In this thoroughly revised, updated edition of his classic "Language in Thought and Action, " S.I. Hayakawa discusses the role of language in human life, the many functions of language, and how language - sometimes without our knowing - shapes our thinking. The author writes provocatively about the relationship between language and racial and ...
MacNeil's autobiography re-creates the world of his youth and the experiences that were opened up to him through his love of words. His delight and passion for the music and magic of language, have enabled MacNeil to transmute it into a work of art. Photos.
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.
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 ...
A first novel by TV current affairs presenter Robert MacNeil. Disaster strikes Halifax, Nova Scotia, in World War I, and three characters - a repressed young minister, a revolutionary Freudian psychologist and a beautiful, bereft woman - are united by a diary filled with sexually frank confessions.
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.
David Lyon, an ambassador from Canada, is about to be named Foreign Minister. However, his mistress, a model named Francesca D'Anielli, is missing and presumed dead. It won't be long before the authorities discover evidence of their relationship--a relationship that could ruin David's career and family life. The story is told from both Francesca's ...
Introduction by Robert MacNeil The bible of creative residency programs returns, with fresh information and new features for artists of all disciplines. More than 300 programs worldwide are described, with 95 leading communities featured in two-page spreads with photographs. The user-friendly layout allows for quick scans of facility ...
In this book the author recreates his own youth in Nova Scotia 50 years ago. The author tells of his own growing love of words and the world they opened up to him and writes of the schools where cricket was played. The author is executive editor of the "MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour".
Newsman Robert MacNeil reminisces about his life: his Nova Scotia childhood, his years of living in England, the beginnings of his career in America, the dramatic events to which he has been witness, and the public-television news program he has been hosting since 1975.
"Broadcast News" meets "Primary Colors" in this bold, riveting new novel by former television news anchor Robert MacNeil--a scandalous tour behind the scenes of the cutthroat world of television journalism.
In this candid, adventure-filled book, MacNeil reveals his rarely seen off-camera personality as he recalls some of the highlights of his career--the blunders and blind luck along with the scoops, the dangerous missions, and exclusive interviews with world figures.
Questions about the cultural interaction between whites and enslaved blacks in the antebellum South have long aroused controversy. Was there one dominant culture? Two separate cultures? One shared culture? Were interaction and interchange between the races possible? The essays collected here attempt to give answers and conclusions and to bring the ...
"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 ...
A guide to Congress, from a self-described "C-SPAN watcher" who didn't quite understand everything she was seeing. This book is her self-education, and provides descriptions of the people, the terminology, the political processes. It includes sections on contacting Congressional members, the Congressional committees, and Internet sites that ...
Description: VG+ Used, Like New in VG+ jacket. SOFT COVER, VG+/VG+, Harvest Books, 1999, First Edition Thus, 0.98 in. H x 7.98 in. L x 5.31 in. W, 13.5 oz. This copy has very minimal signs of use, appears to have been very lightly read, is in Excellent Condition Overall. Note: expect tanning of any paperback more than a few years old, regardless of condition. read more
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