Humor, Grammar & Language Learning

Commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the nationally recognized Spalding low-residency MFA in Writing program, this anthology collects essays from the MFA faculty blog from 2014 to 2021. These works offer a trove of insights and accumulated wisdom from fifty faculty members, directors, staff, and alumni-each dedicated to the Spalding ethos of creativity and compassion. Here, you'll find explorations of craft, literary figures, the writing life, the interrelatedness of the arts, publication

This book is written in the Dinka language for the Dinka people and for all who might be wanting to learn more. The Dinka language is deeply rooted in the tradition of the African people in that it was passed on orally from generations to generations. It is, therefore, fair to say that the Dinka Language is now the goldfield where our ancestors have deposited their wisdom, norms, and traditions. The phrase "Comku Thon de Jieen" is loosely translated in English as "Planting the Dinka Language."

Lurking journalists. Squabbling exes. Alarmingly eccentric dragons. And one frozen corpse. The Toot Hansell Women's Institute have some work to do ...

Have you ever stood up to speak and...your voice sat down? Have you ever felt the need to speak out but thought you might leave it until next time? I certainly have. Many times. This book will help you find your message...and your voice. Paddy Spruce is an experienced professional speaker who has seen it all and experienced much. Let him use this experience to help you learn now to speak in front of audiences.

The centuries-old method of learning Latin used by Queen Elizabeth's tutor to teach her 5 languages in 2 years! Did you know that studying grammar and memorizing vocabulary is not the best way to learn Latin? That most language classes (including modern language classes) WASTE 80% of your time with piecemeal learning and artificial scenarios? It's true. In fact, the so-called 'traditional' way of learning Latin was never meant to be a means of learning, but an academic analysis of t

College Blues is a fictional tale based on the training that Cadets went through at the Royal Military College (Duntroon) in the late 1990's. It follows the life of Cadet Rickson as he manages to infuriate the staff and senior Cadets in his attempt to get through training. As he grinds his way through the numerous challenges that the College has in store for him, he figures out that he won't be able to do it alone. So, he bonds together with his classmates as they help each other to work their

Comedian, astronaut candidate and general troublemaker Josh Richards knows his days on Earth are numbered: short-listed for the first human mission to Mars without any hope of ever returning, it's likely he'll die on the red planet. So if you were leaving Earth in 10 years time, what would you do before you left?

If you are looking for a good laugh - and I mean the kind of laugh that makes your sides ache and leaves your cheeks hurting from the smiling -then you need not to look any further! While there are plenty of jokes out there, filling hundreds of thousands of books, there is nothing quite as hilarious as a good Dad joke! And there is no book quite like Dad Jokes: Quick, Clean, and Just Plain Cheesy! You might hear the words "Dad joke," and think that this book isn't for you. You would be wrong! Y

Put an end to writer's block for good as we give you a range of alternative methods and ideas that you can use to access your higher-creative mind. That part of yourself that remains hidden and unexplored, and brimming with story ideas and characters you have yet to meet. Muse or no muse.

Dad Jokes We hate to admit it, but we all love a Dad Joke. Whether it brightened up the mood at the dinner table or embarrassed a few kids around their friends. However I have noticed the same Dad Jokes are being used, and it's time to spice things up to the next level for more eye rolls... or you could say more knee slappers. Covering over 400+ Dad Jokes you will be despised just that little bit more. Enjoy the most hilarious or stupid (however you put it) jokes known to mankind and when

This is a revised and enlarged edition of the Commentary on Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, which was first published seven years ago.

An authoritative and easy-to-use dictionary and thesaurus in one volume containing 45,000 words, phrases, and definitions and 65,000 synonyms.