English Linguistics

Kept in the Dark is a probing psychological portrait of the near destruction of a marriage - a novel that combines keen insights with vigorous emotional strength. Jealousy, guilt, excessive pride, and compulsion all sweep across its surface.

Billy Byrne is a low class American born in Chicago's ghetto. He grows up a thief and a mugger. "Billy was a mucker, a hoodlum, a gangster, a thug, a tough." He is not chivalrous nor kind, and has only meager ethics - never giving evidence against a friend or leaving someone behind. When falsely accused of murder, he flees to San Francisco and is shanghaied aboard a ship. The ship's secret mission is soon enacted - the hijacking of a specific yacht to take a millionaire's daughter, Barbara Harding, for ransom.

The Edge of the Knife, by H Beam Piper is one of the pivotal not felt was by Piper in his "Terra-Human Future History". Piper wrote this novella in 1957 at the height of the Cold War between the Soviet Union, and the United States of America, and seeing into the future could get you locked up in the sanitarium for dissolution all thinking. The protagonist, Charmers, a modern history professor has just such a problem.

Shockingly, we spend nearly half our day repeating things we've done in the past without thinking about them. How we respond to the people around us; the way we conduct ourselves in meetings; what we buy; when and how we exercise, eat and drink – a truly remarkable number of things we do every day, we do by habit. And yet, whenever we want to change something about ourselves, we rely on willpower alone. We hope that our determination and intention will be enough to effect positive change.

"The Secret Human Operating System" (SHOS), a groundbreaking concept that suggests we are primarily driven by a unique internal Operating System. Each person's SHOS is distinct, and it can evolve over time. In this book, you will find a comprehensive list of the main Human Operating Systems and detailed instructions on how to identify your own. Unlocking your SHOS is the key to immense personal growth and the achievement of your goals. This discovery requires effort and dedication, and while the journey may be challenging, it is profoundly rewarding. Once you uncover your SHOS, you will see...

This Very Short Introduction to psycholinguistics is an accessible and engaging description of how people use language. Talking and understanding language probably seem like simple and straightforward skills, but research in psycholinguistics has shown that complex computations take place behind the scenes when you communicate with others. Recent debates concerning how AI tools such as ChatGPT work highlight some of these core questions about the language faculty and how it is that humans comprehend, produce, and learn language.

This book can help you take your persuasion skills to the next level, mastering the secrets and the techniques used in dark psychology, manipulation, and NLP. Use this book as a study guide. Even if you have never used mind persuasion techniques, you'll be able to learn new ways to control your own mind and the minds of others and to use these techniques to live a successful life. Be a leader - let your power explode!

In this novel two months have gone by, and Tarzan is continuing to search for Jane. He has tracked her to a hidden valley called Pal-ul-don, which means "Land of Men." In Pal-ul-don Tarzan finds a real Jurassic Park filled with dinosaurs, notably the savage Triceratops-like Gryfs, which, unlike their prehistoric counterparts, are predatory. Jane is also being held captive in Pal-ul-don, where she becomes a pawn in a religious power struggle.

What makes us human? Why are we the only animals who wear clothes, drive cars, trawl the internet, and fly helicopters on Mars? It’s all because we’ve learnt to talk, yet remarkably, we still don’t know how we did it. Speech! suggests an answer that’s been hiding in plain sight - the simple yet radical shift that turned our analog grunts and shrieks into words. But, its consequences are far from simple: being able to share ideas through language was an evolutionary tipping point - it allowed us to link up our minds.

"The Blueprint of Life and Language: A Comprehensive Guide to Genomics, Molecular Biology, and Linguistic Structures" is an insightful exploration into the parallels and principles that underpin both genetic and linguistic codes. This book bridges the seemingly disparate scientific fields of genomics and linguistics to illuminate how the foundational elements of life and communication are intertwined through common themes of syntax, mutation, and evolution. Structured to cater to both academic and professional audiences, the guide provides a deep dive into the molecular mechanisms of ...

Written first as a series of stories in the late 19th century and published later as the quintessential Western novel in the early years of the 20th century, The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister contains elements of breathtaking adventure, courage, grit, conflict, humor, and heartfelt emotions that continue to resonate in the 21st century.

Good communication, motivation, negotiation and leadership skills are essential for those looking to succeed in business. Business NLP For Dummies helps listeners use NLP techniques to foster these crucial skills and develop their strengths in the workplace. Listeners will discover how making small changes to day-to-day activities can set them on track to achieving business excellence. Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a hugely popular self-help technique around the globe.

Are you struggling to understand people’s intentions and would like to know how to interpret unconscious and non-verbal signals? Would you like to spot what others think of you by the way you make use of your body? Have you ever wanted to be more persuasive, or to learn how to influence others? Then this audiobook will open your eyes to the world of human behaviour and the ground-breaking techniques of dark psychology, teaching you how to interpret and even use at your advantage body posture, gestures, facial expressions, use of space and physical behaviour.

Inside this book, you’ll uncover powerful lessons about leadership from two of history’s most incredible figures - the Chinese military strategist and author of The Art of War, Sun Tzu, and Italy’s famous Niccolò Machiavelli, the father of modern political thought. With lessons about leadership qualities, the science of deception, the power of knowledge, and much more, this comprehensive book arms you with the knowledge you need to take your leadership skills to the next level.

Hawthorne published several short stories in various periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as "Twice-Told Tales". Much of his writing is placed in New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement, and more specifically, Dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. This edition contains 40 short stories.

Hiawatha's boyhood is gracefully brought to life against a background of authentic Native American music in this excerpt from Longfellow's classic poem.

Since the first edition, NLP at Work has pioneered the use of neurolinguistic programming (NLP) in the business world to improve communication, negotiation, teamwork, and influence. With more 100,000 copies sold and now in its third edition, NLP at Work is a clear and comprehensive introduction to using NLP in the workplace, with a unique personal style and approach.

Probably the most challenging aspect of Ericksonian Hypnosis the wealth of linguistic techniques that he used to create ambiguity as a way of progressing in a therapeutic relationship. This concise audiobook is intended to rapidly introduce you to a selection of his most important linguistic techniques and help you master them. Note that Erickson used these techniques to create ambiguity so that he could help his patient transcend a stuck state.

You are about to discover the methodology behind the most powerful strategy to transform your body fast. You see, whether you realize it or not, your subconscious mind can help you stay motivated and committed to your weight-loss journey so that you enjoy it and never fall off track. Are you tired of depressing diets, soul-crushing workouts, and yo-yoing back and forth? Would you like to change your relationship with health, fitness, and dieting?

Can new language reshape our understanding of the past and expand the possibilities of the future? The Crime Without a Name follows Pitner’s journey to identify and remedy the linguistic void in how we discuss race and culture in the United States. Ethnocide, first coined in 1944 by Jewish exile Raphael Lemkin (who also coined the term “genocide”), describes the systemic erasure of a people’s ancestral culture.