Author: Michael Gates
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615738185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Absquatulate. Flumadiddle. Gongoozler. Squintifego. If you love words, you know the strange byways of memory or reverie that stumbling across a certain word or phrase will take you down, especially if it's one you're discovering and finding the meaning of for the first time. Chances are, you have never encountered words as unusual as those collected in this 170-page book. You'll find definitions and parts of speech for each entry. And for each word, the author has also included a quotation to show how the word can be used in context. His hope is that this book will spark interest in these ostrobogulous words and that you will use them in your daily conversations--perhaps as a humorous social-science experiment to see what kinds of reactions you receive. Amaze your friends with your selcouth vocabulary and indulge your inner logophile!
The Word I'm Thinking Of
Author: Michael Gates
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615738185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Absquatulate. Flumadiddle. Gongoozler. Squintifego. If you love words, you know the strange byways of memory or reverie that stumbling across a certain word or phrase will take you down, especially if it's one you're discovering and finding the meaning of for the first time. Chances are, you have never encountered words as unusual as those collected in this 170-page book. You'll find definitions and parts of speech for each entry. And for each word, the author has also included a quotation to show how the word can be used in context. His hope is that this book will spark interest in these ostrobogulous words and that you will use them in your daily conversations--perhaps as a humorous social-science experiment to see what kinds of reactions you receive. Amaze your friends with your selcouth vocabulary and indulge your inner logophile!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615738185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Absquatulate. Flumadiddle. Gongoozler. Squintifego. If you love words, you know the strange byways of memory or reverie that stumbling across a certain word or phrase will take you down, especially if it's one you're discovering and finding the meaning of for the first time. Chances are, you have never encountered words as unusual as those collected in this 170-page book. You'll find definitions and parts of speech for each entry. And for each word, the author has also included a quotation to show how the word can be used in context. His hope is that this book will spark interest in these ostrobogulous words and that you will use them in your daily conversations--perhaps as a humorous social-science experiment to see what kinds of reactions you receive. Amaze your friends with your selcouth vocabulary and indulge your inner logophile!
The Fox Manual for Teaching Reading with The Fox Readers
Author: Florence Cornelia Fox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Author: John Koenig
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501153668
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington Post A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express—until now. Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: “sonder.” Or maybe you’ve watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That’s called “lachesism.” Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you’ve never actually experienced. That’s “anemoia.” If you’ve never heard of these terms before, that’s because they didn’t exist until John Koenig set out to fill the gaps in our language of emotion. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows “creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,” says John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars. By turns poignant, relatable, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition—from “astrophe,” the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to “zenosyne,” the sense that time keeps getting faster. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives. With a gorgeous package and beautiful illustrations throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and human beings everywhere.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501153668
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington Post A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express—until now. Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: “sonder.” Or maybe you’ve watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That’s called “lachesism.” Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you’ve never actually experienced. That’s “anemoia.” If you’ve never heard of these terms before, that’s because they didn’t exist until John Koenig set out to fill the gaps in our language of emotion. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows “creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,” says John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars. By turns poignant, relatable, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition—from “astrophe,” the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to “zenosyne,” the sense that time keeps getting faster. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives. With a gorgeous package and beautiful illustrations throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and human beings everywhere.
Mind
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Issues for 1896-1900 contain papers of the Aristotelian Society.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Issues for 1896-1900 contain papers of the Aristotelian Society.
Threads of Reading
Author: Karen Tankersley
Publisher: ASCD
ISBN: 087120794X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A K-12 guide distills reading skills down to six fundamentals, helping to pinpoint reading problems and remedy them with the appropriate strategies and activities.
Publisher: ASCD
ISBN: 087120794X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A K-12 guide distills reading skills down to six fundamentals, helping to pinpoint reading problems and remedy them with the appropriate strategies and activities.
Northwest Journal of Education
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The New Education
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Everyday Classics
Author: Fannie Wyche Dunn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Current Opinion
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description