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A weird and wonderful word and its meaning for every day of the
year. 'A lexicological delight' Professor David Crystal Who knew
that to dringle is to 'waste time in a lazy lingering manner'? Or
that a sudden happy ending could be termed a eucotastrophe? Looking
for an alternative word to 'bullshit'? Then try taradiddle. A Word
for Every Day of the Year is a fascinating collection of 366 words
and their definitions, perfect for anyone who loves the richness of
the English language, its diversity and wants to expand their
vocabulary. Each day offers a rare and remarkable word with its
history and definition and occasionally a challenge to include it
in our lives.
'Clever and entertaining.' Sunday Times 'Elegantly written and full
of surprises.' Daily Telegraph 'Always entertaining and often
eye-opening.' Financial Times Old ideas that were mocked or ignored
for centuries are now storming back to the cutting edge of research
and informing the way we lead our lives. In Rethink, Steven Poole
explains why today's chess grandmasters, quantum physicists and
psychologists are mining the last 2,000 years of history for
answers to the problems of the present. He explores how
long-neglected thinkers could transform our everyday lives: from
improving the way boardrooms operate, to inspiring grand projects
for social and political change. And above all, he shows that by
rethinking discarded ideas we can each gain a better understanding
of the world - and perhaps be better equipped to change it. 'A
whirlwind of discovery ... Among the greatest compliments you can
give a book is that it helps you to see things differently.'
Guardian 'When it comes to describing a complex idea clearly, Poole
is one of the best writers around.' Sunday Times 'Fascinating ...
Poole confirms his standing as one of our liveliest and most
thought-provoking writers on science and technology.' Spectator
What do the phrases "pro-life," "intelligent design," and "the war
on terror" have in common? Each of them is a name for something
that smuggles in a highly charged political opinion. "Climate
change" is less threatening than "global warming"; we say "ethnic
cleansing" when we mean "mass murder," A completely partisan
argument can be packed into a sound bite. Words and phrases that
function in this special way go by many names. Some writers call
them "evaluative-descriptive terms." Others talk of "terministic
screens" or discuss the way debates are "framed." Author Steven
Poole calls them Unspeak. Unspeak represents an attempt by
politicians, interest groups, and business corporations to say
something without saying it, without getting into an argument and
so having to justify itself. At the same time, it tries to
unspeak--in the sense of erasing or silencing--any possible
opposing point of view by laying a claim right at the start to only
one way of looking at a problem. Recalling the vocabulary of George
Orwell's 1984, as an Unspeak phrase becomes a widely used term of
public debate, it saturates the mind with one viewpoint while
simultaneously make an opposing view ever more difficult to
enunciate. In this fascinating book, Poole traces modern
Unspeak--from "extremist" to "weapons of mass destruction"--and
reveals how the evolution of language changes the way we think.
"Propaganda" becomes "public diplomacy," and "sound science" (a
phrase actually coined by tobacco giant Philip Morris) becomes a
tool with which to instill a fear and distrust of legitimate
scientific research.
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OpenSHMEM and Related Technologies. OpenSHMEM in the Era of Exascale and Smart Networks - 8th Workshop on OpenSHMEM and Related Technologies, OpenSHMEM 2021, Virtual Event, September 14-16, 2021, Revised Selected Papers (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Stephen Poole, Oscar Hernandez, Matthew Baker, Tony Curtis
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th OpenSHMEM
Workshop, held in virtually in August 2021. The 11 full papers and
1 short paper presented in this book were carefully reviewed and
selected for inclusion in this volume from 18 submissions. The
papers are organized in the following topical sections:
Applications and Implementations, Tools and Benchmarks, and
Applications and Implementations.
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OpenSHMEM and Related Technologies. Experiences, Implementations, and Tools - First Workshop, OpenSHMEM 2014, Annapolis, MD, USA, March 4-6, 2014, Proceedings (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Stephen Poole, Oscar Hernandez, Pavel Shamis
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the First OpenSHMEM
Workshop, held in Annapolis, MD, USA, in March 2014. The 12
technical papers and 2 short position papers presented in this book
were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. They are
organized in topical sections named: OpenSHMEM implementations and
evaluations; applications; tools; and OpenSHMEM extensions and
future directions.
Stephen Poole joined British Rail in 1973, working for three of its
Regions and then for three of its Business Sectors in the run-up to
privatisation. He experienced stations, depots, freight, parcels,
yards, signalling, catering, major projects and business
development. Using his extensive knowledge of the workings of
British Rail, he paints a vivid picture of its inner life, set
against the backdrop of political, industrial and social change
that dominated the last twenty years of the nationalised railway.
Inside British Rail is both a celebration of the determination and
camaraderie shown by staff working in an industry that was
struggling to survive, and a nuanced assessment of the
difficulties, both internal and external, that contributed to its
demise.
Do you hate going forward? Do you shudder when a colleague wants to
reach out? Are you disgusted by low-hanging fruit, sick of being on
the team, and reluctant to open the kimono? Does the phrase
blue-sky thinking make you see red? Do you really want to drill
down or take a helicopter view? Are you past caring whether the key
drivers are going to move the needle? Should anyone really punch a
puppy? And can you bear to hear about a big hairy audacious goal?
If modern office jargon makes you want to throw up, this book is
for you. Taking a hilarious and scathing deep dive into the most
hated and absurd examples of corporate-speak it is a come to Jesus
moment for verbally downtrodden workers everywhere.
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