Author: Sven Birkerts
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1555977219
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Birkerts "examines the changes that he has observed in himself and others [since allowing a degree of everyday digital technology into his life]: the distraction induced by reading on the screen; the loss of personal agency through reliance on GPS and one-stop information resources; an increasing acceptance of 'hive' behaviors. 'An unprecedented shift is underway,' he argues, and 'this transformation is dramatically accelerated and more psychologically formative than any previous technological innovation.' He finds solace in engagement with art, particularly literature, and contemplates the countering energies available to us through acts of sustained attention, even as he worries that our increasingly mediated existences are a threat to creativity"--Page 4 of cove
Changing the Subject
Author: Sven Birkerts
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1555977219
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Birkerts "examines the changes that he has observed in himself and others [since allowing a degree of everyday digital technology into his life]: the distraction induced by reading on the screen; the loss of personal agency through reliance on GPS and one-stop information resources; an increasing acceptance of 'hive' behaviors. 'An unprecedented shift is underway,' he argues, and 'this transformation is dramatically accelerated and more psychologically formative than any previous technological innovation.' He finds solace in engagement with art, particularly literature, and contemplates the countering energies available to us through acts of sustained attention, even as he worries that our increasingly mediated existences are a threat to creativity"--Page 4 of cove
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1555977219
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Birkerts "examines the changes that he has observed in himself and others [since allowing a degree of everyday digital technology into his life]: the distraction induced by reading on the screen; the loss of personal agency through reliance on GPS and one-stop information resources; an increasing acceptance of 'hive' behaviors. 'An unprecedented shift is underway,' he argues, and 'this transformation is dramatically accelerated and more psychologically formative than any previous technological innovation.' He finds solace in engagement with art, particularly literature, and contemplates the countering energies available to us through acts of sustained attention, even as he worries that our increasingly mediated existences are a threat to creativity"--Page 4 of cove
I'm Fine. How Are You?
Author: Catherine Pikula
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997485653
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997485653
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Newfound Friends
Author: Jim Shore
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1637410476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A teddy bear and his balloon dog best friend try new things, explore the park, and make new friends in this delightful story about friendship. Button the teddy bear and Squeaky the balloon dog wake up to a beautiful, sunny day! Although Squeaky has never left the attic before, Button encourages him, and they set out to spend the day at the park to find their next adventure. They soon make two new friends, Pinky and Acorn, and the exciting adventures continue—with friendship being the best adventure of them all. An imaginative story filled with love, acceptance, and the joys of friendship, Newfound Friends is the second children’s book in the Button and Squeaky series by award-winning and best-selling artist Jim Shore. It is another great bedtime story that kids will want to read over and over. This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1637410476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A teddy bear and his balloon dog best friend try new things, explore the park, and make new friends in this delightful story about friendship. Button the teddy bear and Squeaky the balloon dog wake up to a beautiful, sunny day! Although Squeaky has never left the attic before, Button encourages him, and they set out to spend the day at the park to find their next adventure. They soon make two new friends, Pinky and Acorn, and the exciting adventures continue—with friendship being the best adventure of them all. An imaginative story filled with love, acceptance, and the joys of friendship, Newfound Friends is the second children’s book in the Button and Squeaky series by award-winning and best-selling artist Jim Shore. It is another great bedtime story that kids will want to read over and over. This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book
Pith
Author: Tracy Fuad
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997485691
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997485691
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Soldier's Newfound Family
Author: Kathryn Springer
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373877765
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"Love Inspired inspirational romance"--Spine.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373877765
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"Love Inspired inspirational romance"--Spine.
Newfound Freedom
Author: Richard Modlin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980047363
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Survival, adaptation, and self-reliance are the dominant themes as two English brothers experience a perilous Atlantic crossing and unexpectedly become embroiled in the beginnings of the American Revolution.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980047363
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Survival, adaptation, and self-reliance are the dominant themes as two English brothers experience a perilous Atlantic crossing and unexpectedly become embroiled in the beginnings of the American Revolution.
