Author: Robbie Kahn
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252067150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Bearing Meaning
Author: Robbie Kahn
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252067150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252067150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
The End of Ice
Author: Dahr Jamail
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620976056
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Finalist for the 2020 PEN / E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Acclaimed on its hardcover publication, a global journey that reminds us "of how magical the planet we're about to lose really is" (Bill McKibben) With a new epilogue by the author After nearly a decade overseas as a war reporter, the acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail returned to America to renew his passion for mountaineering, only to find that the slopes he had once climbed have been irrevocably changed by climate disruption. In response, Jamail embarks on a journey to the geographical front lines of this crisis—from Alaska to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, via the Amazon rainforest—in order to discover the consequences to nature and to humans of the loss of ice. In The End of Ice, we follow Jamail as he scales Denali, the highest peak in North America, dives in the warm crystal waters of the Pacific only to find ghostly coral reefs, and explores the tundra of St. Paul Island where he meets the last subsistence seal hunters of the Bering Sea and witnesses its melting glaciers. Accompanied by climate scientists and people whose families have fished, farmed, and lived in the areas he visits for centuries, Jamail begins to accept the fact that Earth, most likely, is in a hospice situation. Ironically, this allows him to renew his passion for the planet's wild places, cherishing Earth in a way he has never been able to before. Like no other book, The End of Ice offers a firsthand chronicle—including photographs throughout of Jamail on his journey across the world—of the catastrophic reality of our situation and the incalculable necessity of relishing this vulnerable, fragile planet while we still can.
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620976056
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Finalist for the 2020 PEN / E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Acclaimed on its hardcover publication, a global journey that reminds us "of how magical the planet we're about to lose really is" (Bill McKibben) With a new epilogue by the author After nearly a decade overseas as a war reporter, the acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail returned to America to renew his passion for mountaineering, only to find that the slopes he had once climbed have been irrevocably changed by climate disruption. In response, Jamail embarks on a journey to the geographical front lines of this crisis—from Alaska to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, via the Amazon rainforest—in order to discover the consequences to nature and to humans of the loss of ice. In The End of Ice, we follow Jamail as he scales Denali, the highest peak in North America, dives in the warm crystal waters of the Pacific only to find ghostly coral reefs, and explores the tundra of St. Paul Island where he meets the last subsistence seal hunters of the Bering Sea and witnesses its melting glaciers. Accompanied by climate scientists and people whose families have fished, farmed, and lived in the areas he visits for centuries, Jamail begins to accept the fact that Earth, most likely, is in a hospice situation. Ironically, this allows him to renew his passion for the planet's wild places, cherishing Earth in a way he has never been able to before. Like no other book, The End of Ice offers a firsthand chronicle—including photographs throughout of Jamail on his journey across the world—of the catastrophic reality of our situation and the incalculable necessity of relishing this vulnerable, fragile planet while we still can.
Meaning in the Media
Author: Alan Durant
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521199581
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Addresses the issue of what we should make of competing claims about meaning when debated in highly charged circumstances.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521199581
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Addresses the issue of what we should make of competing claims about meaning when debated in highly charged circumstances.
Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language
Author: John Walker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Reckonings
Author: Stephen Chrisomalis
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 026236087X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Insights from the history of numerical notation suggest that how humans write numbers is an active choice involving cognitive and social factors. Over the past 5,000 years, more than 100 methods of numerical notation--distinct ways of writing numbers--have been developed and used by specific communities. Most of these are barely known today; where they are known, they are often derided as cognitively cumbersome and outdated. In Reckonings, Stephen Chrisomalis considers how humans past and present use numerals, reinterpreting historical and archaeological representations of numerical notation and exploring the implications of why we write numbers with figures rather than words.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 026236087X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Insights from the history of numerical notation suggest that how humans write numbers is an active choice involving cognitive and social factors. Over the past 5,000 years, more than 100 methods of numerical notation--distinct ways of writing numbers--have been developed and used by specific communities. Most of these are barely known today; where they are known, they are often derided as cognitively cumbersome and outdated. In Reckonings, Stephen Chrisomalis considers how humans past and present use numerals, reinterpreting historical and archaeological representations of numerical notation and exploring the implications of why we write numbers with figures rather than words.
Common English Phrases
Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Manik Joshi
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
What are Phrases? In simple words, phrases are a ‘group of words’ which have a particular meaning when used together. Phrases may contain two or more words. You can also define ‘phrase’ in the following words: A phrase is a group of words acting as a single part of speech and not containing both a subject and a verb. Or A phrase is said to be an apt, brief and cogent expression. Or A phrase is a small group of words that may stand together on its own. NOTE: Phrases containing two or more words are widely used in daily English. Below is the list of phrases in alphabetical order. SAMPLE THIS: Common English Phrases -- A -AFFECTED [Meaning: suffering] Common Phrases: Cyclone-affected areas Explosion-affected people Famine-affected region Flood-affected city Rain-affected families Violence-affected community -AFFLICTED [Meaning: badly affected] Common Phrases: Disease-afflicted infant Drought-afflicted villages Terror-afflicted countries AGE Common Phrases: Advancing age Age-defying beauty products Age gap Age-old conventions / custom / tradition / social norms Cut-off age Lower / upper age limit Marriageable age Old-age complications ALL- [Meaning: each and everyone; completely; in the highest degree] Common Phrases: All-out offensive All-state shutdown All-terrain truck All-weather roads All-woman bank ANIMAL Common Phrases: Animal instincts Animal rights groups Animal-human conflict Aquatic animal Stray-animal feeders ANTI- [Meaning: the opposite of; opposite to; preventing] Common Phrases: Anti-aircraft missiles Anti-auto theft squad team Anti-bacterial treatment Anti-biotic drug Anti-competitive practices Anti-copying act Anti-corruption body / watchdog Anti-drug drive Anti-encroachment drive Anti-extremism campaign Anti-graft activist / court Anti-hate laws Anti-inflammatory effect Anti-liquor stir Anti-malarial medications Anti-national destabilizing agenda Anti-national elements / mindset Anti-obscene calls cell Anti-people policies Anti-poaching steps Anti-rowdy squad Anti-sabotage team Anti-spam legislation Anti-terror cooperation / system Anti-terrorism intelligence unit Anti-theft checking campaign -ARMED [Meaning: carrying or having weapons] Common Phrases: Nuclear-armed countries / state Rifle-armed guard Shotgun-armed policeman ATTACK Common Phrases: Arial attacks Attack-site Cowardly attack Dreadful terror attacks Maximum impact attack Sectarian attacks Vigilante group attack ATTENTION Common Phrases: Attention-grabbing headline / stunts Attention-seeking behavior ATTITUDE Common Phrases: Attitude problem Broad-minded attitude Callus / confrontation / negative / obstinate / positive attitude Phrases starting with ‘-ed, -en, etc. Words’ Abandoned dug-cum bore well Accumulated anger Agitated mob Alleged student Animated cartoons Appalled silence Apprehended litigation Armed conflict / uprising Assumed name Attempted robbery Also Note: Construction-allied industries Flight-associated headaches Huge-accounted wealth Internationally acclaimed poet State-advised price Phrases starting with ‘-ing Words’ Acting chairman of the city Adjoining banks Ailing former leader Aspiring candidates for MITs Aspiring immigrants to Germany Aspiring policeman Awe-inspiring crafts Other Common Phrases – A Abode of the gods Abortive bid Abrupt departure Absolute authority Absorbent paper Abstract principles Academic excellence / qualifications Academically bright student Access control system Accident insurance / spot / site Accused applicant Aches and pains Active involvement / part / participation Actively zealous Actual fact Acutely conscious Adhesive quality Administrative error / sources Admissible evidence Adolescent boys / girls Advance notice / tax / warning / booking Adventurous mind Adverse circumstances / effect / experience / verdict Advertising campaign Advisory body / committee Aerial display fireworks Agreement of negotiation Air-conditioned bus Aluminum foil Amateur photographer Ambitious project Ample hint An American of Indian descent Analytical survey Ancestor worship Ancient civilization Ancillary services Animated cartoons / discussion Annual ancestor worship Annual budget / income / meeting / report Anxious face Apocalyptic moment Application form Approaches and departures Aptitude test Aromatic fragrance / oils Art exhibition Artificial fertilizer / limb As above so below Assembly elections Asylum-seekers Atheist ideology Atomic energy Attention motion / span Auspicious day / moment Autonomous province Average income community Award ceremony Awareness rally
Publisher: Manik Joshi
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
