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The gift of the gab : how eloquence works / by Crystal, David,1941-author.(CARDINAL)125122;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes."We all know eloquence when we hear it. But what exactly is it? And how might we gain more of it for ourselves? This entertaining and, yes, eloquent book illuminates the power of language from a linguistic point of view and provides fascinating insights into the way we use words. David Crystal, a world-renowned expert on the history and usage of the English language, probes the intricate workings of eloquence. His lively analysis encompasses everyday situations (wedding speeches, business presentations, storytelling) as well as the oratory of great public gatherings. Crystal focuses on the here and now of eloquent speaking--from pitch, pace, and prosody to jokes, appropriateness, and how to wield a microphone. He explains what is going on moment by moment and examines each facet of eloquence. He also investigates topics such as the way current technologies help or hinder our verbal powers, the psychological effects of verbal excellence, and why certain places or peoples are thought to be more eloquent than others. In the core analysis of the book, Crystal offers an extended and close dissection of Barack Obama's electrifying "Yes we can" speech of 2008, in which the president demonstrated full mastery of virtually every element of eloquence--from the simple use of parallelism and an awareness of what not to say, to his brilliant conclusion constructed around two powerful words: dreams and answers"--
Subjects: Elocutionists.; Eloquence in literature.; Oral communication.; Voice culture.; Storytelling.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I know an old lady who swallowed a pie [kit] by Jackson, Alison,1953-(CARDINAL)478864;
1 pie -- 1 jug of cider -- 1 roll -- 1 squash -- 1 salad -- 1 turkey -- 1 pot -- 1 ten-layer cake -- 1 piece of bread.NPAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Humorous stories; Stories in rhyme; Storytelling; Thanksgiving Day;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Spider speculations : a physics and biophysics of storytelling / by Carson, Jo,1946-2011.(CARDINAL)769072;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-218).
Subjects: Carson, Jo, 1946-2011; Artists and community.; Performance art.; Storytelling in literature.; Storytelling; Performance art.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cassandra speaks : when women are the storytellers, the human story changes / by Lesser, Elizabeth,author.(CARDINAL)654381;
"In her new book, bestselling author Elizabeth Lesser looks to the stories told about women over the ages and how they contribute to persistent misogyny and gender inequality, and offers a path towards framing new stories that honor all people."--
Subjects: Feminism.; Women in literature.; Sex role in literature.; Storytelling; Misogyny.; Sexism.; Equality.; Feminism.; Women's movement.; Misogyny.; Sexism.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Mythocracy : how stories shape our worlds / by Citton, Yves,author.(CARDINAL)875061; Broder, David,translator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : 'scripting' and soft power -- Reformulating our imaginary of power -- Modelling the circulation of power -- Scripting as an activity -- Illustrative interlude : scripting from up there -- Attractors and infra-politics -- New demands for equality -- Literary interlude : from interrupted myth to epic in the making -- Renewing left -wing imaginaries."Shows that the left has underestimated the power of myth, abandoning it to reactionary political movements"--
Subjects: Mythology in literature.; Myth; Myth; Socialism in literature.; Socialism; Storytelling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The fish who cried wolf / by Donaldson, Julia,author.(CARDINAL)354823; Scheffler, Axel,illustrator.(CARDINAL)356193;
Tiddler the fish is always telling tall tales about why he is late for school, but when he is actually caught in a net and taken far from home, it is his stories that help him find his way back.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Fishes; Stories in rhyme; Stories in rhyme; Storytelling;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 23
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Banished / by Schow, Betsy,1981-author.(CARDINAL)605862;
In a Kansas hospital, Princess Dorthea of Emerald struggles to regain her memory of what propelled her out of the land of Story, and how to get home, while Rexi, aided by Excalibur, continues to protect Story from the Wicked Witch.HL600LHL610LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fairy tales.; Young adult fiction.; Characters and characteristics in literature; Magic; Princesses; Storytelling;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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A treasury of trickster tales / by Marsh, Valerie.(CARDINAL)384517;
Subjects: Storytelling.; Tricksters in literature.; Folklore; Teaching;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Rose & thorn / by Prineas, Sarah,author.(CARDINAL)356070;
Rose has been kept hidden all her life to delay the three curses she was born with-- curses that will put her into her own fairy tale and a century-long slumber. Accompanied by Griff, the handsome and mysterious Watcher, and Quirk, his witty and warmhearted partner, Rose tries to escape from the ties that bind her to her story. But will the path they take lead them to freedom, or will it bring them straight into the fairy tale they are trying to avoid?HL700LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fairy tales.; Young adult fiction.; Characters and characteristics in literature; Sleeping Beauty (Tale); Storytelling;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Storytelling for the fun of it : a handbook for children / by Dubrovin, Vivian.; Shupe, Bobbi,illustrator.;
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Activity programs in education.; Storytelling ability in children.; Storytelling;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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