The DEFINITIVE EDITION OF The American Language was published in 1936. Since then it has been recognized as a classic. It is that rarest of literary accomplishments--a book that is authoritative and scientific and is at the same time very diverting reading. But after 1936 HLM continued to gather new materials diligently. In 1945 those which related to the first six chapters of The American Language were published as Supplement I; the present volume contains those new materials which relate to the other chapters.The ground thus covered in Supplement II is as follows:1. American Pronunciation. Its history. Its divergence from English usage. The regional and racial dialects.2. American Spelling. The influence of Noah Webster upon it. Its characters today. The simplified spelling movement. The treatment of loan words. Punctuation, capitalization, and abbreviation.3. The Common Speech. Outlines... Views: 17
Appleby's End was the name of the station where Detective Inspector John Appleby got off the train from Scotland Yard. But that was not the only coincidence. Everything that happened from then on related back to stories by Ranulph Raven, Victorian novelist - animals were replaced by marble effigies, someone received a tombstone telling him when he would die, and a servant was found buried up to his neck in snow, dead. Why did Ranulph Raven's mysterious descendants make such a point of inviting Appleby to spend the night at their house? Views: 17
Is the apocalypse a world wide event or is it something that happens privately to the individual? Abby Benjamin is a typical working mom. But when one of the customers at the gym where she works falls ill, Abby gets a close up look at a completely different world, a world of monsters that is ever creeping into the lives of normal people. It is a very bad day. Views: 17
West of the Grand Duchy of Anuskaya lies the Empire of Yrstanla, the Motherland. The Empire has lived at peace with Anuskaya for generations, but with political turmoil brewing and the wasting disease still rampant, opportunists from the mainland have begun to set their sights on the Grand Duchy, seeking to expand their empire. Five years have passed since Prince Nikandr, heir to the scepter of Khalakovo, was tasked with finding Nasim, the child prodigy behind a deadly summoning that led to a grand clash between the armies of man and elder elemental spirits. Today, that boy has grown into a young man driven to understand his past - and the darkness from which Nikandr awakened him. Nikandr's lover, Atiana, has become a Matra, casting her spirit forth to explore, influence, and protect the Grand Duchy. But when the Al-Aqim, long thought lost to the past, return to the islands and threaten to bring about indaraqiram - a change that means certain destruction for both the Landed and the Landless - bitter enemies must become allies and stand against their horrific plans. From Bradley P. Beaulieu, author of the critically acclaimed debut novel The Winds of Khalakovo, comes Book Two of The Lays of Anuskaya, The Straits of Galahesh. Views: 17
Highland Quest, A Romance Book by B.J. Scott Views: 17
Sixth title in Titan Books' Marvel fiction reissue program: Stefan Petrucha puts his pen to the classic "Stone Tablet Saga," which ComicsReview.com calls "Stan Lee's Marvel and Spider-Man at their peak."Take a swing through Spider-Man's past!Hoping to snag some rent-paying photos of his arachnid-like alter ego in action, Peter Parker goes looking for trouble—and finds it in the form of a mysterious, mythical stone tablet coveted by both the Kingpin and the Maggia. Caught in the crosshairs of New York's most nefarious villains, Peter also runs afoul of his friends—and the police! His girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, isn't too happy with him, either. And the past comes back to haunt him years later when the Maggia's assumed-dead leader resurfaces, still in pursuit of the troublesome tablet. Plus: With Aunt May at death's door, has the ol' Parker luck disappeared for good?A novel based on the classic "Stone Tablet Saga," adapted and expanded for the... Views: 17
At nearly thirty, Audrey is stumbling through her own life. When she posts on Facebook her frustration at being laid-off, a long-lost childhood friend offers her a gig to photograph his wannabe rock band on tour. Her Brazilian mother believes it’s fate; Audrey believes it’s the power of DSL.Inside a rundown Winnebago with the all-male band, her cynicism is only matched by her fear of being taken for a groupie. Despite her own resistance, she falls for the one member who keeps her at a distance. Then John writes a song that reveals his pent-up emotions for her and propels the band to instant stardom.Audrey must choose between working with the band or pursuing her own accomplishments, a decision that creates room for the complications of fame to creep in between her and John. Despite their connection, they find themselves facing jealousy, betrayal, and a gut-wrenching sorrow that could unravel their relationship.Sensuality Level: Behind closed doorsHave you ever heard a writer say, “Oh, I've written all my life.” And you think, "Gosh, another one of those." Denyse Cohen is another one of those. Bilingual in Portuguese and English, Denyse works as a freelance graphic designer and enjoys the occasional adventure just like her heroine. One Hit Wonder is her first novel. Views: 17
Sophie Cohen is finally alone with longtime crush Everett
Sinclair when, instead of whispering sweet nothings, he begins sputtering
incoherencies that leave her reeling. He’s an undercover agent for the Paranormal
Research Task Force and Anti-Warfare League (PORTAL) assigned to protect her
from the ruthless Lucian Divaldo, a dark force who has been striving to
assassinate her since infancy due to a prophecy naming Sophie a Seer, Heeder,
and Sayer who will help PORTAL overcome him. In other words, Divaldo is out to destroy
Sophie before she destroys him.
Shocked and struggling to make sense of her upended world,
Sophie doesn’t know what to believe. What are the powers of a Seer, Heeder, or
Sayer? Nobody seems to know. And how could the prophecy possibly name her
PORTAL's savior? She’s read countless books about knights in shining armor, but
warriors are generally buff males, not clumsy, socially-awkward,
seventeen-year-old book worms.
As Sophie discovers the countless ways her life ties back to
PORTAL, her eyes are opened to the spiritual realms surrounding her and the
wonderful and horrible creatures there, leading her to a choice: To have faith
in herself and this world of supernatural realms and beings in the hope of
ascending to greatness, or to forsake her supposed destiny at the risk of
losing everything she loves.
FLY: A PORTAL CHRONICLES
NOVEL is a young adult novel that takes readers on an adventure exploring the
bonds of family, faith, and love through two points of view: Sophie, an
insecure, typical teenager who finds she is truly not so typical, and Everett,
the nineteen-year-old PORTAL agent who struggles with many secrets, including
his forbidden love for Sophie and his ability to see into her dreams.
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