Author: David Feldman Publisher: Berkley Trade ISBN: 9780425154519 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 308
Book Description
Why do pharmacists always stand on platforms? Why do we close our eyes when we kiss? Why no canned broccoli? Feldman dares to ponder the Imponderables in his addictively fascinating question-and-answer books that have already sold over two million copies. This new volume offers facts, clues, and theories about the great mysteries of everyday life that keep us perpetually puzzled--and endlessly entertained. Nationl media.
Author: Bryan Garner Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190491507 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 2652
Book Description
With more than a thousand new entries and more than 2,300 word-frequency ratios, the magisterial fourth edition of this book-now renamed Garner's Modern English Usage (GMEU)-reflects usage lexicography at its finest. Garner explains the nuances of grammar and vocabulary with thoroughness, finesse, and wit. He discourages whatever is slovenly, pretentious, or pedantic. GMEU is the liveliest and most compulsively readable reference work for writers of our time. It delights while providing instruction on skillful, persuasive, and vivid writing. Garner liberates English from two extremes: both from the hidebound "purists" who mistakenly believe that split infinitives and sentence-ending prepositions are malfeasances and from the linguistic relativists who believe that whatever people say or write must necessarily be accepted. The judgments here are backed up not just by a lifetime of study but also by an empirical grounding in the largest linguistic corpus ever available. In this fourth edition, Garner has made extensive use of corpus linguistics to include ratios of standard terms as compared against variants in modern print sources. No other resource provides as comprehensive, reliable, and empirical a guide to current English usage. For all concerned with writing and editing, GMEU will prove invaluable as a desk reference. Garner illustrates with actual examples, cited with chapter and verse, all the linguistic blunders that modern writers and speakers are prone to, whether in word choice, syntax, phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation. No matter how knowledgeable you may already be, you're sure to learn from every single page of this book.
Author: Ruth Foster Publisher: Teacher Created Resources ISBN: 1420680374 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 146
Book Description
High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about science and social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, details, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.
Author: Jack Canfield Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101666358 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
Learn how to get everything you want with this motivational book from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Anything is possible...if you dare to ask! Personal happiness. Creative fulfillment. Professional success. Freedom from fear—and a new promise of joy that's yours for the asking. We have the ability at our fingertips to achieve these things. It's the Aladdin Factor: the magical wellspring of confidence, desire—and the willingness to ask—that allows us to make wishes come true. Now bestselling motivational authors Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen introduce us to the Aladdin Factor—and help us put it into effect in our own lives. The Aladdin Factor helps us by pinpointing the major stumbling blocks to asking—and teaching simple techniques to overcome them. With inspirational stories about people who have succeeded by asking for what they want, this book shows us how to turn our lives around—no matter what kind of obstacles we face. And with this knowledge, we can reap the riches of a truly well-lived life—a treasure that comes not from an enchanted lamp, but from the heart.
Author: Blattner Publisher: Mark Twain Media ISBN: 1580377440 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
Connect students in grades 4 and up with science using Amazing Facts about Animals. This 128-page book features creatures from North and South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the ocean, and the farm. The book includes puzzles, logic problems, myth busters, and scientific mysteries to pique student interest. It also includes reproducibles and answer keys.
Author: Bathroom Readers' Institute Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1684129885 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 760
Book Description
It’s all about the facts—and Uncle John is back with a ton of them! For the 32nd year, Uncle John and his loyal researchers have teamed up to bring you the latest tidbits from the world of pop culture, history, sports, and strange news stories. If you want to read about celebrity misdeeds, odd coincidences, and disastrous blunders, Uncle John’s Truth, Trivia, and the Pursuit of Factiness has what you need. With short articles for a quick trip to the throne room and longer page-turners for an extended visit, this all-new edition of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader is a satisfying read.
Author: Alex J. Packer Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com ISBN: 1458715841 Category : Languages : en Pages : 318
Book Description
HOW TO THRILL, CHILL, & GET AWAY FROM IT ALL WITHOUT ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS....Getting high is fun. It's natural and healthy. It feels great to get a rush, see the world a little differently, alter our consciousness, and take a break from our everyday lives. Unfortunately, by the time we're older, it may seem like the only way to get high is with alcohol or other drugs. Which is why, when it comes to highs, you're likely to hear ''Just Say NO.'' Read this book and you won't need artificial highs. You won't want them. You won't have time for them. You'll find so many ways to get high naturally that you'll never be able to try them all. Here are highs that will thrill you ... and highs that will soothe you. Highs that will take you deep inside yourself ... and waaaay outside. Highs that will change you forever without leaving you dull, burned out, or hung over. Look inside for more than 150 creative, playful, legal, healthy highs. Plus interesting facts, cool quotes, and survey results from teens who shared their favorite ways to relieve stress and escape reality. All served up Alex J. Packer style-witty, wise, and often hilarious. Because laughter is one of the best highs of all.
Author: Don M. Aycock Publisher: Kregel Publications ISBN: 9780825420009 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 350
Book Description
A best-selling devotional for today's Christian man that focuses on daily spiritual growth. Each of the contributors--men from all walks of life--discusses a Scripture for each day of the week and its relevance to a man's relationships, finances, temptations, time, community, emotions, and spiritual walk.
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