The Name's Familiar II

The Name's Familiar II

Author: Laura Lee

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 2001-06-30

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781455609178

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The fictional characters Dracula, Madeline, and Lois Lane were all inspired by real people. There really is a Nathan behind Nathan's hotdogs, a Cliff behind CliffsNotes, and an Anne behind Auntie Anne's, but J. Crew is just a figment of a marketing director's imagination. Monica, Sandra, Rita, and the other girls of "Mambo No. 5" fame are Lou Bega's real-life ex-girlfriends. For those of you who have wondered about these names and those who never thought to, Laura Lee details the stories behind them, and many others, in her new book, The Name's Familiar II. This sequel to her book, The Name's Familiar, contains over 350 entries that tell the origins and originators of words, characters, brand names, and even towns. Elmira, New York, for instance, was named after a rambunctious little girl whose mother was constantly calling her. Neighbors heard her name so much they decided to call the town Elmira. The names explained in this book range from those of contemporary pop culture to ancient legend. Whether it's Smokey the Bear or Julius Caesar, you'll be given new insight that will change the way you look at names forever.


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Download or read book The Name's Familiar II written by Laura Lee and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2001-06-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fictional characters Dracula, Madeline, and Lois Lane were all inspired by real people. There really is a Nathan behind Nathan's hotdogs, a Cliff behind CliffsNotes, and an Anne behind Auntie Anne's, but J. Crew is just a figment of a marketing director's imagination. Monica, Sandra, Rita, and the other girls of "Mambo No. 5" fame are Lou Bega's real-life ex-girlfriends. For those of you who have wondered about these names and those who never thought to, Laura Lee details the stories behind them, and many others, in her new book, The Name's Familiar II. This sequel to her book, The Name's Familiar, contains over 350 entries that tell the origins and originators of words, characters, brand names, and even towns. Elmira, New York, for instance, was named after a rambunctious little girl whose mother was constantly calling her. Neighbors heard her name so much they decided to call the town Elmira. The names explained in this book range from those of contemporary pop culture to ancient legend. Whether it's Smokey the Bear or Julius Caesar, you'll be given new insight that will change the way you look at names forever.


The Familiars

The Familiars

Author: Adam Jay Epstein

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2011-06-07

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0061961108

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When Aldwyn, a young alley cat on the run, ducks into a mysterious pet shop, he doesn’t expect his life to change. But that’s exactly what happens when Jack, a young wizard, picks Aldwyn to be his magical familiar. Finally off the tough streets, Aldwyn thinks he’s got it made. He just has to convince the other familiars—the know-it-all blue jay Skylar and the friendly tree frog Gilbert—that he’s the telekinetic cat he claims to be. But when Jack and two other wizards in training are captured by a terrible evil, it will take all of Aldwyn’s street smarts, a few good friends, and a nose for adventure to save the day!


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Download or read book The Familiars written by Adam Jay Epstein and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Aldwyn, a young alley cat on the run, ducks into a mysterious pet shop, he doesn’t expect his life to change. But that’s exactly what happens when Jack, a young wizard, picks Aldwyn to be his magical familiar. Finally off the tough streets, Aldwyn thinks he’s got it made. He just has to convince the other familiars—the know-it-all blue jay Skylar and the friendly tree frog Gilbert—that he’s the telekinetic cat he claims to be. But when Jack and two other wizards in training are captured by a terrible evil, it will take all of Aldwyn’s street smarts, a few good friends, and a nose for adventure to save the day!


The Witch's Familiar

The Witch's Familiar

Author: Raven Grimassi

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780738703398

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"You can use Familiars as guardians during dream or astral work or to protect your home and property. This work shows how to obtain a familiar and work with one, and it also provides cautions and remedies for any problems that may occur in this magical partnership."--


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Download or read book The Witch's Familiar written by Raven Grimassi and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You can use Familiars as guardians during dream or astral work or to protect your home and property. This work shows how to obtain a familiar and work with one, and it also provides cautions and remedies for any problems that may occur in this magical partnership."--


