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The Little Book of Clichés

Alison Westwood
The Little Book of Clich s Book PDF

Author : Alison Westwood
Publisher : Canary Press eBooks
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781907795138

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The Little Book of Clichés by Alison Westwood Pdf

Many of the phrases we use everyday are so woven into our vocabulary that we never think to question their origin or meaning. How often we comfort the broken-hearted with the reassurance that there are ‘plenty more fish in the sea’, or ruin a surprise by ‘letting the cat out of the bag’. We don’t really mean our friend should consider dating a fish, nor do we keep cats in bags, but we use these phrases regardless. Did you know that telling someone to ‘get off their high horse’ comes from the 13th century? Or that ‘hair of the dog’ wasn’t originally a hangover cure, but a belief that applying a dog hair to a dog bite would cure the wound? In the times of Roman Baths, getting the ‘wrong end of the stick’ didn’t translate as a simple misunderstanding, it actually referred to a communal toilet where a stick was used to pass a cloth from person to person, unfortunately some would often receive the wrong end...

Clichés

Nigel Fountain
Clich s Book PDF

Author : Nigel Fountain
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781843177968

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Clichés by Nigel Fountain Pdf

At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around clichés, everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Clichés have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at clichés in their many forms - once useful but overworked catch phrases ('move the goal posts'), worn-out sayings ('all hands on deck'), pointless phrases used to conceal a weak argument ('to be perfectly honest'), technical terms used out of context ('collateral damage'), and many others. It shows where they came from and, with examples from people who ought to know better, why they should be avoided. Entertaining and informative, this collection of clichés really is the best thing since sliced bread . . .

The Dictionary of Cliches

James T. Rogers
The Dictionary of Cliches Book PDF

Author : James T. Rogers
Publisher : New York : Facts on File
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Anglais (Langue) - Mots et locutions
ISBN : 0816010102

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Over 2,000 common or amusing cliches, their meanings and origins.

The Bigger Little Book of Hollywood Clichés

Roger Ebert
The Bigger Little Book of Hollywood Clich s Book PDF

Author : Roger Ebert
Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Film criticism
ISBN : 1852278315

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The Bigger Little Book of Hollywood Clichés by Roger Ebert Pdf

Since The Little Book of Hollywood Cliches was first published the author has been flooded with new contributions and, along with some of his own insights, has combined the best of old and new in this expanded compendium of movie cliches, stereotypes and obligatory scenes.

The War Against Cliche

Martin Amis
The War Against Cliche Book PDF

Author : Martin Amis
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780307368287

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Like John Updike, Martin Amis is the preeminent novelist-critic of his generation. Always entertaining, with a razor-sharp wit and inimitable judgment, he expounds on a dazzling range of topics from chess, nuclear weapons, masculinity, screen censorship, to Andy Warhol, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Margaret Thatcher. The very best of his essays and reviews from the past twenty-five years are brought together in this substantial and wide-ranging collection, including pieces on Cervantes, Milton, Donne, Coleridge, Jane Austen, Dickens, Kafka, Philip Larkin, Joyce, Evelyn Waugh, Malcolm Lowry, Nabokov, William Burroughs, Anthony Burgess, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, Shiva and V.S. Naipaul, Kurt Vonnegut, Iris Murdoch, Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Don DeLillo, Elmore Leonard, Michael Crichton,V.S. Pritchett and John Updike.

There Is No Dragon In This Story

Lou Carter
There Is No Dragon In This Story Book PDF

Author : Lou Carter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408864883

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There Is No Dragon In This Story by Lou Carter Pdf

Poor old dragon. Nobody wants him in their story. Not Goldilocks, not Hansel and Gretel – no one. But Dragon will not give up! He shall continue on his course of finding someone who wants him in their story. ANYONE. His boundless enthusiasm surely won't get him into any trouble. Surely ... A glorious story about dragons, heroes and one very big sneeze. From author Lou Carter, a phenomenal new talent, and Deborah Allwright, illustrator of the bestselling The Night Pirates. This eBook comes with a glorious audio accompaniment, read by CBeebies star Justin Fletcher.

The Dragon's Path

Daniel Abraham
The Dragon s Path Book PDF

Author : Daniel Abraham
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316175074

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"Everything I look for in a fantasy." -- George R. R. Martin All paths lead to war. . . Marcus' hero days are behind him. He knows too well that even the smallest war still means somebody's death. When his men are impressed into a doomed army, staying out of a battle he wants no part of requires some unorthodox steps. Cithrin is an orphan, ward of a banking house. Her job is to smuggle a nation's wealth across a war zone, hiding the gold from both sides. She knows the secret life of commerce like a second language, but the strategies of trade will not defend her from swords. Geder, sole scion of a noble house, has more interest in philosophy than in swordplay. A poor excuse for a soldier, he is a pawn in these games. No one can predict what he will become. Falling pebbles can start a landslide. A spat between the Free Cities and the Severed Throne is spiraling out of control. A new player rises from the depths of history, fanning the flames that will sweep the entire region onto The Dragon's Path -- the path to war. The Dagger and the Coin The Dragon's Path The King's Blood The Tyrant's Law The Widow's House The Spider's War

The Tyranny of Clichés

Jonah Goldberg
The Tyranny of Clich s Book PDF

Author : Jonah Goldberg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781101572351

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The Tyranny of Clichés by Jonah Goldberg Pdf

The bestselling author of Liberal Fascism dismantles the progressive myths that are passed-off as wisdom in our schools, media and politics. According to Jonah Goldberg, if the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, the greatest trick liberals ever pulled was convincing themselves that they’re not ideological. Today, “objective” journalists, academics and “moderate” politicians peddle some of the most radical arguments by hiding them in homespun aphorisms. Barack Obama casts himself as a disciple of reason and sticks to one refrain above all others: he’s a pragmatist, opposed to the ideology and dogma of the right, solely concerned with “what works.” And today’s liberals follow his lead, spouting countless clichés such as: One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter: Sure, if the other man is an idiot. Was Martin Luther King Jr. a terrorist? Was Bin Laden a freedom fighter? Violence never solves anything: Really? It solved our problems with the British empire and ended slavery. Better ten guilty men go free than one innocent man suffer: So you won’t mind if those ten guilty men move next door to you? Diversity is strength: Cool.The NBA should have a quota for midgets and one-legged point guards! We need complete separation of church and state: In other words all expressions of faith should be barred from politics …except when they support liberal programs. With humor and passion, Goldberg dismantles these and many other Trojan Horses that liberals use to cheat in the war of ideas. He shows that the grand Progressive tradition of denying an ideological agenda while pursuing it vigorously under the false-flag of reasonableness is alive and well. And he reveals how this dangerous game may lead us further down the path of self-destruction.

Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary

Roger Ebert
Ebert s Bigger Little Movie Glossary Book PDF

Author : Roger Ebert
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780740792465

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Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary by Roger Ebert Pdf

An expanded glossary of movie clichés from the Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic. The popular film critic offers a compilation of witty and wise observations about the film lexicon, including “Fruit Cart,” a chase scene through an ethnic or foreign locale, or “The Non-Answering Pet,” referring to a dead pet in a horror movie.

Cliches

Betty Kirkpatrick,Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick
Cliches Book PDF

Author : Betty Kirkpatrick,Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0312198442

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Cliches by Betty Kirkpatrick,Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick Pdf

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine the origins and meanings of over 1,500 cliches.

Cliché: Resume

Mackenzie Eisenhour
Clich Resume Book PDF

Author : Mackenzie Eisenhour
Publisher : Gingko PressInc
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 1584233753

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Cliché: Resume by Mackenzie Eisenhour Pdf

A decade worth of history and pictures about the skateboard company Cliché

A Deadly Cliche

Ellery Adams
A Deadly Cliche Book PDF

Author : Ellery Adams
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101477298

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A Deadly Cliche by Ellery Adams Pdf

While walking her poodle, Olivia Limoges discovers a dead body buried in the sand. Could it be connected to the bizarre burglaries plaguing Oyster Bay, North Carolina? At every crime scene, the thieves set up odd tableaus: a stick of butter with a knife through it, dolls with silver spoons in their mouths, a deck of cards with a missing queen. Olivia realizes each setup represents a cliché. And who better to decode the cliché clues than her Bayside Book Writers group?

All This Time

Mikki Daughtry,Rachael Lippincott
All This Time Book PDF

Author : Mikki Daughtry,Rachael Lippincott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534466364

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All This Time by Mikki Daughtry,Rachael Lippincott Pdf

From the team behind #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart comes a gripping new romance that asks: Can you find true love after losing everything? Kyle and Kimberly have been the perfect couple all through high school, but when Kimberly breaks up with him on the night of their graduation party, Kyle’s entire world upends—literally. Their car crashes and when he awakes, he has a brain injury. Kimberly is dead. And no one in his life could possibly understand. Until Marley. Marley is suffering from her own loss, a loss she thinks was her fault. And when their paths cross, Kyle sees in her all the unspoken things he’s feeling. As Kyle and Marley work to heal each other’s wounds, their feelings for each other grow stronger. But Kyle can’t shake the sense that he’s headed for another crashing moment that will blow up his life as soon as he’s started to put it back together. And he’s right. This book includes bonus content.

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Updated)

Gary Provost
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing Updated Book PDF

Author : Gary Provost
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781984805614

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100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Updated) by Gary Provost Pdf

The classic text on writing well, now refreshed and updated—an essential text for writers of all ages. This is the one guide that anyone who writes—whether student, businessperson, or professional writer—should keep on his or her desk. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples, 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing can help solve any writing problem. In this compact, easy-to-use volume you'll find the eternal building blocks of good writing—from grammar and punctuation to topic sentences—as well as advice on challenges such as writer's block and creating a strong title. It is a must-have resource—perfect for reading cover to cover, or just for keeping on hand for instant reference—now updated and refreshed for the first time.

The Coroner's Lunch

Colin Cotterill
The Coroner s Lunch Book PDF

Author : Colin Cotterill
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616959913

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The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill Pdf

Laos, 1978: Dr. Siri Paiboun, a 72-year-old medical doctor, has unwillingly been appointed the national coroner of the new socialist Laos. His lab is underfunded, his boss is incompetent, and his support staff is quirky, to say the least. But Siri’s sense of humor gets him through his often frustrating days. When the body of the wife of a prominent politician comes through his morgue, Siri has reason to suspect the woman has been murdered. To get to the truth, Siri and his team face government secrets, spying neighbors, victim hauntings, Hmong shamans, botched romances, and other deadly dangers. Somehow, Siri must figure out a way to balance the will of the party and the will of the dead.