Life And Words

Author : Veena Das
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520247450
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life and Words written by Veena Das and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving anthropological and philosophical reflections on the ordinary into her analysis, Das points toward a new way of interpreting violence in societies and cultures around the globe.

Author : Paul Auster
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1609807782
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Life in Words written by Paul Auster and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look into Paul Auster's art and craft, the inspirations and obsessions, mesmerizing and dramatic in turn. A remarkably candid, and often surprisingly dramatic, investigation into one writer's art, craft, and life, A Life in Words is rooted in three years of dialogue between Auster and Professor I. B. Siegumfeldt, starting in 2011, while Siegumfeldt was in the process of launching the Center for Paul Auster Studies at the University of Copenhagen. It includes a number of surprising disclosures, both concerning Auster's work and about the art of writing generally. It is a book that's full of surprises, unscripted yet amounting to a sharply focused portrait of the inner workings of one of America's most productive and successful writers, through all twenty-one of Auster's narrative works and the themes and obsessions that drive them.

Author : Timothy Ward
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830827447
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Words of Life written by Timothy Ward and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-05-22 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timothy Ward offers an excellent, lucid exposition of the nature and function of Scripture, expressed in a form appropriate for the tweny-first century, grounded in the relevant scholarship, and standing firmily in line with the best of the theological traditions.

Author : Stanley Cavell
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674971272
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cities of Words written by Stanley Cavell and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-31 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book--which presents a course of lectures Cavell presented several times toward the end of his teaching career at Harvard--links masterpieces of moral philosophy and classic Hollywood comedies to fashion a new way of looking at our lives and learning to live with ourselves.

Author : Henry Hitchings
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 142994157X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Life of Words written by Henry Hitchings and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words are essential to our everyday lives. An average person spends his or her day enveloped in conversations, e-mails, phone calls, text messages, directions, headlines, and more. But how often do we stop to think about the origins of the words we use? Have you ever thought about which words in English have been borrowed from Arabic, Dutch, or Portuguese? Try admiral, landscape, and marmalade, just for starters. The Secret Life of Words is a wide-ranging account not only of the history of English language and vocabulary, but also of how words witness history, reflect social change, and remind us of our past. Henry Hitchings delves into the insatiable, ever-changing English language and reveals how and why it has absorbed words from more than 350 other languages—many originating from the most unlikely of places, such as shampoo from Hindi and kiosk from Turkish. From the Norman Conquest to the present day, Hitchings narrates the story of English as a living archive of our human experience. He uncovers the secrets behind everyday words and explores the surprising origins of our most commonplace expressions. The Secret Life of Words is a rich, lively celebration of the language and vocabulary that we too often take for granted.

Author : Hilary Putnam
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674956070
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Words and Life written by Hilary Putnam and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Putnam offers a sweeping account of the sources of several central problems of philosophy. A unifying theme of the volume is that reductionism, scientism, and old-style disenchanted naturalism tend to be obstacles to philosophical progress.

Author : Raj Parmeshwar Kaitwad
Publisher : JEC PUBLICATION
ISBN 13 : 9358501189
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Life in Words written by Raj Parmeshwar Kaitwad and published by JEC PUBLICATION. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To everyone reading this,the book contains the great situations that have occurred in my life in the past.This book is a collection of such situations in the form of poems that show some good and bad phases that once occurred.

Author : Jennifer Berne
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452172072
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Wings of Words written by Jennifer Berne and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring and kid-accessible biography of one of the world's most famous poets. Emily Dickinson, who famously wrote "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul," is brought to life in this moving story. In a small New England town lives Emily Dickinson, a girl in love with small things—a flower petal, a bird, a ray of light, a word. In those small things, her brilliant imagination can see the wide world—and in her words, she takes wing. From celebrated children's author Jennifer Berne comes a lyrical and lovely account of the life of Emily Dickinson: her courage, her faith, and her gift to the world. With Dickinson's own inimitable poetry woven throughout, this lyrical biography is not just a tale of prodigious talent, but also of the power we have to transform ourselves and to reach one another when we speak from the soul. • Fantastic educational opportunity to share Emily Dickinson's story and poetry with young readers • An inspirational real-life story that will appeal to children and adults alike. • Jennifer Berne is the author of critically acclaimed children's biographies of Albert Einstein and Jacques Cousteau. Fans who enjoyed Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and her Poetic Beginnings, Emily and Carlo, and Uncle Emily will love On Wings of Words. • Books for kids ages 5–8 • Poetry for children • Biographies for children Jennifer Berne is the award-winning author of the biographies Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau and On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein. She lives in Copake, New York. Becca Stadtlander is the illustrator of many children's and young adult publications, including Sleep Tight Farm. She was born and raised in Covington, Kentucky.

Author : Manny Garcia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732013599
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Glossary of Life written by Manny Garcia and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Glossary of Life is an endeavor to reconnect humanity to ancient truths by retelling them in easy to understand, modern-day language. This book - and each of its 133 glossary topics - distills ageless philosophy and wisdom into bite-sized paragraphs intended to expand awareness and take the reader on a journey of self-discovery.

Author : Greg Stier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985735227
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life in 6 Words written by Greg Stier and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: