What the Tortoise Taught Us
What the Tortoise Taught Us

Author: Burton Porter

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2010-11-16

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1442205539

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What the Tortoise Taught Us offers a lively, concise journey through western philosophy that explores the lives of major philosophers, their ideas, and how their thinking continues to influence our lives today.

The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare

Author: Aesop

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1404865039

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A boastful hare meets his match in this attractive retelling of Aesop's famed tale.

Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables

Author: Carlo Gébler

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1623710863

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“A welcome feast of fables for our times … Carlo Gébler’s book is a wonderful, gloomy and welcome addition to the Aesopic corpus … The stories have been re-written in a spiky, contemporary style … The content of these pessimistic stories is thought-provoking but what makes the collection absolutely delightful is the vigor and originality of Carlo Gébler’s writing. The illustrations by Gavin Weston are likewise magnificent.” —The Irish Times “This repackaging of [Aesop's] fables by Carlo Gebler and illsutrator Gavin Weston is a reminder that adult minds were originally the target of this litany of pocket-sized parables ... There is very much a feeling here of the ancient sound-tracking the alarmingly present.” —Sunday Independent (Dublin) “Scary new versions of ancient morality tales, Aesop's Fables, with stings in all their tails [...] are full of adult wisdom, human misfortune and bitter experiences, which, because they happen to other people, are hilarious.” —Belfast Telegraph THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF FABLES EVER WRITTEN, UPDATED FOR OUR TURBULENT TIMES A witty illustrated version of the world's greatest collection of fables, allegedly written by a slave in the 5th century BC. A book for our times: as Gebler notes, Aesop has two subjects—the exercise of power and the experience of the powerless who endure life and all that it inflicts on them. This retelling of the Fables makes them relevant and richly enjoyable. Large and fierce animals kill and butcher weaker creatures; gods play games with the hopes and fears of lesser species, including men and women; and occasionally the weak turn the tables on the strong, exposing their pretensions. This is a stunning new version of a book that was often bowdlerized and used to teach moral lessons to children. Gebler’s Aesop is darker and more realistic, and compulsively readable.

Big Book of Tongue Twisters
Big Book of Tongue Twisters

Author: Nilam Pathak

Publisher: Aegis India PL

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13:

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A small percentage of people have clear pronunciation in oral communication. Everyone knows about its importance, but are unable to put required efforts to improve their pronunciation in their spoken language. Most people also lack the required tools and techniques to bring clarity in their speech. This book would act as one of the tools to bridge the gap to achieve exceptional oratory from basic or below average levels. Quality in words pronunciation is appreciated by all, irrespective of the spoken language. That is necessary for fine and effective speech, which is required in all professional and personal endeavors. Many capable people fail to achieve their potential due to lack of good communication skills. An effective way to deliver the ideas and messages is a must for personal and professional success. This fact had always been correct, it is true now and it will remain valid in the distant future. According to Oxford dictionary a ‘Tongue Twister’ is “a sequence of words or sounds, typically of an alliterative kind, that is difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly, as, for example, ‘tie twine to three tree twigs’.” We have created and collected a large list of alliteration and tongue twisters for the readers looking for speech challenges and fun.

What the Tortoise Said to Achilles
What the Tortoise Said to Achilles

Author: Lewis Carroll

Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof

Published: 2021-09-06

Total Pages: 9

ISBN-13: 8726645726

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When a tortoise challenges a great Greek hero to use his logic in order to decipher a simple philosophical argument, slight chaos ensues. ‘What the Tortoise Said to Achilles’ is an endless cycle of suppositions and deductions. A refined piece of philosophical writing, Caroll’s discussion was one of the first steps towards paradoxically explaining logical truth. His clever prose makes this novel an essential read for budding philosophers and logic aficionados. Lewis Caroll (1832-1898) was a British author. He was famed for his novel ‘Alice in Wonderland' and its sequel ‘Through the Looking-Glass’. Both of which have been successfully adapted to film and stage. Aside from this, he was also a mathematician, professional photographer, and clergyman. His colorful plotlines, powerful imagery, and endless imagination earned him the title of one of the most notable authors of the nineteenth century. Among his other notable works are the poetic collection "Phantasmagoria and Other Poems", the poem "The Hunting of the Snark", and the fairy novel "Sylvie and Bruno".

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

Author: Lewis Carroll

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2015-11-30

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1770485724

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First published in 1865, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland began as a story told to Alice Liddell and her two sisters on a boating trip in July 1862. The novel follows Alice down a rabbit-hole and into a world of strange and wonderful characters who constantly turn everything upside down with their mind-boggling logic, word play, and fantastic parodies. The sequel, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, was published in 1871, and was both a popular success and appreciated by critics for its wit and philosophical sophistication. Along with both novels and the original Tenniel illustrations, this edition includes Carroll’s earlier story Alice’s Adventures Under Ground. Appendices include Carroll’s photographs of the Liddell sisters, materials on film and television adaptations, selections from other “looking-glass” books for children, and “The Wasp in a Wig,” an originally deleted section of Through the Looking-Glass.

Progressively Hardening French Translations of 30 English Classics for Beginner French Learners (A1)
Progressively Hardening French Translations of 30 English Classics for Beginner French Learners (A1)

Author: Lewis Carroll

Publisher: Dominik Gyecsek

Published: 2024-08-31

Total Pages: 5387

ISBN-13:

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This book is for English speakers who would like to learn French at A1 level. It works by letting you read this book in its original English form, while A1 words are translated to Spanish. The translated French words are in bold. English translations for all French translations are placed at the end of the paragraphs. The A1 words entail the 1-500 most common words in French. This book includes the following titles: 1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 2. Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie 3. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 4. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 5. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum 6. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain 7. Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 8. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 9. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 10. Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 11. Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 12. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 13. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 14. The Odyssey by Homer 15. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett 16. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen 17. Grimms' Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm 18. A Room with a View by Edward Morgan Forster 19. Dubliners by James Joyce 20. The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett 21. Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 22. The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom by Tobias Smollett 23. The King in Yellow by Robert William Chambers 24. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 25. The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim 26. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 27. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran 28. The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald 29. Winnie-the-Pooh by Alan Alexander Milne 30. The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery