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The Word Detective by John Simpson
epub |eng | 2016-08-26 | Author:John Simpson

I’m sorry to say that that Cham was where our ingenuity ended as regards appropriate catchwords for each volume. Volume Four of the Second Edition of the OED started with ...
( Category: Lexicography January 8,2017 )
Chopin by Adam Zamoyski
epub |eng | | Author:Adam Zamoyski

* * * *Chopin’s expletives are typical of the unguarded way he wrote to his close friends, and should certainly not be taken, as they might be today, to denote ...
( Category: Composers & Musicians January 8,2017 )
Sit Down and Shut Up by Brad Warner
epub, mobi | | 0101-01-01 | Author:Brad Warner

Chapter 13 The Twelvefold Chain The sequence of cause and effect surrounding the Zero Defects reunion show still wasn’t complete. Back when the gig had first been proposed, I thought ...
( Category: Spirituality January 8,2017 )
Mozart: The Man Revealed by John Suchet
epub |eng | 2016-09-28 | Author:John Suchet [Suchet, John]

Wolfgang is in love, and sure enough the storm is unleashed. Leopold is utterly appalled. He pours the guilt onto Wolfgang’s shoulders. We have done everything to make you happier ...
( Category: Arts & Literature January 8,2017 )
Angels Dance and Angels Die by Patricia Butler
epub |eng | 2010-01-07 | Author:Patricia Butler [Butler, Patricia]

Pamela’s business card from Themis. “I thought it was the most extravagant gift a man could give a woman,” says Bill Siddons, of his first visit to the store. “And ...
( Category: Arts & Literature January 8,2017 )
The Art of Getting Over by Stephen Powers
epub |eng | | Author:Stephen Powers

Yo Reas: Billie Jean is not my lover. Dante, Reas. Relm: We were painting a wall in L.A., Reas climbed a ladder to finish his piece. On his way back ...
( Category: Art January 8,2017 )
Bard of the Deal by Hart Seely
epub |eng | 2015-10-29 | Author:Hart Seely

March 21, 2004 CNN LATE EDITION WITH WOLF BLITZER PAT BUCHANAN Look, he’s a Hitler lover. I guess he’s an anti-Semite. He doesn’t like the blacks, He doesn’t like the ...
( Category: Limericks & Humorous Verse December 12,2016 )
Fool the World by Josh Frank
epub |eng | | Author:Josh Frank

CHAPTER TEN VAMOS: ALL OVER THE WORLD (1989) As soon as the Doolittle sessions were finished the band jetted back to Europe for a tour titled “Sex and Death.” Although ...
( Category: Arts & Literature December 12,2016 )
Lasker's Manual of Chess (Dover Chess) by Emanuel Lasker
epub |eng | 2013-04-15 | Author:Emanuel Lasker [Lasker, Emanuel]

Examples 1 L. Paulsen White, Metger, to play and win 1. —Let us contemplate this position without seeking for a combination. Black’s ideal is to have his King on QR1 ...
( Category: Chess December 10,2016 )
CatWise by Pam Johnson-Bennett
epub |eng | 2016-09-22 | Author:Pam Johnson-Bennett

Question: How can I help my cat, Benny, be more comfortable when I have guests over? Pam’s Answer: First, you’ll need to do some preliminary work with Benny. Get a ...
( Category: Training December 8,2016 )
Mommy Needs a Raise by Sarah Parshall Perry
epub |eng | 2016-05-10 | Author:Sarah Parshall Perry

Speaking of intimate terms, it is at this point I would like to say something about personal space: you will lose it so fast you won’t even have time to ...
( Category: Family & Relationships December 7,2016 )
Bring on the Apocalypse by George Monbiot
epub |eng | | Author:George Monbiot

This Is What We Paid for Tony Blair has lost the election. It’s true he wasn’t standing, but we won’t split hairs. His policies have just been put to the ...
( Category: History & Criticism December 7,2016 )
Howard Hughes: The Secret Life by Charles Higham
epub |eng | 2013-09-24 | Author:Charles Higham [Higham, Charles]

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Sealed Rooms Returning to the Beverly Hills Hotel, Hughes moved into Bungalow 4, with Jean Peters in Bungalow 15. He was renting at least four bungalows in any ...
( Category: Arts & Literature December 7,2016 )
Timman's Titans by Jan Timman
epub |eng | | Author:Jan Timman

Yury Kots Boris Spassky Baku ch-URS 1961 (1) 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗b5 a6 4.♗a4 ♘f6 5.0-0 ♗e7 6.♖e1 d6 7.c3 ♗g4 8.h3 ♗h5 9.d3 ♕d7 10.♘bd2 10…g5! A revolutionary ...
( Category: Chess December 6,2016 )
Mindfulness in Plain English by Henepola Gunaratana
epub |eng | 2015-01-08 | Author:Henepola Gunaratana

CHAPTER 11 Dealing with Distractions I AT SOME TIME, every meditator encounters distractions during practice, and methods are needed to deal with them. Many useful strategies have been devised to ...
( Category: Meditation December 6,2016 )

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