Download or read book Fer Shur How to Be a Valley Girl Totally written by Mary Corey and published by Bantam Books. This book was released on 1982-11 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fer Shurr written by Mary Corey and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Totally Awesome 80s written by Matthew Rettenmund and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-10-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first pop reference book to capture the spirit of the 80s experience, Totally Awesome 80s chronicles not only pop music but also the faces, places, fads, fashions, movies, television shows, toys, and videos that defined the "Greed Decade". From skinny ties to Valspeak to the birth of MTV, no 80s cultural trend is overlooked in this comprehensive tribute to all things 80s. 300 photos.

Download or read book The Dictionary of 1980s Slang written by Rick Carlile and published by Carlile Media. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STRANGER THAN FICTION! - Ideal for any '80s kid, and anyone who wants to discover what made the '80s great! - Packed with over 800 scrupulously-researched entries. - Over 500 citations from '80s movies, music and books. - Incisive, humorous definitions examining etymology, history, and more. - Numerous explanatory illustrations. - From the author of the USA #1 best-selling (unofficial) Scrabble book "The Dictionary of Two-Letter Words." - Bonus! Print-out-and-play yuppie simulator card game. The 1980s: a decade of uplifting energy, exhilarating confidence, raw power, and uncompromising style. A decade of Armani-wearing, slicked-back dudes and power-dressing, big-haired babes zooming down open highways in sports cars, breakdancers gyrating to the sounds of the boombox, neon-clad skaters and BMXers soaring through the skies in a sparkling, endless Californian heatwave. It was the decade hip hop and new wave went mainstream, home computing planted the seed of the Information Age, and a flood of electrifying movies and music intoxicated the world with glorious visions of the chrome-plated American Dream. And the language! Every ’80s movement developed its own vibrant, eloquent, often hilarious slang - and the mass media machine turbocharged it into the popular imagination. This bright, witty dictionary is no dry lexicon - it's a fresh, zesty expedition into the soul of a vigorous age. You can dip in at random, read it cover-to-cover, or surf from one cross-reference to another in a radical journey of linguistic exploration. However you approach this unique book, you will find yourself reliving an era of limitless optimism and opportunity - or discovering it for the first time! THE TOTALLY AWESOME GUIDE TO ROCKIN' '80S LINGO Proudly published in the USA by Carlile Media.

Download or read book The Valley Girl Turns 40 written by Laura Ross and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am so sure! If you loved and miss the 80s and are finding yourself slowly being gobbled up by the big scary 4-0, then this is the book for you. Its about remembering all the things we Vals held dear back in the day.

Download or read book Talking the Walk Walking the Talk written by Marc Shell and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that we should regard walking and talking in a single rhythmic vision. In doing so, it contributes to the theory of prosody, our understanding of respiration and looking, and, in sum, to the particular links, across the board, between the human characteristics of bipedal walking and meaningful talk. The author first introduces the philosophical, neurological, anthropological, and aesthetic aspects of the subject in historical perspective, then focuses on rhetoric and introduces a tension between the small and large issues of rhythm. He thereupon turns his attention to the roles of breathing in poetry—as a life-and-death matter, with attention to beats and walking poems. This opens onto technical concepts from the classical traditions of rhetoric and philology. Turning to the relationship between prosody and motion, he considers both animals and human beings as both ostensibly able-bodied creatures and presumptively disabled ones. Finally, he looks at dancing and writing as aspects of walking and talking, with special attention to motion in Arabic and Chinese calligraphy. The final chapters of the book provide a series of interrelated representative case studies.

Download or read book From Abba to Zoom written by David Mansour and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of memories for anyone born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s features more than three thousande references on everything from television shows to dolls, and features such entertaining lists as "best toys" and "all-time coolest singers." Original.

