Автор: O`Conner, Patricia T. Название: Woe is I (Expanded Edition) ISBN: 1594480060 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781594480065 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1287.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces "niche" as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with "and"? Do you think British spellings are more "civilised" than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you're myth-informed. In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar's best-known "rules" aren't--and never were--rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony fran ais, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: "They" was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way "you" is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose "he." From the Queen's English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.
Автор: Suarez, Daniel Название: Freedom ISBN: 0451231899 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780451231895 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 919.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In his phenomenal debut, "Daemon," Daniel Suarez introduced a terrifying vision of an unstoppable computer program unleashed on our world bu a hi-tech wunderkind. But now, our world is Daemon's world- unless someone stops the program once and for all...
Автор: Suarez, Juan Название: Jim jarmusch ISBN: 0252074432 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780252074431 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 2041.00 р. 2915.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание:
The first major English-language study of Jarmusch
At a time when gimmicky, action-driven blockbusters ruled Hollywood, Jim Jarmusch spearheaded a boom in independent cinema by making now-classic low-budget films like Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Mystery Train. Jarmusch's films focused on intimacy, character, and new takes on classical narratives. His minimal form, peculiar pacing, wry humor, and blank affect have since been adopted by directors like Sofia Coppola, Hal Hartley, Richard Linklater, and Tsai Ming-liang.
Juan A. Suárez identifies and describes an abundance of aesthetic influences on Jarmusch, delving into the director's links to punk, Structural film, classic street photography, hip-hop, beat literature and art, and the New York pop vanguard of the late 1970s. At the same time, he analyzes Jarmusch's work from three mutually implicated perspectives: in relation to independent filmmaking from the 1980s to the present; as a form of cultural production that appropriates existing icons, genres, and motifs; and as an instance of postmodern politics.
A volume in the series Contemporary Film Directors, edited by James R. Naremore
Автор: O`Conner, Patricia T. Название: Woe is I Jr. ISBN: 0399243313 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780399243318 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1562.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: As Patricia T. O Conner proved in the original Woe Is I, a national bestseller, grammar can be entertaining and easy to understand. And now she s made it fun for middle-graders. With funny chapters like Incredible Shrinking Words, silly poems about meatballs, and examples that reference Shrek and earwax jelly beans, kids will know this isn t a dry, boring reference book. Instead, conversational language and humorous examples painlessly illuminate the rules of the English language.
Like a humorous Strunk and White for 4th through 8th graders, this is destined to become a must-have for every English classroom and student.
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