From alphabet to zeugma Storied Words reveals the picturesque stories of 1,000 words that we use to talk about writing. You will learn about: The actual pictures behind our alphabet letters (e.g., "A", the inverted head of an ox; "B," a two-chambered house; "Z," a sword and shield) The surprising common origin of grammar and glamour The literal meanings of our rhetorical devices The "meaningless chatter" in jargon's ancestry The picturesque origins of the words we use to talk about style The "mock song" of parody How and why the librarian of the great ancient library of Alexandria gave us the komma, the kolon, and the periodos Each chapter begins with an introductory essay followed by alphabetized discussions of individual words. Chapter topics include the writer's tools, patterns of arrangement, style, rhetorical choices, grammar, writers in academe, and publishing. Storied Words is chock full of quotations and anecdotes from writers throughout history; it also contains an essay on the history of the English vocabulary.

Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising. In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ('roe', in case you are wondering).

"40+ bite-size stories, quizzes, and puzzles to make spelling and word use fun!"--Cover.

Collects more than one hundred short stories, each with no more than twenty-five words.

An inspiring and patriotic tribute to the beauty of the American flag, a symbol of America’s history, landscape, and people, illustrated by New York Times bestselling and Caldecott-honor winning artist Kadir Nelson Wonderfully spare, deceptively simple verses pair with richly evocative paintings to celebrate the iconic imagery of our nation, beginning with the American flag. Each spread, sumptuously illustrated by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson, depicts a stirring tableau, from the view of the Statue of Library at Ellis Island to civil rights marchers shoulder to shoulder, to a spacecraft at Cape Canaveral blasting off. This book is an ode to America then and now, from sea to shining sea.

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Deceptively simple and surprisingly addictive, Not Quite What I Was Planning is a thousand glimpses of humanity—six words at a time. One Life. Six Words. What's Yours? When Hemingway famously wrote, "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn," he proved that an entire story can be told using a half dozen words. When the online storytelling magazine SMITH asked readers to submit six-word memoirs, they proved a whole, real life can be told this way too. The results are fascinating, hilarious, shocking, and moving. From small sagas of bittersweet romance ("Found true love, married someone else") to proud achievements and stinging regrets ("After Harvard, had baby with crackhead"), these terse true tales relate the diversity of human experience in tasty bite-sized pieces. From authors Jonathan Lethem and Richard Ford to comedians Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris, to ordinary folks around the world, everyone has a six-word story to tell.

"Stories That Words Tell Us" by Elizabeth O'Neill. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Learn English with Stories! Improve your vocabulary with 5,000 frequently used words and speak English like a native speaker! Learn English with Stories is an innovative program that makes learning English fun and effective. Our program helps you improve your vocabulary and language skills by providing engaging stories with the 5,000 most commonly used words in everyday conversation. Benefits of Learn English with Stories: Expand your vocabulary: Our stories contain the most commonly used words in everyday conversations. Because you learn these words in their context, you can easily remember and use them. Improve your language skills: Our stories are designed to help you improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Speak English like a native speaker: Our stories teach you to speak English naturally and fluently. Make learning fun: Our stories are designed to be engaging and immersive. So you will have fun learning English. Who is Learn English with Stories suitable for? Beginners learning English Those who want to improve their vocabulary Those who want to improve their English speaking skills Those who want to speak English more fluently How can you get started with Learn English with Stories? Visit our website and sign up for your free trial to get started today! Visit our website: www.galaxiesunion.com

Finally! The long awaited "directions" that women have yearned for and needed in order to cope with, transition through, and ultimately make the most of life's many challenges, crises, and changes. This 260-page hands-on, "how-to" book is designed for women of all ages and stages, and provides a winning combination of practical advice, spiritual wisdom, proven suggestions, and compelling examples of women's trials and triumphs. Betty Hill Crowson, holistic life coach, retreat director, and motivational speaker, introduces the reader to her Eight Solutions of practicing self-acceptance, becoming balanced, growing spiritually, learning to let go, choosing to heal, being willing to stop, look, listen, and learn, taking right action, and living consciously. Together, these Solutions address a woman's immediate concerns during a critical or transitional period, deepen her self-awareness, increase her spiritual well-being, and promote her capacity for joy. For every woman who says, "Don't just tell me to let go, or to heal, or to change -- show me how!," The Joy is the Journey: A Woman's Guide Through Crisis and Change is the answer.