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Show Me Your Words (8129134772)

Urdu, Hindi, Hinglish, English...multilingualism complicates and enriches Bollywood filmmaking, as does the linguistic interplay between generations in a time of rapid societal change. 'What language is mine and just how 'mine' is it?' is but one of the questions posed in Show Me Your Words. In this book, Connie Haham tours the rich sociolinguistic landscape in evidence both in the making of Hindi movies and in the movies themselves. Sounds, words and lines come to us via the human voice in this audio-visual medium and provide a power and poetry essential to the well-crafted scene. Featuring insightful conversations with noted film personalities such as Javed Akhtar, Shabhana Azmi, Jaideep Sahni, Piyush Mishra, Nagesh Kukunoor, Elahe Hiptoola, Kader Khan, Javed Siddiqi, Shridhar Raghavan and many more, this book analyses attitudes towards language and language change through the prism of Hindi cinema. Product det...

Quotable Cryptograms : 500 Famous Quotes to Decipher (9780375722639)

If you love cracking codes, you'll love "Quotable Cryptograms"! " Quotable Cryptograms" contains 500 codes to crack, in the form of 500 cryptogram puzzles featuring famous quotations on a variety of topics. The cryptograms have been created from several kinds of codes and ciphers, and they range in difficulty from easy to hard. "Quotable Cryptograms" includes explanations of the types of cryptograms presented (and how to solve them) as well as puzzles, hints, and an answer key. Product details Format Paperback | 256 pages Dimensions 137.16 ...

Wendy Straw's Action Rhymes Musical Songbook (9781925386929)

A beautifully illustrated and superbly performed collection of 5 sung action rhymes and 2 readings. Each action rhyme is accompanied by a superb illustration as well as drawings of the corresponding actions. Children will love singing and reading these rhymes while performing the actions and improving their literacy skills. The collection includes I'm a Little Teapot; Round and Round the Garden; Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear; and more. Product details Format Book | 16 pages Dimensions 230 x 230 x 4mm ...

The Day The Crayons Came Home (9780008124441)

The hilarious sequel to the prize-winning, international bestseller The Day the Crayons Quit! Watch out - the crayons are back and they're crosser than ever! One day Duncan receives a set of postcards from his crayons who have been lost, forgotten, broken - even melted in a clothes dryer and stuck to a sock! A hilarious text and joyful illustrations combine to show that crayons have feelings too in this laugh-out-loud sequel to bestselling picture book The Day the Crayons Quit. Product details For ages 0-5 Format Paperback | 48 pages Dimens...

The Zenned Out Guide to Understanding Crystals : Your Handbook to Using and Connecting to Crystal Energy (9781631067075)

The Zenned Out Guide to Understanding Crystals covers everything you need to know about crystals and their unique healing properties. This is your spiritual guide to using crystals for healing, meditating, boosting energy, improving mood, elevating your health, and much more. Discover which crystal is right for you and harness its power as you become more balanced and centered. Approachable exercises make it easy for you to practice techniques for amplifying healing energy, manifesting your intentions, and enhancing your ritual work. A gorgeous illustrative guide to over 90 crystals helps you identify which crystals resonate with you the most. With this book, you'll: Learn the significance of each crystal's color and its relation to chakras, the best way to position it, and ideal crystal pairings. Find out which moon phases, days of the week, zodiac signs, and chakras work best with each. Learn how to best clean, program, and protect your crystals by using elements such as t...

Will in the World : How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (9780393352603)

A young man from a small provincial town moves to London in the late 1580s and, in a remarkably short time, becomes the greatest playwright not of his age alone but of all time. How is an achievement of this magnitude to be explained? Stephen Greenblatt brings us down to earth to see, hear, and feel how an acutely sensitive and talented boy, surrounded by the rich tapestry of Elizabethan life, could have become the world's greatest playwright. Product details Format Paperback | 464 pages Dimensions 140 x 211 x 30mm ...

The Poems and Songs of William Hamilton of Bangour : Collated with the Ms. Volume of His Poems, and Containing Several Pieces Hitherto Unpublished; With Illustrative Notes, and an Account of the Life of the Author (9781143029790)

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Product details Format Paperback | 242 pages Dimensions ...

La questione del male in Storia della colonna infame di Alessandro Manzoni : Fondamenti di una teoria della letteratura etica (9781784622299)

This book proposes a new critical interpretation of Alessandro Manzoni's Storia della colonna infame (1842), which accounts for the Milanese trial of 1630 against presumed anointers, who were tortured and eventually executed despite the fact that no evidence of their guilt had been produced. Manzoni aimed to make a moral argument about a disturbing characteristic of evil: namely that reason fails to explain and justify it. By comparing three different drafts of Storia della colonna infame and investigating Manzoni's ethical conception of literature, the book investigates a problematic text by Manzoni, where rationalism clashes with religious faith in a dialogue that sometimes appears impervious. The book therefore analyses the way in which Manzoni builds his critical argumentation against evil and its embedment in language. Manzoni strove to produce a consistent historical narrative, where the rhetoric of "objective statements" and the rhetoric of "poetical like...

Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands (1741798094)

#1 best-selling guide to Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands* Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Join the festivitieson La Ronda Street, spot an iguana in the Galapagos Islands, or hunt for a bargain at the Otavalo market; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands Travel Guide: *Color maps and images throughout *Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests *Insider tips save you time and money and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots *Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices *Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleepin...

Fly Away Home (9781508293668)

From one of the nation's most beloved writers, Fly Away Home is an unforgettable story of a mother and two daughters who seek refuge in an old Connecticut beach house.When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide hips, and lots of opinions. Decades later, Sylvie has remade herself as the ideal politician's wife--her hair dyed and straightened, her hippie-chick wardrobe replaced by tailored knit suits. At fifty-seven, she ruefully acknowledges that her job is staying twenty pounds thinner than she was in her twenties and tending to her husband, the senator. Lizzie, the Woodruffs' younger daughter, is at twenty-four a recovering addict, whose mantra HALT (Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?) helps her keep her life under control. Still, trouble always seems to find her. Her older sister, Diana, an emergency room physician, has everything Lizzie failed to achieve--a husband, a young son, the perfect home--and yet she's trapped in a loveless m...

Tom Clancy's Point of Contact : INSPIRATION FOR THE THRILLING AMAZON PRIME SERIES JACK RYAN (9780718188160)

In the latest electrifying adventure in the Number one New York Times bestselling series, Jack Ryan Jr finds out that sometimes the deadliest secret of all may be standing right next to you. Freeze or drown. He wasn't sure which one would come first. It didn't really matter. Either way, Jack Ryan, Jr. knew he was going to die in the next two minutes. When Jack Ryan Jr is sent to Singapore on what seems a routine administrative task, he worries he's being sidelined in the war on terror. But it soon becomes clear there's more to the mission - and his unassuming new partner, Paul Brown - than meets the eye. With North Korean missile testing in full swing and a deadly cyclone bearing down on the island nation, Brown and Ryan are tasked with uncovering a mole threatening an entirely new kind of warfare. And it soon becomes clear someone is willing to kill to cover their tracks. As they race against time to escape both the murderous storm and a team of trained assassins, ...