Books with author Kevin Taylor

Shouldn't all dictionaries start with AAAA and end with ZZZZZZZTZZ-ZTZZZ? Ka-BOOM! does: it's a collection of sound effects from comic books, each one rigorously defined and cross referenced. Nowhere has the art of onomatopoeia been raised to higher heights than in the humble comic book. --TIME Digital Vol.5 No.5 /// Hey, comic book fans, good news. At long last there's a new dictionary and thesaurus of those odd words you only find in comics. KA-BOOM!: A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols & Onomatopoeia..., compiled by Kevin J. Taylor, covers all those comic words, sounds and also includes the companion work BZZURKK! The Thesaurus of Champions. Want to know what RINK-RIK means, how about BRAKK or KLUD? This book holds your answers. Taylor, who put 10 years of work into this compilation, has cited the comic books where the sound effects were used, cross referenced entries and defined them. The thesaurus is a quick guide, minus the definitions. ... Before you dismiss this work as too esoteric to be much use, it's worth noting that comic books encourage reluctant readers to read more and some teachers have found the book to be useful in vocabulary lessons, such as A. Simpson, an English language arts teacher from West Virginia. She said she wants to incorporate a lesson where students create their own dictionaries in the vein of KA-BOOM! --The Now Newspaper /// I love comic book words, those strange collisions of consonants meant to convey the sounds of explosions or fists thudding into abdomens or minor super heroes being electrocuted. Kevin Taylor likes them even more, enough to have compiled an entire dictionary, from "AAAA!", a cry of pain from Dare Devil - The Man Without Fear (Vol.1, issue 3, 1993) to "ZZZZZZZTZZZTZZZ", the sound of mechanical parts coming undone, from Dead Pool: The Circle Chase (Issue 4, 1993). --The Sydney Morning Herald /// Kevin J. Taylor is a West Coast author and poet.

"Shouldn't all dictionaries start with AAAA and end with ZZZZZZZTZZZTZZZ? Ka-BOOM! does: it's a collection of sound effects from comic books, each one rigorously defined and cross referenced. Nowhere has the art of onomatopoeia been raised to higher heights than in the humble comic book." TIME Digital Vol.5 No.5 "I was trying to find how to spell EEEUW in a regular dictionary and, of course, that wasn't going to happen." "I am a middle school English language arts teacher. While in the process of creating lessons on vocabulary, I discovered "KA-BOOM!" ...a fun and worthwhile addition to a lesson in which students will create their own dictionaries." English Language Arts Teacher WVDE/IBM Reinventing Education Project "I just started writing and need someplace to find these screwy words."

It all started with the disappearance of silverware. Digby Jones and Jabulani Dlameni , two adventurous high school boys, take on the challenge to help find the missing valuables. When they eventually find the missing items, they stumble on much more than they bargained for.From that moment the two eager detectives are caught up in a real Sherlock Holmes mystery. As the mystery unfolds, they soon discover that the hair-raising facts that arose from the case were far beyond their wildest dreams! The problem is, will anybody believe them?This exciting story is packed to the brim with mystery, action and humour. It will keep you spellbound and in suspense up and till the last sentence and then leave you with a million questions - only to be answered in Part 2 of the Trilogy.

Shouldn't all dictionaries start with AAAA and end with ZZZZZZZTZZ-ZTZZZ? Ka-BOOM! does: it's a collection of sound effects from comic books, each one rigorously defined and cross referenced. Nowhere has the art of onomatopoeia been raised to higher heights than in the humble comic book. --TIME Digital Vol.5 No.5 /// Hey, comic book fans, good news. At long last there's a new dictionary and thesaurus of those odd words you only find in comics. KA-BOOM!: A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols & Onomatopoeia..., compiled by Kevin J. Taylor, covers all those comic words, sounds and also includes the companion work BZZURKK! The Thesaurus of Champions. Want to know what RINK-RIK means, how about BRAKK or KLUD? This book holds your answers. Taylor, who put 10 years of work into this compilation, has cited the comic books where the sound effects were used, cross referenced entries and defined them. The thesaurus is a quick guide, minus the definitions. An appendix gives a list of base forms, which is interesting in itself, particularly as some base words have either extra letters or missing letters to indicate such attributes as magnitude, volume or duration of the sound. Before you dismiss this work as too esoteric to be much use, it's worth noting that comic books encourage reluctant readers to read more and some teachers have found the book to be useful in vocabulary lessons, such as A. Simpson, an English language arts teacher from West Virginia. She said she wants to incorporate a lesson where students create their own dictionaries in the vein of KA-BOOM! --The Now Newspaper /// I love comic book words, those strange collisions of consonants meant to convey the sounds of explosions or fists thudding into abdomens or minor super heroes being electrocuted. Kevin Taylor likes them even more, enough to have compiled an entire dictionary, from "AAAA!", a cry of pain from Dare Devil - The Man Without Fear (Vol.1, issue 3, 1993) to "ZZZZZZZTZZZTZZZ", the sound of mechanical parts coming undone, from Dead Pool: The Circle Chase (Issue 4, 1993). --The Sydney Morning Herald /// Kevin J. Taylor is a West Coast author and poet.

Understand your womanIf you want to take some proactive approach to creating and building a successful relationship with her,this is what you have been looking for.In this book i have exhausted all the key elements that you have to master for you to build a successful relationship with your woman.I know that's a bold statement, but I can confidently say that because this information i'm sharing with you today has helped me build a successful relationship despite having faced short lived relationships in my past. This book contains original and powerful concepts that are backed by years of experience , psychological research along with the experiences of many men and who have transformed their lives and now looking at the next step of marriage with their partners.In short, what you will learn in this book works and if you just follow it things will work out for you. In this book i looked at the following aspects:1.Effective communication2.Resolving arguments3.Facing your problems together4.Making decisions 5.Satisfying her needs6.Your relationship and other people7.Social media and your relationship

Understand your womanIf you want to take some proactive approach to creating and building a successful relationship with her,this is what you have been looking for.In this book i have exhausted all the key elements that you have to master for you to build a successful relationship with your woman.I know that's a bold statement, but I can confidently say that because this information i'm sharing with you today has helped me build a successful relationship despite having faced short lived relationships in my past. This book contains original and powerful concepts that are backed by years of experience , psychological research along with the experiences of many men and who have transformed their lives and now looking at the next step of marriage with their partners.In short, what you will learn in this book works and if you just follow it things will work out for you. In this book i looked at the following aspects:1.Effective communication2.Resolving arguments3.Facing your problems together4.Making decisions 5.Satisfying her needs6.Your relationship and other people7.Social media and your relationship