Author: Thomas Humphry WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Who Said That First?
Author: Max CryerPublisher: Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 1877437816
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Believe it or not, this is probably the first book to attempt to identify the original sources of some of the English language's most common expressions. We might think we know who first said 'famous for fifteen minutes', 'annus horribilis', 'the cold war' and 'let them eat cake'. It's 'a no brainer', you might say, but Max Cryer has a surprise or two in store for you. 'I kid you not'. In this very readable book, he explores the origins of hundreds of expressions we use and hear every day – and comes up with some surprising findings. Never 'economical with the truth', he might just have 'the last laugh'. We learn what they didn't say...'We are not amused'; 'Elementary my dear Watson'; 'Let them eat cake'; 'First catch your hare'. We learn that the Bible doesn't mention Salome – or seven veils.... We learn about the origins of the infamous Mile High Club. Written in Max Cryer's delightfully witty style, WHO SAID THAT FIRST? is a wonderful book to dip into or settle a friendly dispute. Remember, good books are 'few and far between', and 'you get what you pay for'. So buy this book, 'go ahead, make my day'. Max Cryer is a writer, entertainer and broadcaster, who hosts a weekly radio slot on Radio Live on the quirks of the English language. In a long career, he has been a schoolteacher, a compere and television host, as well as a performer on the opera stage in London and in cabaret in Las Vegas and Hollywood. Now a full-time writer living in Auckland, he has written many books, including LOVE ME TENDER, THE GODZONE DICTIONARY and HEAR OUR VOICES, WE ENTREAT. The inspiration for WHO SAID THAT FIRST? During his years working in Hollywood, Max Cryer became acquainted with Lucille Ball – at the time the world's most popular comedy actress. One day when they were having lunch together, Max complimented her on the amount of pleasure she gave, and Lucille replied: 'I would be absolutely nothing without the writers. It's all to do with the way things are written – they create the springboard for me.' The remark stayed with Max for years, and he realised it was true. Very often the person who said an effective or memorable line didn't actually create it. As Lucille Ball had said, the person in the background should have the credit – but was usually invisible. This is was what motivated him to seek not just popular expressions – but who had actually originated them.
The Artist as Original Genius
Author: William L. PresslyPublisher: Associated University Presse
ISBN: 9780874139853
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Examines the first generation of artists in Britain to define themselves as history painters, attempting what then was considered to be art's most exalted category. This book features more than 120 black-and-white illustrations.
Forth
Author: The English Poets: Addison to Blake
Author: Thomas Humphry WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Common Phrases
Author: Max CryerPublisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616081430
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
This book is as good as gold for booksellers; I kid you...
The White Christmas Inn
Author: Colleen WrightPublisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 1982122315
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
In this heartwarming, feel-good novel, a snowstorm brings a cast of very different characters together at a sleepy New England inn, just in time for Christmas—and maybe even in time for a Christmas miracle. A New England inn seems like the picture-perfect place to spend the holidays. But when a snowstorm shuts the roads and keeps them all inside, the guests find themselves worrying that this Christmas may not be exactly what they dreamed of. Molly just needs to keep her head down and finish her latest book, but her writer’s block is crippling. The arrival of Marcus, a handsome widower with two young girls, is exactly the distraction she doesn’t need. Hannah was hoping for a picturesque winter wedding, but her plans come crashing down when her fiancé calls everything off. She reconnects with her childhood friend, Luke, when he comes to check on his grandmother before the storm. Jeanne and Tim don’t know how they’re going to keep the inn open another year—or how to bridge the distance between them in their marriage. With a flurry of unexpected guests, they’ll have to work together to fix all the problems that crop up. But will it be enough to rekindle their relationship? With faith, and a little bit of Christmas magic, the inn—and its inhabitants—might just make it through the holidays after all in this “beautiful story about strangers becoming friends…and having an unexpectedly joyous time” (Publishers Weekly).
Beyond the Beginnings
Author: Angela CarrasquilloPublisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9781853597497
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The book addresses the curricular, instructional, and assessment needs of upper grade elementary teachers who are struggling to promote literacy development in their English language learners. These students have already been transitioned, yet struggle with the increased literacy demands in the upper grades.
Harper's Bazaar
Author: Who Wrote It?
Author: William Adolphus WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Imperial Origins of the King's Church in Early America 1607-1783
Author: James BellPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230005586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The experience of the King's church in Early America was shaped by the unfolding imperial policies of the English government after 1675. London-based civil and ecclesiastical officials supervised the extension and development of the church overseas. The recruitment, appointment and financial support of the ministers was guided by London officials. Transplanted to the New World without the traditional hierarchical structure of the church - no bishop served in the colonies during the colonial period - at the time of the American Revolution it was neither an English-American, or American-English church, yet modified in a distinctive manner.