Cartoon-Illustrated Metaphors

Cartoon-Illustrated Metaphors
Author: Kaiman Lee
Publisher: Environmental Design & Research Ctr
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2004-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780915250431

"CARTOON-ILLUSTRATED METAPHORS: Idioms, Proverbs, Cliches and Slang" gives you accurate definitions, origins and usages of metaphors that you will easily understand and apply with clarity and precision. This book is intended to help people who want to "spice up" the way they talk. It is especially effective for people whose native languages are not English. Verbal metaphors used in appropriate contexts can serve business, social, psychological and cultural purposes. Each metaphor occupies one page which makes learning consistent and easy. Each page has a cartoon and a text portion that consists of four categories of information: meaning, alternative, origin and usage. People evaluate you by your conversational skill! Your conversational skill can be directly linked to your career advancement, income level and social standing. To move up, your conversational skill must surpass that of your co-workers. People perceive the level of your intelligence, education and capabilities by how you express yourself in conversion. Get the help from CARTOON-ILLUSTRATED METAPHORS: Idioms, Proverbs, Cliches and Slang. Clear your path to success! If you cannot express your ideas eloquently, you can appear as lack of competence and qualification. Impress your audience with "your metaphors" in the right context. Get "your metaphors" from CARTOON-ILLUSTRATED METAPHORS: Idioms, Proverbs, Cliches and Slang. Your conversational expressions will have pin-point accuracy! You will learn from CARTOON-ILLUSTRATED METAPHORS: Idioms, Proverbs, Cliches and Slang the accurate definitions, origins and usage of "your metaphors," and apply them with clarity and precision.

99 Red Balloons--

99 Red Balloons--
Author: Brent Mann
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2003
Genre: Musicians
ISBN: 9780806525167

The ultimate book for anyone who loves pop music and one-hit wonders, 99 Red Balloons profiles and ranks all the greatest musical flashes in the pan. Each chapter spotlights a specific one-hit wonder, including sample lyrics and chart position. Controversial, informative and entertaining, this is a book that no music lover should be without.

The Roadmap to Freedom

The Roadmap to Freedom
Author: Chris McIntyre
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1613082428

Delivering a tactical plan, complete with both downloadable and online support, Chris McIntyre rescues small business owners trapped in potholes littering the road to success, and provides a helping hand to freedom. Uniquely prepared to create and deliver their product or service, small business owners are far less equipped to effectively lead, let alone develop, their team. Their internal systems and processes are often informal and incomplete, limiting their freedom and their business growth. McIntyre provides a step-by-step, customizable solution to overcome this roadblock. Coached by McIntyre, leaders learn to craft the right team, create a consistent core message that enables the brand, and then, connect the two. Business owners are given a rock-solid process for attracting and keeping superstars, and dropping nightmares. They learn how to get their core message out of their head and into the heads of their superstar team. Supported by McIntyre, organizational leaders will define their core mission, and develop a distinct, systematic formula that enables their team to accomplish it. Leaders are aided with a thorough checklist to guide implementation, giving them everything they need for consistent performance from their team and ongoing success.

Puck

Puck
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 818
Release: 1916
Genre: American wit and humor
ISBN:

The Burning Pyre

The Burning Pyre
Author: Devendra Punse
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2016-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1482886391

The Burning Pyre records the real events of eleven hours in the life of Ajay, a thirty-three year old post-graduate, who journeys to appear for an interview. A self-assured, self-possessed, and self-confident boy aims of getting a job on the dint of his own mettle. Through his participation and observation of contrasting human activities and rigorous present life-style, he gets inspired to go the accustomed mile of his aim. His arduous journey to achieve his aim sans deviating own principles, and submitting to the corruptive practices in the educational employment system - is the crux of this story. Ajay is the competitive face in the portrait-gallery of present society, yet despite his efforts he remains in the quandary the right or the wrong. Yes, he is passing through the acid test - here is a story for each one of you to know the secret that lies in his act --

The Great Dictionary English - Finnish

The Great Dictionary English - Finnish
Author: Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
Publisher: Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer
Total Pages: 6161
Release:
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

This dictionary contains around 80,000 English terms with their Finnish translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from English to Finnish. If you need translations from Finnish to English, then the companion volume The Great Dictionary Finnish - English is recommended.

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
Author: Christine Ammer
Publisher: HMH
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0547677537

From “all systems go” to “senior moment”—a comprehensive reference to idiomatic English. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings and origins of idioms that may not make literal sense but play an important role in the language—including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. With extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language, this second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today—a remarkable reference for those studying the English language, or anyone who enjoys learning its many wonderful quirks and expressions. “Invaluable as a teaching tool.” —School Library Journal

Music with Expressive Power

Music with Expressive Power
Author: Paul James
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2024-10-02
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1036412849

People worldwide love to enjoy their preferred lifestyle. Music is a powerful lifestyle choice. It helps people shape and share their experiences. Music evolves, as does technology, culture and the music business. This book helps the reader to understand the changes to music and audio reproduction. Enabling them to make informed choices about music and the audio equipment they use. Thereby gaining richer musical experiences. This book explains why high-quality reproduction of music is hard. It identifies some factors that influence the quality of reproduction such as careful listening. Often discussions about music and audio ignore the role of the listener. Yet a person’s disposition, sensory awareness and attention, affect how they perceive music and what they experience from it. As well as music students, teachers, and musicologists, the book will appeal to those with a passion for quality music and the quality reproduction of music.

Digital Audio Essentials

Digital Audio Essentials
Author: Bruce Fries
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2005
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780596008567

"A comprehensive guide to creating, recording, editing, and sharing music and other audio"--Cover.