Author: Maggie Balistreri
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692922767
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Cultural criticism takes the form of a dictionary in this slender, amusing volume." A must read for a post-factual world, the expanded edition of The Evasion-English Dictionary is an insightful roadmap to popular words and phrases that reveal what we really mean, despite our use of what Richard Lederer called "linguistic camouflage."
The Evasion-English Dictionary
Author: Maggie Balistreri
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692922767
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Cultural criticism takes the form of a dictionary in this slender, amusing volume." A must read for a post-factual world, the expanded edition of The Evasion-English Dictionary is an insightful roadmap to popular words and phrases that reveal what we really mean, despite our use of what Richard Lederer called "linguistic camouflage."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692922767
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Cultural criticism takes the form of a dictionary in this slender, amusing volume." A must read for a post-factual world, the expanded edition of The Evasion-English Dictionary is an insightful roadmap to popular words and phrases that reveal what we really mean, despite our use of what Richard Lederer called "linguistic camouflage."
The Evasion-English Dictionary
Author: Maggie Balistreri
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Author: Sir James Augustus Henry Murray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
Book Description
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Author: James Augustus Henry Murray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1254
Book Description
Weasel Words
Author: Paul Wasserman
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781933102078
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
With more than 1,200 terms, this A to Z dictionary is a hard-hitting, politically savvy translation of all those evasions, put-on-holds, distortions, circumventions, obfuscations, and misleading terms used by government, businesses, and the media.
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781933102078
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
With more than 1,200 terms, this A to Z dictionary is a hard-hitting, politically savvy translation of all those evasions, put-on-holds, distortions, circumventions, obfuscations, and misleading terms used by government, businesses, and the media.
The Universal English Dictionary
Author: John Craig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Cassell's English Dictionary
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1120
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
Author: Leo Schelbert
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442233524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 663
Book Description
Switzerland's exceptional scenic beauty of valleys, lakes, and mountains, its central location on international trade routes, and its world famous banking system are just a few elements that have contributed to its rise in the global market. It consists of twenty-six member states, called cantons and it’s actively engaged in the maintenance of peace among nations. The history of the Swiss Confederation is as rich and varied as its culture and people. This updated second edition of Historical Dictionary of Switzerland features the nation's multicultural and democratic traditions and institutions, its complex history, and its people's involvement in past and present world affairs. This is done through a list of abbreviations and acronyms, a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, maps, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions, as well as significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone who wants to know more about Switzerland.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442233524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 663
Book Description
Switzerland's exceptional scenic beauty of valleys, lakes, and mountains, its central location on international trade routes, and its world famous banking system are just a few elements that have contributed to its rise in the global market. It consists of twenty-six member states, called cantons and it’s actively engaged in the maintenance of peace among nations. The history of the Swiss Confederation is as rich and varied as its culture and people. This updated second edition of Historical Dictionary of Switzerland features the nation's multicultural and democratic traditions and institutions, its complex history, and its people's involvement in past and present world affairs. This is done through a list of abbreviations and acronyms, a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, maps, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions, as well as significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone who wants to know more about Switzerland.
A Balistreri Collection
Author: Maggie Balistreri
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615774985
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
In these 26-word ABC poems, or abecedarians, the first word starts with A, the second with B, and so on through the alphabet.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615774985
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
In these 26-word ABC poems, or abecedarians, the first word starts with A, the second with B, and so on through the alphabet.
The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Author: Vaman Shivaram Apte
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanskrit language
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sanskrit language
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description