Flower Wars
Author: Nico Amador
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997485622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997485622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
Author: W.J. Kirwin
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442690658
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
The Dictionary of Newfoundland English, first published in 1982 to regional, national, and international acclaim, is a historical dictionary that gives the pronunciations and definitions for words that the editors have called "Newfoundland English." The varieties of English spoken in Newfoundland date back four centuries, mainly to the early seventeenth-century migratory English fishermen of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset, and to the seventeenth- to the nineteenth-century immigrants chiefly from southeastern Ireland. Culled from a vast reading of books, newspapers, and magazines, this book is the most sustained reading ever undertaken of the written words of this province. The dictionary gives not only the meaning of words, but also presents each word with its variant spellings. Moreover, each definition is succeeded by an all-important quotation of usage which illustrates the typical context in which word is used. This well-researched, impressive work of scholarship illustrates how words and phrases have evolved and are used in everyday speech and writing in a specific geographical area. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is one of the most important, comprehensive, and thorough works dealing with Newfoundland. Its publication, a great addition to Newfoundlandia, Canadiana, and lexicography, provides more than a regional lexicon. In fact, this entertaining and delightful book presents a panoramic view of the social, cultural, and natural history, as well as the geography and economics, of the quintessential lifestyle of one of Canada's oldest European-settled areas. This second edition contains a supplement offering approximately 1500 new or expanded entries, an increase of more than 30 per cent over the first edition. Besides new words, the supplement includes modified and additional senses of old words and fresh derivations and usages.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442690658
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
The Dictionary of Newfoundland English, first published in 1982 to regional, national, and international acclaim, is a historical dictionary that gives the pronunciations and definitions for words that the editors have called "Newfoundland English." The varieties of English spoken in Newfoundland date back four centuries, mainly to the early seventeenth-century migratory English fishermen of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset, and to the seventeenth- to the nineteenth-century immigrants chiefly from southeastern Ireland. Culled from a vast reading of books, newspapers, and magazines, this book is the most sustained reading ever undertaken of the written words of this province. The dictionary gives not only the meaning of words, but also presents each word with its variant spellings. Moreover, each definition is succeeded by an all-important quotation of usage which illustrates the typical context in which word is used. This well-researched, impressive work of scholarship illustrates how words and phrases have evolved and are used in everyday speech and writing in a specific geographical area. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is one of the most important, comprehensive, and thorough works dealing with Newfoundland. Its publication, a great addition to Newfoundlandia, Canadiana, and lexicography, provides more than a regional lexicon. In fact, this entertaining and delightful book presents a panoramic view of the social, cultural, and natural history, as well as the geography and economics, of the quintessential lifestyle of one of Canada's oldest European-settled areas. This second edition contains a supplement offering approximately 1500 new or expanded entries, an increase of more than 30 per cent over the first edition. Besides new words, the supplement includes modified and additional senses of old words and fresh derivations and usages.
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
Author: George Morley Story
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802068194
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
First published in 1982 to international acclaim, the Dictionary of Newfoundland English introduced the world to an incredibly rich dialect with deep roots in Ireland and the English West Country.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802068194
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
First published in 1982 to international acclaim, the Dictionary of Newfoundland English introduced the world to an incredibly rich dialect with deep roots in Ireland and the English West Country.
Under the Sea
Author: Mark Leidner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991360888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A collection of stories that focus on love, lost love, death, the absurdity of the human condition, relationships, and beauty. There is also a story about insects that is more human than most D.H. Lawrence. Mark Leidner's fiction is deeply infused with poetry, but never turns purple. "Let's see how merciful you really are," she mutters to God, then with shaky hands she points the gun at her own chest and pulls the trigger. The blast spins her around twice and she falls limp crossways over the soldier, gushing blood all over his body from a hole over her heart. The impact of her fall, however, wakes the man from his unconscious slumber. He sees her face tilted just above his. He looks up into her eyes. Her eyes grow wide. She's ecstatic that he's alive, but horrified that she's about to die. He tries to mouth something, but he can't because she's crushing his lungs. She tries to roll off of him, but she's lost so much blood that she's too weak to roll very far, and she only rolls a few inches. The wound on her heart is bleeding onto his face. He's blinking and choking on her blood while despairing, not at his own pain, but at how awfully she has been hurt. "We should have just broken up," the man finally manages to say, coughing and spitting between gulps of blood. "I know," says the woman. Mark Leidner is a poet. He also writes fiction and screenplays. He lives in Oregon.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991360888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A collection of stories that focus on love, lost love, death, the absurdity of the human condition, relationships, and beauty. There is also a story about insects that is more human than most D.H. Lawrence. Mark Leidner's fiction is deeply infused with poetry, but never turns purple. "Let's see how merciful you really are," she mutters to God, then with shaky hands she points the gun at her own chest and pulls the trigger. The blast spins her around twice and she falls limp crossways over the soldier, gushing blood all over his body from a hole over her heart. The impact of her fall, however, wakes the man from his unconscious slumber. He sees her face tilted just above his. He looks up into her eyes. Her eyes grow wide. She's ecstatic that he's alive, but horrified that she's about to die. He tries to mouth something, but he can't because she's crushing his lungs. She tries to roll off of him, but she's lost so much blood that she's too weak to roll very far, and she only rolls a few inches. The wound on her heart is bleeding onto his face. He's blinking and choking on her blood while despairing, not at his own pain, but at how awfully she has been hurt. "We should have just broken up," the man finally manages to say, coughing and spitting between gulps of blood. "I know," says the woman. Mark Leidner is a poet. He also writes fiction and screenplays. He lives in Oregon.