Crooked Talk

Crooked Talk
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9781446472903
ISBN-13 : 1446472906
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Crooked Talk by : Jonathon Green

The language of crime has a long and venerable history - in fact, the first collection of words specifically used by criminals, Hye-Way to the Spittel House, dates from as early as 1531. Jonathon Green is our national expert on slang, and in Crooked Talk he looks at five hundred years of crooks and conmen - from the hedge-creepers and counterfeit cranks of the sixteenth century to the blaggers and burners of the twenty-first - as well as the swag, the hideouts, the getaway vehicles and the 'tools of the trade'. Not to mention a substantial detour into the world of prisons that faced those unlucky enough to be caught by the boys in blue. If you have ever wondered when the police were first referred to as pigs, why prison guards became known as redraws, or what precisely the subtle art of dipology involves, then this book has all the answers.

Straight Talk about Crooked Teeth

Straight Talk about Crooked Teeth
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Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9780983962014
ISBN-13 : 0983962014
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Straight Talk about Crooked Teeth by : S. Kent Lauson

"Learn about the Lauson system and what you must know to get that 'movie star smile' without extractions or surgery."

Crooked Thinking or Straight Talk?

Crooked Thinking or Straight Talk?
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 9783030395476
ISBN-13 : 3030395472
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Crooked Thinking or Straight Talk? by : Ken Binmore

Why can't we think straight about the big issues that face our society? Why are we taken in by the phony arguments of populists and scammers? Where are the philosophers hiding when we need them to tell us what makes sense? They are hiding because they have nothing to say. The airy-fairy answers offered by writers of footnotes to Plato were wrong two thousand years ago, and they are still wrong now. All this time, we should have been listening to a different but equally venerable branch of matter-of-fact philosophy pioneered by the much-maligned philosopher Epicurus. His ideas were suppressed in ancient times as heretical, but the development of the theory of games and decisions makes it timely for those of us who care about science to revive his style of thinking–not just about the world around us but about ourselves as well. The price of transferring our allegiance to Epicurus and his modern followers is that we can no longer enjoy the luxury of being told what we want to hear. It would be nice if we were really equipped with a hotline to a metaphysical world of transcendental ideals, but the truth is that we are just the flotsam left behind on the beach when the evolutionary tide went out, and we have to get real about what will and will not work for our imperfect species before it is too late. This book is an attempt to point the way. It has no equations and very little jargon; nor does it pull any punches, either in explaining how game theory works or in exposing the follies of famous metaphysicians.

Gates and Fences

Gates and Fences
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Publisher : Affirming Faith
Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 0979862701
ISBN-13 : 9780979862700
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Gates and Fences by : Lori Wagner

Christian author Wagner offers insight to youths and singles, compelling them to consider biblical guidelines as a source of blessing and protection. (Christian)

A Gathering of Brilliant Moons

A Gathering of Brilliant Moons
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9781614292173
ISBN-13 : 1614292175
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis A Gathering of Brilliant Moons by : Holly Gayley

Deepen your meditation with advice on Buddhist practice from celebrated masters of Tibet’s nonsectarian rimé tradition. For generations, Buddhist masters in Tibet have composed sheldam, poignant instructions tailored to the needs of their disciples in the form of short works of advice. Often difficult to find in publication, these works cover topics ranging from practicing while ill to sitting in solitary retreat to recognizing the nature of mind. This collection focuses on an influential and inspiring generation of Buddhist teachers: the nineteenth-century ecumenical, or rimé, tradition of eastern Tibet. A Gathering of Brilliant Moons provides lively translations of nineteen pithy and profound works by these great masters, along with essays by their translators which explore the aesthetic qualities of their chosen works, highlight their ecumenical features, and comment on the journey of translation. Includes works from Jamgon Kongtrul, Dza Patrul Rinpoché, Ju Mipham Rinpoché, Dudjom Lingpa, The Third Dodrupchen, Do Khyentsé, Tokden Sakya Sri, Jikmé Lingpa, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen, Getsé Mahapandita, Shangton Tenpa Gyatso, and Bamda Thupten Gelek Gyatso. This book arose from a unique conference on Tibetan translation, where the fourteen translators shared their process with each other and received feedback from their peers with a special focus on the literary aspects of the source texts. As a reflection of this genesis, the accompanying essays in this volume by the translators explore the aesthetic qualities of their chosen works, highlight ecumenical features in them, and comment on the journey of translation. This unique book will be welcomed by religious scholars, Buddhist practitioners, and meditators.

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9780062048745
ISBN-13 : 0062048740
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by : Tom Franklin

“The classic trifecta of talent, heart, and a bone-deep sense of storytelling….A masterful performance, deftly rendered and deeply satisfying. For days on end, I woke with this story on my mind.” —David Wroblewski A powerful and resonant novel from the critically acclaimed author of Smonk and Hell at the Breech, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter tells the riveting story of two boyhood friends, torn apart by circumstance, who are brought together again by a terrible crime in a small Mississippi town. An extraordinary novel that seamlessly blends elements of crime and Southern literary fiction, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is a must for readers of Larry Brown, Pete Dexter, Ron Rash, and Dennis Lehane. In the late 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas "32" Jones were boyhood pals. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry, the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor, single black mother. Yet for a few months the boys stepped outside of their circumstances and shared a special bond. But then tragedy struck: Larry took a girl on a date to a drive-in movie, and she was never heard from again. She was never found and Larry never confessed, but all eyes rested on him as the culprit. The incident shook the county—and perhaps Silas most of all. His friendship with Larry was broken, and then Silas left town. More than twenty years have passed. Larry, a mechanic, lives a solitary existence, never able to rise above the whispers of suspicion. Silas has returned as a constable. He and Larry have no reason to cross paths until another girl disappears and Larry is blamed again. And now the two men who once called each other friend are forced to confront the past they've buried and ignored for decades.

Talks about Joseph Smith

Talks about Joseph Smith
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101074887835
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Talks about Joseph Smith by : H. O. Smith

Crooked

Crooked
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Publisher : Ember
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780375841910
ISBN-13 : 0375841911
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Crooked by : Laura McNeal

A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A California Book Award Winner for Juvenile Literature An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Top Ten Youth Romance Clara Wilson and Amos MacKenzie are finding their lives turned upside down: by each other, by fickle friendships, by failing families, and by the two meanest brothers in town. As the pressures of high school and home life collide, Clara and Amos struggle to maintain their identities amid the chaos. Honesty may be the answer...but it can be awfully hard to find.

An Inquiry Into Modes of Existence

An Inquiry Into Modes of Existence
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 519
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ISBN-10 : 9780674728554
ISBN-13 : 0674728556
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis An Inquiry Into Modes of Existence by : Bruno Latour

In a new approach to philosophical anthropology, Bruno Latour offers answers to questions raised in We Have Never Been Modern: If not modern, what have we been, and what values should we inherit? An Inquiry into Modes of Existence offers a new basis for diplomatic encounters with other societies at a time of ecological crisis.

Proverbs

Proverbs
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 678
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:AH54HJ
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (HJ Downloads)

Synopsis Proverbs by : William John Deane