Author: Shawn Kennedy
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781402778681
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shawn Kennedy, the mad genius behind Funny Cryptograms and Scratch and Play Mystery Word Puzzles, is back with his wildest book of puzzles yet: Pun Amok. Solvers get a small handful of punny clues, like “Mug shot” for ESPRESSO, and a bunch of letter tiles. When the tiles bearing the letters of each clue answer are eliminated, the remaining tiles can be arranged to answer a bonus clue. These demented puzzles with test your brain and tickle your funny bone!
Pun Amok
Author: Shawn Kennedy
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781402778681
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shawn Kennedy, the mad genius behind Funny Cryptograms and Scratch and Play Mystery Word Puzzles, is back with his wildest book of puzzles yet: Pun Amok. Solvers get a small handful of punny clues, like “Mug shot” for ESPRESSO, and a bunch of letter tiles. When the tiles bearing the letters of each clue answer are eliminated, the remaining tiles can be arranged to answer a bonus clue. These demented puzzles with test your brain and tickle your funny bone!
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781402778681
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shawn Kennedy, the mad genius behind Funny Cryptograms and Scratch and Play Mystery Word Puzzles, is back with his wildest book of puzzles yet: Pun Amok. Solvers get a small handful of punny clues, like “Mug shot” for ESPRESSO, and a bunch of letter tiles. When the tiles bearing the letters of each clue answer are eliminated, the remaining tiles can be arranged to answer a bonus clue. These demented puzzles with test your brain and tickle your funny bone!
Book II
Author: R. G. M. Nisbet
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192646990
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The first three books of Horace's Odes were issued together, apparently in the latter part of 23 BC. The second book, however, has a coherence of its own in terms of subject matter, tone of voice, and arrangement. In particular there is a predominance of poems concerned with philosophy, with conduct, and with friendship. This commentary provides the reader with the background knowledge of conventional forms and topics needed to appreciate fully every aspect of the poems. In particular word-play, literary parallels, and stylistic nuances are highlighted and discussed. The commentary may be used in conjunction with the Oxford Classical Text of Horace edited by E. C. Wickham.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192646990
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The first three books of Horace's Odes were issued together, apparently in the latter part of 23 BC. The second book, however, has a coherence of its own in terms of subject matter, tone of voice, and arrangement. In particular there is a predominance of poems concerned with philosophy, with conduct, and with friendship. This commentary provides the reader with the background knowledge of conventional forms and topics needed to appreciate fully every aspect of the poems. In particular word-play, literary parallels, and stylistic nuances are highlighted and discussed. The commentary may be used in conjunction with the Oxford Classical Text of Horace edited by E. C. Wickham.
Pun Amok 2
Author: Shawn Kennedy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733336215
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From writer of "Jeopardy!", "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," "The $100,000 Pyramid," and 12+ other game shows comes "Pun Amok 2: The Word Game With Crazy Clues." Fit the answer pieces into the heavy gray outlines jigsaw-puzzle-style to discover the answers to the plays-on-words clues. Features 110 puzzles with 770 clever clues.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733336215
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From writer of "Jeopardy!", "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," "The $100,000 Pyramid," and 12+ other game shows comes "Pun Amok 2: The Word Game With Crazy Clues." Fit the answer pieces into the heavy gray outlines jigsaw-puzzle-style to discover the answers to the plays-on-words clues. Features 110 puzzles with 770 clever clues.
Guys and Guns Amok
Author: Douglas Kellner
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317258479
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
From the recent shootings at Virginia Tech University to the tragedies at Columbine and Oklahoma City, certain common traits can be traced through all of these events. In Guys and Guns Amok, media and cultural critic Douglas Kellner provides a fascinating diagnostic reading of these acts of domestic terrorism. Skillfully connecting each case with the current environment for male socialization and the search for identity in an American culture obsessed with guns and militarism, Kellner's work is a sobering reflection on these tragedies and the pervasive power of media and popular culture as well as a wake-up call for the future.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317258479
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
From the recent shootings at Virginia Tech University to the tragedies at Columbine and Oklahoma City, certain common traits can be traced through all of these events. In Guys and Guns Amok, media and cultural critic Douglas Kellner provides a fascinating diagnostic reading of these acts of domestic terrorism. Skillfully connecting each case with the current environment for male socialization and the search for identity in an American culture obsessed with guns and militarism, Kellner's work is a sobering reflection on these tragedies and the pervasive power of media and popular culture as well as a wake-up call for the future.
