Ass. A word so small it barely qualifies as a syllable, yet so powerful it can start fights, end friendships, intensify adjectives, and describe everything from donkeys to dump trucks. In "Ass: A Linguistic Journey," we dive cheeks-first into the absurd, hilarious, and surprisingly enlightening history of English's most versatile monosyllable. From its humble beginnings in Old English and Latin livestock to its modern glory as internet slang, "ass" has kicked, kissed, busted, dragged, and ...

From John David Anderson, acclaimed author of Posted, comes a ghost story pulled from the darkest shadows of middle school.Riley Flynn is alone.It feels like she’s been on her own since sixth grade, when her best friend, Emily, ditched her for the cool girls. Girls who don’t like Riley. Girls who decide one day to lock her in the science closet after hours, after everyone else has gone home.When Riley is finally able to escape, however, she...

Finally available the manual to know everything, but really everything, about how to seduce and conquer a woman!You have finally found the book you were looking for: minute after minute, you will be able to take a path that will guide you, step by step, to the knowledge and conquest of your ideal partner!In this book, you will get to know and understand the following topics:- What women like- Where to meet them- Which women can be seduced- What t...

She parks nose-out so she can run. He's spent nineteen years making sure no one has to.Marin Okafor has ninety-one dollars, a duffel bag, and a four-year-old asleep in the back seat. She's driven eleven hundred miles from a man who taught her that the warm, safe places are the dangerous ones — and she's learned to measure every exit before she measures anything else. She doesn't need rescuing. She needs a corner to disappear into until morning.She does not ...

Crawling out of the ruins of a nuke-shattered America, a new reality shapes an unpredictable terrain of human resilience and unabated savagery. Born and bred in Deathlands, Ryan Cawdor has seen the pulsing of its dark heart. And he understands more than most that tomorrow is certain to arrive. But to see it means surviving today—any way he can.Rumors of an untouched predark ville in the mountains of West Virginia lure traders in search of unimaginable wealth. They're coming from al...

This fully updated edition of Redesigning English explores the innovative uses of English from early manuscripts to post-colonial literature, creative writing and developments in new media. Focusing on how English has, and continues to evolve through its global status, there is a strong emphasis on the visual forms of language and communication, and on issues of identity and politics. New chapters for this edition include; what makes English into Art? A tongue for sighing, English...

Since the turn of the millennium it has become clear that the Asia-Pacific Region is, economically, the fastest growing continent in the world, and is likely to remain so for some time despite the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Asia-Pacific's share of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) doubled from 15 per cent to 30 per cent between 1970 and 2017 and is projected to account for half of global GDP by 2050. With South East and South Asia also growing rapidly, with over half the wor...

On the border between Mexico and Texas, Frank Morgan is caught between two warring ranchers, men who speak different languages but share the same stubborn courage—and are both being terrorized by a raider called the Black Scorpion. Texas Rangers are struggling to bring law and order to the chaos. But as the air is split by the sound of gunfire and men and women die, Morgan starts to see a different picture—and even comes face to face with the Black Scorpion himself. Suddenly, amidst decept...

A Roundear there Shall Surely Be Born to a strong, raised to be free Fighting Dragons in his Youth Leading Armies, Nothing Loth Ridding his Country of a Sore Joining Two, then united Four Until from Seven there be One Only the will his Task be Done...

A bedtime book in the vein of Everywhere Babies, Harold and Purple Crayon, and In the Night Kitchen, THE NIGHT PARADE is a dreamworthy story.Have you ever wondered what happens at night while mothers and fathers lie sleeping?Children wake up. They climb out of their beds some crawling, some running, some leaping.As the moon shines down they escape into townTo the Night Parade they go sneaking...THE NIGHT PARADE is a goodnight book filled with the whimsical wilderness of children's imaginat...

Learn the key ideas of incredible psychologist Carl Jung in this handy pocket guide.Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung stands as a towering figure in modern psychology whose ideas changed the way we think about the human psyche. In this indispensable guide, author Lily Yuan distills Jung's key ideas into easily accessible chunks. With each chapter featuring famous quotes from the psychoanalyst and a broader discussion of this general theories, The Pocket Book of Jun...

Author and dad-fluencer Joshua David Stein offers up an array of parent-and-child hugs, from the classic to the humorously questionable, each one cleverly titled and informatively illustrated.For affectionate families everywhere comes this engaging reference volume featuring 25 kinds of hugs. From the more traditional to the all-out risky, this collection runs a creatively wide gamut of ways to embrace...and by doing so, brings comfort to the forefront of conversat...