This text examines the origins and development of the English language. 2000 years ago, English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe. Today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world, of whom 350 million use it as their mother tongue. More widely scattered, written and spoken ...
The companion volume to a PBS special, this is the tale of the surprising discoveries the authors made while interviewing a host of native speakers and observing everyday verbal interactions across the country. High school & older.
Renowned historian William H. McNeil provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentieth-century period and completely revised bibliographies. An invaluable tool for the study of Western ...
The renowned and lavishly illustrated history of the evolution of the English language and the companion to PBS's acclaimed series--now completely revised and expanded. "Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume".--San Francisco Chronicle. Illustrations.
This is a book about jurisprudence - or legal philosophy. The legal philosophical texts under consideration are - to say the least - unorthodox. Tolkien, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Harry Potter", "Million Dollar Baby", and other cultural products are all referenced as exemplary instances of what the author calls lex populi - "people's" or "pop ...
"In Caligine Abditus..". Despised mysteries to outsiders, the mages of Hermes Trismegistus have been perfecting their Arts for nearly a thousand years. These mighty wizards have prevailed through wars with mortals, vampires, Technocrats and their own companions. Though the covenants may be thrown down, though the winds of unbelief might blow ...
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