Wordcatcher

Author : Phil Cousineau
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1573445509
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wordcatcher written by Phil Cousineau and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who knew that the great country of Canada is named for a mistake? How about "bedswerver," the best Elizabethan insult to hurl at a cheating boyfriend? By exploring the delightful back stories of the 250 words in Wordcatcher, readers are lured by language and entangled in etymologies. Author Phil Cousineau takes us on a tour into the obscure territory of word origins with great erudition and endearing curiosity. The English poet W. H. Auden was once asked to teach a poetry class, and when 200 students applied to study with him, he only had room for 20 of them. When asked how he chose his students, he said he picked the ones who actually loved words. So too, with this book — it takes a special wordcatcher to create a treasure chest of remarkable words and their origins, and any word lover will relish the stories that Cousineau has discovered.

Author : Phil Cousineau
Publisher : Cleis Press
ISBN 13 : 1936740176
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Painted Word written by Phil Cousineau and published by Cleis Press. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WORDCATCHER Phil Cousineau illuminates the history and mystery of weird and wonderful word storiesTo untangle the knot of interlocking meanings of these painted words, logophile and mythologist Phil Cousineau begins each fascinating word entry with his own brief definition. He then fills it in with a tint of etymology and a smattering of quotes that show how the word is used, ending with a list of companion words. The words themselves range from commonplace - like biscuit, a twice-baked cake for Roman soldiers - to loanwords including chaparral, from the Basque shepherds who came to the American West; words from myths, such as hector; metamorphosis words, like silly, which evolved holy to goofy in a mere thousand years; and words well worthy of revival, such as carrytale, a wandering storyteller. Whether old-fangled or brand new, all the words included in The Painted Word possess an ineffable quality that makes them luminous.

Author : Danielle Simard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781897187449
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Word Catcher written by Danielle Simard and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little girl tries to help her grandmother by finding the growing number of words that seem to be escaping her. Are the words hiding somewhere? Can she trap them in her net like butterflies? A gentle exploration of the effects of Alzheimer's on the relationships in a family, and the special bond it creates between a grandmother and her granddaughter as the young girl begins to believe that her grandmother has used up all her words and has passed them on to her, as a gift. Award-winning illustrations.

Author : Otilio Quintero
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 1518507018
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sign Catcher written by Otilio Quintero and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young boy, Otilio Quintero lived with his family in abject poverty in a labor camp in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Later, they moved to a housing project that exposed him to the madness of violence. Despite his difficult childhood, he managed to go to college. But more important to his development was a trip to Mexico in which he was taken in and taught by the Mayan Chol people. In his memoir, Quintero writes he found his calling at an indigenous ceremony during The Longest Walk, a 3,000-mile march across the country—from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco to Washington, DC—in 1978 by Native Americans to protest federal attacks on their way of life. The marchers carried the sacred pipe to the nation’s capital and ultimately legislative bills detrimental to indigenous people were defeated. His life took a dramatic turn when he found himself in a maximum-security prison facing a possible 20-year sentence! Through a miracle of faith and hope, Quintero escaped prison and began teaching farmworkers at a community college. He would go on to become a leader in the movement against gang violence, joining forces with organizations such as Barrios Unidos and Homies Unidos. He worked alongside the likes of Cesar Chavez, Harry Belafonte and Tom Hayden, and his efforts to save lives took him to El Salvador, Nicaragua and Venezuela. This compelling read exemplifies the need to make change within before attempting to change the world around us, and Quintero contends the challenges of the current times require our awakening now.

Author : Ricardo Henriquez
Publisher : Inkshares
ISBN 13 : 194264504X
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Catcher's Trap written by Ricardo Henriquez and published by Inkshares. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catcher’s Trap is the origin story of a hero born from the darkest struggles of the human soul.

Author : H. W. Unger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Hundred Tests in English Orthography, Or Word Dictations ... written by H. W. Unger and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter H. Reynolds
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 133825717X
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Word Collector written by Peter H. Reynolds and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beloved bestselling creator of The Dot and our own Happy Dreamer comes an inspiring story about the transformative and profound power of words. Some people collect stamps.Some people collect coins.Some people collect art.And Jerome?Jerome collected words . . . In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that sound like little songs. Words that connect, transform, and empower. From the creator of The Dot and Happy Dreamer comes a celebration of finding your own words -- and the impact you can have when you share them with the world.

Author : Andrew Jackson Graham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1068 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Standard-phonographic Dictionary written by Andrew Jackson Graham and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1230 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of the English Language; in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals; and Illustrated in Their Different Significations ... Together with a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. By Samuel Johnson ... Whith Numerous Corrections, and with the Addition of Several Thousand Words ... by the Rev. H.J. Todd ... In Four Volumes. Vol. 1. [-4.] written by and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 1230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary Of The English Language; In Which The Words Are Deduced From Their Originals; And Illustrated In Their Different Significations, By Examples From The Best Writers: Together With A History of the Language, and an English Grammar written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: