Why is bureaucracy known as red, not yellow or blue tape?What is haywire and why do we go it?Why is a yawn infection?Who was Parker and why is he so Nosy?These are just some of the burning issues that have been exercising the minds of Daily Mail readers in recent years, and 1001 of the most entertaining have been reproduced in this bumper collection.Not all of the questions featured will have …Lire la suite
'Grammar is the science of using words rightly, leading to thinking rightly, leading to deciding rightly, without which - as both common sense and experience show - happiness is impossible. Therefore: happiness depends at least partly on good grammar.'So writes Mr Gwynne in his small, but perfectly formed new book. Mr Gwynne believes passionately that we must regain our knowledge of the lost …Lire la suite
Anne Sebba presents a compelling history of the struggles of women to be admitted to professional journalism and so obtain the right to report from places where they were felt to have no place - most notably, war-zones. Sebba, herself a former Reuters reporter, recounts the evolution of the woman reporter, from Miss Wreford during the Risorgimento and Lady Florence Dixie at the Boer War, …Lire la suite
Wedding Dogs captures man’s best friend at 75 weddings--dogs as the best man, maid of honor, ring bearer, or another member of the wedding party! Decked out in little doggy tuxedos or sporting a wreath of roses around their necks, these pooches share in the wedding couple’s big day. Each photograph is accompanied by a brief essay telling the dog’s (and the couple’s) …Lire la suite
Using the untimely death of the poet and friend, Sylvia Plath, as a point of departure, Al Alvarez confronts the controversial and often taboo area of human behaviour: suicide. The Savage God explores the cultural attitudes, theories, truths and fallacies surrounding suicide and refracts them through the windows of philosophy, art and literature: following the black thread leading from Dante, …Lire la suite
Work hard, play harder. . . Eclipsed by the high-powered businesspeople that surround her, shy Laura Irving spends her time absorbed in her own workplace-fantasies. So when the masterful and arrogant man known as 'The Devil' begins to show interest she is both terrified and thrilled. And there is nothing she wants more than to call him 'Master'. A classic Black Lace tale of a love-hate affair …Lire la suite
Jeder kennt sie, die alten Geschichten der Götter und Heroen aus der Antike. Jeder kennt Charaktere wie den starken Herkules und die schöne Helena. Doch was ist der Grund dafür, dass uns diese Figuren auch heute noch im Fernsehen oder in der Literatur begegnen? Die Basis dafür schaffen die alten Mythen aus dem klassischen Altertum, die sich mit existenziellen Fragen des Lebens …Lire la suite
Want to plan the perfect--and most original--shower for the bride-to-be? Or maybe you're having a co-ed shower for the future newlyweds! Either way, inside this must-have party guide, you'll discover fabulous ideas for everything from creating the perfect guest list and invitations to great party games, unique themes, and fun favors, as well as basic essentials for any kind of shower. You'll …Lire la suite
Die deutsche Klassik - oder genauer gesagt: die Weimarer Klassik - ist gemeinhin mehr oder weniger ausschliesslich mit den Namen der beiden grossen Dioskuren der deutschen Literatur verbunden. Warum es für andere Dichter überaus schwierig war, in den klassischen Olymp aufgenommen zu werden, hat seinen Hauptgrund wohl darin, dass sich Goethe und Schiller zur Richtinstanz dessen stilisierten, …Lire la suite
Gegenstand der vorliegenden Forschungsarbeit ist die Untersuchung der Literaturrecherche bei den wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten. Das Schreiben einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit setzt weitaus eine richtige Literatursuche voraus. Somit gilt die Literaturrecherche hierbei als ein relevanter Arbeitsschritt. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde versucht, das Recherchieren wissenschaftlich zu untersuchen. Das …Lire la suite