What are Phrases? In simple words, phrases are a ‘group of words’ which have a particular meaning when used together. Phrases may contain two or more words. You can also define ‘phrase’ in the following words: A phrase is a group of words acting as a single part of speech and not containing both a subject and a verb. Or A phrase is said to be an apt, brief and cogent expression. Or A phrase is a small group of words that may stand together on its own. NOTE: Phrases containing two or more words are widely used in daily English. Below is the list of phrases in alphabetical order. SAMPLE THIS: Common English Phrases -- A -AFFECTED [Meaning: suffering] Common Phrases: Cyclone-affected areas Explosion-affected people Famine-affected region Flood-affected city Rain-affected families Violence-affected community -AFFLICTED [Meaning: badly affected] Common Phrases: Disease-afflicted infant Drought-afflicted villages Terror-afflicted countries AGE Common Phrases: Advancing age Age-defying beauty products Age gap Age-old conventions / custom / tradition / social norms Cut-off age Lower / upper age limit Marriageable age Old-age complications ALL- [Meaning: each and everyone; completely; in the highest degree] Common Phrases: All-out offensive All-state shutdown All-terrain truck All-weather roads All-woman bank ANIMAL Common Phrases: Animal instincts Animal rights groups Animal-human conflict Aquatic animal Stray-animal feeders ANTI- [Meaning: the opposite of; opposite to; preventing] Common Phrases: Anti-aircraft missiles Anti-auto theft squad team Anti-bacterial treatment Anti-biotic drug Anti-competitive practices Anti-copying act Anti-corruption body / watchdog Anti-drug drive Anti-encroachment drive Anti-extremism campaign Anti-graft activist / court Anti-hate laws Anti-inflammatory effect Anti-liquor stir Anti-malarial medications Anti-national destabilizing agenda Anti-national elements / mindset Anti-obscene calls cell Anti-people policies Anti-poaching steps Anti-rowdy squad Anti-sabotage team Anti-spam legislation Anti-terror cooperation / system Anti-terrorism intelligence unit Anti-theft checking campaign -ARMED [Meaning: carrying or having weapons] Common Phrases: Nuclear-armed countries / state Rifle-armed guard Shotgun-armed policeman ATTACK Common Phrases: Arial attacks Attack-site Cowardly attack Dreadful terror attacks Maximum impact attack Sectarian attacks Vigilante group attack ATTENTION Common Phrases: Attention-grabbing headline / stunts Attention-seeking behavior ATTITUDE Common Phrases: Attitude problem Broad-minded attitude Callus / confrontation / negative / obstinate / positive attitude Phrases starting with ‘-ed, -en, etc. Words’ Abandoned dug-cum bore well Accumulated anger Agitated mob Alleged student Animated cartoons Appalled silence Apprehended litigation Armed conflict / uprising Assumed name Attempted robbery Also Note: Construction-allied industries Flight-associated headaches Huge-accounted wealth Internationally acclaimed poet State-advised price Phrases starting with ‘-ing Words’ Acting chairman of the city Adjoining banks Ailing former leader Aspiring candidates for MITs Aspiring immigrants to Germany Aspiring policeman Awe-inspiring crafts Other Common Phrases – A Abode of the gods Abortive bid Abrupt departure Absolute authority Absorbent paper Abstract principles Academic excellence / qualifications Academically bright student Access control system Accident insurance / spot / site Accused applicant Aches and pains Active involvement / part / participation Actively zealous Actual fact Acutely conscious Adhesive quality Administrative error / sources Admissible evidence Adolescent boys / girls Advance notice / tax / warning / booking Adventurous mind Adverse circumstances / effect / experience / verdict Advertising campaign Advisory body / committee Aerial display fireworks Agreement of negotiation Air-conditioned bus Aluminum foil Amateur photographer Ambitious project Ample hint An American of Indian descent Analytical survey Ancestor worship Ancient civilization Ancillary services Animated cartoons / discussion Annual ancestor worship Annual budget / income / meeting / report Anxious face Apocalyptic moment Application form Approaches and departures Aptitude test Aromatic fragrance / oils Art exhibition Artificial fertilizer / limb As above so below Assembly elections Asylum-seekers Atheist ideology Atomic energy Attention motion / span Auspicious day / moment Autonomous province Average income community Award ceremony Awareness rally
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Noah Webster
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Navigation Dictionary
Author: United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Author:
Publisher: CCH Australia Limited
ISBN: 1921948213
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2729
Book Description
Publisher: CCH Australia Limited
ISBN: 1921948213
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2729
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Noah Webster
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description