Subjects:  1. Building trades   2. Business / Economics / Finance   3. Construction - Contracting   4. Construction industry   5. Contractors   6. Directories   7. Do-It-Yourself - Carpentry   8. House & Home   9. Licenses   10. Reference   11. Small Business - Legal Guides   12. States   13. United States   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science   2. Children: Grades 4-6   3. Cranes, derricks, etc   4. Cranes, derricks, etc.   5. Juvenile Nonfiction   6. Juvenile literature   7. Science & Technology - How Things Work   8. Science & Technology - Machinery   9. Tractors   10. Trucks   

Subjects:  1. Preaching   2. Religion - Worship - Preaching   

Subjects:  1. Art   2. Art & Art Instruction   3. Art criticism   4. Criticism   5. Art / General   6. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -   7. Theory of art   8. c 1980 to c 1990   9. c 1990 to c 2000   

Subjects:  1. Art   2. Art & Art Instruction   3. Bayeux tapestry   4. Fine Arts   5. General   6. Great Britain   7. Great Britain - History   8. Hastings, Battle of, England,   9. Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, in art   10. History   11. History - Medieval   12. History: World   13. Needlework - Needlepoint   14. Norman period, 1066-1154   15. Special Subjects In Art   16. Art / General   17. British Isles   18. Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154--Illustrations   19. History of art: c 500 CE to c 1400   20. Tapestries & hangings   

Customer Reviews (1)

Great Book!
Gee! This is exactly the kind of book I wish I had written myself. Well, I did, sort of, I guess. A special thanks to the authors who provided their work for this exciting collection of essays about culture, diversity, and agency. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aims & Objectives   2. Critical pedagogy   3. Education   4. Education / Teaching   5. Education, Higher   6. Feminism and education   7. Minority Studies - General   8. Multicultural Education   9. Political aspects   10. Postmodernism and education   11. Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning   

Subjects:  1. Art   2. Art & Art Instruction   3. Criticism   4. Essays   5. Cultural studies   6. Feminism   7. Literary theory   8. Theory of art   

Subjects:  1. Ecology   2. Literary Criticism   3. Literature - Classics / Criticism   4. Poetry   5. Special Subjects In Literature   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography   2. Travelers   

Subjects:  1. 1964-   2. Art   3. Art & Art Instruction   4. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum   5. Exhibitions   6. History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)   7. Individual Artist   8. Lockhart, Sharon,   9. Photography, Artistic   

Subjects:  1. Art   2. Art & Art Instruction   3. Bryson, Bernarda   4. Exhibition Catalogs   5. Exhibitions   6. Graphic Arts   7. Individual Artist   8. Techniques - Printmaking   9. United States in art   

Subjects:  1. Individual Photographer   2. Photo Essays   3. Photography   4. Subjects & Themes - Portraits   

Subjects:  1. 20th century   2. Architecture   3. Criticism   4. General   5. History - General   6. Socialist realism and architec   7. Socialist realism and architecture   8. Soviet Union   9. Architecture--Soviet Union--20th century   10. Art / General   11. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -   12. Russia   13. Socialist realism and architecture--Soviet Union   

Subjects:  1. Art   2. Art and society   3. Congresses   4. Criticism   5. Historiography   6. Literature - Classics / Criticism   7. Masculinity in art   8. Sociology   9. Cultural studies   

Customer Reviews (3)

I love this book.
I'm not entirely sure how often the author, Bill Bryson, writes in jest, and how often he is actually betraying his pedantic, pompous and pretentious side.

There are a number of cases of apparent hypocrisy on the author's behalf, regarding the use of pretentious and pompous language. These few occurrences aside, I can find little fault with this book, but much praise for it. Enlightenment and humour are abundant, eliciting many chuckles each time I sit down for a good read of this book.

This is not a book that one can enjoy reading for very long at a time, since the memory reaches saturation rather quickly - it is a dictionary, after all. Hence, short daily doses are what Dr Benesato recommends to get word better user.

Benesato.

Not just for writers!
I borrowed this book from a friend, having found that it was out of print. I found it fascinating, and interesting. It not just for acdemics, but suitable for anybody who has an interest in words. The book covers common gramatical errors - many of which are to be found in what is usually considered to be one of "The Better" daily newspapers! It also guides the reader through some of the more unusual usage of the English language. It is book to dip into time and time again.

A guide to the pit-falls of the English language.
Bill Bryson guides us through some of the most abused, misused and overused words in the English language. Although his writing is no-nonsense, there are occasional dashes of wit: prevent the book from becoming tedious. Although designed for writers and editors, the combination of wit and extracts from newspapers - used to illustrate common mistakes - makes this book suitable for any audience. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1608-1674   2. 17th century   3. Early modern, 1500-1700   4. England   5. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh   6. European - General   7. General   8. God   9. History   10. History and criticism   11. History of doctrines   12. Kingship   13. Literary Criticism   14. Literature - Classics / Criticism   15. Milton, John,   16. Paradise lost   17. Poetry   18. Religion and literature   19. Religious poetry, English   

Subjects:  1. Literature: Folklore/Mythology   2. Slavic (Language) Contemporary Fiction