Pure English: A Treatise on Words and Phrases, or Practical Lessons in the Use of Language. E-book. Formato PDF Fred H. Hackett   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Pure English is a discourse on the proper use of English. The book opens with a preface in which the authors opine the sorry state of the language commonly seen in written works. The purpose of the work is thus to instruct readers on a variety of topics and to offer practical lessons for improving language skills. The first part of the text is dedicated to vocabulary, and functions as an abbreviated usage dictionary. Hackett and Alexander proceed to discuss eclectic grammar, a philosophy for the usage of rhetoric, faulty phrases, words of dual meaning, and several more topics. The short volume is concluded by a detailed index.The authors succeeded in creating a document that demonstrates their passion for the English language. These are grammar and vocabulary lessons designed to augment one's ability to successfully use words to convey a message. Pure English is a well-written and informative text that can be beneficial to anybody who values the proper use of language. Pure English: A Treatise on Words and Phrases, or Practical Lessons in the Use of Language is an excellent book and one that is deserving of wider readership. Hackett and Alexander have created an accessible and enjoyable volume that can serve to improve the writing of its readers, and for this reason, is a highly recommended work.

The Story of the Irish Nation. E-book. Formato PDF Francis Hackett   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

From this remote period one can construct no cer tain narrative. There is only the wavering accent of tradition, the hint Of geology and anthropology, the literal footprints on the sands Of time. But by great luck we happen to have preserved in Gaelic the Oldest existing body of Northern literature. From this literature we are able to judge or guess at the types of men who stand on the Sky-line of Irish history.

La Terza guerra mondiale. E-book. Formato PDF John Hackett   -  Res Gestae, 2022  - 

4 agosto 1985, una potente formazione del Patto di Varsavia attacca la Germania federale. Nei mesi precedenti, dopo il tentativo da parte di un gruppo sloveno filosovietico di conquistare il potere in Jugoslavia, Mosca era intervenuta militarmente, provocando lo sbarco americano a Fiume e in Dalmazia. La NATO dunque non viene colta di sorpresa dall’attacco del 4 agosto. L’escalation militare, però, non è destinata a fermarsi: le forze comuniste sganciano un’atomica su Birmingham e l’occidente risponde con la distruzione nucleare di Minsk. Poi il terrore, lo sbandamento delle forze assalitrici e l’avvio della conferenza di pace, a Helsinki. Illustrato da fotografie e cartine, il libro di John Hackett è il più fantastico e verosimile romanzo che sia mai stato scritto. Leggendolo la domanda che non ci si può non porre è: potrebbe mai essere successo, o, meglio, potrebbe mai accadere di nuovo?