Bill Bryson - The Mother Tongue

Bill Bryson - The Mother Tongue
(english and how it got that way)

(1990, 270pg, en)


The Mother Tongue is a book by Bill Bryson which compiles the history and origins of the English language and the language's various quirks. It is subtitled English And How It Got That Way. The book discusses the Indo-European origins of English, the growing status of English as a global language, the complex etymology of English words, the dialects of English, spelling reform, prescriptive grammar, and more minor topics including swearing. Bryson's account is a popularization of the subject, designed to entertain as well as to inform, and the book is sprinkled with trivia and language lore.

John Grisham - Camera morţii

John Grisham - Camera morţii

(1994, pg, ro)

Adam Hall este un tînăr avocat plin de talent care munceşte ca un apucat, cumulînd zeci de ore suplimentare, la firma Kravitz & Barnes. Nu, nu este vorba de o altă versiune a celebrului român “Firma”! Talentul autorului este însă acelaşi într-o nouă incursiune în junglă avocăţească. De această dată este analizată în detaliu drama luptei pentru salvarea vieţii unui condamnat la moarte.

Wayne Lionel Aponte - The Year of no money in Tokyo

Wayne Lionel Aponte - The Year of no money in Tokyo

(2009, 169pg, en)

Bailey White - Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

Bailey White - Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

(1994, 229pg, en)

Welcome to the unique world of Bailey White. Her aunt Belle may take you to see her bellowing pet alligator. Her uncle Jimbuddy may appall you with his knack for losing pieces of himself. Most of all, you may succumb utterly to the charms of Bailey's mama, who will take you to a juke joint so raunchy it scared Ernest Hemingway or tuck you into her antique guest bed that has the disconcerting habit of folding up on people while they sleep. White's indelible vignettes of Southern eccentricity have entranced millions who have heard her read them on NPR. Mama Makes Up Her Mind is as sweetly intoxicating as a mint julep and as invigorating as a walk in White's own overgrown garden.

Ludwig van Mises - Economia în 7 lecţii

Ludwig van Mises - Economia în 7 lecţii

(ro, 2010, 180pg)

În această carte găsiţi lecţiile argentiniene – editate anterior sub titlul Capitalismul şi duşmanii săi – cu o addenda despre ciclul economic şi o postfaţă de Murray Rothbard.