Author: Donna Clementoni
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595382908
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Author Donna Clementoni, mining the resources of history and hearsay, pens a portrait of her Italian-American relatives in poetic tribute to their immigration to America in search of a better life for their families. Their trials and tribulations are recounted in charming and colorful verse as they assimilate into their new land, move into its neighborhoods, fight in its wars and pursue the American Dream. They were not to the manor born. Intrinsically, they understood that there are those who lord over the land and those who labor. Immigrants from the Mezzogiorno, Italy's poorest region south of Rome, belonged to this less fortunate fraternity. These amazing pioneers, out of sheer desperation or fearless determination, charted the course for all their descendants to follow.
Not To The Manor Born
Author: Donna Clementoni
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595382908
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Author Donna Clementoni, mining the resources of history and hearsay, pens a portrait of her Italian-American relatives in poetic tribute to their immigration to America in search of a better life for their families. Their trials and tribulations are recounted in charming and colorful verse as they assimilate into their new land, move into its neighborhoods, fight in its wars and pursue the American Dream. They were not to the manor born. Intrinsically, they understood that there are those who lord over the land and those who labor. Immigrants from the Mezzogiorno, Italy's poorest region south of Rome, belonged to this less fortunate fraternity. These amazing pioneers, out of sheer desperation or fearless determination, charted the course for all their descendants to follow.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595382908
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Author Donna Clementoni, mining the resources of history and hearsay, pens a portrait of her Italian-American relatives in poetic tribute to their immigration to America in search of a better life for their families. Their trials and tribulations are recounted in charming and colorful verse as they assimilate into their new land, move into its neighborhoods, fight in its wars and pursue the American Dream. They were not to the manor born. Intrinsically, they understood that there are those who lord over the land and those who labor. Immigrants from the Mezzogiorno, Italy's poorest region south of Rome, belonged to this less fortunate fraternity. These amazing pioneers, out of sheer desperation or fearless determination, charted the course for all their descendants to follow.
To the Manor Born: Fourth Book in the Brigandshaw Chronicles
Author: Peter Rimmer
Publisher: Peter Rimmer
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
The roaring twenties are in full swing. The war at an end. Spirits are high. Everything is possible. Or is it? Harry and Tina Brigandshaw welcome the birth of their son, Anthony, on Elephant Walk. They appear to be a normal contented family, but with the arrival of two English prospectors, not all is what it seems to be. Harry is blissfully happy on his African farm, yet Tina is desperate to return to England and civilization. She is bored and when Tina is bored, anything can happen! Back in England and America, business is buoyant, the stock markets climbing and climbing. The social circuit is teeming with newcomers and new money. It's all a toxic mix. When will the bubble burst and with that, what will happen to Colonial Shipping and the Brigandshaws? Will all be lost? Find out and start reading the next instalment, To the Manor Born. Get your copy today. What readers say about the Brigandshaws: 'Great stories difficult to put down.' 'A gripping family saga.' 'Very enjoyable reading!' 'Peter Rimmer never fails to capture the savage beauty of the land.' 'Highly recommended. Addictive author. ' 'Peter Rimmer has a great style of writing.' 'Written with knowledge and love.' 'Loved this book as I have loved all of Peter Rimmer's books ..... do yourselves to favor and read them all.'
Publisher: Peter Rimmer
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
The roaring twenties are in full swing. The war at an end. Spirits are high. Everything is possible. Or is it? Harry and Tina Brigandshaw welcome the birth of their son, Anthony, on Elephant Walk. They appear to be a normal contented family, but with the arrival of two English prospectors, not all is what it seems to be. Harry is blissfully happy on his African farm, yet Tina is desperate to return to England and civilization. She is bored and when Tina is bored, anything can happen! Back in England and America, business is buoyant, the stock markets climbing and climbing. The social circuit is teeming with newcomers and new money. It's all a toxic mix. When will the bubble burst and with that, what will happen to Colonial Shipping and the Brigandshaws? Will all be lost? Find out and start reading the next instalment, To the Manor Born. Get your copy today. What readers say about the Brigandshaws: 'Great stories difficult to put down.' 'A gripping family saga.' 'Very enjoyable reading!' 'Peter Rimmer never fails to capture the savage beauty of the land.' 'Highly recommended. Addictive author. ' 'Peter Rimmer has a great style of writing.' 'Written with knowledge and love.' 'Loved this book as I have loved all of Peter Rimmer's books ..... do yourselves to favor and read them all.'
To the Manor Born
Author: Jessie Carr
Publisher: Zero Tolerance
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Adult read. Explicit age play erotic story. From the # 1Erotic Short Story Best Selling Author Jessie Carr. As the eldest of three girls Emily had been aware from an early age that she was To The Manor Born. She has been a good girl her entire life. Her grandmother has been her greatest influence, teaching her not only independence and right from wrong but above all how to be generous, compassionate and to follow her heart no matter the consequences. When her Grandmother dies she is left with the responsibility of her estate and businesses. She travels halfway across the country to take up her new position as the Lady of the manor. As well as the usual upheaval she finds herself embroiled in the politics of the local town, which with her grandmother's steel she handles well or so she thinks. As if life is not complicated enough she finds herself drawn to her handmaid, just this would be enough for her life to be ruined let alone the fact that her new intimate friend is black. Regardless of her grandmother's excellent preparation she is ill prepared for the journey ahead. TASTER: I feel and smell her sweet breath as her face comes right in front of mine then her dark brown lips touch my cheek, it’s the touch of a butterfly wing, she holds for a second and then pulls away. I gulp down air as she stands off the bed, I rub my eyes as if to clean the thoughts in my head. ‘Let's get you undressed and ready for bed Miss.” She says matter of fact. I stand up in front of her not daring to question my own actions, she tells me to turn around and I do, she puts her hands on my shoulders, she slides one hand under my hair and pulls it to the side draping it across my shoulder it hangs down over my right breast. I feel her lips again, this time on the back of my neck, not the delicate touch of before but still quite light, then my spine shivers, her hot wet tongue strokes thickly across my skin I can hardly breathe. Her hands drop to my side and onto my hips, 'tell me to stop' she dares I say nothing, knowing I should tell her to go away, but her touch is like nothing I’ve ever known, it has me frozen to the spot, needing it to last. She stands back and releases me. It's all I can do to stop myself from collapsing.
Publisher: Zero Tolerance
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Adult read. Explicit age play erotic story. From the # 1Erotic Short Story Best Selling Author Jessie Carr. As the eldest of three girls Emily had been aware from an early age that she was To The Manor Born. She has been a good girl her entire life. Her grandmother has been her greatest influence, teaching her not only independence and right from wrong but above all how to be generous, compassionate and to follow her heart no matter the consequences. When her Grandmother dies she is left with the responsibility of her estate and businesses. She travels halfway across the country to take up her new position as the Lady of the manor. As well as the usual upheaval she finds herself embroiled in the politics of the local town, which with her grandmother's steel she handles well or so she thinks. As if life is not complicated enough she finds herself drawn to her handmaid, just this would be enough for her life to be ruined let alone the fact that her new intimate friend is black. Regardless of her grandmother's excellent preparation she is ill prepared for the journey ahead. TASTER: I feel and smell her sweet breath as her face comes right in front of mine then her dark brown lips touch my cheek, it’s the touch of a butterfly wing, she holds for a second and then pulls away. I gulp down air as she stands off the bed, I rub my eyes as if to clean the thoughts in my head. ‘Let's get you undressed and ready for bed Miss.” She says matter of fact. I stand up in front of her not daring to question my own actions, she tells me to turn around and I do, she puts her hands on my shoulders, she slides one hand under my hair and pulls it to the side draping it across my shoulder it hangs down over my right breast. I feel her lips again, this time on the back of my neck, not the delicate touch of before but still quite light, then my spine shivers, her hot wet tongue strokes thickly across my skin I can hardly breathe. Her hands drop to my side and onto my hips, 'tell me to stop' she dares I say nothing, knowing I should tell her to go away, but her touch is like nothing I’ve ever known, it has me frozen to the spot, needing it to last. She stands back and releases me. It's all I can do to stop myself from collapsing.
Our Church Life
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Garner's Modern American Usage
Author: Bryan Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199888779
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1007
Book Description
Since first appearing in 1998, Garner's Modern American Usage has established itself as the preeminent guide to the effective use of the English language. Brimming with witty, erudite essays on troublesome words and phrases, this book authoritatively shows how to avoid the countless pitfalls that await unwary writers and speakers whether the issues relate to grammar, punctuation, word choice, or pronunciation. Now in the third edition, readers will find the "Garner's Language-Change Index," which registers where each disputed usage in modern English falls on a five-stage continuum from nonacceptability (to the language community as a whole) to acceptability, giving the book a consistent standard throughout. Garner's Modern American Usage, 3e is the first usage guide ever to incorporate such a language-change index, and the judgments are based both on Garner's own original research in linguistic corpora and on his analysis of hundreds of earlier studies. Another first in this edition is the panel of critical readers: 120-plus commentators who have helped Garner reassess and update the text, so that every page has been improved.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199888779
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1007
Book Description
Since first appearing in 1998, Garner's Modern American Usage has established itself as the preeminent guide to the effective use of the English language. Brimming with witty, erudite essays on troublesome words and phrases, this book authoritatively shows how to avoid the countless pitfalls that await unwary writers and speakers whether the issues relate to grammar, punctuation, word choice, or pronunciation. Now in the third edition, readers will find the "Garner's Language-Change Index," which registers where each disputed usage in modern English falls on a five-stage continuum from nonacceptability (to the language community as a whole) to acceptability, giving the book a consistent standard throughout. Garner's Modern American Usage, 3e is the first usage guide ever to incorporate such a language-change index, and the judgments are based both on Garner's own original research in linguistic corpora and on his analysis of hundreds of earlier studies. Another first in this edition is the panel of critical readers: 120-plus commentators who have helped Garner reassess and update the text, so that every page has been improved.
To the Manor Born
Author: Mary Lloyd Estrin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780821207468
Category : Documentary photography
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780821207468
Category : Documentary photography
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
To the Manor Born
Author: Baroness Elizabeth Belinda Douglas-Scott-Montagu Montagu of Beaulieu
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Autobiography of a Pocket-Hankerchief
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734025214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Autobiography of a Pocket-Hankerchief by James Fenimore Cooper
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734025214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Autobiography of a Pocket-Hankerchief by James Fenimore Cooper
Garner's Modern English Usage
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197599028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
Book Description
The most original and authoritative voice of today's English lexicography presents a fully revised new edition of his beloved usage dictionary When Bryan Garner published the first edition of A Dictionary of Modern American Usage in 1999, the book quickly became one of the most influential style guides ever written for the English language. After four previous editions and over twenty years, our language has evolved in many ways, and the powerful tool of big data has revolutionized lexicography. This extensively revised new edition fully captures these changes, featuring a thousand new entries and over two hundred replacement entries, thoroughly updated usage data and ratios on word frequency based on the Google Ngram Viewer, a more balanced coverage of World Englishes, not just American and British, and the inclusion of gender-neutral language. However, one thing has not changed: in no sense is this a regular dictionary but a masterpiece of lexicography written with wit and personality by one of the preeminent authorities on the English language. To put it in David Foster Wallace's words, Garner's discussion of rhetoric and style still borders on genius. From the (lost) battle between self-deprecating and self-depreciating to the misuse of it's for its, from the variant spelling patty-cake taking over pat-a-cake in American English to the singular uses of they, Garner explains the nuances of grammar and vocabulary and the linguistic blunders to which modern writers and speakers are prone, whether in word choice, syntax, phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation. His empirical approach liberates English from two extremes: from the purists who maintain that split infinitives and sentence-ending prepositions are malfeasances and from the linguistic relativists who believe that whatever people say or write must necessarily be accepted. The purpose of Garner's dictionary is to help writers, editors, and speakers use the language effectively. And it does so in a playful and persuasive way that will help you sound grammatical but relaxed, refined but natural, correct but unpedantic.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197599028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
