Author: David J. Morris
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257634054
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Michael Madigan is no ordinary citizen. As an employed husband, father and homeowner, he lives an orthodox life in mid-90s London...but his mind is faltering and his life is about to alter...dramatically. Unable to contend with a personal upheaval, his troubled mind relinquishes its tenuous grip on reality and his world plunges into a maelstrom of turmoil. Fuelled by alcohol, he ventures on a self-destructive journey littered with gruesome memories and disturbing flashbacks, tragic brutality, darkly comic episodes and gut-wrenching emotion. Can he escape his demons and the impending abyss? How will the characters he encounters affect his behaviour? Will he reconstruct his life? Or continue to plummet? A shocking revelation, coupled with a distinct realization, determine his path...
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Author: John Ayto
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199232059
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199232059
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Intoxerated
Author: Paul Dickson
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612191444
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A smart, hilarious, and lavishly illustrated guide to the most euphemised word in the English language: Drunk A record-breaking assemblage of 2,964 different ways to say "drunk." Tipsy, roasted, three sheets, whazooed and Boris Yeltsinned are just the beginning....With an introduction by the wise-guy lexicographer himself, Paul Dickson, and illustrations by renowned artist Brian Rea. Dickson, who holds the Guiness World Record for collecting the most words for being, er, not sober, not only provides a dictionary of those words, but reveals why there are so many synonyms for being "drunk," and how he came to collect more of them than anyone else. The terms are annotated, too, and lushly illustrated, explaining the twist and turns of a language that has thousands of ways to say the same thing. How, for example, does a word like "blotto" go from the lips of P.G. Wodehouse, into the writings of Edmund Wilson, before landing with Otto from The Simpson's ("My name is Otto, I like to get blotto").
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612191444
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A smart, hilarious, and lavishly illustrated guide to the most euphemised word in the English language: Drunk A record-breaking assemblage of 2,964 different ways to say "drunk." Tipsy, roasted, three sheets, whazooed and Boris Yeltsinned are just the beginning....With an introduction by the wise-guy lexicographer himself, Paul Dickson, and illustrations by renowned artist Brian Rea. Dickson, who holds the Guiness World Record for collecting the most words for being, er, not sober, not only provides a dictionary of those words, but reveals why there are so many synonyms for being "drunk," and how he came to collect more of them than anyone else. The terms are annotated, too, and lushly illustrated, explaining the twist and turns of a language that has thousands of ways to say the same thing. How, for example, does a word like "blotto" go from the lips of P.G. Wodehouse, into the writings of Edmund Wilson, before landing with Otto from The Simpson's ("My name is Otto, I like to get blotto").
Vice Slang
Author: Tom Dalzell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134194854
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop? Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness. All words are illustrated by a reference from a variety of sources to prove their existence in alleys and dives throughout the English speaking world. This entertaining book will give you hours of reading pleasure.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134194854
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop? Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness. All words are illustrated by a reference from a variety of sources to prove their existence in alleys and dives throughout the English speaking world. This entertaining book will give you hours of reading pleasure.
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Author: Tom Dalzell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317372514
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 15065
Book Description
Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317372514
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 15065
Book Description
Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.
History of the Ministry of Munitions: Wages and welfare
Author: Great Britain. Ministry of Munitions
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial mobilization
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial mobilization
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
What's Irish for Encore?
Author: Amy Blythe
Publisher: Amy Blythe
ISBN: 139374799X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Anne is a TV star with big regrets and very little direction. Desperate to shake off her guilt, she goes to confession. And only after does she recognize the priest. Ciaran is in trouble with his superiors for marching in support of gay marriage, but he's in no real danger from the woman who left him heart-broken at seventeen. Anne's clearly in the middle of a crisis and, as a priest, he can't turn her away. The attraction between them is as strong as ever, but Anne's only in Dublin for the theater festival—such a short time. Reconnecting could satisfy their curiosity and give a little closure, or that's the plan. Before long, the pair come to rely on one another. While rumours mount, it becomes clear how badly Ciaran is needed in his church, and Anne would never ask him to give up the precious community she's seen there. How can you be sure when leaving is the most loving thing to do?
Publisher: Amy Blythe
ISBN: 139374799X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Anne is a TV star with big regrets and very little direction. Desperate to shake off her guilt, she goes to confession. And only after does she recognize the priest. Ciaran is in trouble with his superiors for marching in support of gay marriage, but he's in no real danger from the woman who left him heart-broken at seventeen. Anne's clearly in the middle of a crisis and, as a priest, he can't turn her away. The attraction between them is as strong as ever, but Anne's only in Dublin for the theater festival—such a short time. Reconnecting could satisfy their curiosity and give a little closure, or that's the plan. Before long, the pair come to rely on one another. While rumours mount, it becomes clear how badly Ciaran is needed in his church, and Anne would never ask him to give up the precious community she's seen there. How can you be sure when leaving is the most loving thing to do?
Geyer's Stationer
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stationery
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stationery
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
Official History of the Ministry of Munitions Volume V: Wages and Welfare
Author: HMSO
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 178149407X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 813
Book Description
Volume V of XII. The foundation of the Munitions Ministry was a revolutionary step, coinciding with the 'shells scandal' in which the failure of a series of British attacks: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert and Loos - was blamed on inadequate supplies of munitions. A press outcry was followed by questions in Parliament which threatened to bring down the Government. The Ministry was set up in response. Previously, the War Office had been responsible for designing, ordering and inspecting ammunition factories and stores. But a year of war on a scale never foreseen, the creation of armies larger than ever contemplated, and the demand for unprecedented quantities of matériel showed the absolute necessity of providing centralised direction of mass war production. The Great War completely upset normal industrial conditions. Preparing this history of the Ministry of Munitions was started during the War itself. It was felt that consulting the officials concerned whilst they were still in post was vital, particularly as many such posts were temporary, and while the questions with which the history would deal were vividly present in their minds. Volume V concerns: * Control of Men's Wages * Control of Women's Wages * Welfare: The Control of Working Conditions * The Provision of Canteens * Provision for the Housing of Munition Workers
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 178149407X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 813
Book Description
Volume V of XII. The foundation of the Munitions Ministry was a revolutionary step, coinciding with the 'shells scandal' in which the failure of a series of British attacks: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert and Loos - was blamed on inadequate supplies of munitions. A press outcry was followed by questions in Parliament which threatened to bring down the Government. The Ministry was set up in response. Previously, the War Office had been responsible for designing, ordering and inspecting ammunition factories and stores. But a year of war on a scale never foreseen, the creation of armies larger than ever contemplated, and the demand for unprecedented quantities of matériel showed the absolute necessity of providing centralised direction of mass war production. The Great War completely upset normal industrial conditions. Preparing this history of the Ministry of Munitions was started during the War itself. It was felt that consulting the officials concerned whilst they were still in post was vital, particularly as many such posts were temporary, and while the questions with which the history would deal were vividly present in their minds. Volume V concerns: * Control of Men's Wages * Control of Women's Wages * Welfare: The Control of Working Conditions * The Provision of Canteens * Provision for the Housing of Munition Workers
The Embattled Parent
Author: Gloria Lentz
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Arlington House
ISBN: 9780870004407
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Arlington House
ISBN: 9780870004407
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1447832280
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1447832280
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description