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Paranoid about the “ums” and “uhs” that pepper your presentations? Concerned that people notice your vocal fry? Bewildered by “hella” or the meteoric rise of “so”? In Like, Literally, Dude, linguist Valerie Fridland shows how we can re-imagine these forms as exciting new linguistic frontiers rather than our culture’s impending demise. With delightful irreverence and expertise, Fridland weaves together history, psychology, science, and anecdotes to explain why we speak the way we do today, and how that impacts what our kids may be saying tomorrow.

One of the most powerful questions humans ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone? While the science behind this inquiry is fascinating, it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It is a reflection of our values, our fears, and most importantly, our enduring sense of hope. In The Possibility of Life, acclaimed science journalist Jaime Green traces the history of our understanding, from the days of Galileo and Copernicus to our contemporary quest for exoplanets. Along the way, she interweaves insights from science fiction writers who construct worlds that in turn inspire scientists.

Il cane giusto (un bassotto con "amici" selezionatissimi). Le vacanze giuste (una scelta di campo: Santa o Forte?). La scuola giusta per il figlio (in lingua straniera, of course). La festa di Natale giusta (verso metà ottobre, per battere l'affollamento di inviti festivi). E gli abbinamenti cromatici da evitare, il galateo delle comunicazioni via WhatsApp, gli indirizzi da avere in agenda, i quartieri dove cercare casa, i mestieri socialmente accettabili, la cura di sé tra estratti di verdure e indispensabile "idratazione"... mettetevi comode, perché essere milanese è un lavoro a tempo pieno.

High-Rise Boulevard is another concept free-verse poetry book, in the "Timeless Adventures" series by Adrian Tanase, a Romanian writer. The book's concept revolves around a city with no name, where impressions of the city are described in their many aspects and facets, covering the life of the citizens experienced from an atemporal view. If you like the works of William Carlos Williams, Robert Hayden, Langston Hughes, T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, E.E. Cummings, or Walt Whitman, then this audiobook is for you. Enjoy!

In his first memoir, Ander Monson guides listeners through a scene-by-scene exploration of the 1987 film Predator, which he has watched 146 times. Some fighters might not have time to bleed, but Monson has the patience to consider their adventure, one frame at a time. He turns his obsession into a lens through which he poignantly examines his own life, formed by mainstream white male American culture.

When twelve-year-old Anne Shirley came to Avonlea, she quickly won everyone’s heart. Now, she’s five years older, almost a woman, and about to embark on a new adventure: becoming the teacher in her old Avonlea school. It’s an exciting year as Anne struggles to win over all her students, welcomes two new members to her family, and feels the first stirrings of love.

Igor ist ein Igelschweinchen - halb Igel, halb Meerschweinchen. Wenn er wütend wird, sticht Igor mit seinen Stacheln, aber er hat auch ein weiche Seite. In einer verzauberten Nacht im Wald freundet er sich mit der Igelfrau und anderen Tieren an und seine Stacheln sind plötzlich nicht mehr wichtig. Die legendäre Stimme von Achim Höppner (Gandalf/Herr der Ringe) führt Igor durch einen Reigen traditioneller Kinderlieder, gesungen vom Kinderchor des Gärtnerplatz-Theaters München.

"Einst bekamst du dein Haus fast geschenkt, es kostete dich nur dein Leben..." Aus dem Gedicht «"n medias res". Misha Sommer, die Reisende zwischen den Genres, nimmt uns mit auf einen Trip durch eine Welt, die stutzig macht und zugleich beflügelt. "Der Hund ist längst fort" ist ihr zweiter Lyrikband, unter anderem mit den folgenden Texten: "Die verwaschenen Insignien deiner Zeit", "Donauwels", "Präkambrium", "Autobahnpoesie", "Malibu", "Einladung" und "Im Vanillewald".

Omarm de Japanse leer van de onvolmaaktheid. Japanners zijn al eeuwen bekend met de filosofie van wabi sabi, dat zoiets betekent als: niets of niemand is volmaakt, voltooid of eeuwig. Je bereikt pas geluk door zaken te aanvaarden zoals ze zijn – bijvoorbeeld door je verbonden te voelen met de natuur, of een gevoel van rust te ervaren dat je overkomt bij een mooie zonsondergang aan zee.

Dieses Buch will den Leser einen neuen Blick auf die Großen Arkana des Tarot werfen lassen und ihn auch anleiten, einen Weg des inneren Wachstums und der Bewusstwerdung zu gehen. Die Großen Arkana zeigen uns den Weg zum Erwachen und zum Glück. Das mag zu vollmundig klingen, aber diese Lehren sind ganz spezifisch und revolutionär, wenn wir sie verstehen. Sie reden nicht von spirituellen Allgemeinplätzen, wie sie manchmal im New Age zusammengerührt wurden, sondern weisen uns auf den schmalen Pfad hin, den nur wenige finden.

