Lebanon

Lebanon
Author: Dilip Hiro
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1993
Genre: Lebanon
ISBN: 9780297821168

The People of Sparks

The People of Sparks
Author: Jeanne DuPrau
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2004-06-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375890505

A modern-day classic. This highly acclaimed adventure series about two friends desperate to save their doomed city has captivated kids and teachers alike for almost fifteen years and has sold over 3.5 MILLION copies! Lina and Doon have led the citizens of Ember to an exciting new world. When they discover a village called Sparks, they are welcomed, fed, and given places to sleep. But the town’s resources are limited and it isn’t long before resentment begins to grow between the two groups. When mysterious acts of vandalism cause tempers to erupt, putting everyone’s lives in danger, it’s up to our two heroes to find the courage to stop the conflict and bring peace. Praise for the City of Ember books: Nominated to 28 State Award Lists! An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice A Child Magazine Best Children’s Book A Mark Twain Award Winner A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Winner “A realistic post-apocalyptic world. DuPrau’s book leaves Doon and Lina on the verge of undiscovered country and readers wanting more.” —USA Today “An electric debut.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred “While Ember is colorless and dark, the book itself is rich with description.” —VOYA, Starred

Embers

Embers
Author: Christopher Hampton
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2014-06-12
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0571318835

A remote 18th-century Hungarian castle is the setting for a dramatic meeting. Forty-one years after a tragic event two former friends must confront each other in a devastating bid to lay the past to rest. Betrayal, love, truth and friendship all come to the fore in this unforgettable play based on Sándor Márai's bestselling novel. Embers premiered at the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End in February 2006.

Origins

Origins
Author: Eric Partridge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1942
Release: 2006-05-23
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1134942168

This etymological dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes from originally common stock. As well as giving the answers to questions about the derivation of individual words, it is a fascinating book to browse through, and includes extensive lists of prefixes, suffixes, and elements used in the creation of new vocabulary.

Folk-etymology

Folk-etymology
Author: Abram Smythe Palmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 704
Release: 1890
Genre: English language
ISBN:

Folk-Etymology

Folk-Etymology
Author: Abram Smythe Palmer
Publisher: Ardent Media
Total Pages: 692
Release: 1969
Genre: English language
ISBN:

Encyclopaedia of Superstitions - A History of Superstition

Encyclopaedia of Superstitions - A History of Superstition
Author: M. A. Radford
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1447496108

The first complete encyclopaedia to feature the history and source of superstitions around the world. First published in 1947, this encyclopaedia presents over 2,300 superstitions and lists them either individually or collectively under clear headings. Discover the many superstitions that have existed throughout history in this fascinating volume.

Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs

Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs
Author: Gerald Murnane
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 192088209X

This collection of essays leads into the eccentric imagination of Gerald Murnane, one of the masters of contemporary Australian writing, and winner of the Patrick White Literary Award.

Embers of the Past

Embers of the Past
Author: Javier Sanjines C.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2013-09-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0822378817

Embers of the Past is a powerful critique of historicism and modernity. Javier Sanjinés C. analyzes the conflict between the cultures and movements of indigenous peoples and attention to the modern nation-state in its contemporary Latin American manifestations. He contends that indigenous movements have introduced doubt into the linear course of modernity, reopening the gap between the symbolic and the real. Addressing this rupture, Sanjines argues that scholars must rethink their temporal categories. Toward that end, he engages with recent events in Latin America, particularly in Bolivia, and with Latin American intellectuals, as well as European thinkers disenchanted with modernity. Sanjinés dissects the concepts of the homogeneous nation and linear time, and insists on the need to reclaim the indigenous subjectivities still labeled "premodern" and excluded from the production, distribution, and organization of knowledge.