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Sports Talk
How It Has Penetrated Our Everyday Language
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It’s “game on” in uncovering the many sports-inspired terms, expressions and sayings that populate our everyday language! That’s the challenge that this book takes on, using a “playbook” for each sport. After “going for the fences” and “covering...
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Passport to Inspiration
Unlocking Creativity Through Place
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I believe that writing and traveling are among the most rewarding and inspirational pursuits a person can undertake, offering unparalleled opportunities for personal growth and exploration. In an age where technology distances us from each other...
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Leaving My Mark
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Leaving My Mark explores what it means to be human in a beautifully complex world. Through personal stories and gentle reflection, Sarah explores how we connect with ourselves and one another—how we listen generously, speak with courage, and...
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Britain Unravelled
A North American Guide to the UK
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What exactly is spotted dick or bangers and mash? What times are pubs open? How can you get from the airport to London city centre? How do you use the Tube in London? What about driving? Everyday language and daily routines that you are familiar...
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The Great Adventure
Our Life Among Brazil's Canela People
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We lived with the Canela people to give them the same life choices billions of people around the world already have: 1. To use modern medicine, or not. 2. To learn to read and write, or not. 3. To read the message of love from their Creator, or...
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Panoramic Explorations of Nweh Rituals and Performance Language
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From the shores of the Fraser River in Fort Langley, British Columbia, Central Africa might seem like a faraway region—in culture, in traditions, and in language, to name a few. But after observing people of the Kwantlen First Nation in ceremony,...
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Language and State
An Inquiry into the Progress of Civilization, Second Edition
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This book argues that while humans communicate using language, they create and use media. Media extend the distance of communication. Humans form themselves into a large community. This happens in a long historical process in which the state of...
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Language and State
A Theory of the Progress of Civilization
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Language and State: A Theory of the Progress of Civilization, Second Edition, argues that the state takes form because of language. It argues that since humans began to use language, they have been able to create and use media. Media include...
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Living The Lingo of Linguine
Italian Words to Live By
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Are you looking for a lesson in language and in life? If the answer is yes, look no further. Luckily for us, Italians have gifted the globe with their many contributions in the realms of art, opera, cinema, pizza—the list is endless. Although,...
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Feeley's English Homophone Dictionary
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Feeley's English Homophone Dictionary is a specialized resource. Homophones are a particular feature of spoken and written English, words that have the same sound but different meanings and may have different roots and different spellings. This...
