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Cheers!: 1,024 Toasts & Sentiments for Every Occasion

by Kevin P. Mcdonald

Cheers! is an indispensable A-to-Z of warm, funny, erudite, and sentimental sayings forevery possible occasion. Organized by category, Cheers! is more than a list of notable quotes and memorable toasts. It is full of useful advice on how to prepare a personalized message using the sayings in the book; deliver a toast without becoming flustered or, worse, running too long; and determine what words are appropriate for any given situation. An extended index and cross-references make Cheers! extremely easy to navigate, so finding the perfect words is a cinch.

The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller

by Carlo Ginzburg

The now-classic tale of a sixteenth-century miller facing the Roman Inquisition.The Cheese and the Worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious and social conflicts of the society Menocchio lived in. For a common miller, Menocchio was surprisingly literate. In his trial testimony he made references to more than a dozen books, including the Bible, Boccaccio's Decameron, Mandeville's Travels, and a "mysterious" book that may have been the Koran. And what he read he recast in terms familiar to him, as in his own version of the creation: "All was chaos, that is earth, air, water, and fire were mixed together; and of that bulk a mass formed—just as cheese is made out of milk—and worms appeared in it, and these were the angels."Ginzburg’s influential book has been widely regarded as an early example of the analytic, case-oriented approach known as microhistory. In a thoughtful new preface, Ginzburg offers his own corollary to Menocchio’s story as he considers the discrepancy between the intentions of the writer and what gets written. The Italian miller’s story and Ginzburg’s work continue to resonate with modern readers because they focus on how oral and written culture are inextricably linked. Menocchio’s 500-year-old challenge to authority remains evocative and vital today.

Chekhov: A Biographical and Critical Study (Routledge Library Editions: Russian and Soviet Literature #2)

by Ronald Hingley

This book, first published in 1950, is a balanced examination of Chekhov’s life and work, a critical analysis of his stories and plays set against the background of his life the Russia of the day. Using Chekhov’s works, biographical details, and, more importantly, his many thousands of letters, this book presents a comprehensive critical study of the writer and the man.

Chekhov Stories (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)

by SparkNotes

Chekhov Stories (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Anton Chekhov Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.

Chekhov's Children: Context and Text in Late Imperial Russia

by Nadya L. Peterson

Anton Chekhov's representations of children have generally remained on the periphery of scholarly attention. Yet his stories about children, which focus on communication and the emergence of personhood, also illuminate the process by which the author forged his own language of expression and occupy a uniquely important place within his work.Chekhov's Children explores these stories – dating from Chekhov's early writings in the 1880s – as a distinct body of work unified by the theme of maturation and by the creation of a literary model of childhood. Nadya Peterson describes the evolution of Chekhov's model and its connection with the prevalent views on children in the literature, education, medicine, and psychology of his time. As with his later writing, Chekhov's portrayals of young protagonists exhibit complexity, diversity, and a broad reach across the writer's cultural and literary landscape, dealing with such themes as the distinctiveness of a child's perspective, the relationship between the worlds of children and adults, the nature of child development, socialization, gender differences, and sexuality. While reconstructing a particular literary model of childhood, this book brings to light a body of discourse on children, childhood development, and education prominent in Russia in the late nineteenth century.Chekhov's Children accords this topic the significance it deserves by placing Chekhov's model of childhood within the broad context of his time and reassessing established notions about the child's place in the author's oeuvre.

The Chelsea Green Reader: Selections from 30 Years of Independent Publishing, 1984-2014

by Edited by Ben Watson

Chelsea Green, the Vermont-based independent publisher, has always had a nose for authors and subjects that are way ahead of the cultural curve, as is evident in this new anthology celebrating the company’s first thirty years in publishing.The more than one hundred books represented in this collection reflect the many distinct areas in which we have published–from literature and memoirs to progressive politics, to highly practical books on green building, organic gardening and farming, food and health, and related subjects–all of which reflect our underlying philosophy: "The politics and practice of sustainable living." The Chelsea Green Reader offers a glimpse into our wide-ranging list of books and authors and to the important ideas that they express. Interesting and worth reading in their own right, the individual passages when taken as a whole trace the evolution of a highly successful small publisher–something that is almost an oxymoron in these days of corporate buyouts and multinational book groups. From the beginning, Chelsea Green's books were nationally recognized, garnering positive reviews, accolades, and awards. We’ve published four New York Times bestsellers, and our books have set the standard for in-depth, how-to books that remain relevant years–often decades–beyond their original publication date."Chelsea Green was born from a single seed: the beauty of craft. Craft in writing and editing, in a story well told, or a thesis superbly expressed," writes cofounder and publisher emeritus Ian Baldwin in the book's foreword. Today, craft continues to inform all aspects of our work–design, illustration, production, sales, promotion, and beyond. It has even informed our business model: In 2012, Chelsea Green became an employee-owned company.With the rise of the Internet, new media platforms, and a constantly shifting bookselling landscape, the future of publishing is anything but predictable. But if Chelsea Green's books prove anything, it is that, despite these challenges, there remains a hunger for new and important ideas and authors, and for the permanence and craftsmanship of the printed word. Today our ongoing mission is stronger than ever, as we launch into our next thirty years of publishing excellence.

