly rewarding.
Download or read book You Can t Polish a Turd Special Edition written by Adriano Capuano and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special edition of the very popular book 'You can't polish a turd!' contains an even bigger list of the funniest English phrases and a picture quiz to help you check your learning with even more fun or set up a quiz to enjoy with your family and friends!No doubt, the English really have a good sense of humour! However, did you know that their language itself is absolutely hilarious? Beyond the phrase 'It's raining cats and dogs!', often taught in French schools, the English language abounds with hilarious phrases and, for some of them, very cheeky (not to say rude), that this book invites you to discover.What do you think the English mean when they say: 'I've got a bee in my bonnet' or' We can't polish a turd!' or even 'She's dog's bollocks, this girl!'?The phrases are introduced in context through five hilarious anecdotes depicting two young Frenchies' trip to discover England. There is a glossary in both languages after each story to help you check and appreciate the meaning of these phrases selected with care.This book is aimed at adult readers with a good sense of humour and/or an interest in the English language and culture. The ideal gift for your family or friends. Also the perfect guide for College or University students in need of a motivational boost in their English studies! There is another version all in French 'On ne peut pas polir une crotte! Special edition' for less advanced readers who would still like to appreciate the English sense of humour.Sans aucun doute, les anglais ont vraiment le sens de l'humour ! Mais saviez-vous que leur langue elle-m�me, est � mourir de rire ? Bien au-del� de l'expression � Il pleut des chats et des chiens � couramment enseign�e dans les �coles fran�aises, l'anglais regorge d'expressions hilarantes et, pour certaines, tr�s polissonnes, que ce livre vous invite � d�couvrir. D'apr�s vous, que veulent dire les anglais quand ils disent: � J'ai une abeille dans le bonnet � ou � On ne peut pas polir une crotte ! � ou bien encore � C'est les couilles du chien, cette gonzesse ! � ?Aucune connaissance de l'anglais n'est n�cessaire pour appr�cier ce livre car les expressions sont traduites litt�ralement en fran�ais et present�es en contexte � travers cinq anecdotes hilarantes (�crites en fran�ais) d�peignant le voyage de deux jeunes fran�ais � la d�couverte de l'Angleterre. Un glossaire dans les deux langues est aussi fourni apr�s chaque histoire pour vous aider � deviner et appr�cier le sens de ces expressions selectionn�es avec soin.Ce livre est destin� aux lecteurs adultes poss�dant un bon sens de l'humour et/ou un int�r�t pour la langue et la culture anglaise. C'est le cadeau id�al pour faire rire la famille et les amis. Il existe une autre version totalement en fran�ais pour les lecteurs moins avanc�s dans cette langue, intitul�e 'On ne peut pas polir une crotte! Special edition' aussi disponible sur tous les sites amazon. Le guide parfait pour les �tudiants d'anglais en mal de motivation !
Download or read book Glittering a Turd written by Kris Hallenga and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This honest and beautiful book is a story of resilience and doing life your way' Fearne Cotton 'Kris's story should make you feel grateful for every second you're alive. It's a testament to her positivity, empathy, bravery and her unfailing sense of humour' Dermot O'Leary 'A manifesto for how to be alive. It will leave you calm, hopeful and unafraid' Dawn O'Porter Kris was living a totally normal life as a twenty-three-year-old: travelling the world, falling in love, making plans. However, when she found a lump in her boob and was told that it was not only cancer, but also incurable, life took on a completely new meaning. She was diagnosed at an age when life wasn’t something to be grateful for, but a goddamn right. Little did Kris know it was cancer that would lead her to a life she had never considered: a happy one. From founding a charity to visiting Downing Street, campaigning at festivals to appearing on TV, and being present at the birth of her nephew; in the face of all the possible prognoses, Kris thrived. Glittering a Turd is more than just another cancer memoir; it’s a handbook for living life to the fullest, shining a new perspective on survival and learning to glitter your own turd, whatever it might be. Kris survived the unsurvivable for fifteen years. This is her story.
Download or read book The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs written by and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You can't unring a bell." "It takes a village to raise a child." "Life is just a bowl of cherries." We sometimes think of proverbs as expressions of ancient wisdom, but in fact new proverbs are constantly arising. This unique volume is devoted exclusively to English language proverbs that originated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The most complete and accurate such collection ever compiled, The Yale Book of Modern Proverbs presents more than 1,400 individual proverbs gathered and researched with the help of electronic full-text databases not previously used for such a project. Entries are organized alphabetically by key words, with information about the earliest datable appearance, origin, history, and meaning of each proverb. Mundane or sublime, serious or jocular, these memorable sayings represent virtually every aspect of the modern experience. Readers will find the book almost impossible to put down once opened; every page offers further proof of the immense vitality of proverbs and their colorful contributions to the oral traditions of today.
