The Pedant S Return
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The Pedants Return
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Author : Andrea Barham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Pedants Return written by Andrea Barham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Art categories.
Hot on the heels of the 2005 hit The Pedant's Revolt (which has sold over 35,000 copies in the UK and reached no. 6 in the amazon charts) comes The Pedant's Return, the latest in Andrea Barham's popular pedantry series. Aimed at everyone from pedants to know-it-alls, as well as those simply wishing to 'get it right', the book will appeal to the modern passion for factual accuracy. How many times have you encountered an extraordinary 'fact' in your everyday life that's led you to think, 'That can't possibly be true!'? Or you've heard something highly improbable and completely dismissed the chances of it being in the least bit authentic? In The Pedant's Return a great many doubts will be dispelled, as a range of surprising statements that sound as though they couldn't possibly be genuine, are, through careful and committed research, revealed to be 100 per cent correct.
The Pedant S Return
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Author : Andrea Barham
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2007
The Pedant S Return written by Andrea Barham and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Reference categories.
In The Pedant's Revolt you learned that you were wrong about everything you thought was right. Now the Pedant returns--with a twist. The Pedant's Return is an addictive collection of outlandish assertions that are so absurd...they must be true. Prepare to discover that you're wrong about, well, even the things you think are wrong. Apple seeds are poisonous? An electric eel can actually electrocute you? The S in Harry S. Truman doesn't stand for anything? Everyone knows those are old wives' tales...or are they? Luckily the Pedant has returned to rescue you from your ignorance and to explain to you why: -Eating too many carrots can turn you orange -Bone china contains actual bones -Men have a higher pain threshold than women -Charles Darwin married his first cousin -A beer shortage caused the Pilgrims' early landing at Plymouth -Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, had a genital piercing -A citizen's arrest is legal From the entertainment industry to the Bible, food and drink to medical matters, royalty to birds and insects, The Pedant's Return sets the record straight about everything you thought you knew. Prepare to be fascinated--and flabbergasted--at just how wrong you've been all along
The Pedant S Revolt
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Author : Andrea Barham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Pedant S Revolt written by Andrea Barham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Humor categories.
Debunking common misconceptions and myths that have become accepted wisdom, an irreverent and informative trivia handbook sets the record straight on a wide variety of topics, ranging from history and science to the arts, famous quotations, and food. 20,000 first printing.
The Dressmaker
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Author : Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2006-06-27
The Dressmaker written by Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-27 with Fiction categories.
In this romantic debut novel, a reserved provincial French tailor falls head over heels in love with a woman who's hired him to create her wedding dress Claude Reynaud is a bit of a throwback, an old-fashioned dressmaker working in a cluttered studio outside modern-day Paris, quietly designing his famous gowns by hand. Every spring he ushers pretty young society brides into his studio, measures them, and designs their dresses without ever contemplating for himself the sort of romance that will lead these ladies and their grooms to the altar. But one afternoon a woman arrives who shatters his composure: Valentine de Verlay is charming, beautiful, a lady of society, and, of course, engaged. She comes with no instructions for her wedding dress, just a beautiful figure, a long graceful neck, and total faith in her dressmaker. Claude, forty-six years old, devoted to his work, and long since deserted by his wife, finds himself smitten. As Valentine's wedding approaches, his commitment to her dress makes it impossible for Claude to keep a safe distance, and everything he's come to rely on in his small, focused life looks ready to collapse. Worse still, as he is welcomed into her circle of friends and family, it appears that the betrothed Valentine may share his feelings. The Dressmaker is a perfect gem of a novel, an enchanting portrait of another world, and, above all, a sly and irresistible love story.
Moliere
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Author : Andrew Calder
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2000-12-01
Moliere written by Andrew Calder and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
The history of ideas provides an important means of understanding and reinterpreting the literature of the past; and in this study Dr. Calder demonstrates the illumination that this informed approach brings to the comedies of MoliFre. In the course of this study, the author outlines a fresh theory of classical comedy which applies to the works of other French writers of the 17th century; and the historical reinterpretations of MoliFre's two most difficult plays -- Le Tartuffe and Dom Juan -- break entirely new ground.Although this is a work which specialists will admire, it is also intended to serve as an introduction to MoliFre and French classical comedy at large and will be of considerable value to younger students and readers of MoliFre in general.
A Leg Up On The Canon Book 2
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Author : Jim McGahern
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2012-09-14
A Leg Up On The Canon Book 2 written by Jim McGahern and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
Shakespeare had extraordinary intelligence, unheard-of powers of observation and interpretation, a soaring imagination, a way with words that defies description, and a defining interest in the theater. He brought kings, queens, heroes, and peasantry to the stage so they could be seen in a more realistic fashion. Even so, in modern times, assistance is often needed to interpret Shakespeares work. In A Leg Up on the Canon, author Jim McGahern provides an extensive biography of Shakespeare and offers an introductory guide to his histories, comedies, tragedies, romances, and poems. McGahern presents summaries of the texts, explanations of difficult passages, extensive historical context, and glossaries of terms no longer in use. In each volume, he outlines the plot of plays in that category and then delivers a one-act play with inclusive commentary. McGahern includes pertinent remarks and important speeches and soliloquies interlaced with brief explanations and descriptions of the actions on stage as well as plot developments. A Leg Up on the Canon, a four-volume series, provides insights into the word music of the talented man from Stratford.
Littell S Living Age
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Author : Eliakim Littell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
Littell S Living Age written by Eliakim Littell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with categories.
The Pedant S Revolt
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Author : Andrea Barham
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2007-08-28
The Pedant S Revolt written by Andrea Barham and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-28 with Reference categories.
Pedants, revolt! In this irreverent, smart, obscenely entertaining book, Andrea Barham shatters the myths, misconceptions, fallacies, and falsehoods about all the things you thought you knew (and a few you never considered). Lead pencils can give you lead poisoning.… Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head….One dog year equals seven human years….Marie Antoinette said “Let them eat cake!”…Spelling Christmas “Xmas” is disrespectful….Fact or fiction?The Pedant’s Revolt: Know What Know-It-Alls Knowsets the record straight on everything from the truth about starving a fever to why you shouldn’t “go for the burn.” In chapters literary, medical, grammatical, historical, scientific, and biblical, you’ll discover the facts behind the fallacies that have somehow become accepted wisdom. From insects to food, grooming to Greeks, bumblebees to whales…from the animal kingdom to assassinations, Harpo Marx to Shakespeare, and questionable quotes such as “It’s all Greek to me,” this remarkable book reveals the often surprising origins of the legends and folklore we mistake for the gospel truth—and teaches you to think twice before repeating them.
Father Malebranche S Treatise Concerning The Search After Truth The Whole Work Compleat To Which Is Added The Author S Treatise Of Nature And Grace Together With His Answer To The Animadversions Upon The First Volume His Defense Against The Accusations Of Mr De La Ville C Relating To The Same Subject All Translated By T Taylor
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Author : Nicolas Malebranche
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1694
Father Malebranche S Treatise Concerning The Search After Truth The Whole Work Compleat To Which Is Added The Author S Treatise Of Nature And Grace Together With His Answer To The Animadversions Upon The First Volume His Defense Against The Accusations Of Mr De La Ville C Relating To The Same Subject All Translated By T Taylor written by Nicolas Malebranche and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1694 with categories.
Malebranche The Search After Truth
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Author : Nicolas Malebranche
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-05
Malebranche The Search After Truth written by Nicolas Malebranche and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-05 with Philosophy categories.
Distinguished translation of the major work by a figure of crucial importance to the Enlightenment.
