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The Crime Without a Name: Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America

Barrett Holmes Pitner - Counterpoint
Format: Hardcover

In this incisive blend of personal narrative and philosophical inquiry, journalist and activist Barrett Holmes Pitner seeks a new way to talk about racism in America. Ethnocide, first coined in 1944 by Jewish exile Raphael Lemkin (who also coined the term genocide) , describes the systemic...
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell - HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes "cults" so intriguing and frightening? What makes...
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The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases

Chloe O. Davis
Format: Hardcover

Do you know where "yaaaas queen!" comes from? Do you know the difference between a bear and a wolf? Do you know what all the letters in LGBTQIA stand for?The Queens' English is a comprehensive guide to modern gay slang, queer theory terms, and playful colloquialisms that...
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power.What makes "cults" so intriguing and frightening? What makes...
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Homer

Barbara Graziosi - Oxford Univ Press
Format: Print book

Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE,...
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Gretchen McCulloch - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured...
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Translating Myself and Others

Jhumpa Lahiri
Format: Hardcover

Luminous essays on translation and self-translation by the award-winning writer and literary translatorTranslating Myself and Others is a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who reflects on her emerging identity as a translator...
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Paper Collage Chinese Style: .

Zhu Liqun Paper Arts Museum. - Shanghai Book Traders
Format: Print book

This beautifully illustrated guide to Chinese paper collage art demonstrates the techniques and philosophy behind this creative and fun art form.Paper collage art has a special charm. It can be as exquisite as oil painting or as freehand (xieyi) as ink wash painting. A paper collage art is a perfect...
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First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life

Joe Moran - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

"Do you want to write clearer, livelier prose? This witty primer will help." - The New York Times Book Review An exploration of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace through the art of building sentences The sentence is the common...
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Raising an Active Reader: The Case for Reading Aloud to Engage Elementary School Youngsters

Samantha Cleaver - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Parents and teachers know that reading aloud to children is important, and many parents of young children read aloud to them daily. However, when children start to read on their own, parents often stop reading aloud. But, the early elementary school years, when children are learning how to read...
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