Download or read book World Wide Waste How Digital Is Killing Our Planet and What We Can Do About It written by Gerry McGovern and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-03-13 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speaking out when it's unpopular. Back in the day, Henry David Thoreau raged at the robber barons-the big shots of their age, despoiling the environment in the name of progress. Deep in the throes of the seemingly unstoppable growth of tech, a modern-day Thoreau has emerged in the guise of Gerry McGovern-decrying the massive, hidden negative impacts of tech on the environment. McGovern has thoroughly documented in World Wide Waste how tech damages the Earth-and what we should be doing about it. It is not just the acres of discarded computer hardware conveniently dumped in Third World countries. Every time an email is downloaded it contributes to global warming. Every tweet, search, check of a webpage creates pollution. Digital is physical. Those data centers are not in the Cloud. They're on land in massive physical buildings packed full of computers hungry for energy. It seems invisible. It seems cheap and free. It's not. Digital costs the Earth.
Download or read book Four Dogs Missing written by Rhys Gard and published by Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Theo. Come to Oliver's winery. Search for Four Dogs Missing. You'll find me there. We need to talk.' While estranged twins Oliver and Theo Wingfield are identical in appearance, they couldn't be more different. Theo, an extrovert verging on arrogant, was always a drifter, a nomad, operating on the fringes of the law. Oliver, intense, creative and introspective, was destined to become a winemaker. Each vintage, every bottle from Oliver's Mudgee-based label, Four Dogs Missing, sells out. And now, after fifteen years without contact, Theo unexpectedly turns up at his brother's vineyard, bearing an invitation that his twin knows nothing about. The quiet and fulfilling life that the winemaker has built for himself is about to change overnight: Theo's arrival is the catalyst for a series of murders involving those closest to Oliver. Finding himself the main suspect, Oliver soon discovers that not everyone in Mudgee supports a reclusive and unorthodox vigneron who's shied away from the community that helped him succeed. Oliver is inexorably drawn into a sinister world where poisoned liquor and stolen art leave a deadly trail. Abandoning his grapevines, he sets out to solve the crimes - and confront his damaged past - before someone else he loves is found dead ... beside a bottle of his own wine. PRAISE FOR FOUR DOGS MISSING: 'I can confirm that no dog has been harmed in this rich debut, but villains sure have. Rhys Gard's novel will appeal to Chris Hammer readers who like to mix fine wine with their crime.' - CANDICE FOX, author of The Chase
Download or read book Business for Bohemians written by Tom Hodgkinson and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Extremely funny . . . part practical business handbook, part entrepreneur’s memoirs, aimed at freelancers or small-business owners in the creative fields.” —Financial Times If you want to run your own business—but cash flow forecasts, tax returns, and P&Ls sound horrifying—fear not. Help is at hand. Journalist and cofounder of the Idler Tom Hogkinson has spent his career advocating for laid-back living, and in Business for Bohemians, he combines practical advice with hilarious anecdotes to create a refreshingly candid guidebook for all of us who aspire to a greater degree of freedom in our working lives. Whether you dream of launching your own graphic design startup or growing your Etsy store into a full-scale operation in your spare time, Business for Bohemians will equip you with the tools to turn your talents into a profitable and enjoyable business. Accounting need no longer be a dark art. You will become a social media maven and a friend of the spreadsheet. You will learn the art of negotiation, how to get paid, and how to decide which clients to take. You will discover that laziness can be a virtue. Above all, you will realize that freedom from the nine-to-five life is achievable—and, with Hodgkinson’s comforting, pragmatic, and funny advice, you might even enjoy yourself along the way. “Ways to tackle topics ranging from finance to social media . . . solid examples and a helpful glossary of business terms. Readers familiar with his lighthearted, humorous approach to life will find much to enjoy.” —Booklist “Plenty of good, practical advice.” —The Wall Street Journal
Download or read book The Great Dictionary English Russian written by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer and published by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer. This book was released on with total page 4403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary contains around 60,000 English terms with their Russian translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from English to Russian. If you need translations from Russian to English, then the companion volume The Great Dictionary Russian - English is recommended.
Download or read book My F Word Is Forgiveness written by Herb Agee and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My F-Word is Forgiveness is Herb Agee's first book. His warmth, wit and wisdom are a combination of best friend, companion, pastor, brother, and humorist with emphasis on humorist. From Groceries, Outhouses and Chewing Tobacco to The F-Word, Agee leads the reader on a roller coaster ride of shared human experiences and emotions. As a former hospital chaplain, police officer and church pastor for many years, he has shared life and death on deep personal levels with thousands. Presently an assistant pastor at Englewood United Methodist Church in Englewood, Florida, Agee rides a Harley and hangs out with the local bikers and goes by the nickname, Padre. He also has a website with a unique concept ministry, www.StFrancisHelps.com. Through vignettes, observations, musings and ramblings, Agee goes from the heights of hilarity to the peace and quiet of introspection. The real life application approach to the observations and autobiographical experiences are based upon the author's beautifully simplistic approach to life, living and loving. Agee's appeal extends beyond gender and age to touch the heart and sense of humor of all. My F-Word is Forgiveness is a book for every reader. F-Words for this book are Fantastic, Fun, and Faith.
