Author: Publisher: Worcester : American Antiquarian Society
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A Checklist of American Newspaper Carrier's Addresses, 1720-1820
Author: Publisher: Worcester : American Antiquarian Society
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Light Come, Light Go
Author: Ralph NevillPublisher: London : Macmillan,.
ISBN:
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
The Public Domain
Author: James BoylePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979963077
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
In this insightful book you will discover the range wars of the new information age, which is today's battles dealing with intellectual property. Intellectual property rights marks the ground rules for information in today's society, including today's policies that are unbalanced and unspupported by any evidence. The public domain is vital to innovation as well as culture in the realm of material that is protected by property rights.
History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Clark & Floyd Counties, Indiana
Author: History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties, with Illustrations and Bibliographical Sketches
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385432677
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville
Author: History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire
Author: Samuel BagshawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shropshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology
Author: Richard Pearce-MosesPublisher: Society of American Archivists (SAA)
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Intended to provide the basic foundation for modern archival practice and theory.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)
Author: George SaintsburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Word Myths
Author: David WiltonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199740836
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner's belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of the bloviating habits of its politicians, and not the breeze off the lake? If so, you need this book. David Wilton debunks the most persistently wrong word histories, and gives, to the best of our actual knowledge, the real stories behind these perennially mis-etymologized words. In addition, he explains why these wrong stories are created, disseminated, and persist, even after being corrected time and time again. What makes us cling to these stories, when the truth behind these words and phrases is available, for the most part, at any library or on the Internet? Arranged by chapters, this book avoids a dry A-Z format. Chapters separate misetymologies by kind, including The Perils of Political Correctness (picnics have nothing to do with lynchings), Posh, Phat Pommies (the problems of bacronyming--the desire to make every word into an acronym), and CANOE (which stands for the Conspiracy to Attribute Nautical Origins to Everything). Word Myths corrects long-held and far-flung examples of wrong etymologies, without taking the fun out of etymology itself. It's the best of both worlds: not only do you learn the many wrong stories behind these words, you also learn why and how they are created--and what the real story is.