'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the words and phrases that entered English from Arabic, Persian, Indian, and Chinese sources - and vice versa. Described by Salman Rushdie as 'the legendary dictionary of British India' it shows how words of Indian origin were ab...

Reprint of the second (1939) edition of the work that is still the standard source-book of the Anglo-Indian language.

A group of roommates has been called upon to save their city, but forget the fact that they don't know how. These people have jobs, and those dishes won't do themselves.Several thousand years ago, the first people on the continent disappeared to an individual. The humans, elves, and sebus who moved in since found something better than treasure in the ruins: a language that can make objects obey, their nature change. They call this power wizardry.Jendaiar Ph...

The difference between justice and revenge may come down to having a friend.The Tabbaqeran Empire is defended by the Scolate, governed by the Illiumate, guided by the Hakam; its people worship a thousand-thousand gods. But there are none more revered than the masters of martial arts who serve as living cages to the Archetypes of War, primal spirits created by Chaos before the dawn of time to destroy the mortal world.A complex class system holds Qanath back from her chosen c...

La familia Burnell parece una anodina familia neozelandesa de clase media de finales del siglo XIX como cualquier otra. Sin embargo, su cotidianidad y sus silencios esconden todo un universo: de la frustración y la rabia que hay detrás de la apariencia serena de Linda, atrapada en el papel de madre y esposa ideal, a la inocencia de sus tres hijas, que mientras juegan intuyen la brutalidad y la injusticia del mundo de los adultos, pasando por el anhelo que brilla en la mirada de la tía Bery...

Civilization may go up in flames if a group of people who hate each other can't learn to be friends.The 3,000-year-old Barrachite Empire is in decline. A vestigial aristocracy worries about debt while the emperor bends knee to trade cartels. Modern Barracheh is still the mightiest civilization in the area, but they no longer birth conquerors or visionaries. No one is building monuments anymore like the massive pyramids near every older city.Sathriel has traveled Barracheh f...

Magical friends Unicorn and Yeti love to play games.Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow! Yeti is good at kicking the ball.Unicorn cannot kick the ball. Unicorn is good at runn...

Somewhere in the deep and frozen north is an island surrounded entirely by ice. The inhabitants love their snowstorm isle-with its scattered wooden cottages, its small patches of forest, and its single mountain peak. Most of all they love the magnificent ice bears that roam the streets, giving the island its name-The Isle of Bears. Life with bears is dangerous, as Marv Jackson knows-the large crescent moon shaped scar on his face acts as a constant reminder of the night he survived a bear ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Defensive Handgun is a practical, responsibility-first guide to safe, disciplined handgun use for civilians who take armed self-defense seriously.This audiobook focuses on judgment, control, and repeatable fundamentals—not bravado, tactics, or gear obsession. It emphasizes how safe gun handling actually breaks down, how to prevent common mistakes, and how to build habits that hold up under stress.Listene...

"An absolutely enchanting tale . . . I adored it." Tamzin Merchant, author of The HatmakersA bold and evocative new adventure novel from Cerrie Burnell, celebrating difference and found family. Perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson, Katherine Rundell and Catherine Doyle.Silverthorne is a place of secrets. A forest of twisting paths and tangled thorns. A castle with locked towers and whispers of tragedy. A village trapped between terr...

They blew up the old system. Their alliances, friendships, and commitments. But the war didn't come to an end.At the Complex, the Lahar and Atsises are prisoners. Being forced to flee her home in the company of a man she believed twelve hours ago was plotting her death is the best thing that's happened to Dyafer in months, but it begs questions. She has a war to wage and a world to save, but how and where and with what army?She isn't the only mage ready to ...

Soon to be a major motion picture, from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Jude Law and Blake Lively.She has nothing to lose and only revenge to live forShe thought her life was over…Stephanie Patrick's life is destroyed by the crash of flight NE027: her family was on board and there were no survivors.Devastated, she falls into a world of drugs and prostitution – until the day she discover...