Chemical Matter: Activity Book (Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts, Grade 5 #Unit 9)

by Amplify Education

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Chen Style Taijiquan Collected Masterworks: The History of a Martial Art

by Mark Chen

The first-ever English translation of the most important masterworks of Chen Style Taiji, as originally published by the renowned grandmaster Chen ZhaopiChen Zhaopi (1893-1972) is universally recognized as a grandmaster of Chen Style Taiji, an ancient martial art that is the foundation of all Taiji schools. During his lifetime, Chen was lineage successor and teacher to Chen Village's current generation of senior masters, including Chen Xiaowang, Wang Xi'an, Chen Zhenglei, Zhu Tiancai, and the late Chen Qingzhou. This book is the first-ever English translation of key selections from his seminal 1935 publication, Chen Style Taijiquan Collected Masterworks. Gathered together are taijiquan's most important texts dating back to its earliest period of development. These include the writings of its putative creator, Chen Wangting, and its reorganizer, Chen Changxing, and the biographies of eminent family members such as Chen Zhongshen. Author and translator Mark Chen's commentary provides readers with the most complete picture of taijiquan's origins, evolution, and theory to date. Also included is a step-by-step, pictorial exposition of Chen Taiji's "old frame" first form, demonstrated by Chen Zhaopi himself.

The Cherries (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Green #Level H, Lesson 104)

by Emma Benman

Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Green System -- 1st Grade

The Cherry Orchard (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)

by SparkNotes

The Cherry Orchard (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Anton Chekhov Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:*chapter-by-chapter analysis *explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *a review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.

Cherusseri

by T. Bhaskaran

Life and works of Cherusseri (1500 AD) and criticisms.

Chester Brown: Conversations (Conversations with Comic Artists Series)

by Dominick Grace and Eric Hoffman

The early 1980s saw a revolution in mainstream comics—in subject matter, artistic integrity, and creators' rights—as new methods of publishing and distribution broadened the possibilities. Among those artists utilizing these new methods, Chester Brown (b. 1960) quickly developed a cult following due to the undeniable quality and originality of his Yummy Fur (1983–1994). Chester Brown: Conversations collects interviews covering all facets of the cartoonist's long career and includes several pieces from now-defunct periodicals and fanzines. It also includes original annotations from Chester Brown, provided especially for this book, in which he adds context, second thoughts, and other valuable insights into the interviews. Brown was among a new generation of artists whose work dealt with decidedly nonmainstream subjects. By the 1980s comics were, to quote a by-now well-worn phrase, “not just for kids anymore,” and subsequent censorious attacks by parents concerned about the more salacious material being published by the major publishers—subjects that routinely included adult language, realistic violence, drug use, and sexual content—began to roil the industry. Yummy Fur came of age during this storm and its often-offensive content, including dismembered, talking penises, led to controversy and censorship. With Brown's highly unconventional adaptations of the Gospels, and such comics memoirs as The Playboy(1991/1992) and I Never Liked You (1991–1994), Brown gradually moved away from the surrealistic, humor oriented strips toward autobiographical material far more restrained and elegiac in tone than his earlier strips. This work was followed by Louis Riel (1999–2003), Brown's critically acclaimed comic book biography of the controversial nineteenth-century Canadian revolutionary, and Paying for It (2011), his best-selling memoir on the life of a john.

Chester Brown (Biographix)

by Frederik Byrn Køhlert

Best known for his alternative comics, Chester Brown (b. 1960) is one of the most acclaimed and influential cartoonists of the last half century. This first biography provides a critical account of Brown’s life and career, highlighting his role in the evolving comics landscape and tracing his journey from self-publishing minicomics on the streets of Toronto to creating award-winning graphic novels. Characterized by often minimalist art and unconventional themes, comics such as Yummy Fur, Ed the Happy Clown, I Never Liked You, Louis Riel, and Paying for It have consistently pushed boundaries and confronted taboos. Chester Brown offers unique insight into Brown’s creative process as well the scope of his work and its larger cultural contexts. Organized chronologically, the book provides a full account of the artist’s career, beginning with his failed attempts to break into superhero comics and ending with discussions of his most recent work, in which he blends autobiography with political views on sex work and religion. The book also examines Brown’s extensive authorial revisions and considers how he has deployed both these and an increasingly voluminous amount of paratextual material in the service of creating a highly distinctive authorial persona that in turn cannot help but influence how we encounter and read his work. Chester Brown pulls back the curtain on this pioneering artist and emphasizes the inseparability of Brown’s art and life, including the myriad ways they have informed each other across the last four decades of comics history.

