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Backsass

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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2004-01-29

Backsass written by Fred Chappell and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-29 with Poetry categories.

This collection of humorous and satiric verse takes its title from that thoroughly southern term meaning “irreverent retort,” “ironic remark,” or “scoffing observation.” The ancient Roman poet Juvenal noted that his world made it hard not to write satire. Fred Chappell, finding his contemporary era analogous to that of imperial Rome, has in Backsass given in to the impulse for invective and mockery. Whether addressing the political, the poetical, or the practical, Chappell brandishes his lexical sword, ribbing our shortcomings, offering tonic advice, and occasionally shedding a tear for our fallen ideals. Some poetry is fine wine. Backsass is the driest of martinis.

The Mathematics Of Backsass

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Author : Julie Dill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

The Mathematics Of Backsass written by Julie Dill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with English literature categories.

Carbons

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Author : E. M. Schorb
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2011-11-17

Carbons written by E. M. Schorb and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Appalachian Heritage

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

Appalachian Heritage written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with American literature categories.

The New Partridge Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English

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Author : Tom Dalzell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-06-26

The New Partridge Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-26 with Foreign Language Study categories.

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.

Blue Lonesome

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Author : Bill Pronzini
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2014-04-22

Blue Lonesome written by Bill Pronzini and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-22 with Fiction categories.

A New York Times Notable Book: A woman’s suicide leads a man to a Nevada mining town—and a nest of poisonous secrets—in this “top-notch thriller” (Publishers Weekly). There is something about the sad woman eating alone night after night at the Harmony Café that intrigues San Francisco CPA Jim Messenger. Unfulfilled himself, Jim feels a kinship with her—and later, when she commits suicide, he resolves to find out why. His search leads him to Beulah, a middle-of-nowhere mining town in the Nevada desert, where hatreds run deep, where secrets are as venomous as a rattlesnake bite, and where a stranger asking too many questions might inexplicably disappear. Still, in this dusty, barren landscape, Jim feels completely alive. And he’s not going anywhere until he uncovers the truth, even if it rips the whole town apart. Richly atmospheric and peopled with achingly human characters, Blue Lonesome is a crime novel as tense and coiled as a rattler ready to strike and as dark and hypnotic as the lonesome desert night.

Appalachian Gateway

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Author : George Brosi
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2013-04-30

Appalachian Gateway written by George Brosi and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-30 with Social Science categories.

Featuring the work of twenty-five fiction writers and poets, this anthology is a captivating introduction to the finest of contemporary Appalachian literature. Here are short stories and poems by some of the region’s most dynamic and best-loved authors: Barbara Kingsolver, Ron Rash, Nikki Giovanni, Robert Morgan, Lisa Alther, and Lee Smith among others. In addition to compelling selections from each writer’s work, the book includes illuminating biographical sketches and bibliographies for each author. These works encompass a variety of themes that, collectively, capture the essence of Appalachia: love of the land, family ties, and the struggle to blend progress with heritage. Readers will enjoy this book not just for the innate value of good literature but also for the insights it provides into this fascinating area. This book of fiction is an enlightening companion to non-fiction overviews of the region, including the Encyclopedia of Appalachia and A Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region, both published by the University of Tennessee Press in 2006. In fact the five sections of this book are the same as those of the Encyclopedia. Educators and students will find this book especially appropriate for courses in creative writing, Appalachian studies and Appalachian literature. Editor George Brosi’s foreword presents an historical overview of Appalachian Literature, while Kate Egerton and Morgan Cottrell’s afterword offers a helpful guide for studying Appalachian literature in a classroom setting. George Brosi is the editor of Appalachian Heritage, a literary quarterly, and, along with his wife, Connie, runs a retail book business specializing in books from and about the Appalachian region. He has taught creative writing, Appalachian studies and Appalachian literature. Kate Egerton is an associate professor of English at Berea College. She has taught Appalachian literature and published scholarship in that field as well as in modern drama. Samantha Cole majored in Appalachian Studies and worked for Appalachian Heritage while a student at Berea College. Morgan Cottrell is a West Virginia native who took Kate Egerton's Appalachian literature class at Berea College.

The Routledge Dictionary Of Modern American Slang And Unconventional English

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Author : Tom Dalzell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-11

The Routledge Dictionary Of Modern American Slang And Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-11 with Foreign Language Study categories.

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.

The Southern Review

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

The Southern Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with American literature categories.

Shackled

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Author : Tom Leveen
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-08-16

Shackled written by Tom Leveen and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

"When Pelly sees her best friend, who disappeared six years ago, in a coffee shop with a strange man, she's determined to discover the truth of her friend's disappearance and rescue her from her current captor"--