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"Its publication should be a major event for cognitive linguistics and should pose a major challenge for cognitive science. In addition, it should have repercussions in a variety of disciplines, ranging from anthropology and psychology to epistemology and the philosophy of science. . . . Lakoff asks: What do categories of language and thought reveal about the human mind? Offering both general theory and minute details, Lakoff shows that categories...
62) Computers
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Learn how people use computers for work, study, and fun in this beginning look at technology.
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Creating a unique, immersive setting one culture at a timeA guide for authors, gamers, and hobbyistsWritten to help fantasy and science fiction storytellers, game designers, gamers, and hobbyists, CULTURES AND BEYOND (THE ART OF WORLD BUILDING, #3) is a how-to guide for filling an imaginary world with fascinating societies. It includes chapters on creating culture, organizations, armed forces, religions, the supernatural, magic systems, technological...
64) IELTS Speaking Practice Tests Questions #3. Sets 21-30. Based on Real Questions asked in the Academi
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Thank you for your interest in IELTS Speaking Practice Tests Questions Sets. This ebook contains 10 speaking practice tests based on real questions asked in the academic and general exams. You'll be able to use these practice tests to prepare for the real test.This series of ebooks is for students needing to increase their band score for permanent residency, university entrance and visa approval. You can ask your tutors, teachers, friends and family...
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In "Why Choose Malay Women: A Cultural Exploration and Celebration," readers are invited on a captivating journey into the heart of Malay culture, exploring the inspiring stories of Malay women and the vibrant tapestry of their traditions. This insightful and beautifully crafted book delves deep into the lives of Malay women, illuminating their strength, resilience, and invaluable contributions to society.Through the pages of this cultural odyssey,...
66) Des équilibres
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Comment le discours autour de l'équilibre est-il devenu aussi confus? Pourquoi recherchons-nous l'équilibre? Certes, la notion renvoie à un état de grâce o rien ne nous manque et o rien n'est de trop, mais l'équilibre ne possède-t-il pas une nature plutt austère? Quand on y pense, la ligne du milieu est étroite et les motifs de chute, nombreux... Et, pour ce qui est de s'amuser, les excès ont bien meilleure réputation.
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Just in time for the holidays, a free basic guide on how to write and self-publish your own book is now available, ensuring aspiring authors have the knowledge and resources they need. By employing this method, I successfully wrote and published my books. From writing to publication, this guide provides a straightforward and comprehensive overview.
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Nouveaux départs, recyclage et résilience sont au programme d'un dossier spécial sur le riche concept de «régénération»-qu'elle soit individuelle ou collective; sociale, urbaine ou environnementale. Cette édition automnale inclut également une fiction inédite de Stéphane Lafleur (Avec pas d'casque), des textes exclusifs de la chorégraphe Margie Gillis, de Rafaële Germain, d'Evelyne de la Chenelière, de Catherine Mavrikakis, de Nicolas...
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The Mayan family of languages is ancient and unique. With their distinctive relational nouns, positionals, and complex grammatical voices, they are quite alien to English and have never been shown to be genetically related to other New World tongues. These qualities, Clifton Pye shows, afford a particular opportunity for linguistic insight. Both an overview of lessons Pye has gleaned from more than thirty years of studying how children learn Mayan...
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English is drowning in a sea of bobbles, but some of us are willing to take up arms on the noble tongue's behalf. Bloated sentences, pointless paragraphs, grammatical solecisms of the worst sort -- these are our enemies in our struggle for concision, clarity, and content. If a thing that's worth saying is worth saying well, why do so many say things badly, yet think that they're saying them well? Maybe, you -- the proud, the few, the purists -- can...
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Want to become a successful author? If so, you're going to have to crank out books. And not mediocre books but high-quality ones. Why? Because that's what readers expect and want.Regardless of whether you write fiction or nonfiction, if you want to get established as an author, you need to be productive. Highly productive.You can't just write one terrific book and call it good, expecting that singular work to carry you atop the wave of success for...
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Feed and soothe your mind with the complete masterpiece of poetry. Poetry meets world when dishing into present world events, spirituality, inspiration, life, philosophy, and positivity. However, you won't be able to resist the good nature of a sincerely great book that expresses a sweet twist of unique creativity and authenticity.
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Get more out of your writing prompts!Weird Writing Prompts is a short book loaded with questions to jumpstart your creativity, dive deeper into your characters, and rev up your book marketing.Oh yeah, and some questions are weird. Like "trap your characters in an elevator with an emu" weird. Because everyone needs a little weirdness to refresh their writing lives! Grab this book to:-Get Deep & Random - Expanded prompts with ideas to make your characters...
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The publishing industry has vastly changed, especially in the last few years. Today, indie publishing is the direction many new authors are taking as it has become easier for writers to do much of the work themselves. This book serves as a guide for the writer, taking them on the journey from original thought to a completed book they can hold in their hands. This book is divided into three parts - Writing, Marketing and Publishing. Each part walks...
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Cliffhangers get a bad rap from the reading community. They moan and complain and say that they hate them with a passion! But from a writer's perspective, cliffhangers are little more than a tool for suspense, right? So how do we craft endings to our fiction novels that are exciting and suspenseful (and yes, sometimes leave information out!), but that don't enrage our readers? The answer to creating suspense is finding that balance between what to...
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Even if you don't happen to be a celebrity, this book will teach you methods for striking publishing gold-conceptualizing, selling, and marketing a memoir-while dealing with the complicated emotions that arise during the creation of your work.
If you've ever been told that "You should really write a book" and you've decided to give it a try, this book is for you. It hones in on the three key measures necessary for aspiring authors to conceptualize,...
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Dreamer. Wannabe. Overnight success. Catastrophic failure. Writer.Glimpse the gritty, behind-the-scenes struggles of author Todd Fahnestock as he reveals his dreams, trials, and adventures through the creative swamps of writing and the hard-edged world of publishing.Fahnestock dodges junior high bullies armed with needles taped to Bic pens, cracks into traditional publishing by hitchhiking to the middle of nowhere to meet writing legend Gary Paulsen,...
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