Author: Sam Downes Publisher: Rectangle Books ISBN: Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 7
Book Description
Sometimes with a pub yarn, you think someone might be taking the piss. This time, that's exactly what's happening. A urine heist for the ages.
Author: Rachel Cusk Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 0374714584 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2018 • Amazon Editors' Top 100 of 2018 Rachel Cusk, the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of Outline and Transit, completes the transcendent literary trilogy with Kudos, a novel of unsettling power. A woman writer visits a Europe in flux, where questions of personal and political identity are rising to the surface and the trauma of change is opening up new possibilities of loss and renewal. Within the rituals of literary culture, Faye finds the human story in disarray amid differing attitudes toward the public performance of the creative persona. She begins to identify among the people she meets a tension between truth and representation, a fissure that accrues great dramatic force as Kudos reaches a profound and beautiful climax. In this conclusion to her groundbreaking trilogy, Cusk unflinchingly explores the nature of family and art, justice and love, and the ultimate value of suffering. She is without question one of our most important living writers.
Author: John Miller Publisher: Exisle Publishing ISBN: 1775590321 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
If you’ve ever wondered why your girlfriend’s a ‘Sheila’ even though her name is Kate, or why your friend in the outer suburbs of Sydney is said to live ‘beyond the black stump’, then this is the book for you! Throwing light on all the quirky, intriguing and downright bizarre words and phrases that make up ‘Australian English’, this entertaining dictionary of slang belongs on everyone’s bookshelf. If you’re an Australian, you’ll be fascinated to find out how some of the sayings came to be; and if you’re a visitor you’ll find it an invaluable resource for understanding what people are actually talking about!
Author: Adam Hart-Davis Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing, Limited ISBN: 9781845883515 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Broadcast as an award-winning radio programme on BBC Radio 4 under the title of 'Taking the Piss Out of London', this work by Adam Hart-Davis takes the reader on a fascinating tour of an altogether different kind. It is a funny and compulsive work filled with anecdotes and tales, from Marilyn Monroe to the Victorians.
Author: John Ayto Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199232059 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 424
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Offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Author: Mike Jeavons Publisher: Unbound Publishing ISBN: 1912618699 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 384
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Chad McKenna wants to live a quiet life of playing games and watching YouTube. But when a private video of himself ‘enjoying some alone time’ goes viral, he is suddenly thrust into the media spotlight. Chad quickly becomes a reluctant internet celebrity. As the video begins to spread across the internet, it becomes clear that this isn’t your ordinary meme. It’s a virus, and one that will do anything to survive – including murder. If there’s anything worse than a video of yourself masturbating going viral, it’s a rogue robotic army of soldiers that all look like a naked version of yourself, who are willing to go to war with the entire world. And Chad is the only one with the power to stop it.
Author: Jennifer Coates Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 9780631220466 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 246
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Men Talk draws on rich conversational material from a wide range of contexts to illuminate our understanding of men and masculinities at the turn of the millennium. Draws on rich conversational material to illuminate our understanding of men and masculinities at the turn of the millennium. Collects data from a wide range of conversations, including garage mechanics on a break, carpenters at the pub after work, and university academics chatting after hours. Focuses on stories, which occur within all-male conversations. Makes a distinctive contribution to our understanding of the intersection of language and masculinity.
Author: Stephen Dedman Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786497424 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 251
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Science fiction and the United States military often inhabit the same imaginative space. Weapons technology has taken inspiration from science fiction, from the bazooka and the atomic bomb to weaponized lasers and drones. Star-spangled superheroes sold war bonds in comic books sent to GIs during World War II, and adorned the noses of bombers. The same superheroes now appear in big-budget movies made with military assistance, fighting evil in today's war zones. A missile shield of laser satellites--dreamed up by writers and embraced by the high command--is partially credited with ending the Cold War. Sci-fi themes and imagery are used to sell weapons programs, military service and wars to the public. Some science fiction creators have willingly cooperated with the military; others have been conscripted. Some have used the genre as a forum for protest. This book examines the relationship between the U.S. military and science fiction through more than 80 years of novels, comics, films and television series, including Captain America, Starship Troopers, The Twilight Zone, Dr. Strangelove, Star Trek, Iron Man, Bill the Galactic Hero, The Forever War, Star Wars, Aliens, Ender's Game, Space: Above and Beyond and Old Man's War.
Author: Doon Mackichan Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 1838856374 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 214
Book Description
The Feisty Feminist. The Hot Lesbian. The Desperate Cougar. The Deranged Mother. Doon Mackichan is best known for her comedy characters, but throughout her career there are parts she’s refused to take and stereotypes she's continually defied. In My Lady Parts, Doon shares her experience on stage, screen and in real life, examining how our culture still expects women to adhere to certain stereotypes – and punishes those who don’t. This is a courageous, vulnerable and empowering account of being a woman in an industry that has been exposed for its deep-rooted sexism.
Author: Sam Downes
Author: Rachel Cusk
Author: John Miller
Author: Adam Hart-Davis
Author: John Ayto
Author: Chicago Linguistic Society
Author: Mike Jeavons
Author: Jennifer Coates
Author: Stephen Dedman
Author: Doon Mackichan