How Would a Patriot Act?
Author: Glenn Greenwald
Publisher: Working Assets Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Glenn Greenwald was not a political man — neither liberal nor conservative. To him, the U.S. was generally on track and would remain forever centrist. But all that has changed. Over the past five years, a creeping extremism has taken hold of our federal government, which threatens to alter our system of governing ourselves and our national character. This extremism is neither liberal nor conservative, but is driven by the Bush administration's radical theories of executive power. Greenwald writes that we cannot abide these unlimited and unchecked presidential powers if we are to remain a constitutional republic. Because when you answer to no one, you're not a president — you're a despot. This is one man's story of being galvanized into action to defend his country, and his concise and penetrating analysis of what is at stake for America when its president has secretly bestowed upon himself the powers of a king. From 9/11 to the question of nuclear war in Iran, Greenwald shows how Bush's claims of unlimited power play out. In the spirit of the colonists who once mustered the strength to denounce a king, Greenwald asks: how would a patriot act today?
Publisher: Working Assets Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Glenn Greenwald was not a political man — neither liberal nor conservative. To him, the U.S. was generally on track and would remain forever centrist. But all that has changed. Over the past five years, a creeping extremism has taken hold of our federal government, which threatens to alter our system of governing ourselves and our national character. This extremism is neither liberal nor conservative, but is driven by the Bush administration's radical theories of executive power. Greenwald writes that we cannot abide these unlimited and unchecked presidential powers if we are to remain a constitutional republic. Because when you answer to no one, you're not a president — you're a despot. This is one man's story of being galvanized into action to defend his country, and his concise and penetrating analysis of what is at stake for America when its president has secretly bestowed upon himself the powers of a king. From 9/11 to the question of nuclear war in Iran, Greenwald shows how Bush's claims of unlimited power play out. In the spirit of the colonists who once mustered the strength to denounce a king, Greenwald asks: how would a patriot act today?
Chuck Amuck
Author: Chuck Jones
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466836024
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The illustrated classic, complete with a new preface by Matt Groening. Winner of three Academy Awards and numerous other prizes for his animated films, Chuck Jones is the director of scores of famous Warner Bros. cartoons and the creator of such memorable characters as the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepé Le Pew, and Marvin Martian. In this beguiling memoir, Chuck Jones evokes the golden years of life at "Termite Terrace," the Warner Bros. studio in which he and his now-famous fellow animators conceived the cartoons that delighted millions of moviegoers throughout the world and entertain new generations of fans on television. Not a mere history, Chuck Amuck captures the antic spirit that created classic cartoons-such as Duck Dodgers in the 241/2 Century, One Froggy Evening, Duck Amuck, and What's Opera, Doc?-with some of the wittiest insights into the art of comedy since Mark Twain.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466836024
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The illustrated classic, complete with a new preface by Matt Groening. Winner of three Academy Awards and numerous other prizes for his animated films, Chuck Jones is the director of scores of famous Warner Bros. cartoons and the creator of such memorable characters as the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepé Le Pew, and Marvin Martian. In this beguiling memoir, Chuck Jones evokes the golden years of life at "Termite Terrace," the Warner Bros. studio in which he and his now-famous fellow animators conceived the cartoons that delighted millions of moviegoers throughout the world and entertain new generations of fans on television. Not a mere history, Chuck Amuck captures the antic spirit that created classic cartoons-such as Duck Dodgers in the 241/2 Century, One Froggy Evening, Duck Amuck, and What's Opera, Doc?-with some of the wittiest insights into the art of comedy since Mark Twain.
