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Sarcasms, Visions Fugitives and Other Short Works for Piano
New collection displays composer's lyrical charm with 4 Etudes, Op. 2; 4 Pieces, Op. 3; 4 Pieces, Op. 4; Toccata, Op. 11; 10 Pieces, Op. 12; Sarcasms, Op. 17; Visions fugitives, Op. 22; Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31; 4 pieces, Op. 32; and March and Scherzo, Op. 33 (from The Love for Three Oranges). .
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Talk Is Cheap: Sarcasm, Alienation, and the Evolution of Language
Putting aside questions of truth and falsehood, the old "talk is cheap" maxim carries as much weight as ever. Indeed, perhaps more. For one need not be an expert in irony or sarcasm to realize that people don't necessarily mean what they say. Phrases such as "Yeah, right" and "I could care less" are so much a part of the way we speak--and the way we live--that we are more likely to notice when they are absent (for example, Forrest Gump). From our everyday dialogues and conversations ("Thanks a lot!") to the screenplays of our popular films (Pulp Fiction), what is said is frequently very different from what is meant. Talk is Cheap begins with this telling observation and proceeds to argue that such "unplain speaking" is fundamentally embedded in the way we now talk. Author John Haiman traces this sea-change in our use of language to the emergence of a postmodern "divided self" who is hyper-conscious that what he or she is saying has been said before; "cheap talk" thus allows us to distance ourselves from a social role with which we are uncomfortable. Haiman goes on to examine the full range of these pervasive distancing mechanisms, from cliches and quotation marks to camp and parody. Also, and importantly, Haiman highlights several ways in which language is evolving (and has evolved) from non-linguistic behavior. In other words, this study shows us how what we are saying is continually separating itself from how we say it. As provocative as it is timely, the book will be fascinating reading for students of linguistics, literature, communication, anthropology, philosophy, and popular culture..
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The Fat Blob Incident- part 1 (The Fat Blob Incident)
Drawn from the lost ages of time comes a classic tale of wonder, intrigue, suspense --- and fat blobs. A tale so spellbinding it will leave you momentarily speechless.  After which you will be left with one burning question: "Why was I speechless?" The Fat Blob Incident is a collection of 20 feature length humor articles by author and humorist Joe Bingham, aka Joe Humor. Within The Fat Blob Incident, you'll find Joe's unique sarcastic wit as he tackles subjects ranging from making balloon bread to automated restroom mischief to online dream interpretation and of course lingering fat blobs. The Fat Blob Incident is available in a 4 volume set. Titles included in this volume (01) are: Mom Help! Dad's Cooking Again! A Strange State of Mind Prescription Descriptions An Age of Understanding Your Ever Wonder... Plus additional Bonus Bits and Short Jokes. Enjoy "The Fat Blob Incident" today!.
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Telling It Like It is
A teenage novel set in the 1970s before the advent of the internet, cell phones, caller ID & call waiting, and AIDs. Told in the first person you will get inside the mind of one seventeen-year old male high school senior and his crazy, fast life..
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The Serious Scale of Sarcasm: More Balanced Than a Drunken High-Heeled Clown on a Tight Rope
Ever been on a date where your date pretended to figure skate on the carpet for two hours? Has a friend, date, or loved one ever confessed their love of mannequins to you? Want to know what the top ten post-presidential jobs are for George W. Bush? Ever wonder how Valentine's Day came to be, fictionally speaking? Wonder no more. All these questions will be answered, experiences will be shared, and then some, in The Serious Scale of Sarcasm: More Balanced Than a Drunken High-Heeled Clown on a Tight Rope. Craig Rozniecki, author of Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey, goes a very different route in his second book, as he goes from vague, open to interpretation poetry to very blunt and in your face humor and analysis. Rozniecki makes fun of anything from commercials to politicians to celebrities to the Internet(s). All this is talked about and so much more in Rozniecki's second book, The Serious Scale of Sarcasm: More Balanced Than a Drunken High-Heeled Clown on a Tight Rope..
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The Verge of Psychosis: An Aspiring Actor's Journal
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