Successful word-coinages--those that stay in currency for a good long time--tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes's The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the etymological underworld of terms and expressions and uncovers plenty of hidden gems. He also finds some fascinating patterns, such as that successful neologisms are as likely to be created by chance as by design. A remarkable number of new words were coined whimsically, originally intended to troll or taunt. Knickers, for example, resulted from a hoax; big bang from an insult. Casual wisecracking produced software, crowdsource, and blog. More than a few resulted from happy accidents, such as typos, mistranslations, and mishearing (bigly and buttonhole), or from being taken entirely out of context (robotics). Neologizers (a Thomas Jefferson coinage) include not just scholars and writers but cartoonists, columnists, children's book authors. Wimp originated with a book series, as did goop, and nerd from a book by Dr. Seuss. Coinages are often contested, controversy swirling around such terms as gonzo, mojo, and booty call. Keyes considers all contenders, while also leading us through the fray between new word partisans, and those who resist them strenuously. He concludes with advice about how to make your own successful coinage. The Hidden History of Coined Words will appeal not just to word mavens but history buffs, trivia contesters, and anyone who loves the immersive power of language.

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In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margaret Peterson Haddix. Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows—does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?

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The book THE AMAZING GRACE OF THE HIDDEN WORD by LINDA LEE is a truly enlightening and thus life changing book. ~ DISCOVER THE SACRED TRUTHS THAT WERE HIDDEN FROM US by the admitted revisions made to the English Bible. ~ LEARN OF THE TRUE NATURE OF GOD, Hell, the fall of man and the angels, and the purpose for life. ~ EXPERIENCE THE REALIZATION OF A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING of biblical symbolisms. ~ YESHUWA THE MESSIAH URGED US TO REMEMBER OUR HIDDEN ORIGINS. He said, "Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent" (Rev. 2: 5). ~ God incarnate as Yeshuwa the Saviour (aka Yeshua, Jesus Christ) promised us, "seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" (Matt. 7: 7). ~ THE AMAZING GRACE OF THE HIDDEN WORD offers the reader a rare opportunity to be enlightened to the amazing truths contained in the Holy Bible. ~ Cover illustrations by Moze Edward Howard ~ www.hipstargraphics.com ~ (On www.lulu.com, click on book name, then on Linda Lee to access E-Book) ~ 8.5 X 11 Paperback Edition:

Get in on the next sudoku trend! Godoku--or sudoku word puzzles--are already beginning to appear in national newspapers. They offer an alphabetical variation on the conventional version, complete with a hidden word that’s revealed only when the puzzle’s complete. Anyone who knows sudoku will catch on quickly, because the game’s almost identical: the only difference is that instead of nine numbers, godoku has nine letters. And the grid still can be solved by logic alone. Some are straightforward, some are super-challenging, and all the words are arranged by category. A comprehensive introduction explains how these devilish new puzzles work.

Since you are reading this you are reading part of my soul. My soul has been hurt so many times but I want you to know that it can heal. I am healing. I am giving you the power to read about my struggles and healing process. I trust you. I want you to feel identified. I want you to recognize those hidden words you keep in your heart and giving you the strength to let them come out of your lips. This is a story of my 18 years of living, recompilation of my hurting, self-abuse, heartbreaks, family issues, grief, love, healing. It is not a mainstream poetry, it is my life you are holding in your hands.