A provocative case for the inherently political nature of languageIn The Politics of Language, David Beaver and Jason Stanley present a radical new approach to the theory of meaning, offering an account of communication in which political and social identity, affect, and shared practices play as important a role as information. This new view of language, they argue, has dramatic consequences for free speech, democracy, and a range of other areas in which s...

Short Story Press Presents Guise Markets by David B. BeaverJack has recently graduated from high school with his best friend Lilac. They go back a long ways, but they never imagine they will be working at the same grocery store during the same shift. Guise Markets is not Jack's ideal choice for a job, but there is more to the store than it seems. What might have been a typical boring job proves more exciting than Jack has bargained for. The other night employees report seeing stran...

This is a manual that teaches the would be truck driver how to operate a big rig. It familiarizes them, in diagrams and easy read instructions, the standard way of shifting the three most common transmissions used in the trucking industry today - the 9-speed, the 10-speed and the 13-speed, giving them a comfort level conducive to an enjoyable experience from the moment they climb into the driver's seat. It describes how to make both left and right turns in the city, how to back up to park,...

Jack has recently graduated from high school with his best friend Lilac. They go back a long ways, but they never imagined they'd be working at the same grocery store during the same shift. Guise Markets is not Jack's ideal choice for a job, but there is more to the store than there seems. What might have been a typical boring job proves more exciting than Jack has bargained for. The other night employees reported seeing strange things, objects falling off the shelves. It is even rumored t...

‘Squire Ryanus’ follows the tale of a young man who’s been a member of the Order of Majestic Truth most of his life in pursuit of the dream of becoming a Paladin. There he has given up childhood, friendships, and family in pursuit of the dream to gain a title in the order. After years of strife, he finally receives an invitation from the council to finally gain his title. Becoming a Paladin will consist of more than a mere knighting ceremony, however.Instead he will embark on a jou...

The story of Mages Final revolves around Keldon, a dedicated student at The Academy of Magical Arts. The honor student often spends late nights studying and most of his life revolves around his books. More than anything he wants to be a great wizard, and will sacrifice the human pleasures of fun, fellowship, and even sleep to achieve that dream. Things grow worse as finals approach. The pressure is on and Keldon is studying more than ever. As he will find, however, no amount of studying wi...

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