In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers--those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. Proper Words in Proper Places offers the first narrative history of these endeavors and shows clearly that what we now regard as the only "correct" way to speak emerged out of specific historical and social conditions over the course of centuries. As historian Jack Lynch has discovered, every rule has a human history and the characters peopling...

"Knowledge is of two kinds," said Samuel Johnson in 1775. "We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." Today we think of Wikipedia as the source of all information, the ultimate reference. Yet it is just the latest in a long line of aggregated knowledge--reference works that have shaped the way we've seen the world for centuries.You Could Look It Up chronicles the captivating stories behind these great works and their contents, and the w...

In the first extended treatment of the debates surrounding public deception in eighteenth-century Britain, Jack Lynch contends that forgery, fakery, and fraud make explicit the usually unspoken grounds on which Britons made sense of their world. Confrontations with inauthenticity, in other words, bring tacitly understood conceptions of reality to the surface. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary print and manuscript sources”not only books and pamphlets, but ballads, comic prints, legal ...

Jack Lynch is one of the most important and perhaps most underrated Irish political leaders of the twentieth century.A sportsman who won six All-Ireland medals in a row with Cork, he was also a civil servant and a barrister before being elected to Dáil Éireann in 1948. During his thirty-one years as a parliamentarian, he held the ministries of Education, Industry and Commerce, and Finance before succeeding Seán Lemass as Taoiseach in 1966. Lynch held office during t...

Volume 25 of 1650–1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era investigates the local textures that make up the whole cloth of the Enlightenment. Ranging from China to Cheltenham and from Spinoza to civil insurrection, volume 25 celebrates the emergence of long-eighteenth-century culture from particularities and prodigies. Unfurling in the folds of this volume is a special feature on playwright, critic, and literary theorist John Dennis. Edited by Claude Willan, ...

In bringing biography and celebrity together, the essays in Making Stars interrogate contemporary and current understandings of each. Although biography was not invented in the eighteenth century, the period saw the emergence of works that focus on individuals who are interesting as much, if not more, for their everyday, lived experience than for their status or actions. At the same time, celebrity emerged as public fascination for the private lives of publicly visible individuals...

Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O, Jack Lord was already a dedicated and versatile actor on Broadway, in film and on television.His range of roles included a Virginia gentleman planter in Colonial Williamsburg (The Story of a Patriot), CIA agent Felix Leiter in the first James Bond movie (Dr. No) and the title character in the cult classic rodeo TV series Stoney Burke

Bullying and intimidation are not accidental features of contemporary American life; they have become deliberate tools of power that increasingly define our politics. In Confronting Political Intimidation and Public Bullying, Roddey Reid examines how intimidation and bullying have been normalized across public life-from schools, workplaces, and new media ecosystems to electoral politics and civic institutions. Drawing on political analysis, real-world case studies, and practical s...

Do you know what Empathy is? Do you want to know how Empathy is done?The ability to share and understand the feelings of another, however not all of us can claim that we are true Empaths.Empathy is connection on a deeply personal level. When you share your energy with another you are showing your consideration for someone’s hurt, grief, loss, pain, anxiety and fear, or conversely their joy, harmony, balance, integrity and pleasure. All of these emotions and...

Jack and the Beanstalk is a classic fairy tale about a poor boy named Jack who trades his family’s cow for magical beans. When planted, the beans grow into a giant beanstalk that reaches the clouds. Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a castle belonging to a fearsome giant. Inside, Jack finds treasures, including a magical harp and a hen that lays golden eggs. Using his wit and bravery, Jack retrieves these treasures and escapes the giant’s clutches. After cutting down...

Through these true stories, I wanted to tell a reality that is not often told, or realized by the general public.Nursing is a very demanding job, no matter what field you work in. Most nurses are hard-working, conscientious, and display empathy when most people would not be able to. Sadly, some nurses are not up to the task, I must admit, which often results in negligence. Often people – our patients – suffer because of this.This book tells several true stories about nurses...

"Breaking the Chains: Recovery from Gaslighting and Narcissistic Abuse" is a comprehensive and compassionate guide for anyone who has experienced emotional abuse at the hands of a narcissistic partner. This book provides valuable insight into the nature of gaslighting and narcissistic abuse, as well as strategies for healing and rebuilding your life.The book begins by exploring the common tactics used by narcissistic partners, such as gaslighting, blame-shifting, and manipulation. ...