Du fragst dich... Welcher Hund ist der richtige für mich? Was soll mein Hund lernen? Wie lernt ein Hund, wie kann ich ihm beibringen, was ich möchte? Wie wird er stubenrein? Gibt es den Welpenschutz? Sollen wir in eine Welpengruppe gehen? Wie lernt er, mit anderen Hunden freundlich umzugehen? Was tun, wenn der Hund Angst hat? Hilfe, was mach ich, wenn der Welpe beißt? Wie werde ich zum souveränen Partner? Wie lernt der Hund, an lockerer Leine zu laufen? Wie bringe ich ihm den Rückruf bei? Fragen über Fragen! All diese und noch viele mehr werden im Buch beantwortet.

Бестселлер The New York Times. Лучшая книга года по версии Amazon. Лучшее романтическое фэнтези Young Adult. НЕ ПРИНУЖДАЙ МЕНЯ ОСТАВИТЬ ТЕБЯ И ВОЗВРАТИТЬСЯ ОТ ТЕБЯ. Лу, Рид, Коко и Ансель бегут из столицы, и их портреты висят на каждом столбе — теперь им уже нигде не спрятаться. Чтобы выжить, им нужны сильные союзники.КУДА ТЫ ПОЙДЁШЬ, ТУДА И Я ПОЙДУ. Лу хочет защитить себя и тех, кого любит, от коварных игр Морганы. В своём желании она становится всё более отчаянной — и обращается к тёмной магии.

Da sempre misuriamo il mondo. Per conoscerlo ed esplorarlo, per viverci, per interagire con i nostri simili. L'umanità misura per conoscere il passato, comprendere il presente, progettare il futuro. Ci sono voluti però millenni perché due rivoluzioni, quella scientifica iniziata con Galileo e quella francese, avviassero il percorso per rendere il sistema di misura condiviso e non più basato su deperibili artefatti umani, ma su elementi invariabili e universali della natura.

Gli spaccapietre cinesi, i braccianti macedoni, le badanti ucraine, i rider africani, i bengalesi nei cantieri navali, gli allevatori sikh. Da una parte la necessità delle aziende di competere a livello globale sui mercati, dall’altra la rivoluzione digitale, da un’altra ancora la possibilità di usufruire di servizi e merci a prezzi bassi ci portano a nuove forme di schiavismo, più sottili, più opache, talvolta legalizzate.

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Kerrang! has an unparalleled reputation as one of the world's best-loved rock-focused publications. It continues to be at the forefront of alternative music, flying the flag for metal, hardcore, punk and beyond, introducing millions to their new favourite bands. Anyone who's anyone in the metal scene has featured Kerrang!'s hallowed pages and this unique book chronicles these appearances. If it happened in metal, Kerrang! covered it, as confirmed in this year-by-year survey of alternative music.

In the late 1960s, Patsy Channing, a stunningly beautiful young woman, was suspended from the venerable Mississippi State College for Women for breach of conduct. The resulting scandal reached all the way to the Columbus courthouse, and the press ate it up. But Patsy's story starts long before that, living with a preoccupied and troubled mother in Memphis, Tennessee. Music becomes her ticket out and a vehicle for the one thing she covets most—a chance to be crowned Miss America. In Confessions of a Southern Beauty Queen, Julie Hines Mabus provides a peek into that world.

In The Binge Watcher's Guide to Black Mirror, you will see the parallels drawn between what is in the show, and how our modern society is not too far off from what is depicted in the anthology series. The listener will encounter a thoughtful recap and analysis of each episode from all five seasons, as well as the interactive Black Mirror movie, Bandersnatch.

Per gli antichi le Sirene erano mostri orripilanti, per metà uccelli e per metà donne. Eppure, esse avevano qualcosa che le rendeva irresistibili: la voce, suadente e ammaliatrice. Insieme ad altre figure mitologiche a loro affini come Circe, Calipso ed Elena, le Sirene sono in questo libro le protagoniste della prima tappa di un cammino che, partendo da Omero e a Omero ritornando, si concentra sull'Atene del V secolo, la città della democrazia e della parola.

Negli ultimi anni il tranquillo mondo delle discipline classiche è in subbuglio. Annibale è alle porte? Non proprio: questa volta il nemico sembrerebbe arrivare da oltre le colonne d'Ercole. Dagli Stati Uniti, infatti, giunge la richiesta di una radicale messa in discussione di questo campo, che affronti innanzitutto quelli che sembrano essere i suoi due maggiori limiti. Il primo è il ruolo che lo studio del mondo antico avrebbe svolto al servizio dell'idea che i valori della società bianca occidentale siano superiori agli altri e, di conseguenza, vadano diffusi anche con la forza.