Book Description
The most original and authoritative voice of today's English lexicography presents a fully revised new edition of his beloved usage dictionary When Bryan Garner published the first edition of A Dictionary of Modern American Usage in 1999, the book quickly became one of the most influential style guides ever written for the English language. After four previous editions and over twenty years, our language has evolved in many ways, and the powerful tool of big data has revolutionized lexicography. This extensively revised new edition fully captures these changes, featuring a thousand new entries and over two hundred replacement entries, thoroughly updated usage data and ratios on word frequency based on the Google Ngram Viewer, a more balanced coverage of World Englishes, not just American and British, and the inclusion of gender-neutral language. However, one thing has not changed: in no sense is this a regular dictionary but a masterpiece of lexicography written with wit and personality by one of the preeminent authorities on the English language. To put it in David Foster Wallace's words, Garner's discussion of rhetoric and style still borders on genius. From the (lost) battle between self-deprecating and self-depreciating to the misuse of it's for its, from the variant spelling patty-cake taking over pat-a-cake in American English to the singular uses of they, Garner explains the nuances of grammar and vocabulary and the linguistic blunders to which modern writers and speakers are prone, whether in word choice, syntax, phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation. His empirical approach liberates English from two extremes: from the purists who maintain that split infinitives and sentence-ending prepositions are malfeasances and from the linguistic relativists who believe that whatever people say or write must necessarily be accepted. The purpose of Garner's dictionary is to help writers, editors, and speakers use the language effectively. And it does so in a playful and persuasive way that will help you sound grammatical but relaxed, refined but natural, correct but unpedantic.
The Accidents of Style
Author: Charles Harrington Elster
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429912804
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Fasten your seat belt for a crash course in careful usage.... Just like automobile accidents, accidents of style occur all over the English-speaking world, in print and on the Internet, thousands of times every day. They range from minor fender benders, such as confusing their and there, to serious smashups, such as misusing sensual for sensuous or writing loathe when you mean loath. Charles Harrington Elster shows you how to navigate the hairpin turns of grammar, diction, spelling, and punctuation with an entertaining driver's manual covering 350 common word hazards and infractions, arranged in order of complexity for writers of all levels. Elster illustrates these surprisingly common accidents with quotations from numerous print and online publications, many of them highly regarded---which perhaps should make us feel better: If the horrendous redundancy closeproximity and the odious construction what it is, is have appeared in The New York Times, maybe our own accidents will be forgiven. But that shouldn't keep us from aspiring to accident-free writing and speaking. If you want to get on the road to writing well, The Accidents of Style will help you drive home what you want to say.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429912804
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Fasten your seat belt for a crash course in careful usage.... Just like automobile accidents, accidents of style occur all over the English-speaking world, in print and on the Internet, thousands of times every day. They range from minor fender benders, such as confusing their and there, to serious smashups, such as misusing sensual for sensuous or writing loathe when you mean loath. Charles Harrington Elster shows you how to navigate the hairpin turns of grammar, diction, spelling, and punctuation with an entertaining driver's manual covering 350 common word hazards and infractions, arranged in order of complexity for writers of all levels. Elster illustrates these surprisingly common accidents with quotations from numerous print and online publications, many of them highly regarded---which perhaps should make us feel better: If the horrendous redundancy closeproximity and the odious construction what it is, is have appeared in The New York Times, maybe our own accidents will be forgiven. But that shouldn't keep us from aspiring to accident-free writing and speaking. If you want to get on the road to writing well, The Accidents of Style will help you drive home what you want to say.