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Amanda Montell, feminist linguist and features editor at online magazine Byrdie, explains why words matter and why it’s imperative that women embrace their unique relationship with language. Drawing on fascinating research, and moving effortlessly between history and pop culture, Montell deconstructs language - from insults and cursing to grammar and pronunciation - to reveal the ways it has been used for centuries to gaslight women and keep them from gaining equality.

UNLOCK THE BEAUTY OF THE IRISH LANGUAGE WITH EASE! In The Gaeilge Guide, Mollie Guidera - Ireland's leading online Irish teacher and creator of the hit platform 'Irish with Mollie' - brings her joyful, down-to-earth approach to the page in a book guaranteed to spark your connection to the Irish...

Bloomsbury presents The Book of Lost Languages: An Epic Quest to Decipher the Past, written and read by Daniel Harbour. ‘Brilliantly conveys the thrill of connecting with the ancient world’ ALEX BELLOS 'All the drama of a political thriller, the intrigue of a detective story, and...

Brought to you by Penguin. In The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are. Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some...

*SHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES BOOK OF THE YEAR* 'Moving, beautiful and important' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Punchy and persuasive' SUNDAY TIMES As Sophia Smith Galer’s Nonna lay dying, she realised it wasn’t just a beloved grandmother she was losing – it was the language she spoke, too. From Northern...

David Whyte’s Consolations use everyday words to present us with a prism through which to better understand ourselves and the lives we walk through. At the request of readers globally, Whyte returns with fifty-two short, elegant meditations on a single word ranging from ‘Anxiety’ to...

The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar – a field of corn-grass Tuar – a field for cattle at night Reidhlean – a field for games or dancing Cathairin – a field with a fairy-dwelling in it. The richness of the Irish language is closely tied...

“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers “At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that...

The three novels that make up this trilogy have long been recognized as masterpieces of 20th-century literature, and Galsworthy as one of its leading exponents. But don’t let that be the reason you put off listening to this wonderful work. There are passion and lust in these pages, high art and low comedy, and unthinking violence that ride alongside ever-correct manners. Scandal, tragedy, despair, rape, accidental death, marriage, remarriage and a healthy leavening of births all unfold against a rolling backdrop of a world war.

Brought to you by Penguin. **LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024** What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite...

Published in 1904, The Golden Bowl is the last completed novel of Henry James. In it, the widowed American Adam Verver is in Europe with his daughter Maggie. They are rich, finely appreciative of European art and culture, and deeply attached to each other. Maggie has all the innocent charm of so many of Jamess young American heroines. She is engaged to Amerigo, an impoverished Italian prince; he must marry money, and as his name suggests, an American heiress is the perfect solution.

Аудиокнига представляет собой увлекательное путешествие по языковому разнообразию мира, из которого можно узнать, как именно язык отражает и формирует человеческое мышление. Опираясь на новейшие лингвистические исследования, автор показывает различия, с которыми языки кодируют базовые понятия, такие как время, пространство, цвет, запах. Изучение редких языков дает возможность по-новому подходить к вопросам человеческого познания, шире воспринимать взаимовлияние языков и культур.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 🇵🇹 Portekizceyi kolayca öğrenin - her zaman, her yerde! 😴🚗💪 “Uyurken Portekizce Öğrenin” ile ister yeni başlayan biri olun, ister seyahat ediyor olun, ister sadece Portekizce becerilerinizi geliştirmek istiyor olun, Portekizceyi...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 🇵🇹 Kolayca Portekizce öğrenin - her zaman, her yerde! 😴🚗💪 “Uyurken Portekizce Öğrenin” ile ister başlangıç seviyesinde olun, ister seyahat ediyor olun, isterseniz sadece Portekizce becerilerinizi geliştirmek isteyin -...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 🇵🇹 Kolayca Portekizce öğrenin - her zaman, her yerde! 😴🚗💪 “Uyurken Portekizce Öğrenin” ile ister yeni başlayan biri olun, ister seyahat ediyor olun, ister sadece Portekizce becerilerinizi geliştirmek isteyin; doğal ve stressiz...

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 🇹🇷 **Aprenda turco facilmente – a qualquer hora, em qualquer lugar!** 😴🚗💪 Com o audiolivro «Aprenda turco enquanto dorme», pode aprender turco de forma natural e sem stress – seja iniciante, esteja a viajar ou simplesmente queira...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 🇹🇷 Aprenda turco facilmente - a qualquer hora, em qualquer lugar! 😴🚗💪 Com “Aprender Turco Enquanto Dorme”, pode aprender turco de forma natural e sem stress - quer seja um principiante, esteja a viajar ou queira simplesmente melhorar...

Language, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues—taking the form of a dialogue between Nobel laureate novelist J. M. Coetzee and eminent translator Mariana...

From the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, an audiobook narrated by Isabel Adomakoh Young that takes you on an entertaining tour of Old English words for animals Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and...