Download or read book Blue Streak written by Richard Dooling and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1996 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sure-to-be controversial book features direct and funny assaults on censorship, plus entertaining and erudite explorations of the psychological, religious, social, and historical landscape of obscenity. Playful and sophisticated, Blue Streak takes readers far beyond mere naughtiness and into the realm of literature.
Download or read book Watch Your Tongue written by Mark Abley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phrases, idioms, and clichés—why do we say the things we say? Watch Your Tongue explores weird and wonderful everyday sayings and what they reveal about us. Do you ever wonder why you shouldn’t have a cow but you should seize a bull by its horns? Who has the better reputation in language—cats or dogs? Do you sometimes feel that our speech is all smoke and mirrors or that our expressions simply make no sense? In Watch Your Tongue, award-winning author Mark Abley explores the phrases, idioms, and clichés of our everyday language. With wit and subtle wisdom, he unravels the mysteries of these expressions, illuminating the history, tradition and stories behind everything we say. Pulling examples from Shakespeare’s plays to sports team names, ancient Rome to Twitter, Abley shares samples and anecdotes of the eccentric ways that we play with, parse, and pattern language. Why do so many companies use fruit for their brand names? What do politicians mean when they say they’re going to “drain the swamp”? Why does English use chickens to signify cowardice? Abley dives into the history and psychology behind these examples and countless others, unpacking their significance (and sheer absurdity) to show how our language developed, where it is headed, and what we can learn about ourselves from it. Whimsically illustrated, easily browsable, and full of catchy sidebars, Watch Your Tongue celebrates how we amuse ourselves with words and what our sayings reveal about the way we see the world.
Download or read book Meditations on the Psalms written by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 365 days of meditations based on passages from the Psalms. "I hope that the ancient texts upon which these reflections are based will come alive for you in a new way," writes Barbara Crafton in Meditations on the Book of Psalms. The Psalms, written by ordinary people, are filled with all the same emotions and issues that challenge, comfort, and confound us today. Their complaints, joys, celebrations, envy, doubting, fear, and hope are ours as well. In this book of meditations for each day of the year, best-selling author Barbara Crafton combines reflection on these ancient texts with contemporary stories to help us explore the spiritual nature of our lives. From the desire to start anew in January, to time management and remembering to lighten up in December, Crafton's meditations are the perfect daily companion for anyone who finds nourishment in biblically based devotional reading.
Download or read book The Railroad Telegrapher written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railroad Telegrapher written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Duke of Kent written by Darcy McKeough and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A refreshingly honest memoir about politics and private life Few Canadians have served their nation as well and as widely as the Honourable Darcy McKeough. He was elected Member of Provincial Parliament for Chatham–Kent, Ontario, five times between 1963 and 1977. In 1967 he was mockingly dubbed the Duke of Kent by an opposition MPP, a title he has worn as a badge of honour ever since. As Treasurer of Ontario, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Minister of Energy during his time in office, McKeough fought to achieve budget surpluses long before it was fashionable, created regional governments that brought more efficient services to citizens, and attempted to tame Ontario Hydro. In The Duke of Kent, McKeough takes readers behind the scenes and into the Cabinet rooms of government, putting on full display the thrust and parry of legislative sittings where he almost always gave better than he got. He brings to life the political and constitutional issues of the day as led, litigated, and legislated by an array of provincial and federal politicians, including Charles MacNaughton, John Robarts, William Davis, John Diefenbaker, Robert Stanfield, Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chrétien, Jacques Parizeau, and Peter Lougheed.
Download or read book Tough Sh t written by Kevin Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That Kevin Smith? The guy who did “Clerks” a million years ago? Didn’t they bounce his fat ass off a plane once? What could you possibly learn from the director of “Cop Out”? How about this: he changed filmmaking forever when he was twenty-three, and since then, he’s done whatever the hell he wants. He makes movies, writes comics, owns a store, and now he’s built a podcasting empire with his friends and family, including a wife who’s way out of his league. So here’s some tough shit: Kevin Smith has cracked the code. Or, he’s just cracked. Tough Sh*t is the dirty business that Kevin has been digesting for 41 years and now, he’s ready to put it in your hands. Smear this shit all over yourself, because this is your blueprint (or brownprint) for success. Kev takes you through some big moments in his life to help you live your days in as Gretzky a fashion as you can: going where the puck is gonna be. Read all about how a zero like Smith managed to make ten movies with no discernible talent, and how when he had everything he thought he’d ever want, he decided to blow up his own career. Along the way, Kev shares stories about folks who inspired him (like George Carlin), folks who befuddled him (like Bruce Willis), and folks who let him jerk off onto their legs (like his beloved wife, Jen). So make this your daily reader. Hell, read it on the toilet if you want. Just make sure you grab the bowl and push, because you’re about to take one Tough Sh*t.
