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- Gwynne's grammar : the ultimate introduction to grammar and the writing of good English / by Gwynne, N. M.;
"Crushing national Debt? Climate Change? No: the greatest danger to our way of life is the decline of grammar. Thus preaches the inimitable Mr Gwynne as he shows us the way out of this sorry state. "Grammar is the science of using words rightly, leading to thinking rightly, leading to deciding rightly, without which-as both common sense and experience show-happiness is impossible. Therefore, happiness depends at least partly on good grammar." So writes Mr. Gwynne in his small but perfectly formed new book of grammar with an attitude. Mr. Gwynne believes passionately that we must regain our knowledge of the workings of our language before it is too late. Schools don't teach it, and as the Internet drives the written word to new lows of informality, we approach a tipping point of expressive dysfunction. Into the breach steps this doughty grammarian. Rejecting popular notions that language is simply a matter of the way people use it, he meticulously spells out what tradition and common sense have, over centuries, dictated to be the right and the wrong. His teaching method is also defiantly old school: no one can follow a rule he hasn't committed to memory. But not all rules are equal. For a country whose only broadly subscribed guide to writing is Strunk and White, Mr. Gwynne performs a radical procedure. He presents its original seed: Strunk's 1918 essay, which E. B. White expanded. But neither form was ever meant as a guide to grammar, and so Mr. Gwynne presents only the kernel of Strunk's useful advice as a companion: a guide to putting words together nicely set within Gwynne's wisdom about putting them together correctly. The result is the last word on the subject anyone should need."--Provided by publisher."Crushing national Debt? Climate Change? No: the greatest danger to our way of life is the decline of grammar. Thus preaches the inimitable Mr Gwynne as he shows us the way out of this sorry state."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: English language; English language; English language;
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- 400 friends and no one to call : breaking through isolation & building community / by Walker, Val,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."We can be well connected, with 400 friends on Facebook and still have no one to count on. Ironically, despite social media, social isolation is a growing epidemic in the United States. The National Science Foundation reported in 2014 that the number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985. One out of four Americans has no one with whom they can talk about their personal troubles. An unprecedented number of Americans are living alone, particularly people over sixty (one in three seniors compared to one in five just ten years ago). Millennials and post-millennials increasingly report discomfort and avoidance with face-to-face conversations. Social isolation can shatter our confidence. In isolating times, we're not only lonely, but we're ashamed of our loneliness because our society stigmatizes people who are alone without support. As a single, fifty-eight-year-old woman who finds herself stranded after major surgery, Val Walker has woven into the narrative her own story. As a well-established rehabilitation counselor, she was too embarrassed to reveal on social media how utterly isolated she was by asking for someone to help, and it felt agonizingly awkward calling colleagues out of the blue. As she recovered, Val found her voice and developed a plan of action for people who lack social support, not only to heal from the pain of isolation, but to create a solid strategy for rebuilding support. 400 Friends and No One to Call spells out the how-tos for befriending our wider community, building a social safety net, and fostering our sense of belonging. On a deeper level, we are invited to befriend our loneliness, rather than feel ashamed of it, and open our hearts and minds to others trapped in isolation"--- Subjects: Social isolation.; Loneliness.; Social networks.;
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- Dreamland [sound recording] : world lullabies & soothing songs. by Kidjo, Angelique.; Manana, Eric.; Doyle, Teresa,1957-; Khumalo, Sibongile.; Martínez, Claudia.;
Naïma (Angelique Kidjo with Carlos Santana, Benin) -- Ny fitiavako an'i mama (Eric Manana, Madagascar) -- A lullabye (Teresa Doyle, Canada) -- Thula mama (Sibongile Khumalo, South Africa) -- Arriba del cielo (Claudia Martínez, Mexico) -- Y-rrana (Letterstick Band, Australia) -- Lá vai alguém (Virginia Rosa, Brazil) -- Cradle spell of Dunvegan (Lynn Morrison, Scotland) -- Numi numi (Tanja Solnik, USA) -- Cradle song (The Sanshin Cafe Orchestra, Japan) -- Canción para dormir a un niño (Beatriz Pichi Malen, Argentina) -- Durme durme (Fortuna, Brazil) -- Lullaby (Zulya, Tatarstan/Russia)Various performers.Lullabies and soothing songs from around the world.- Subjects: Lullabies; Children's songs; World music;
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- The Beautiful Summer. by Luchetti, Laura,film director.; Piavani, Alessandro,actor.; Bosca, Andrea,actor.; Cassel, Deva,actor.; Maupas, Nicolas,actor.; Yara Vianello, Yile,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alessandro Piavani, Andrea Bosca, Deva Cassel, Nicolas Maupas, Yile Yara VianelloOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2023.Turin, 1938. Seventeen-year-old Ginia (Yile Yara Vianello) leaves the countryside with her brother in search of a new life in the city. Though Turin lies in the shadow of a rising fascist government and her brother yearns to return home, Ginia is optimistic about the future. In a short time, she excels in her work as a seamstress at an atelier, gaining new clients with her designs and impressing her otherwise irascible employer. Restless and seeking adventure, Ginia soon finds it in a beautiful, enigmatic young woman named Amelia (Deva Cassel). Though similar in age, her new friend’s sensuality and confidence embolden Ginia to begin modeling for the bohemian artists in their circle. A whirlwind affair ensues, and the young seamstress finds herself swept up in this unfamiliar and exciting world, all the while never escaping Amelia’s spell. The young women grow closer, and Ginia makes an emotional journey towards self-discovery over the course of one beautiful, sun-dappled summer. Featuring tender performances by Vianello and Cassel, Laura Luchetti’s latest coming-of-age drama showcases “the intertwined complexities of first love and first sexual experiences, highlighting the inevitable messiness and poignancy of adolescence” (Screen Anarchy).Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Queer cinema.; Motion pictures--Italy.; Historical films.; Coming-of-age films.; Nineteen thirties.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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- Josee, the Tiger and the Fish. by Inudô, Isshin,film director.; Ikewaki, Chizuru,actor.; Arai, Hirofumi,actor.; Ueno, Juri,actor.; Tsumabuki, Satoshi,actor.; Cineverse (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chizuru Ikewaki, Hirofumi Arai, Juri Ueno, Satoshi TsumabukiOriginally produced by Cineverse in 2004.Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah jong parlor. Lately customers in the parlor have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby carriage through the streets. One day, the baby carriage comes rolling down a hill and crashes into a guardrail. The old lady asks Tsuneo to look into the carriage, where he finds a young woman clutching a knife. This is how Tsuneo first meets the girl who calls herself 'Josée.' Her real name is Kumiko, and she is unable to walk, so her grandmother takes her out early every morning in the old baby carriage. Tsuneo begins to fall under the spell of the young woman's unusual charm, and he grows more and more attracted to her in this offbeat love story of artless purity in collision with the real world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion pictures--Japan.; Motion pictures--Asia.;
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