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An opinion piece excerpted from his book Between You and I: A Little Book of Bad English. Grammar Puss Archived 2014-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, by Steven Pinker (1994). Argues against prescriptive rules. A revised draft of this article became the chapter "The Language Mavens" in The Language Instinct
In the 19th century, improvements in paper production, as well as the invention of cast-iron, steam-powered printing presses, enabled book publishing on a very large scale, and made books of all kinds affordable by all. Scholarship on children's literature includes professional organizations, dedicated publications, and university courses.
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do is a 1974 nonfiction book by the oral historian and radio broadcaster Studs Terkel. [1] Working investigates the meaning of work for different people under different circumstances, showing it can vary in importance. [2]
Go!: P. D. Eastman's Book of Things That Go by P. D. Eastman; The Big Box of Bright and Early Board Books About Me (The Foot Book: Dr. Seuss's Wacky Book of Opposites, The Eye Book, The Nose Book, The Tooth Book) The Eye Book by Dr. Seuss (writing as Theo. LeSieg), illustrated by Joe Mathieu; The Foot Book: Dr. Seuss's Wacky Book of Opposites ...
She is a very kind and easy-going woman, and shows considerable patience with her husband over his short temper and absent-mindedness. Uncle Quentin is George's father, and a world-famous scientist, who is kidnapped or held hostage in several of the children's adventures.
Mrs. Sanders informs the children that two artists from London have booked a three-week stay at the house. The children explore some old secret hole in the house, they also find a cupboard with a false back. When searching a cavity in a wall, Dick finds an old book of medical treatment recipes and a linen map inscribed with Latin words.
These were classified as such for the themes they contained, consisting of fighting and work. [40] Another important book of that decade was The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, by Rev. Charles Kingsley (1862), which became extremely popular and remains a classic of British children's literature.
Alex and Brett Harris wrote the best-selling book Do Hard Things (2008), a non-fiction book challenging teenagers to "rebel against low expectations", at age 19. Two years later came a follow-up book called Start Here (2010). Georgette Heyer (1902–1974) wrote The Black Moth when she was 17 and received a publishing contract when she was 18 ...