Download or read book Do You Speak American written by Robert Macneil and published by Nan A. Talese. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations? These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran—the authors (with Robert McCrum) of the language classic The Story of English—across the country in search of the answers. Do You Speak American? is the tale of their discoveries, which provocatively show how the standard for American English—if a standard exists—is changing quickly and dramatically. On a journey that takes them from the Northeast, through Appalachia and the Deep South, and west to California, the authors observe everyday verbal interactions and in a host of interviews with native speakers glean the linguistic quirks and traditions characteristic of each area. While examining the histories and controversies surrounding both written and spoken American English, they address anxieties and assumptions that, when explored, are highly emotional, such as the growing influence of Spanish as a threat to American English and the special treatment of African-American vernacular English. And, challenging the purists who think grammatical standards are in serious deterioration and that media saturation of our culture is homogenizing our speech, they surprise us with unpredictable responses. With insight and wit, MacNeil and Cran bring us a compelling book that is at once a celebration and a potent study of our singular language. Each wave of immigration has brought new words to enrich the American language. Do you recognize the origin of 1. blunderbuss, sleigh, stoop, coleslaw, boss, waffle? Or 2. dumb, ouch, shyster, check, kaput, scram, bummer? Or 3. phooey, pastrami, glitch, kibbitz, schnozzle? Or 4. broccoli, espresso, pizza, pasta, macaroni, radio? Or 5. smithereens, lollapalooza, speakeasy, hooligan? Or 6. vamoose, chaps, stampede, mustang, ranch, corral? 1. Dutch 2. German 3. Yiddish 4. Italian 5. Irish 6. Spanish

Download or read book Communicating for Success written by Cheryl M. Hamilton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text focuses student-learning on the key communication competencies recommended by the National Communication Association. With applied examples and a vibrant and engaging design, this text covers all the expected topics in an introductory course (foundations of communication, interpersonal communication, small group communication, and public speaking - plus a special appendix on interviewing). Scenarios begin each chapter with a problem to which students can relate and then solve as they learn about the concepts discussed in each chapter. A concentrated focus on careers in communication, highlighted in a two-page spread near the end of each chapter, brings home the relevance of communication outside the classroom and helps students learn more about how studying communication can help them throughout their lives. Additional emphasis on topics such as ethics, culture, gender, and technology is found throughout the text.

Download or read book The Easiest Way to Learn Na vi EVER written by Dusty White and published by Dusty White. This book was released on 2011 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a fun activity book designed to help anyone who loved the movie Avatar to quickly and easily learn the Na'vi language. It is the only resource of it's kind on the planet and is filled with games and puzzles and flashcards and resources. It will help you learn your first few hundred words without stress or hassle. NOTE: THIS BOOK HAS NO DIRECT CONNECTION WITH JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR(TM) MOVIE, PAUL FROMMER, OR FOX STUDIOS. IT IS 100% A FAN CREATION. Createspace discount code: ZB3VGBG7 Save 90 cents.

Download or read book Amglish In Like Ten Easy Lessons written by Arthur E. Rowse and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's leading linguists recently wrote: "We may be seeing the birth of a new language as yet without a name." He was referencing the new informal mixture of English and other languages being freely formed around the world, with little effortto conform to prescribed rules of grammar, syntax, or spelling. Amglish in, Like, Ten Easy Lessons: A Celebration of the New World Lingo, by Arthur Rowse with illustrations by John Doherty, offers both a name for this new language and an enjoyableguide on how one can learn to use the language through ten easy "lessons." The authors describe how Amglish, or American English influenced by online grammar and syntax, has begun to dominate our global language. Featuring an ironic manual on how to usethis developing language, Amglish is a light and highly entertaining addition to the recent literature on grammar and punctuation. Illustrated with original drawings throughout, the book shows readers how to improve their Amglish and have fun doingso.

Download or read book Communicating for Success written by Cheryl R. Hamilton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communicating for Success, 2nd edition, focuses student learning on the key communication competencies recommended by the National Communication Association. With a vibrant and engaging design, this introductory volume is packed with applied examples, features, and exercises; the text and accompanying Web content offer practical scenarios, key terms, discussion questions, sample activities, learning objectives, and more. A concentrated focus on the influence of communication on careers in business, education, and healthcare is highlighted near the end of each chapter and takes lessons beyond the classroom. This new edition features broader discussion of communication’s relation to social media and technology, culture, gender, and ethics.

