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The Return of Hyman Kaplan
Leo RostenTwenty years after his first collection of tales about that Don Quixote of adult education, Leo Rosten brought Hyman Kaplan back for a second term on the bottom rung in the beginner's grade at the American Night Preparatory School for ...
Leo Rosten's giant book of laughter
Leo Calvin RostenFrom America's number one humorist comes a massive gathering of shaggy dog tales, ethnic jokes, barbs, one-liners and bloopers. It's a carnival of laughter with more than 189 different subjects from "Accents" to "Yinglish"!
Leo Rosten's Carnival of Wit: From Aristotle to Woody Allen
More editionsGathers aphorisms about a variety of subjects from acting and advice to wordplay and youth.
The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated
Leo RostenIn addition, The New Joys of Yiddish includes wondrous and amusing illustrations by renowned artist R.O. Blechman. From the Hardcover edition.
The Joys of Yinglish
Leo RostenA look at the joining of English and Yiddish into "Yinglish" employs scholarship, humor, and linguistic anthropology to discuss the effects of the marriage of the two languages. Reprint.
King Silky!
Leo Calvin RostenWhen private investigator Silky is hired by a "Mr. Smith"--a reclusive billionaire with interests in Hollywood, Las Vegas, oil, aircraft, and electronics--to find the missing Valeria Venice, he becomes involved in a mysterious murder
The Education of Hyman Kaplan
Leo RostenOver the next two years the magazine ran all 15 of the original stories that were eventually published in 1937 as "The Education of Hyman Kaplan".
Leo Strauss On Plato's Symposium
Leo StraussThe first major piece of unpublished work by Leo Strauss to appear in more than thirty years, this volume offers the public the unprecedented experience of encountering this renowned scholar as his students did.
Teaching With Favorite Leo Lionni Books
Kathleen M. Hollenbeck(From Between Worlds: The Autobiography of Leo Lionni. Knopf, 1997, pp. 12-13 ) In fact, Leo Lionni's bedroom itself might have been the birthplace. In cages and containers across the room lived snails, caterpillars, fish, frogs, and mice that ...
Homos
Leo BersaniReviews of this book: "Perhaps no one since Leo Bersani in 'Is the Rectum a Grave?' has written so convincingly against the danger of homosexual assimilation as Leo Bersani in Homos.
Good Night, Leo: A Swashbuckling Bedtime Adventure
Charise Mericle HarperIT’S TIME FOR BED, and Leo must get out of his pirate costume and into his pjs, and as he removes each item of clothing, Leo fondly says good night. (“Good night, green bandana .
小雷和波波生活故事: 第一輯
Helen OxenburyA collection of 3 of Helen Oxenbury illustrated stories of Leo et Popi: Leo et Popi chez le docteur (Leo and Popi go to the doctor), Le toboggan (The slide), and Popi perdu et retrouv (Lost and Found Popi).
Reading with Leo Lionni (Author Study) Gr. 1-2
Natalie RegierKids love Leo Lionni's books because they entertain and deal with emotions, feelings and issues that are important to kids, all at the same time. Our author study is designed to explore the award winning books and artwork of Leo Lionni.
At Long Last Leo
Mark SteinTHE STORY: Leo Beagle has recently completed a 638-page manifesto on harmony for humanity which he hopes will be the impetus for the next major social movement for the world.
Marxism and World Politics: Contesting Global Capitalism
PreviewPanitch, Leo and Sam Gindin (2003) 'Global Capitalism and American empire' in Leo Panitch and Colin Leys (eds) The New imperial Challenge: Socialist Register 2004 (London: Merlin), 1– 42. Panitch, Leo and Sam Gindin (2004) ' Finance ...
Is the Rectum a Grave?: and Other Essays
Leo BersaniOver the course of a distinguished career, critic Leo Bersani has tackled a range of issues in his writing, and this collection gathers together some of his finest work.
Sir Alf
Leo McKinstryBy placing Ramsey in an historical context, award-winning author Leo McKinstry provides a thought-provoking insight into the world of professional football and the fabric of British society over the span of his life.
Spitfire
Leo McKinstryOn the 5th March 1936, following its successful maiden flight, a legend was born. Prize-winning historian Leo McKinstry's vivid history of the Spitfire brings together a rich cast of characters and first hand testimonies.
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