Author: Caroline Taggart
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1789293472
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
An entertaining and informative look at thousands of years of history to shed light on the words and phrases we use most often - and where they came from.
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey
Author: Caroline Taggart
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1789293472
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
An entertaining and informative look at thousands of years of history to shed light on the words and phrases we use most often - and where they came from.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1789293472
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
An entertaining and informative look at thousands of years of history to shed light on the words and phrases we use most often - and where they came from.
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey
Author: Caroline Taggart
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 9781789295146
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey is an engaging historical exploration of the bizarre words and phrases that are sprinkled throughout the English Language. Designed to be easily accessible, this digestible book informs and entertains the budding linguist in equal measure.[Bokinfo].
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 9781789295146
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey is an engaging historical exploration of the bizarre words and phrases that are sprinkled throughout the English Language. Designed to be easily accessible, this digestible book informs and entertains the budding linguist in equal measure.[Bokinfo].
Humble Pie
Author: Carol Bonomo
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0819227870
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Take a quick look around – politicians, entertainers, sports figures, and even our own circles of family and friends: Humble pie is not on the menu. It’s a me-first society that turns pride into a virtue and humility into a vice. But Christians – especially those who follow the Rule of St. Benedict – are encouraged to embrace humility as a virtue that leads them closer to Christ. And in this upside-down Benedictine world, we reach humility not by descending to the depths but by climbing, joyfully, to the top of a ladder. In this honest, funny, touching book, Carol Bonomo, a Benedictine oblate – a person vowed to live according to the fourth-century Rule – reconciles the conflict between the world’s call and Benedict’s more gentle admonition as she examines the twelve rungs on Benedict’s ladder against the backdrop of the liturgical year. From the first rung, obedience, during Advent, to the twelfth, constancy, during the feast of All Saints, Bonomo studies what it means for a contemporary Christian to climb the ladder of humility that leads to perfect, fearless love. Bonomo, with a light hand and a sense of humor, takes readers along on her down-to-earth spiritual adventure.
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0819227870
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Take a quick look around – politicians, entertainers, sports figures, and even our own circles of family and friends: Humble pie is not on the menu. It’s a me-first society that turns pride into a virtue and humility into a vice. But Christians – especially those who follow the Rule of St. Benedict – are encouraged to embrace humility as a virtue that leads them closer to Christ. And in this upside-down Benedictine world, we reach humility not by descending to the depths but by climbing, joyfully, to the top of a ladder. In this honest, funny, touching book, Carol Bonomo, a Benedictine oblate – a person vowed to live according to the fourth-century Rule – reconciles the conflict between the world’s call and Benedict’s more gentle admonition as she examines the twelve rungs on Benedict’s ladder against the backdrop of the liturgical year. From the first rung, obedience, during Advent, to the twelfth, constancy, during the feast of All Saints, Bonomo studies what it means for a contemporary Christian to climb the ladder of humility that leads to perfect, fearless love. Bonomo, with a light hand and a sense of humor, takes readers along on her down-to-earth spiritual adventure.
Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
Author: Charles Panati
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834370
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785834370
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.
Heads in Grammatical Theory
Author:
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521420709
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521420709
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Heads in Grammatical Theory
Author: Greville G. Corbett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521402453
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A study of the idea of the 'head' or dominating element of a phrase.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521402453
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A study of the idea of the 'head' or dominating element of a phrase.
A Classical Education
Author: Caroline Taggart
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1843176076
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Including suggestions for further reading and entertaining tit-bits of information on the classics, A Classical Education is a must for anyone feeling let down by modern schooling.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1843176076
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Including suggestions for further reading and entertaining tit-bits of information on the classics, A Classical Education is a must for anyone feeling let down by modern schooling.
The Messy Baker
Author: Charmian Christie
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 1623361877
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Since when did every cookie on the plate have to be just like the next? Or each layer of cake exactly the same height? Each piecrust an impeccable work of art and encircled by stunningly perfect pastry leaves? To the uninitiated, all that fastidious, spotless baking is intimidating, not to mention exhausting. The Messy Baker celebrates baking as it happens in the real world--sweet, messy, fun, not always gorgeous, but a way to show love. Which doesn't make it any less delicious; to the contrary, Charmian Christie's flavor combinations rise far above the ordinary. Why have a raspberry galette when you can enjoy a raspberry-rhubarb galette with drippy, unctuous walnut frangipane? Or how about a Brie and walnut whiskey tart? It's all yours without the rigid perfectionism or complicated instructions of other gourmet cookbooks. Christie's warm, irreverent voice brings the fun back into baking at a time when home cooks--pulled from pillar to post by jobs and errands--need to have fun. The Messy Baker is a full-service book that not only guides the reader through simple, delicious recipes but is also there to help out when things go wrong. For anyone who gave in frustration when that cake collapsed or the frosting smeared, Christie's practical advice is here to rescue even the worst disaster and inspire the baker to try the next recipe.
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 1623361877
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Since when did every cookie on the plate have to be just like the next? Or each layer of cake exactly the same height? Each piecrust an impeccable work of art and encircled by stunningly perfect pastry leaves? To the uninitiated, all that fastidious, spotless baking is intimidating, not to mention exhausting. The Messy Baker celebrates baking as it happens in the real world--sweet, messy, fun, not always gorgeous, but a way to show love. Which doesn't make it any less delicious; to the contrary, Charmian Christie's flavor combinations rise far above the ordinary. Why have a raspberry galette when you can enjoy a raspberry-rhubarb galette with drippy, unctuous walnut frangipane? Or how about a Brie and walnut whiskey tart? It's all yours without the rigid perfectionism or complicated instructions of other gourmet cookbooks. Christie's warm, irreverent voice brings the fun back into baking at a time when home cooks--pulled from pillar to post by jobs and errands--need to have fun. The Messy Baker is a full-service book that not only guides the reader through simple, delicious recipes but is also there to help out when things go wrong. For anyone who gave in frustration when that cake collapsed or the frosting smeared, Christie's practical advice is here to rescue even the worst disaster and inspire the baker to try the next recipe.
Never Goin' Back
Author: Al Roker
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451414942
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The popular television personality discusses his battle with weight loss, describing his initial successes after bypass surgery, his efforts to get back on track after regaining lost weight, and his confrontation with goal-compromising childhood issues.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451414942
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The popular television personality discusses his battle with weight loss, describing his initial successes after bypass surgery, his efforts to get back on track after regaining lost weight, and his confrontation with goal-compromising childhood issues.
Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red
Author: Andrew Thompson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612436951
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Discover hundreds of entertaining and often hilarious etymological journeys, by the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? English is filled with curious, intriguing and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including: • Read between the Lines • Cat Got Your Tongue? • Put a Sock in It • Close, but No Cigar • Bring Home the Bacon • Caught Red-Handed • Under the Weather • Raining Cats and Dogs Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612436951
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Discover hundreds of entertaining and often hilarious etymological journeys, by the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? English is filled with curious, intriguing and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including: • Read between the Lines • Cat Got Your Tongue? • Put a Sock in It • Close, but No Cigar • Bring Home the Bacon • Caught Red-Handed • Under the Weather • Raining Cats and Dogs Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.