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For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know.The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and TchaikovskySignificant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo MaThe landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don JuanA concise history of classical musicA deconstruction of the art formThe language of classical musicValuable resources for the Curious Listener

The cowboy — that enigmatic, larger-than-life icon of our culture —has long been considered a figure of fast hands, steel nerves, and few words. But according to Ramon Adams, cowboys, once among themselves, enjoyed a vivid, often boisterous repartee. You might say that around a campfire they could make more noise than “a jackass in a tin barn.” Here in one volume is a complete guide to cowboy-speak. Like many of today’s foreign language guides, this handy book is organized not alphabetically but situationally, lest you find yourself in Texas at a loss for words. There are sections on the ranch, the cowboy’s duties, riding equipment, the roundup, roping, branding, even square dancing. There are words and phrases you’ll recognize because they’ve filtered into everyday language — “blue lightnin’,” “star gazin’,” “the whole shebang” — plus countless others that, sadly, are seldom heard in current speech: “lonely as a preacher on pay night,” “restless as a hen on a hot griddle,” “crooked as a snake in a cactus patch.” As entertaining as it is authoritative, COWBOY LINGO captures the living speech of the Great Plains and serves as a window into the soul of the American West.

Betty Kirkpatrick has complied and exhaustive dictionary--a must for writers, crossword puzzle buffs, and anyone who is intrigued by language.Sample entries from ClichesLet the cat out of the bag is an idiom cliche meaning to reveal a secret. In origin it refers allegedly to a fairground tick by which traders sold unwary buyers a cat in a bag, assuring them it was a pig. The buyers did not realize their mistake until they let the cat out of the back, by which time it was too late.Bite the bullet is an idiom cliche meaning to steel oneself to accept something distressing. In origin it probably refers to the days before anesthesia, when soldiers wounded in battle were given a lead bullet to bite on to brace themselves against the pain of surgery.Fly off the handle is an idiom cliche meaning to lose one's temper. Originally American, the expression has its origin in an ax or hammer, the handle of which becomes loosened and flies off after it has struck a blow.

Reference/World History "Consistently informative, lively, and accurate . . . a pathbreaking achievement." --The New York Times Book Review s the world's axes of population, power, and commerce shift from North to South and from West to East, the old Eurocentric model of culture is giving way to a new global paradigm. This dictionary, which has been compiled by two of our most esteemed scholars, is the first work of its kind to devote equal emphasis to the cultural contributions of the non-Western world alongside those of Europe and North America. Prepared by regional experts from five continents (including both scholars from other cultures and Western scholars of other cultures), the book's more than 1,200 entries include: Chinua Achebe ¿ Aeschylus ¿ Bo Diddley ¿ Denis Diderot ¿ Martha Graham ¿ The Great Leap Forward ¿ Igbo ¿ Inanna ¿ Jainism ¿ Henry James ¿ John Milton ¿ Yukio Mishima ¿ Ramayana ¿ Raphael ¿ François Toussaint L'Ouverture ¿ Trail of Tears ¿ Zionism ¿ Zydeco Vast in scope and lucidly written, The Dictionary of Global Culture is an indispensable reference for students, businesspeople, or anyone seeking a foothold in the civilization of the next millennium. "Detailed, accurate and solid. . . . It contains much to interest and inform." --Baltimore Sun

An easy-to-use bilingual dictionary for both Spanish language and ESL students. Spanish-English/English-Spanish Practical Dictionary features over 35,000 word-to-word entries, making it suitable for standardized testing. It also includes a phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages, a handy glossary of the country's menu terms, a bilingual list of irregular verbs, and a bilingual list of abbreviations. Sturdy and portable, this paperback edition also makes a great option for travelers.

Meine ersten 1000 Wörter: Das Bilderbuch für Kinder und Erwachsene, die spielerisch Deutsch lernen möchten.Das Deutsch-Ukrainische und Ukrainisch-Deutsche Wörterbuch enthält...- rund 1000 Vokabeln aus diversen Themenbereichen.- zu jedem Begriff jeweils die Originalschrift und die Lautschrift auf Deutsch und Ukrainisch sowie die korrekte Silbentrennung.Das Bilderwörterbuch eignet sich für...- Kinder, um spielerisch Deutsch oder Ukrainisch zu lernen.- Eltern, um ihren Grundwortschatz zusammen mit ihren Kindern aufzufrischen.- Interessierte an der Sprache Ukrainisch oder Deutsch, die ein Grundvokabular aufbauen möchten.Mit dem Bilderwörterbuch wird ein umfassender Wortschatz sichergestellt, der alle alltäglichen Themenbereiche umfasst.Der ideale Einstieg Ukrainisch und Deutsch lernen.

Dieses Lexikon informiert in rund 200 Artikeln umfassend und allgemeinverständlich über die Welt des Adels. Es erklärt Adelstitel wie Baron, Fürst, Graf oder Herzog sowie den Unterschied zwischen Amtsadel und Geburtsadel, Hochadel und Niederadel. Es erläutert Bestimmungen des Adelsrechts und stellt große Dynastien wie die Hohenzollern oder die Wittelsbacher vor. Nicht zuletzt erfährt der Leser, wozu "Adel verpflichtet", warum adeliges Blut blau ist, wie aus Adeligen Snobs und Promis werden und was eine Kavalierstour ist. Ein zuverlässiger Leitfaden für alle, die sich für die Geschichte und Gegenwart des Adels interessieren.

Im richtigen Moment das richtige WortNiemals sprachlos: Finden Sie im Sprachführer den passenden Satz für jede Situation.Verstehen und verstanden werden: Mit dem Wörterbuch Portugiesisch - Deutsch und Deutsch - Portugiesisch kommen Sie überall sicher durch.Wie die Einheimischen: Mit Insider-Tipps verstehen Sie Land und Leute besser.Abseits der Touristenpfade: Die integrierte Speisekarte sorgt dafür, dass Sie in jedem Lokal zurecht kommen.Richtig aussprechen: Mit den wichtigsten Sätzen zum Anhören als Download.

Der plattdeutsche Wortschatz dieses Buches ist überregional in den norddeutschen Bundesländern gebräuchlich. Das Plattdeutsche in Nordrhein-Westfalen weicht allerdings so stark ab, daß es unberücksichtigt blieb.Rund 10.000 hochdeutschen Stichwörtern der Standardsprache stehen etwa 26.000 plattdeutsche Wörter und 2.000 Wendungen und Anwendungsbeispiele gegenüber. Grammatische Hinweise finden sich in den einzelnen Wortartikeln. Auf Modewörter und auf Wörter der Fachsprachen wurde weitgehend verzichtet.

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The Routledge Handbook of Social Change provides an interdisciplinary primer to the intellectual approaches that hold the key to understanding the complexity of social change in the twenty-first century.

This handbook presents cutting-edge research on Asian transnationalism written by experts in the areas of migration, diaspora, ethnicity, gender, language, education, politics, media, art, popular culture, and literature for academics, researchers, and students of international migration, Asian diaspora, and transnationalism.

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