It's Been Said Before
Author: Orin Hargraves
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199315744
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Careful writers and speakers agree that clichés are generally to be avoided. However, nearly all of us continue to use them. Why do they persist in our language? In It's Been Said Before, lexicographer Orin Hargraves examines the peculiar idea and power of the cliché. He helps readers understand why certain phrases became clichés and why they should be avoided -- or why they still have life left in them. Indeed, clichés can be useful -- even powerful. And few people even agree on which expressions are clichés and which are not. Many regard any frequent idiom as a cliché, and a phrase regarded as a cliché in one context may be seen simply as an effective expression in another. Examples drawn from data about actual usage support Hargraves' identification of true clichés. They also illuminate his commentary on usage problems and helpful suggestions for eliminating clichés where they serve no useful purpose. Concise and lively, It's Been Said Before serves as a guide to the most overused phrases in the English language -- and to phrases that are used exactly as often as they should be.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199315744
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Careful writers and speakers agree that clichés are generally to be avoided. However, nearly all of us continue to use them. Why do they persist in our language? In It's Been Said Before, lexicographer Orin Hargraves examines the peculiar idea and power of the cliché. He helps readers understand why certain phrases became clichés and why they should be avoided -- or why they still have life left in them. Indeed, clichés can be useful -- even powerful. And few people even agree on which expressions are clichés and which are not. Many regard any frequent idiom as a cliché, and a phrase regarded as a cliché in one context may be seen simply as an effective expression in another. Examples drawn from data about actual usage support Hargraves' identification of true clichés. They also illuminate his commentary on usage problems and helpful suggestions for eliminating clichés where they serve no useful purpose. Concise and lively, It's Been Said Before serves as a guide to the most overused phrases in the English language -- and to phrases that are used exactly as often as they should be.
Pirate's Perfect Pet
Author: Beth Ferry
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763672882
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Pirates, pets and puns run amok as a swaggering but softhearted captain swashbuckler embarks on a daring quest to find a perfect animal sidekick.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763672882
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Pirates, pets and puns run amok as a swaggering but softhearted captain swashbuckler embarks on a daring quest to find a perfect animal sidekick.
Rip Tide (A Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery, Book 2)
Author: Jeanne Glidewell
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
ISBN: 1614178208
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Red Snapper Poachers Suspected of Murder, The Ripples Swing Into Action in Rip Tide, a Cozy Mystery, by author Jeanne Glidewell Senior citizens and full-time RVers, Rip and Rapella Ripple are spending the holidays with daughter Regina, in their hometown of Rockport, TX. When Regina's new husband, Milo Moore, becomes a suspect in an off-shore harpooning homicide, the Ripples set out to exonerate him. But proving Milo didn't harpoon his best friend and business partner, Cooper Claypool--with Claypool's spear-gun while out poaching red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico--is more challenging than the Ripples anticipated. REVIEWS: "Well-written characters and realistic dialogue make this another fast-paced page-turner." ~Deacon, Amazon Verified Reviewer "[Jeanne Gideweell] infuses such a fun sense of humor in all of her books and creates enjoyable characters that you want to know more about!" ~Cozy Reader, Amazon Verified Reviewer THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart No Big Rip The Grim Ripper THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella) Cozy Camping Marriage and Mayhem
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
ISBN: 1614178208
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Red Snapper Poachers Suspected of Murder, The Ripples Swing Into Action in Rip Tide, a Cozy Mystery, by author Jeanne Glidewell Senior citizens and full-time RVers, Rip and Rapella Ripple are spending the holidays with daughter Regina, in their hometown of Rockport, TX. When Regina's new husband, Milo Moore, becomes a suspect in an off-shore harpooning homicide, the Ripples set out to exonerate him. But proving Milo didn't harpoon his best friend and business partner, Cooper Claypool--with Claypool's spear-gun while out poaching red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico--is more challenging than the Ripples anticipated. REVIEWS: "Well-written characters and realistic dialogue make this another fast-paced page-turner." ~Deacon, Amazon Verified Reviewer "[Jeanne Gideweell] infuses such a fun sense of humor in all of her books and creates enjoyable characters that you want to know more about!" ~Cozy Reader, Amazon Verified Reviewer THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order A Rip Roaring Good Time Rip Tide Ripped to Shreds Rip Your Heart Out Ripped Apart No Big Rip The Grim Ripper THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order Leave No Stone Unturned The Extinguished Guest Haunted With This Ring Just Ducky The Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella) Cozy Camping Marriage and Mayhem
Annihilation
Author: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher: FSG Originals
ISBN: 0374710775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ALEX GARLAND, STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAAC The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that "reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped through into a Kafkaesque nightmare world" (Kim Stanley Robinson). Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide; the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding—but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.
Publisher: FSG Originals
ISBN: 0374710775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ALEX GARLAND, STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAAC The Southern Reach Trilogy begins with Annihilation, the Nebula Award-winning novel that "reads as if Verne or Wellsian adventurers exploring a mysterious island had warped through into a Kafkaesque nightmare world" (Kim Stanley Robinson). Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide; the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding—but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.