Download or read book And The Creek Don t Rise written by R.M. Gilmore and published by Mac Gille Mhur Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On her twentieth birthday, Lynnie Russell—just a little ol’ thing from down in Havana, Arkansas—falls in love under a full silver moon. When she wakes up the next morning naked and caked in blood, Lynnie is faced with a horrifying truth. She’s death incarnate. In a race to unearth what she’s become, Lynnie must hide her beastly thing from those she loves most. If only to keep them alive. When an unexpected ally offers help, how can she refuse?
Download or read book Become a Competent Music Producer in 365 Days written by Sam George and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-06-12 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become a Competent Music Producer in 365 Days is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the fundamentals of music-production. Over the course of a year, this book takes the reader through ten chapters covering mixing, equalization, compression, reverb, delay and modulation, automation, vocals, synthesis, and mastering. To combat the patchy nature of ‘fast’ online content, this book provides an accessible and easily digestible course. Each chapter is broken down into daily readings and tasks, so that each topic can be fully explored, understood, and implemented before moving onto the next, with a range of online video tutorials that offer useful companion material to the book. Become a Competent Music Producer in 365 Days is an ideal introduction for beginners of all backgrounds, and students in further and higher education music-production classes, as well as aspiring professionals, hobbyists, and self-taught producers, who wish to have a thorough grasp on all the fundamental topics that any experienced music producer should know.
Download or read book The New Musketeers written by Dannie Harris and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-28 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WORLD'S GREATEST SWORDSMEN...* A major new family comedy set in the world of the Three Musketeers... sort of. When the famous Musketeers are lost in a shipwreck on a routine mission across the channel, their hapless servants are left with no masters and an important mission to complete. Will they fool the king? Will they save the day? Will they even work out which end of the sword to use?! The New Musketeers features brilliant music, terrible sword fighting and a hilarious cast of characters. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, in December 2022. *Are not in this play
Download or read book Conspiracy of Blood written by Katarzyna Bonda and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complex and absorbing crime novel which finds Sasza Zaluska, the profiler and former undercover cop first encountered in Girl at Midnight, plunged even deeper into the web of corruption and criminality that has engulfed all levels of Polish society since the fall of Communism. Sasza decides to return to the police, but first she must ensure the safety of her daughter by putting to rest the demons evoked by terrifying ordeal which led her to leave Poland for seven years in England. No sooner has she begun the process, however, than she is drawn into the deeply disturbing case of a woman who has disappeared from a village - and she is not the first to do so. The roots of the crime seem to reach all the way back to the dark enmities of the second world war.
Download or read book The Green Screen Handbook written by Jeff Foster and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Green Screen Handbook, Second Edition is a comprehensive how-to manual that walks you through the many integral techniques required in preproduction, production, and postproduction to use green screen effectively. Step-by-step instruction and time-saving tips cover matting and keying basics; lighting and digital camera essentials; setups using fabric, portable background panels, and paint; broadcast TV hardware switchers; professional HD and major motion picture compositing; multi-colored screen composites; directing storyboards and talent; working with virtual sets; motion tracking; and much more. Additionally, this new edition has been updated to include: Coverage of the latest digital camera technologies, lighting gear, and compositing and editing software Advice on using apps for portable devices that will help you light and shoot better green screen Examples and case studies of real-world green screen and compositing projects in film and television productions An extensive companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/foster) featuring downloadadble project files and streaming video tutorials You can’t afford to miss out! The Green Screen Handbook, Second Edition is a one-stop shop for all of your green screen solutions.
Download or read book Love Is for Losers written by Wibke Brueggemann and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a laugh-out-loud exploration of sexuality, family, female friendship, grief, and community. With the heart and hilarity of Netflix's critically-acclaimed Sex Education, Wibke Brueggemann's sex positive debut Love Is for Losers is required reading for Generation Z teens. Did you know you can marry yourself? How strange / brilliant is that? Fifteen-year-old Phoebe thinks falling in love is vile and degrading, and vows never to do it. Then, due to circumstances not entirely in her control, she finds herself volunteering at a local thrift shop. There she meets Emma . . . who might unwittingly upend her whole theory on life.
Download or read book Making It Happen written by Hannah Trigwell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-11-06 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making It Happen is a comprehensive guide to navigating the modern music industry, that redefines what ‘making it’ means for musicians, and inspires and educates musicians on the different options for generating revenue from their art. This book offers theoretical and practical advice on making music, creating promotional content and embracing traditional and emerging social media platforms into your marketing strategies. Through interviews with music industry experts, readers can expect professional tips and advice, as well as clear instructions on how to build a dream team, make content, share that work and grow an audience to enable long-term business sustainability. In the modern music industry, having multiple revenue streams leads to a stable income. Making It Happen offers unique insights into the innovations and technologies available to contemporary music makers, making it essential reading for independent musicians, music business students, music producers and marketers.