The Chester Mystery Cycle: A Casebook (Medieval Casebooks Series #6)

by Kevin J. Harty

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Chevaux et autres doutes

by Mois Benarroch

Né en 1959 à Tétouan au Maroc, entre Tanger et Gibraltar, Benarroch émigre avec ses parents, à l'âge de treize ans, en Israël et vit depuis lors à Jérusalem. Il écrit ses premiers poèmes à quinze ans, en anglais, puis en hébreu et finalement dans sa langue maternelle, l'espagnol. Ses poèmes ont été publiés dans des centaines de magazines, dans le monde entier. Dans ce premier recueil, Mois Benarroch aborde des thèmes aussi divers que l'immigration, la discrimination, le sionisme, Israël, l'amour, la famille, la poésie et Bukowski. Benarroch, lauréat du Prix de Poésie Yehuda Amichai 2012, est considéré comme l'un des poètes majeurs contemporains en Israël. Ses poèmes ont été traduits dans une douzaine de langues. Mois Benarroch est aussi l'auteur de Aux Portes de Tanger, Les Litanies de l'Emigré, Muriel, L'Expulsé et Lucena, parmi d'autres oeuvres.

Cheyenne: An Analysis of Clause Linkage (Routledge World Languages)

by Avelino Corral Esteban

Cheyenne: An Analysis of Clause Linkage provides a detailed description of Cheyenne syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, notably on its nominal and verbal system and in both simple and complex sentences. Based on fieldwork conducted on the Northern Cheyenne reservation, this book, which seeks to address descriptive and theoretical issues involving complex sentences, has three major aims: i) to present a morpho-syntactic, semantic, and discourse-pragmatic description of complex sentences in Cheyenne; ii) to investigate the relationship between the semantic and syntactic dimensions of complex sentences; and iii) to contribute to the research, preservation, and revitalization of this ancestral language spoken in the United States of America. This book will be informative for scholars interested in language typology, comparative linguistics, theoretical linguistics, and language documentation, as well as those interested in Cheyenne learning and teaching.

Chez Nous: Branché Sur Le Monde Francophone

by Albert Valdman Cathy Pons Mary Ellen Scullen

Chez nous: Branché sur le monde francophone offers a flexible, dynamic approach to elementary French that engages students by bringing the French language and the culture of French-speaking people to life. Authors Mary Ellen Scullen, Cathy Pons, and Albert Valdman help students achieve grammatical and communicative competence through pertinent, well-sequenced themes, carefully designed presentations of important structures, and a wealth of opportunities for meaningful student practice. The 5th Edition offers significantly updated content, including coverage of contemporary topics about which students will be excited to converse, as well as a modern, engaging design.

Chhattisgarh Bharati class 8 - SCERT Raipur - Chhattisgarh Board: छत्तीसगढ़ भारती ८वीं कक्षा - एस.सी.ई.आर.टी. रायपुर - छत्तीसगढ़

by Rajya Shaikshik Anusandhan Aur Prashikshan Parishad Raipur C. G.

छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य शैक्षिक अनुसंधान और प्रशिक्षण परिषद् की नई किताब बनाने का उद्देश्य बच्चों को स्वतंत्र और जिज्ञासु पाठक बनाना है। परिषद् की पुस्तकों ने यह भी रेखांकित किया है कि भाषा सीखने-सिखाने का दायित्व सिर्फ भाषा की पुस्तक का ही नहीं है वरन् अन्य विषयों की भी इसमें भूमिका है। कक्षा 8वीं में अध्ययनरत् विद्यार्थियों के लिए इस पुस्तक को विषय 'हिन्दी - छत्तीसगढ़ भारती' में सहायक पुस्तक के रूप में स्वीकृत किया गया है, इससे बच्चों में पठन, वाचन, तर्क एवं चिंतन क्षमता विकसित होगी। सामाजिक अध्ययन, विज्ञान व गणित की पुस्तकों को पढ़कर समझने के प्रयास से, स्वतंत्र व समृद्ध पाठक बनाना संभव होता है। पाठ्यपुस्तकों के अलावा विद्वानों द्वारा रचित साहित्य, अन्य प्रसिद्ध लेखकों द्वारा लिखी सामग्री के साथ-साथ बच्चों के लिए अन्य कहानी, कविता, नाटक आदि की पुस्तकों की भी एक महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका है। बच्चों के अनेक स्वाभाविक अनुभवों के बारे में सोचना, उनका गहराई से विश्लेषण करना व इन सबको एक-दूसरे से बाँटना न सिर्फ भाषायी समझ बढ़ाता है वरन् कई और महत्वपूर्ण क्षमताएँ भी प्रदान करता है। कक्षा आठवीं में पढ़नेवाले बच्चों के भाषायी ज्ञान को और समृद्ध बनाना है। इसमें समझने व अभिव्यक्त करने, दोनों तरह की क्षमताएँ शामिल हैं। अच्छे लेखकों, कवियों और साहित्यकारों द्वारा लिखी कहानी, कविता, निबंध, नाटक आदि साहित्य की विधाएँ तो हैं ही, साथ ही-साथ ऐसी पुस्तकें सोचने-समझने के तरीकों को भी समृद्ध बनाती हैं। इन सभी की पढ़ने में रुचि पैदा करना ही एक प्रमुख लक्ष्य है। ज्यादातर भाषा-शिक्षण व साहित्य का उद्देश्य बच्चे के विकास व समाज के साथ उसके संबंध को गहरा करना व उसके सोचने व जीवन दर्शन को वृहद् करना है। इस लक्ष्य को पूरा करने के लिए यह आवश्यक है कि बच्चे अच्छे साहित्य को पढ़ें-लिखें और उस पर बातचीत करें। बच्चों का पुस्तक की सामग्री के साथ संबंध गहरा हो, उनके बीच एक सतर्क पाठक का रिश्ता बने। इसके लिए वे पाठों पर आधारित नए प्रश्न बनाएँ व अपने जीवन के अनुभवों के आधार पर सामग्री में प्रस्तुत विचारों पर टिप्पणी करें।

Chiapas

by Carlos Montemayor

Chiapas. La rebelión indígena es una revisión extraordinaria de Carlos Montemayor en torno a la guerrilla, los movimientos sociales, el ejército, la forma en que el gobierno ha enfrentado a la movilización y la cosmovisión de los pueblos indígenas en Chiapas. Este libro está dedicado al estudio del origen, desarrollo, consolidación y aparición pública del movimiento guerrillero zapatista en el estado de Chiapas, estudiando sus vínculos con otros grupos armados y la singularidad que lo caracteriza: a diferencia de otros movimientos armados en las décadas de los setentas y ochentas, el Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional se conforma principalmente por movimientos indígenas radicalizados ante la pobreza del Estado y la falta de oportunidades para la población. El autor estudia documentos de fuentes oficiales, así como periodísticos y de otras fuentes. Examina el desarrollo del conflicto desde enero de 1994 hasta 1998, tanto las acciones del Gobierno Federal, y de los zapatistas, así como de la Sociedad Civil. Esta edición cuenta con nuevos apéndices y reajustes, por lo que supera y actualiza la primera edición.

Chiasmus in the New Testament: A Study in Formgeschichte

by Nils Wilhelm Lund

This study is devoted to the tracing of the Hebrew literary influence of the Greek text of the New Testament. It discusses specifically one form, the extensive use of the inverted order called chiasmus, a form that seems to be a part of Hebrew thought itself, whether in poetry or in prose. Originally published in 1942.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Chiastic Designs in English Literature from Sidney to Shakespeare

by William E. Engel

Paying special attention to Sidney's Arcadia, Spenser's Faerie Queene, and Shakespeare's romances, this study engages in sustained examination of chiasmus in early modern English literature. The author's approach leads to the recovery of hidden designs which are shown to animate important works of literature; along the way Engel offers fresh and more comprehensive interpretations of seemingly shopworn conventions such as memento mori conceits, echo poems, and the staging of deus ex machina. The study, grounded in the philosophy of symbolic forms (following Ernst Cassirer), will be a valuable resource for readers interested in intellectual history and symbol theory, classical mythology and Renaissance iconography. Chiastic Designs affords a glimpse into the transformative power of allegory during the English Renaissance by addressing patterns that were part and parcel of early modern "mnemonic culture."

Chic Ironic Bitterness

by R. Jay Magill Jr.