Download or read book Fiction 1876 1983 Titles written by R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography and published by New York : Bowker. This book was released on 1983 with total page 1296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Keeper written by Daniel Paul and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-02-25 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Keeper is a fast moving superhero adventure for mature readers. When pretty but promiscuous Molly Rose is dismembered and left for dead by her jealous husband, she is found by wealthy recluse William Chadwick III, who takes her to a secret lab in the Chadwick Institute of Robotic Technology. There Doctor Crystal, the head technician who happenes to be a former Medical Surgeon, has her missing limbs replaced with robotic ones. William Chadwick and Doctor Crystal soon discover that they have created a monster. Ripper Rose is determined to seek revenge against her husband and everyone else in Jacksonville. After attacking her husband, she is taken to prison but escapes during a transport. She attacks Correctional Officer Michael Finn, dismembering his arm and leg. Officer Finn also ends up at the Chadwick Institute of Robotic Technology (CIRT) where he too has his limbs replaced and becomes a cyborg. Now, secretly as The Keeper, he will fight crime and attempt to capture Ripper Rose- unless she kills him first. The Keeper will need the assistance of his partner, Gideon Snipes, and a new ally: The Preacher. Detective Barlow, haunted by a violent past case, is also hot on the trail of Ripper Rose. If he solves this case, will he find redemption for his failure to solve the "Rockwell Killer Case"? And will his passion to catch Ripper Rose lead to exposing the secret identity of The Keeper? The Keeper is an exciting novel filled with many twists and turns. It is an adventure that will keep you glued to the pages, from the first chapter to the exhilarating conclusion.

Download or read book Who Is He written by Shirell Warren-Stout and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the adults now and the adults yet to come, the coming of age experiences are part of life. Throughout our life, we grapple with what is frivolous and what is important. It is of my opinion that this struggle is at its most animated in our childhood years. Both the frivolous and important (the vain and the profound) are all new to us in our youth. In our youth, many of us find it easy to hold onto a symbol of what we perceive as important or most important in life. Although the symbols will vary, the approach is basically the same. To put it simply, the approach is catching "the brass ring" of life. Come with me on a journey of a young city girl of Generation "X" status to discover her initial symbol of what is important to what is unchanging. Our young city girl will not be alone in her journey. We have Aunt Wilma, Cousin Patrice, and Cousin Tiger, friends, teachers, and people we can only see from afar along for the ride. There are the quintessential effects of the 1970s and 1980s such as 8 tracks and neon colors. Yes, this is somewhat a period piece of fiction. Nevertheless, I hope those who are before, during, and after this time period will relate to the story on some level. This story covers a little over a decade of the protagonist's life, primarily in two-year intervals. The story, as the title suggests, is a question that the protagonist struggles to answer. Some questions in life are simple yet infinite. Our city girl's question is of the latter. There are plenty of references to pop culture and even a few historical events. However, keep in mind the question, "Who is he?"

Download or read book The Bixby Series written by Michelle Bryan and published by Harris Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They arrived without warning. Killed without remorse. Decimated us almost to the point of extinction. It's time we take back our world. Join the resistance. One set, three full-length books. Get the entire, action-packed series at once. Book One (Strain of Resistance) I was twelve years old when the world ended. For eight years I've survived in this hell once known as earth. Fighting the alien parasite that mutated most of the population into blood-thirsty freaks, while the rest of us became the lunch special on their alien menu. Now things are changing and not for the better. The parasite is evolving. Becoming smarter, stronger, and deadlier. They've already stolen everything from me. My childhood. My family. Even the man I loved. No more. It's time for this to end once and for all. My name is Bixby, and I'm the resistance. **************************************************** Book Two (Strain of Defiance) My name is Bixby. I'm a survivor. After eight years of fighting the alien invaders and gangs of ravagers that destroyed our world, we thought we had lived through the worst of it. We were wrong. The invaders have evolved, creating a human-leech hybrid. There may be a way for us to eradicate this new threat. But that entails a perilous journey over three hundred miles of infested territory. Three hundred miles of leeches, ravagers, and hybrids all on the hunt for blood. What could possibly go wrong? *************************************************** Book Three (Strain of Vengeance) We had one assignment-destroy the new alien threat. We thought we had done just that. What should have been a joyous return home after a grueling mission has now turned into a race against time to save those we love. Our safe haven has been invaded. Our people either dead or taken. Left heartbroken, our nightmare never seems to end. But I refuse to let the invaders win. None of us are willing to give up until we have everyone we love back safe. But can our people trust us to come to their rescue when we can't even trust each other? Luke and Sam. Sam and Luke. So many lies. So many cover ups. So much pain. One will be my salvation. The other my downfall. Warning: Recommended for mature young adults

Download or read book How to Talk American written by Jim Crotty and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the popular "How to Talk" feature in the alternative travel magazine "Monk", this savvy and often hilarious, region-by-region guide to the way Americans talk also provides a dead-on (and sometimes too strange) indication of how we think, how we behave, and what we hold dear. 100+ photos, drawings & maps.