03004cam a2200349 4500 524797564 TxAuBib 20211105120000.0 ||||||s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781400125241 1400125243 dc173cb7-cadd-42c5-bdcd-1ea16077e18a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 184860 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Mount, Harry. Carpe Diem [OverDrive] : Put a Little Latin in Your Life. Tantor Media, Inc., 2007. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 154MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 154MB. Language Arts. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:<p>In this lighthearted guided tour of Latin, journalist and former Latin tutor Harry Mount breathes life back into the greatest language of all, drawing on everything from a Monty Python grammar lesson to Angelina Jolie's tattoos. Filled with fascinating tidbits and humorous asides, <i>Carpe Diem</i> will delight the word lovers who made <i>Eats, Shoots and Leaves</i> such a monster hit.</p> <p>Whether we're aware of it or not, Latin is all around us. Consider the sayings in everyday use: <i>alter ego</i>, <i>ad nauseam</i>, <i>caveat emptor</i>, <i>modus operandi</i>, <i>per se</i>, and, of course, the ever-popular <i>e pluribus unum</i>. Even more abundant are words derived from Latin roots: <i>arena</i> (from <i>harena</i>, meaning “sand”), <i>auditorium</i> ("a place of audience"), <i>stadium</i> (a running track)...and those are just the theatrical ones! It's inescapable. It's also the most daunting of languages, one that is seemingly obscure and filled with arcane rules and often accompanied by unpleasant memories of adolescence. But, as Mount says in <i>Carpe Diem</i>, "Knowing a bit of Latin is an invitation to the biggest room in the building, with a view down the corridor to all the succeeding ages. And you can get your hands on that invitation at any age."</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. Hoye, Stephen. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1219-1/184860-CarpeDiem.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1219-1/184860-CarpeDiem.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DC173CB7-CADD-42C5-BDCD-1EA16077E18A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1219-1/184860-CarpeDiem.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1219-1/184860-CarpeDiem.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DC173CB7-CADD-42C5-BDCD-1EA16077E18A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)