The events of 9/11 had many pundits on the left and right scrambling to declare an end to the Age of Irony. But six years on, we're as ironic as ever. From The Simpsons and Borat to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, the ironic worldview measures out a certain cosmopolitan distance, keeping hypocrisy and threats to personal integrity at bay. Chic Ironic Bitterness is a defense of this detachment, an attitude that helps us preserve values such as authenticity, sincerity, and seriousness that might otherwise be lost in a world filled with spin, marketing, and jargon. And it is an effective counterweight to the prevailing conservative view that irony is the first step toward cynicism and the breakdown of Western culture.

Chicago: A Literary History

by Frederik Byrn Køhlert

Chicago occupies a central position in both the geography and literary history of the United States. From its founding in 1833 through to its modern incarnation, the city has served as both a thoroughfare for the nation's goods and a crossroads for its cultural energies. The idea of Chicago as a crossroads of modern America is what guides this literary history, which traces how writers have responded to a rapidly changing urban environment and labored to make sense of its place in - and implications for - the larger whole. In writing that engages with the world's first skyscrapers and elevated railroads, extreme economic and racial inequality, a growing middle class, ethnic and multiethnic neighborhoods, the Great Migration of African Americans, and the city's contemporary incarnation as a cosmopolitan urban center, Chicago has been home to a diverse literature that has both captured and guided the themes of modern America.

Chicago by the Book: 101 Publications That Shaped the City and Its Image

by Neil Harris Caxton Club

Despite its rough-and-tumble image, Chicago has long been identified as a city where books take center stage. In fact, a volume by A. J. Liebling gave the Second City its nickname. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle arose from the midwestern capital’s most infamous industry. The great Chicago Fire led to the founding of the Chicago Public Library. The city has fostered writers such as Nelson Algren, Saul Bellow, and Gwendolyn Brooks. Chicago’s literary magazines The Little Review and Poetry introduced the world to Eliot, Hemingway, Joyce, and Pound. The city’s robust commercial printing industry supported a flourishing culture of the book. With this beautifully produced collection, Chicago’s rich literary tradition finally gets its due. Chicago by the Book profiles 101 landmark publications about Chicago from the past 170 years that have helped define the city and its image. Each title—carefully selected by the Caxton Club, a venerable Chicago bibliophilic organization—is the focus of an illustrated essay by a leading scholar, writer, or bibliophile. Arranged chronologically to show the history of both the city and its books, the essays can be read in order from Mrs. John H. Kinzie’s 1844 Narrative of the Massacre of Chicago to Sara Paretsky’s 2015 crime novel Brush Back. Or one can dip in and out, savoring reflections on the arts, sports, crime, race relations, urban planning, politics, and even Mrs. O’Leary’s legendary cow. The selections do not shy from the underside of the city, recognizing that its grit and graft have as much a place in the written imagination as soaring odes and boosterism. As Neil Harris observes in his introduction, “Even when Chicagoans celebrate their hearth and home, they do so while acknowledging deep-seated flaws.” At the same time, this collection heartily reminds us all of what makes Chicago, as Norman Mailer called it, the “great American city.” With essays from, among others, Ira Berkow, Thomas Dyja, Ann Durkin Keating, Alex Kotlowitz, Toni Preckwinkle, Frank Rich, Don Share, Carl Smith, Regina Taylor, Garry Wills, and William Julius Wilson; and featuring works by Saul Bellow, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, Clarence Darrow, Erik Larson, David Mamet, Studs Terkel, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many more.

The Chicago Companion to Tocqueville's Democracy in America

by James T. Schleifer

One of the greatest books ever to be written on the United States, "Democracy in America" continues to find new readers who marvel at the lasting insights Alexis de Tocqueville had into our nation and its political culture. The work is, however, as challenging as it is important; its arguments can be complex and subtle, and its sheer length can make it difficult for any reader, especially one coming to it for the first time, to grasp Tocqueville's meaning. "The Chicago Companion to Tocqueville's "Democracy in America"" is the first book written expressly to help general readers and students alike get the most out of this seminal work. Now James T. Schleifer, an expert on Tocqueville, has provided the background and information readers need in order to understand Tocqueville's masterwork. In clear and engaging prose, Schleifer explains why "Democracy in America" is so important, how it came to be written, and how different generations of Americans have interpreted it since its publication. He also presents indispensable insight on who Tocqueville was, his trip to America, and what he meant by "equality," "democracy," and "liberty. " Drawing upon his intimate knowledge of Tocqueville's papers and manuscripts, Schleifer reveals how Tocqueville's ideas took shape and changed even in the course of writing the book. At the same time, Schleifer provides a detailed glossary of key terms and key passages, all accompanied by generous citations to the relevant pages in the University of Chicago Press Mansfield/Winthrop translation. "The ""Chicago Companion" will serve generations of readers as an essential guide to both the man and his work.

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