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The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [ 4 ]
Limousine liberal and latte liberal are pejorative U.S. political terms used to illustrate perceived hypocritical behavior by affluent political liberals and other left-leaning people of upper class or upper middle class status. Related terms are Champagne socialist, silver-spoon socialist, Mercedes Marxist, and Red Nobility.
Your Erroneous Zones is the first self-help book written by Wayne Dyer and first issued by Funk & Wagnalls publishers in April 1976. [1]It is one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 100 million copies sold. [2]
A contronym is a word with two opposite meanings. For example, the word original can mean "authentic, traditional", or "novel, never done before". This feature is also called enantiosemy, [1] [2] enantionymy (enantio-means "opposite"), antilogy or autoantonymy. An enantiosemic term is by definition polysemic.
In addition to being a “special idea” that would set Great Books of the Western World apart, the Syntopicon serves four other purposes, outlined in its preface. The Syntopicon can serve as a reference book, as a book to be read, as an “instrument of liberal education,” and as “an instrument of discovery and research.” [9]
2008 - Best Western Short Novel: "Tallgrass" By Sandra Dallas (2) 2009 - Best Western Short Novel: "Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson; 2010 - Best Western Short Novel: "Far Bright Star" by Robert Olmstead; 2011 - Best Western Short Novel: "Snowbound" by Richard S. Wheeler (3) 2012 - Best Western Short Novel: "Legacy of a Lawman" by ...
The first book was published in 1978 and new ones were added at a rate of approximately one a month through 2015. In addition to the regular series, there was a series of "giant editions" which were longer novels. The Longarm series was a mainstay of the "adult western" genre which arose in the 1970s.
It was introduced for the awards' 1988 iteration, replacing the earlier category of Best Historical Novel. [1] For a period, the Spur Awards included a Best Western Novel category as well as a Best Novel of the West category. John Mort explains the distinction in his book Read the High Country: "WWA defines Westerns... in market terms. A ...