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Wordbirds: An Irreverent Lexicon for the 21st Century
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Liesl Schillinger
, Illustrated by
Elizabeth Zechel
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This charming and whimsically illustrated book of newly minted words--on politics and the media, love and friendship, work, play, family, fashion, and city life--is ""a lexicon of witty neologisms for the modern age"" (Vanity Fair). You are a typical citizen of the young millennium, caught up in the fast-paced megatasking socio-professional whirl of our ever-evolving digitally enhanced lives. If you've ever wondered what to call it when you answer the TV remote instead of the phone, or wished you had a phrase to capture your supervisor's stealth campaign to stall your career, here is your guide. Now you can say ""Oops, droidian slip!"" with ease, and call out your boss for the impedimentor that he is. Armed with Wordbirds, you will be able to skillfully talk your way into--or out of--any situation the twenty-first century throws at you. With 150 gorgeous, highly expressive bird illustrations, these neologisms will have you crowing with delight, and show you that fine feathers make fine words. (Not to mention give new meaning to the term ""tweeting."") A perfect gift book, Wordbirds is ""literary catnip for bird lovers who also find themselves fascinated--or annoyed--by the quirks of modern life"" (The New York Times Book Review).
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Simon & Schuster
Published date |
22 May 2018
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Pages |
224
Dimensions |
175 x 124 x 10mm (L x W x H)
Weight |
227g
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978-1-9821-0448-1
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Survive the AI Apocalypse: A guide for solutionists
Bronwyn Williams
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The Colonialist: The Vision of Cecil Rhodes
William Kelleher Storey
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This first comprehensive biography of Cecil Rhodes in a generation illuminates Rhodes’s vision for the expansion of imperialism in southern Africa, connecting politics and industry to internal development, and examines how this fueled a lasting, white-dominated colonial society.
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The Coming Wave: AI, Power and Our Future
Mustafa Suleyman
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