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Author | : Charles Carroll Bombaugh |
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Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Literary recreations |
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Author | : Charles Carroll Bombaugh |
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Genre | : Literary recreations |
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Download Oddities and curiosities of words and literature (gleanings for the curious), ed Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Charles Carroll Bombaugh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Author | : C. C. Bombaugh |
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Release | : 1961 |
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Download Oddities and Curiosities of Words and Literatur Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Jonathan Berkowitz |
Publisher | : FriesenPress |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2021-06-02 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1039107133 |
Download The Whirl of Words Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Why do word puzzles fascinate us? How do they help develop problem-solving skills? How do they teach us about geography, literature, sports, and popular culture? How are they an international language? Jonathan Berkowitz offers a brief history of wordplay, with insights into puzzles and the brain. He offers tips on how to solve puzzles and explains the educational value of puzzles. Challenges in the form of rebuses, anagrams, codes and cryptograms, crosswords, and wordplay with numbers supply even more fun! The Whirl of Words is a unique, rich, and intriguing tour of a wide variety of word puzzles certain to stimulate a brain work-out.
Author | : Isaac Disraeli |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
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ISBN | : 9781021995865 |
Download Curiosities of Literature; Volume III Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book is a fascinating collection of essays on literary curiosities ranging from obscure words and phrases to unsung literary heroes and forgotten genres. It provides an entertaining and informative peek into the world of literature's oddities and idiosyncrasies. A must-read for book lovers and non-authority alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Wim Tigges |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2022-07-04 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9004484027 |
Download An Anatomy of Literary Nonsense Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Ernest Weekley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : English language |
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Download The Romance of Words Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Randall Platt |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2019-07-23 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062643363 |
Download Professor Renoir's Collection of Oddities, Curiosities, and Delights Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A gripping historical fiction friendship story that will grab everyone by the heartstrings and never let go. A giant, a dwarf, and three doomed circus animals . . . By her fourteenth birthday, Babe Killingsworth measures 6ʹ9ʺ and weighs 342 pounds. In 1896, what other options does a giant have but to join a carnival? Her only real talent is handling animals: “Critters is folks to me.” The cheap outfit her feckless father sells her off to offers critters galore; an escape from Neal, Idaho; and a bit of fame. It also opens the doorway to exploitation and neglect. But Babe’s love for Euclid (a chimp) and Jupiter (a bear) keeps her anchored, and in Professor Renoir’s Collection of Oddities, Curiosities, and Delights, she is among her own kind. Enter Carlotta Jones, billed as the world’s smallest girl, whose elephant act leaves much to be desired. At thirty inches tall, Carlotta is beautiful, spoiled, and demanding and has very little talent—Egypt, her elephant, dances better than she does. How can a giant like Babe and a dwarf like Carlotta ever see eye to eye? They don’t at first, but soon they understand that a common enemy can bring anyone together—even a giant and a dwarf. "Platt proves again she is unafraid to tackle intensely emotional issues for young readers in this beautifully written piece. Like its title, it inspires both curiosity and delight.” —Booklist
Author | : Stefan Fatsis |
Publisher | : HMH |
Total Pages | : 427 |
Release | : 2001-07-07 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 0547524315 |
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This “marvelously absorbing” book is “a walk on the wild side of words and ventures into the zone where language and mathematics intersect” (San Jose Mercury News). A former Wall Street Journal reporter and NPR regular, Stefan Fatsis recounts his remarkable rise through the ranks of elite Scrabble players while exploring the game’s strange, potent hold over them—and him. At least thirty million American homes have a Scrabble set—but the game’s most talented competitors inhabit a sphere far removed from the masses of “living room players.” Theirs is a surprisingly diverse subculture whose stars include a vitamin-popping standup comic; a former bank teller whose intestinal troubles earned him the nickname “G.I. Joel”; a burly, unemployed African American from Baltimore’s inner city; the three-time national champion who plays according to Zen principles; and the author himself, who over the course of the book is transformed from a curious reporter to a confirmed Scrabble nut. Fatsis begins by haunting the gritty corner of a Greenwich Village park where pickup Scrabble games can be found whenever weather permits. His curiosity soon morphs into compulsion, as he sets about memorizing thousands of obscure words and fills his evenings with solo Scrabble played on his living room floor. Before long he finds himself at tournaments, socializing—and competing—with Scrabble’s elite. But this book is about more than hardcore Scrabblers, for the game yields insights into realms as disparate as linguistics, psychology, and mathematics. Word Freak extends its reach even farther, pondering the light Scrabble throws on such notions as brilliance, memory, competition, failure, and hope. It is a geography of obsession that celebrates the uncanny powers locked in all of us, “a can’t-put-it-down narrative that dances between memoir and reportage” (Los Angeles Times). “Funny, thoughtful, character-rich, unchallengeably winning writing.” —The Atlantic Monthly This edition includes a new afterword by the author.