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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary»rank: 10839par: Simon Winchester
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to ... |
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Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life»rank: 17606par: Sophie Uliano
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to ... |
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Official LSAT:10 More Actual PrepTests»rank: 994par: Law School Admission Council
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to ... |
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Think and Grow Rich»rank: 4989par: Napoleon Hill
Chroniques et points de vue: Audiobook Review:The compilation of the 0xford English Dictionary, 70 years in the making, was an intellectually heroic feat with a twist worthy of the greatest mystery fiction: one of its most valuable contributors was a criminally insane American physician, locked up in an English asylum for murder. British stage actor Simon Jones leads us through this uncommon meeting of minds (the other belonging to self-educated dictionary editor James Murray) at full gallop. Ultimately, it's hard to ... |
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction»rank: 5111par: William Zinsser
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's 0n Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience for excess (most use of adjectives and adverbs, he writes, just adds clutter) or tired phraseology (for instance, he'd like to outlaw all leads involving those 'future archaeologists' most often found 'stumbl[ing] upon the remains of our civilization'). ... |
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Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised»rank: 3406par: Napoleon Hill
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's 0n Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience for excess (most use of adjectives and adverbs, he writes, just adds clutter) or tired phraseology (for instance, he'd like to outlaw all leads involving those 'future archaeologists' most often found 'stumbl[ing] upon the remains of our civilization'). ... |
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The New Way Things Work»rank: 37468par: David Macaulay
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'ls it a fact--or have l dreamt it--that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?' lf you, like Nathaniel Hawthorne, are kept up at night wondering about how things work--from electricity to can openers--then you and your favorite kids shouldn't be a moment longer without David Macaulay's The New Way Things Work. The award-winning author-illustrator--a former architect and junior high ... |
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Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea»rank: 19554par: Steven Callahan
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'ls it a fact--or have l dreamt it--that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?' lf you, like Nathaniel Hawthorne, are kept up at night wondering about how things work--from electricity to can openers--then you and your favorite kids shouldn't be a moment longer without David Macaulay's The New Way Things Work. The award-winning author-illustrator--a former architect and junior high ... |
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The Non-Designer's Design Book»rank: 869par: Robin Williams
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Subtitled Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice, this book is for anyone who has to design a newsletter, job ad, flyer, business card, memo, report or whatever, but has no idea what separates good design from bad. Except, of course, that the first looks clear, professional, sophisticated and right, and the second is an ugly, unreadable mess.Robin Williams has an easily readable style and manages to communicate sometimes complex and sophisticated concepts simply and ... |
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Official LSAT Next 10 Actual PrepTests»rank: 13534par: Law Services Editorial
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Subtitled Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice, this book is for anyone who has to design a newsletter, job ad, flyer, business card, memo, report or whatever, but has no idea what separates good design from bad. Except, of course, that the first looks clear, professional, sophisticated and right, and the second is an ugly, unreadable mess.Robin Williams has an easily readable style and manages to communicate sometimes complex and sophisticated concepts simply and ... |