Download or read book Tough Sh t Deluxe written by Kevin Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Smith is full of sh*t, and in this Deluxe eBook he introduces each chapter with a sh*tastic video—that’s over 25 minutes of bonus sh*t talking!That Kevin Smith? The guy who did Clerks a million years ago? Didn’t they bounce his fat ass off a plane once? What could you possibly learn from the director of Cop Out? How about this: he changed film making forever when he was twenty-three, and since then, he’s done whatever the hell he wants. He makes movies, writes comics, owns a store, and now he’s built a podcasting empire with his friends and family, including a wife who’s way out of his league. So here’s some tough sh*t: Kevin Smith has cracked the code. Or, he’s just cracked. Tough Sh*t is the dirty business that Kevin has been digesting for 41 years and now, he’s ready to put it in your hands. Smear this sh*t all over yourself, because this is your blueprint (or brownprint) for success. Kev takes you through some big moments in his life to help you live your days in as Gretzky a fashion as you can: going where the puck is gonna be. Read all about how a zero like Smith managed to make ten movies with no discernible talent, and how when he had everything he thought he’d ever want, he decided to blow up his own career. Along the way, Kev shares stories about folks who inspired him (like George Carlin), folks who befuddled him (like Bruce Willis), and folks who let him jerk off onto their legs (like his beloved wife, Jen). So make this your daily reader. Hell, read it on the toilet if you want. Just make sure you grab the bowl and push, because you’re about to take one Tough Sh*t.
Download or read book The Stomatologist written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 2 written by David Burke and published by SLANGMAN PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 2 teaches you more popular American slang and idioms that everyone uses every day!If an American said to you, Could you please crack the window? you are NOT being asked to ¿break the window¿ which is indeed the literal meaning! You are simply being asked to ¿Open the window a little.¿Or if someone tells you to Knock it off! or Cut it out! ¿ that just means ¿Stop doing that!¿he Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 2 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:The WorkplaceShoppingHouseguestsBabysittingBirthday PartiesThe SubwayAches & PainsThe TelephoneThe Slangman Files ¿ a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories
Download or read book A Murder Brings the Most Unlikely People Together written by Lillian Misar and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurse Dana Paine can't face another cold South Dakota winter. She finds a job taking care of an elderly rancher in Texas. Before she even gets to Texas, she ends up saving a young mother and children from an abusive husband. Dana thinks her biggest worry will be not to fall in love with her patient's rancher son. It turns out her biggest worry will be standing up to a serial killer to save two young girls from becoming sex slaves. This story covers two countries and two strong women who will risk their lives to stop the evils of human trafficking.
Download or read book A BRIDE IN WAITING written by Sally Carleen and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ON THE WAY TO A WEDDING… THE SUBSTITUTE BRIDE Dr. Lucas Daniels viewed his bride-to-be's temporary disappearance with exasperation, fondness and resignation. After all, she felt the same way about him! Then a beautiful stranger strolled into town, looking exactly like his fianceé. In order to avoid upsetting their families, Lucas asked Sara Martin to stand in as the missing bride. But now he was wondering which bride to marry…. Sara had been searching for a family, and now her wishes had come true. Not only did she have wonderful parents, but the look of love in her pretend groom's eyes warmed her heart. But when the clock struck twelve, would it end her fairy-tale dream or give her a true happily ever after? Long-lost twins discover their perfect grooms!
Download or read book The Belle Islers written by Richard Brinsley Newman (pseud) and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Echoes of Evil written by Ken R. Abell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Echoes of Evil rejoins Deacon Coburn and company in a new adventure that picks up storylines and characters from Days of Purgatory and Shadows of Revenge. Joys and sorrows weave through this mosaic narrative, for the pursuit of justice extracts a great price as gripping scenarios unfold and secrets are confronted in the midst of upheaval. True to his sojourner outlook, the whiskey-sipping philosopher from Conoy Creek always comes to the aid of others at just the right time, embodying a theme of life: "We ride upon the rippling currents set in motion for us by the Almighty. We merely lean into eddies we choose." Populated by Old West heroes and outlaws, Echoes of Evil introduces a cunning scoundrel unseen in the saga until now. This third installment continues a life-and-death struggle filled with harrowing turns and supernatural overtones.
Download or read book Queen of the Pulps written by Laurie Powers and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daisy Bacon, the opinionated, autocratic and complex editor of Love Story Magazine from 1928 to 1947, chose the stories that would be read by hundreds of thousands of readers each week. The first weekly periodical devoted to romance fiction and the biggest-selling pulp fiction magazine in the early days of the Great Depression, Love Story sparked a wave of imitators that dominated newsstands for more than twenty years. Disparaged as a "love pulp," the magazine actually championed the "modern girl," bringing its heroines out of the shadows of Victorian poverty and into the 20th century. With Love Story's success, Bacon became a national spokesperson, declaring that the modern woman could have it all--in love, in marriage and in the business world. Yet Bacon herself struggled to achieve that ideal, especially in her own romantic life, built around a long-term affair with a married man. Drawing on exclusive access to her personal papers, this first-ever biography tells the story behind the woman who influenced millions of others to pursue independence in their careers and in their relationships.
Download or read book The Bride Raffle written by Lisa Plumley and published by Lisa Plumley. This book was released on with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Anti Stupidity Book written by Duane L. Ostler and published by Duane L Ostler. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stupidity. What is it? Is it just something we see our neighbors and members of the opposite political party do? Or is it something more? Why does it seem to be so universal? Are there fundamentals of stupidity that can be recognized? These are the questions discussed in this book. It presents six fundamentals of stupidity that lead to the stupid choices that we see all around us. Included among these are the belief that there are no moral values, that God does not exist, and that it is acceptable to become addicted and to treat others badly and be proud. In the end we see that the only sure way to avoid the fundamentals of stupidity is through the saving power of Jesus Christ.
