Keep Your Wits about You

Keep Your Wits about You
Author: Michelle Gall
Publisher: Glenbridge Publishing Ltd.
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780944435564

Many workplaces are not effective because they ignore their most valuable asset: purposeful employees ? change agents who guide colleagues into bigger arenas and help them feel safe. As you remove boundaries and help others thrive, you become a purposeful employee or WITS: Wise, Innovative, Thoughtful, and Spunky. No company can thrive without its WITS. They are a constant source of energy and perspective for others, and they have an amazing ability to recharge their own batteries.

Keep Your Wits About You

Keep Your Wits About You
Author: Vonetta M. Dotson
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2022-03-08
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1433832909

Science tells us that by keeping our brain as healthy as possible, we can optimize our cognitive abilities, mental health, and physical functioning at any age. Healthy behaviors, such as staying physically, mentally, and socially active, maintaining a healthy diet, and getting good sleep, are the most powerful tools we have to maintain healthy brains. This book provides science-based facts and practical tools for the reader to achieve and maintain a healthy brain.

If -

If -
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher:
Total Pages: 18
Release: 1918
Genre: Maxims
ISBN:

Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms

Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Author: Paul Heacock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2003-09-22
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521532716

This book unlocks the meaning of more than 5,000 idioms used in American English today.

English Proverbs: A Journey Through Timeless Wisdom

English Proverbs: A Journey Through Timeless Wisdom
Author: DAVID YAO
Publisher: Legoo Mandarin
Total Pages: 350
Release:
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

English Proverbs: A Journey Through Timeless Wisdom 英语谚语:穿越时光的智慧之旅 Proverbs are short, commonly known expressions that convey wisdom, truth, morals, and traditional beliefs in a concise and often metaphorical manner. English proverbs have been passed down through generations, reflecting the cultural values, experiences, and common sense of the English-speaking world. These pithy sayings are integral to the language, offering insights and practical advice for everyday situations. The beauty of proverbs lies in their brevity and depth, encapsulating complex ideas in a few memorable words. They are used to teach lessons, reinforce norms, and provide comfort and guidance in times of uncertainty. Whether in conversation, literature, or public speaking, proverbs add a layer of richness and resonance to the message being conveyed. Understanding and using English proverbs can enhance one’s communication skills, providing a way to express ideas vividly and effectively. As you delve into the world of English proverbs, you will uncover a treasure trove of wisdom that has shaped and continues to shape the way people think, speak, and live.

Cloudburst

Cloudburst
Author: Wilbur Smith
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2020-03-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1848128541

Brand new Wilbur Smith series for readers of 10+ - starring fourteen-year-old Jack Courtney. Jack Courtney has lived in the UK his whole life. But this summer his parents are travelling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a gorilla conference, and they've promised to take Jack and his friends with them. When his parents go missing in the rainforest, abducted by mercenaries, nobody seems to have any answers. Jack is pretty sure that it's got something to do with the nearby tantalum mines, but he needs to prove it. Along with Amelia and Xander, Jack must brave the jungle to save his parents. Standing in his way is a member of his own family - Caleb Courtney. There are western gorillas, forest elephants and hippos. But there are also bandits, mercenaries and poachers. The three friends will need their wits about them if they are not only to save Jack's parents, but their own lives too.

English, The Aussie Way

English, The Aussie Way
Author: Lynne Maree Walsh
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-01-28
Genre:
ISBN: 1681815656

Written by a Sydney native, English, The Aussie Way: A Fun Guide to Australia’s Colourful Phrases, Words, and Expressions offers an amusing way for English or non-English speakers around the world to learn the colloquial phrases for which Australia is famous. This user-friendly reference provides words/phrases and meanings/synonyms by using an example sentence. Says the author, “For seven years I housed international students who were attending English language schools in Sydney, and I realised that although they had a good grasp of formal grammar, they struggled to understand not only colloquial English, but many of the commonly used phrasal verbs, which could not be found in a standard English/Spanish, French, etc., dictionary. It was then that I decided to start writing some of them down for future reference and it grew from there.”

Elements of Wit

Elements of Wit
Author: Benjamin Errett
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2014-10-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0698153863

Got wit? We’ve all been in that situation where we need to say something clever, but innocuous; smart enough to show some intelligence, without showing off; something funny, but not a joke. What we need in that moment is wit—that sparkling combination of charm, humor, confidence, and most of all, the right words at the right time. Elements of Wit is an engaging book that brings together the greatest wits of our time, and previous ones from Oscar Wilde to Nora Ephron, Winston Churchill to Christopher Hitchens, Mae West to Louis CK, and many in between. With chapters covering the essential ingredients of wit, this primer sheds light on how anyone—introverts, extroverts, wallflowers, and bon vivants—can find the right zinger, quip, parry, or retort…or at least be a little bit more interesting.