The Familiar, Volume 1

The Familiar, Volume 1

Author: Mark Z. Danielewski

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2015-05-12

Total Pages: 890

ISBN-13: 0375714952

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From the author of the international best seller House of Leaves and National Book Award–nominated Only Revolutions comes a monumental new novel as dazzling as it is riveting. The Familiar (Volume 1) ranges from Mexico to Southeast Asia, from Venice, Italy, to Venice, California, with nine lives hanging in the balance, each called upon to make a terrifying choice. They include a therapist-in-training grappling with daughters as demanding as her patients; an ambitious East L.A. gang member contracted for violence; two scientists in Marfa, Texas, on the run from an organization powerful beyond imagining; plus a recovering addict in Singapore summoned at midnight by a desperate billionaire; and a programmer near Silicon Beach whose game engine might unleash consequences far exceeding the entertainment he intends. At the very heart, though, is a twelve-year-old girl named Xanther who one rainy day in May sets out with her father to get a dog, only to end up trying to save a creature as fragile as it is dangerous . . . which will change not only her life and the lives of those she has yet to encounter, but this world, too—or at least the world we think we know and the future we take for granted. (With full-color illustrations throughout.) Like the print edition, this eBook contains a complex image-based layout. It is most readable on e-reading devices with larger screen sizes.


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Download or read book The Familiar, Volume 1 written by Mark Z. Danielewski and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the international best seller House of Leaves and National Book Award–nominated Only Revolutions comes a monumental new novel as dazzling as it is riveting. The Familiar (Volume 1) ranges from Mexico to Southeast Asia, from Venice, Italy, to Venice, California, with nine lives hanging in the balance, each called upon to make a terrifying choice. They include a therapist-in-training grappling with daughters as demanding as her patients; an ambitious East L.A. gang member contracted for violence; two scientists in Marfa, Texas, on the run from an organization powerful beyond imagining; plus a recovering addict in Singapore summoned at midnight by a desperate billionaire; and a programmer near Silicon Beach whose game engine might unleash consequences far exceeding the entertainment he intends. At the very heart, though, is a twelve-year-old girl named Xanther who one rainy day in May sets out with her father to get a dog, only to end up trying to save a creature as fragile as it is dangerous . . . which will change not only her life and the lives of those she has yet to encounter, but this world, too—or at least the world we think we know and the future we take for granted. (With full-color illustrations throughout.) Like the print edition, this eBook contains a complex image-based layout. It is most readable on e-reading devices with larger screen sizes.


How to Translate

How to Translate

Author: Nicolae Sfetcu

Publisher: Nicolae Sfetcu

Published: 2015-04-19

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13:

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A guide for translators, about the translation theory, the translation process, interpreting, subtitling, internationalization and localization and computer-assisted translation. A special section is dedicated to the translator's education and associations. The guide include, as annexes, several independent adaptations of the corresponding European Commission works, freely available via the EU Bookshop as PDF and via SetThings.com as EPUB, MOBI (Kindle) and PDF. For a “smart”, sensible translation , you should forget not the knowledge acquired at school or university, but the corrective standards. Some people want a translation with the touch of the source version, while another people feel that in a successful version we should not be able to guess the original language. We have to realize that both people have right and wrong, and that their only fault is to present requirement as an absolute truth. Teachers agree at least on this principle: “If a sentence is ambiguous, the translation must also be“. There is another critical, less easy to argue, based on an Italian phrase with particularly strong wording: “Traduttore, traditore“. This critique argues that any translation will betray the author‘s language, spirit, style … because of the choices on all sides. What to sacrifice, clarity or brevity, if the formula in the text is brief and effective, but impossible to translate into so few words with the exact meaning? One could understand this criticism that it encourages us to read “in the text.” It seems obvious that it is impossible to follow this advice into practice.


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Download or read book How to Translate written by Nicolae Sfetcu and published by Nicolae Sfetcu. This book was released on 2015-04-19 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for translators, about the translation theory, the translation process, interpreting, subtitling, internationalization and localization and computer-assisted translation. A special section is dedicated to the translator's education and associations. The guide include, as annexes, several independent adaptations of the corresponding European Commission works, freely available via the EU Bookshop as PDF and via SetThings.com as EPUB, MOBI (Kindle) and PDF. For a “smart”, sensible translation , you should forget not the knowledge acquired at school or university, but the corrective standards. Some people want a translation with the touch of the source version, while another people feel that in a successful version we should not be able to guess the original language. We have to realize that both people have right and wrong, and that their only fault is to present requirement as an absolute truth. Teachers agree at least on this principle: “If a sentence is ambiguous, the translation must also be“. There is another critical, less easy to argue, based on an Italian phrase with particularly strong wording: “Traduttore, traditore“. This critique argues that any translation will betray the author‘s language, spirit, style … because of the choices on all sides. What to sacrifice, clarity or brevity, if the formula in the text is brief and effective, but impossible to translate into so few words with the exact meaning? One could understand this criticism that it encourages us to read “in the text.” It seems obvious that it is impossible to follow this advice into practice.


Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source : Passages and Phrases in Common Use

Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source : Passages and Phrases in Common Use

Author: John Bartlett

Publisher:

Published: 1868

Total Pages: 794

ISBN-13:

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Download or read book Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source : Passages and Phrases in Common Use written by John Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


The Familiar's Wings

The Familiar's Wings

Author: Laura Greenwood

Publisher: Drowlgon Press

Published:

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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Discover the world of The Paranormal Council in this enthralling witches paranormal romance featuring fated mates, second chance romance, childhood sweethearts, and more! A second chance at love for two witches makes sparks fly…literally. Ethan was left heartbroken when his childhood sweetheart, Eliza, moved away at seventeen. Now, fate has brought them back together, and Ethan is determined to make her work for his forgiveness. Eliza has always regretted leaving Ethan, even if she'd have had to hide her true nature from him if she'd stayed. But once they come together again, they learn things about one another that they'd never known before. - The Familiar's Wings is book one of The Paranormal Council, a fated mates paranormal romance series. It can be read as a standalone and includes a witch m/f romance. If you enjoy fated mates, light-hearted paranormal romances, intertwined standalones, a hint of steam, quick reads, and plenty of swoon, check out the complete Paranormal Council series today! Search Terms & Keywords for The Paranormal Council series: paranormal romance, pnr, fated mates, shifters, shifter romance, witches, dryads, nymphs, necromancers, banshees, panther shifter, tiger shifter, snake shifter, owl shifter, jackal shifter, vampire, vampire romance, witch romance, leopard shifter, dragon shifter, unicorn shifter, dating app, incubus, faerie, fae, fairy, siren, ladybird shifter, ladybug shifter, hare shifter, raven shifter, steamy romance, steamy paranormal romance, destiny, fate, love, meant-to-be, friends-to-lovers, second chance, one night to forever, single parent, contemporary fantasy, quick reads, enemies-to-lovers, sports romance, forbidden romance, opposites attract, workplace romance, urban fantasy romance, fantasy romance, unusual shifters. If you love these authors, you’ll enjoy this series: JR Ward, Sarah J Maas, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Karen Marie Moning, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan, Gina Showalter, Lora Leigh, Patricia Briggs, Rebecca Zanetti, Abigail Owen, Laurell K. Hamilton, I.T. Lucas, Jeaniene Frost, Lynsay Sands, Lori Foster, Kat Martin, KF Breene, Nora Roberts, Britt Andrews, Donna Grant, Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham, Amelia Hutchins, Ilona Andrews,Tate James, Kathryn Moon, Angel Lawson, Ashley N. Rostek, Siobhan Davis, Kit Rocha, Crystal Ash, Eva Ashwood, Sarah Piper, Raven Kennedy, J.D. Robb, Kait Ballenger, Shelly Laurenston, Kerri Maniscalco, Anna Hackett, Terry Bolryder, Julie Ann Walker, Alexandra Ivy, Brittney Sahin, Jennifer Estep, Susan Fanetti, Lara Adrian, Brenda K. Davies, Leia Stone, Kristen Ashley, Leann Castellanos, Dianne Duvall, Kathleen Ryder, Candace Sams, Tina Moss, Ruby Dixon, Ella Maven and Teresa Gabelman.


