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Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Written and published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, the novel follows the lives of four sisters ……続きを見る

Little Women o, Meg, Jo, Beth y Amy es una novela de la autora estadounidense Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888). Escrita y publicada en dos partes en 1868 y 1869, la novela sigue la vida de cuatro herma……続きを見る

Volume 1 and 2 of Buddhism Reference compiles the first volume with many terms and words of scholarship from earlier sutra and commentaries on the teachings of the Dharma. The Threefold Lotus Kwoon ……続きを見る

Socialism has been an influential force for social change for almost two centuries. Its philosophy and ideology have inspired millions while simultaneously arousing fear and revulsion in its enemies……続きを見る

An A-to-Z reference featuring wonderful words and expressions from the past: “What a fun book!” ーKathleen Dunn, Wisconsin Public Radio History is positively brimming with rich language deserving of……続きを見る

Italy is a country that exercises a hold on the imagination of people all over the world. Its long history has left an inexhaustible treasure chest of cultural achievement: Historic cities such as R……続きを見る

The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce, consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The lexicon was written ove……続きを見る

"Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock". Ben Hecht Every day we are bombarded with far more i……続きを見る

This is a dictionary of the ancient language, Indo-European or Proto-Indo-European, originally written to translate German Names. These translations are just guesses by me and previous translators, ……続きを見る

A dictionary defining the meanings of many German surnames found in the United States. There are enough short names or definition to define names not in the dictionary. Mainly phone books were used ……続きを見る

"Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen." "Lawyer: One skilled in circumvention of the law." "Positive: Mistaken at the top of one's voice." These and more than 1,000 other comic defin……続きを見る

Ambrose Bierce's great satirical work, "The Devil's Dictionary" is not a real dictionary, but rather a lampoon of the English language. The definitions provide satirical, witty and often politically……続きを見る

Manitoba has been at the crossroads of many of the important debates and events in Canadian history. From the early fur trade to the Riel Rebellion to the Winnipeg General Strike, Manitobans have fr……続きを見る

''The Devil's Dictionary'' is a humorous look at English vocabulary by American writer and columnist Ambrose Bierce. When you first hear the title "The Devil's Dictionary", you may think the book ha……続きを見る

Do words fail you? Never again, once you've become the proud owner of The Complete Uxbridge English Dictionary. Every word has a meaning, but over the years those meanings change. Dip into these hel……続きを見る

Socialism has been an influential force for social change for almost two centuries. Its philosophy and ideology have inspired millions while simultaneously arousing fear and revulsion in its enemies……続きを見る

Con prólogos de Diana Maffía, Eva Giberti y Dora Barrancos, este Nuevo diccionario de estudios de género y feminismos contiene las huellas de aquel Diccionario de estudios de género y feminismos per……続きを見る

Mawng is a language of western Arnhem Land. It is the main language of Warruwi community and is spoken by all generations. Mawng is associated with the islands Warruwi and Weyirra (North and South G……続きを見る

The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce.This book was a satirical dictionary.This book has contain many common English words with the definition of each word. 続きを見る

The unmatched guideーand perfect giftーfor stymied scribes and working wordsmiths everywhere, now expanded and updated. A singular and indispensable reference tool, The Describer's Dictionaryーnow e……続きを見る

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the……続きを見る

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (10 May 1810 in Norwich[1] – 6 March 1897 in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire), was the compiler ofBrewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader'……続きを見る

One of the most powerful forces in world culture, American cinema has a long and complex history that stretches through more than a century. This history not only includes a legacy of hundreds of im……続きを見る

"Like animals, plants and book reviewers, words can become extinct, but Grambs is here to salvage the most missed of the lexical dinosaurs."ーPatricia Holt, San Francisco Chronicle We often hear abo……続きを見る

Cameroon is a land of much promise, but a land of unfulfilled promises. It has the potential to be an economically developed and democratic society but the struggle to live up to its potential has n……続きを見る

Woody Allen has accomplished that which no American filmmaker in the modern era has or perhaps ever will: directing to date 49 films (47 full-length theatrical releases, 1 short film in an anthology……続きを見る

Ambrose Bierce is best known for "The Devil's Dictionary" (also published by E-Bookarama Editions), but the prolific journalist, satirist, and fabulist was also a usage maven. In 1909, he published ……続きを見る

With their classic barns and fences, American small farms, and the buildings that support these farms, serve a much-needed purpose as much today as they have in the past. Every well-meaning farmer o……続きを見る

Words from older German, such as Old High German that were used in the translations in the book "German Names", are listed in this book. 続きを見る

El "Diccionario del Diablo" es una recopilación satírica de 998 definiciones corrosivas escrito de 1881 a 1906 por Ambrose Bierce y se trata indiscutiblemente de la obra más importante de este genia……続きを見る