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John Franklin

John Franklin

John Wilson

John Wilson
2023
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"...the best life of Franklin yet produced...(a) wonderfully engaging book." Arctic Book Review Sir John Franklin was many things in his life: an officer in the great naval battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar; governor of Van Diemen's land; an explorer from Australia to the Arctic, but it is for his mysterious death and the deaths of his 128 crew that he is remembered today. The mystery of the disappearance of the Franklin Expedition to the Northwest Passage has captivated thousands in the 174 years since his men buried Franklin in an unknown grave in the frozen land that kept calling him back. For most of that time only a handful of graves, scattered bones, fragments of debris and Inuit stories have fuelled the speculation as to what killed them all. Now, the wrecks of both of Franklin's ships have been found, preserved in the frigid waters off King William Island, and may contain answers that have been sought for generations. This is the story of the man whose name will forever be associated with the greatest tragedy in Arctic exploration history. An "...excellent overview, the reader is left with an appreciation of the enormous task early exploration of the Arctic represented...a first rate story. Highly Recommended." CM Magazine
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The Best Christian Writing

The Best Christian Writing

John Wilson

HarperCollins (USA)
2001
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In the inaugural volume of this important annual series, editor John Wilson brings together an elegant and engaging array of essays by contemporary Christian luminaries. These distinguished writers distill the riches of Christian belief into lucid explorations of faith and truth, offering diverse works that reflect the many dimensions of Christianity as it moves into its third millennium. A thought-provoking introduction by Philip Yancey, author of the bestselling The Jesus I Never KnewHarvey Cox's pointed depiction of The Market as GodAlasdair Macintyre on morality and desire in The Recovery of Moral Agency?Religion and the Shape of National Culture, Robert Bellah's surprising inquiry into the sacramental imaginationEugene Peterson's Wise Teachers, Sound Teaching, a gentle instruction on healthy thinking and believingDallas Willard on Jesus' intellectual power in Jesus the LogicianA Cold Day in December, Frederica Mathewes-Green's lyrical reflection on God as suffering parentA tale of grace and guidance from Larry Woiwode, The Feel of Internal BleedingOffering testimony and prayer, debate and benediction, The Best Christian Writing 2000 is a revealing and inspiring look at religious faith in the modern world.
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Talking with the President

Talking with the President

John Wilson

Oxford University Press Inc
2015
nidottu
This book provides a pragmatic analysis of presidential language. Pragmatics is concerned with "meaning in context," or the relationship between what we say and what we mean. John Wilson explores the various ways in which U.S. Presidents have used language within specific social contexts to achieve specific objectives. This includes obfuscation, misdirection, the use of metaphor or ambiguity, or in some cases simply lying. He focuses on six presidents: John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, William F. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack H. Obama. These presidents cover most of the last half of the twentieth century, and the first decade of the twenty first century, and each has been associated with a specific linguistic quality. John F. Kennedy was famed for his quality of oratory, Nixon for his manipulative use of language, Reagan for his gift of telling stories, Clinton for his ability to engage the public and to linguistically turn arguments and descriptions in particular directions. Bush, on the other hand, was famed for his inability to use language appropriately, and Obama returns us to the rhetorical flourishes of early Kennedy. In the case of each president, a range of specific examples are explored in order to highlight the ways in which a pragmatic analysis may provide an insight into presidential language. In many cases, what the president says is not necessarily what the president means.
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Talking with the President

Talking with the President

John Wilson

Oxford University Press Inc
2015
sidottu
This book provides a pragmatic analysis of presidential language. Pragmatics is concerned with "meaning in context," or the relationship between what we say and what we mean. John Wilson explores the various ways in which U.S. Presidents have used language within specific social contexts to achieve specific objectives. This includes obfuscation, misdirection, the use of metaphor or ambiguity, or in some cases simply lying. He focuses on six presidents: John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, William F. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack H. Obama. These presidents cover most of the last half of the twentieth century, and the first decade of the twenty first century, and each has been associated with a specific linguistic quality. John F. Kennedy was famed for his quality of oratory, Nixon for his manipulative use of language, Reagan for his gift of telling stories, Clinton for his ability to engage the public and to linguistically turn arguments and descriptions in particular directions. Bush, on the other hand, was famed for his inability to use language appropriately, and Obama returns us to the rhetorical flourishes of early Kennedy. In the case of each president, a range of specific examples are explored in order to highlight the ways in which a pragmatic analysis may provide an insight into presidential language. In many cases, what the president says is not necessarily what the president means.
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