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Download or read book The Familiar's Wings written by Laura Greenwood and published by Drowlgon Press. This book was released on with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the world of The Paranormal Council in this enthralling witches paranormal romance featuring fated mates, second chance romance, childhood sweethearts, and more! A second chance at love for two witches makes sparks fly…literally. Ethan was left heartbroken when his childhood sweetheart, Eliza, moved away at seventeen. Now, fate has brought them back together, and Ethan is determined to make her work for his forgiveness. Eliza has always regretted leaving Ethan, even if she'd have had to hide her true nature from him if she'd stayed. But once they come together again, they learn things about one another that they'd never known before. - The Familiar's Wings is book one of The Paranormal Council, a fated mates paranormal romance series. It can be read as a standalone and includes a witch m/f romance. If you enjoy fated mates, light-hearted paranormal romances, intertwined standalones, a hint of steam, quick reads, and plenty of swoon, check out the complete Paranormal Council series today! Search Terms & Keywords for The Paranormal Council series: paranormal romance, pnr, fated mates, shifters, shifter romance, witches, dryads, nymphs, necromancers, banshees, panther shifter, tiger shifter, snake shifter, owl shifter, jackal shifter, vampire, vampire romance, witch romance, leopard shifter, dragon shifter, unicorn shifter, dating app, incubus, faerie, fae, fairy, siren, ladybird shifter, ladybug shifter, hare shifter, raven shifter, steamy romance, steamy paranormal romance, destiny, fate, love, meant-to-be, friends-to-lovers, second chance, one night to forever, single parent, contemporary fantasy, quick reads, enemies-to-lovers, sports romance, forbidden romance, opposites attract, workplace romance, urban fantasy romance, fantasy romance, unusual shifters. If you love these authors, you’ll enjoy this series: JR Ward, Sarah J Maas, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Karen Marie Moning, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan, Gina Showalter, Lora Leigh, Patricia Briggs, Rebecca Zanetti, Abigail Owen, Laurell K. Hamilton, I.T. Lucas, Jeaniene Frost, Lynsay Sands, Lori Foster, Kat Martin, KF Breene, Nora Roberts, Britt Andrews, Donna Grant, Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham, Amelia Hutchins, Ilona Andrews,Tate James, Kathryn Moon, Angel Lawson, Ashley N. Rostek, Siobhan Davis, Kit Rocha, Crystal Ash, Eva Ashwood, Sarah Piper, Raven Kennedy, J.D. Robb, Kait Ballenger, Shelly Laurenston, Kerri Maniscalco, Anna Hackett, Terry Bolryder, Julie Ann Walker, Alexandra Ivy, Brittney Sahin, Jennifer Estep, Susan Fanetti, Lara Adrian, Brenda K. Davies, Leia Stone, Kristen Ashley, Leann Castellanos, Dianne Duvall, Kathleen Ryder, Candace Sams, Tina Moss, Ruby Dixon, Ella Maven and Teresa Gabelman.


The Child and the Book: a Manual of Method, for Sunday School Teachers and Other Religious Instructors. ... Second Thousand

The Child and the Book: a Manual of Method, for Sunday School Teachers and Other Religious Instructors. ... Second Thousand

Author: Robert DUNNING (and HASSELL (Joseph))

Publisher:

Published: 1871

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13:

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Download or read book The Child and the Book: a Manual of Method, for Sunday School Teachers and Other Religious Instructors. ... Second Thousand written by Robert DUNNING (and HASSELL (Joseph)) and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


The Story of Surnames and Geneaology

The Story of Surnames and Geneaology

Author: William Dodgson Bowman

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2012-12-03

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1447487354

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Originally published London 1932, this fascinating book takes an in-depth look at surnames and geneology, and will prove a fantastic reference book to anyone studying the subjects. Contents include: Local Names; Address Surnames; Patronymics; Prophets, Martyrs, Warriors; Matronymics; Names from Miracle Plays; Fourteenth Century London; Nicknames; Names from Pastimes; Nicknames from Dispositions; Foreign Names; Craftsmen and Officials; Teutonic Surnames; American Surnames; Index of Surnames. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.


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Download or read book The Story of Surnames and Geneaology written by William Dodgson Bowman and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-12-03 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published London 1932, this fascinating book takes an in-depth look at surnames and geneology, and will prove a fantastic reference book to anyone studying the subjects. Contents include: Local Names; Address Surnames; Patronymics; Prophets, Martyrs, Warriors; Matronymics; Names from Miracle Plays; Fourteenth Century London; Nicknames; Names from Pastimes; Nicknames from Dispositions; Foreign Names; Craftsmen and Officials; Teutonic Surnames; American Surnames; Index of Surnames. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.


The Apostolic Fathers ...: S. Clement of Rome. A revised text with introductions, notes, dissertations, and translations. 1890. 2 v

The Apostolic Fathers ...: S. Clement of Rome. A revised text with introductions, notes, dissertations, and translations. 1890. 2 v

Author: Joseph Barber Lightfoot

Publisher:

Published: 1890

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13:

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Download or read book The Apostolic Fathers ...: S. Clement of Rome. A revised text with introductions, notes, dissertations, and translations. 1890. 2 v written by Joseph Barber Lightfoot and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: