Manicorn

Manicorn
Author: Jane Millington
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1487402570

ÊWe all love a villain in a romantic break-up but what if there isnÕt one? In fact what if everything seems just fine but not absolutely, weak-at your knees, mind-blowingly fabulousÑshould you stay or should you go? This is the dilemma facing Jessica Tiller who begins to realise that Ben, the man she thought was her manicorn (a sensitive, sexy and soulful manÑin other words, for most people: imaginary), is in fact just an extremely nice bloke. And her past, as well as her long-time friend, David, are starting to push her in a whole new unexpectedly sexier direction.Ê When friends Stella and MinhÕs blossoming romance and upcoming wedding makes commitment look pretty good, for Jessica itÕs decision time. While Ben is busy working out with his gym buddy and resident office stunner, Elise, Jess turns to her best friend, happily married mother of two, Laura, who provides a wealth of experienced advice as does the gay sisterhood of Tiffany and Kristan. But when it comes to the crunch itÕs up to Jessica to decide to what and to whom to commit. This humorous story is for those torn between the security of a totally inoffensive long-term relationship and the promise of the romance you once thought youÕd have but you somehow lost.

Tooth & Mail

Tooth & Mail
Author: Darick Robertson
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1643375652

Acclaimed artist Darick Robertson (The Boys, HAPPY!) joins writers Eric Peterson and Joe Aubrey to bring you the tale of the galaxy’s most dangerous employers: The IPS!

Urban Dictionary: Freshest Street Slang Defined

Urban Dictionary: Freshest Street Slang Defined
Author:
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2012-04-24
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1449410367

The ultimate authority on street slang presents a new volume of delightfully dirty, surprisingly insightful terms and phrases. In 1999, Aaron Peckham established UrbanDictionary.com, inviting users to define their world by compiling the most epic collection of slang in history. Since then, the site has skyrocketed in popularity, amassing thousands of definitions and edumacating millions. Users submit about 2,300 new entries every day! In this totally and awesomely revised edition of the best-selling original, readers will find defs—mostly new, some updated, and all fularious—for the most current word creations.

The Cost of Doing Business

The Cost of Doing Business
Author: Joe Aubrey
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2022-03-08
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1643378155

Acclaimed artist Darick Robertson (The Boys, HAPPY!) joins writers Eric Peterson and Joe Aubrey to bring you the tale of the galaxy’s most dangerous employers: The IPS!

The Reception of Northrop Frye

The Reception of Northrop Frye
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Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1487537751

The widespread opinion is that Northrop Frye’s influence reached its zenith in the 1960s and 1970s, after which point he became obsolete, his work buried in obscurity. This almost universal opinion is summed up in Terry Eagleton’s 1983 rhetorical question, "Who now reads Frye?" In The Reception of Northrop Frye, Robert D. Denham catalogues what has been written about Frye – books, articles, translations, dissertations and theses, and reviews – in order to demonstrate that the attention Frye’s work has received from the beginning has progressed at a geomantic rate. Denham also explores what we can discover once we have a fairly complete record of Frye’s reception in front of us – such as Hayden White’s theory of emplotments applied to historical writing and Byron Almén’s theory of musical narrative. The sheer quantity of what has been written about Frye reveals that the only valid response to Eagleton’s rhetorical question is "a very large and growing number," the growth being not incremental but exponential.

How to Talk Teen

How to Talk Teen
Author: Mark Leigh
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1472137450

What's ILL in one place can be WACK in another, or the same word can actually have TOTES different meanings. It's CRAY CRAY! From KEWL girls hitting on HENCH boys to wannabe gangstas hangin' with their DOGGS in the ENDZ, teen slang can leave NOOBS CONFUZZLED. If you want to appear DOPE or just want to know WTF is going on, How to Talk Teen is the ultimate guide! Bugly : Short for butt ugly; exceeded on the ugly ranking by dugly and fugly. Pfun: More than mere fun. This is pure fun. Rando: A random person who appears at parties but who no one seems to know, let alone invited. Hiberdating: Disappearing from view because you're spending almost all your time with your new boyfriend/girlfriend. Nodel: Someone who thinks they look like a model . . . but nobody else does. Rentsy: Acting like parents, i.e. acting responsibly or demonstrating a nauseating taste in music. Mis-wave: To wave back at someone you think is waving at you, but who was actually waving to someone else. Ugly radius: The distance from you that someone stops looking attractive. Hot mess: Someone attractive who looks cool and in control, but who's an emotional train wreck. Lipsin: Kissing energetically - but less aggressively than a full-on snog. Selfie claw: Your contorted hand as you simultaneously hold your phone and take the photo. Air Five: High-five greeting to someone from across a room. Endz: The street where you live or the immediate neighbourhood. Pit stick: Underarm antiperspirant/deodorant. Top bantz: Particularly insightful or mocking banter. Hashtag Douchebag: A moron who uses hashtags excessively in anything they type in an attempt to be witty

UNITE History Volume 1 (1880-1931)

UNITE History Volume 1 (1880-1931)
Author: Mary Davis
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1800858744

This is volume 1 of six accessible volumes covering UNITE’s history from 1880-2010. The history of the TGWU is the core of this collection, with a significant emphasis on the union’s regions, as well as several key themes, such as equality, internationalism, the wider labour movement, and its attitude to the conflict between capital and labour. This first volume (1880-1931) covers the formation of the TGWU. It was rooted in an era in which, starting in the 1880’s, a mass trade union movement was formed. The drive to amalgamate the unions was spearheaded by Ernest Bevin and resulted in the creation of the TGWU, 1920-22 - a period which witnessed an intensification of pre and post WW1 militancy. Such militancy continued, albeit unevenly until 1926 and was met with resistance from employers and the State culminating in the mighty confrontation of the General Strike. Politically the union had a close relationship with the Labour Party and its two minority Governments (1923-4 and 1929-31). The defeat of 1926 marked a watershed in British labour history in which, again, the TGWU played a key role. Trade union militancy was succeeded by an attempt at negotiated accommodation with the employers, known as ‘Mondism’. Bevin was central to this development.