ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIER
Per, from Anglo-Latin pera pier supporting a bridge.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIER»
The term «pier» is very widely used and occupies the
10.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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3 QUOTES WITH «PIER»
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pier.
When I was 19 years old, both of my parents died in the same year; my mom of cancer and my dad in a car accident. Through the next two or three years and a series of bad decisions - all my own, I might add - I ended up literally homeless, before that was even a word. I even slept occasionally under a pier on the Gulf Coast.
Pier Angeli was in the movie called Sea of Sand that Guy Green directed where this idea came up.
A city is where you can sign a petition, boo the chief justice, fish off a pier, gaze at a hippopotamus, buy a flower at the corner, or get a good hamburger or a bad girl at 4 A.M. A city is where sirens make white streaks of sound in the sky and foghorns speak in dark grays. San Francisco is such a city.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIER»
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pier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pier Angeli: A Fragile Life
This work is the first full-length biography of actress Anna Maria Pierangeli, from her early life in Italy to her death at the age of 39.
2
The Possibility of an Absolute Architecture
Architectural form reconsidered in light of a unitary conception of architecture and the city.
Pier Vittorio Aureli, 2011
3
Fun
Pier: 1957 to Adventure
Pier
Fun Pier was created in 1957 by Joe Barnes on the former site of Wildwood's original Convention Hall.
Scott Hand, Diane Pooler, 2012
4
Pier Paolo Pasolini: Contemporary Perspectives
A reexamination of Pasolini life and work as a poet, novelist, filmmaker, journalist and cultural theorist reflecting new developments in semiotics, post-structuralist theory, and historical research on Italian literature and film.
Patrick Allen Rumble, Bart Testa, 1994
5
The Passion of
Pier Paolo Pasolini
This is one of the most original recent additions to the ever-growing literature on Pasolini." —Choice "... refreshingly personal and full of unpredictable tangents."Â —Film Quarterly Sam Rohdie has written a personal, wonderfully ...
Sam Rohdie, Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1995
Fourteen-year-old Jack Gordon, one of the best sailors on Ward's Island, constantly finds himself in trouble for his impulsive actions, but he redeems himself on the summer night in 1949 when the Great Lakes cruise ship Noronic catches fire ...
7
Pier 21: Stories from Near and Far
Describes the history of the Canadian pier, the country's main immigration port from 1928 to 1971, and details the reasons many immigrants came to Canada during that time.
8
The Flower of Youth:
Pier Paolo Pasolini Poems
The poems in The Flower of Youth depict the coming of age and into sexual difference of the great writer and film director, Pier Paolo Pasolini. The time of this story is World War II; the place is German-occupied northern Italy.
9
A Man of the Beatitudes:
Pier Giorgio Frassati
This moving biography of Pier Georgio Frassati, who turned from a life of privilege to one devoted to working with the poor, and who died at the age of 24 from the polio virus, presents a portrait of a man whose love of God transformed his ...
10
Pier Giorgio Di Cicco: Essays on His Works
He achieved this through his own impressive list of publications such as The Tough Romance (1979) and Virgin Science (1986). The essays in this volume examine Di Cicco's publications in this pluralistic social context.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIER»
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pier is used in the context of the following news items.
Berkeley Pier to remain closed for safety concerns
Berkeley (KRON) An unofficial landmark in Berkeley is no longer open for visitors. Berekely shut down it's pier this week because of structural ... «KRON4.com, Jul 15»
Luna Pier aims to attract visitors
An artist's rendering of Luna Pier Road reflects the work that is planned to make the town's main street more friendly to pedestrians and ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
Raleigh man in critical condition after falling from Bogue Inlet Pier
Emerald Isle officials confirmed Sunday that 41-year-old Daniel Flores fell from the pier into shallow water where he required medical attention. «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
Boat hits breakwall near Chicago's Navy Pier
The passengers were returning from watching Navy Pier fireworks Saturday night. They had been following the shoreline when they collided with the breakwall. «ABC 57 News, Jul 15»
Mokpo to build steel-handling pier
The South Korean port of Mokpo has begun building a steel-handling pier to cater to growing steel cargoes. Construction has begun on a pier ... «IHS Maritime 360, Jul 15»
Area Briefs: First pier tower for new bridge complete
The westbound Pier 8 tower (the left tower in the photo) is the first pier tower to be complete for the St. Croix Crossing Bridge. (Photos courtesy ... «Stillwater Gazette, Jul 15»
Finally! Navy Pier To Offer FREE Movies!
CHICAGO – SEPTEMBER 02: Passengers get an aerial view of the city while riding the AeroBalloon at Navy Pier September 2, 2009 in ... «US 99.5, Jul 15»
Snags will sizzle for new pier
Peer talk: On the almost-completed Mornington pier last week are, from left, acting Parks Victoria CEO Chris Rose, Mornington Peninsula Shire ... «Mornington Peninsula News, Jul 15»
Two shipwrecks, historic pier discovered near Northport
Archaeologists say they discovered two shipwrecks and the substantial remains of a historic pier under the water in Leelanau County. «UpNorthLive.com, Jul 15»
Pair taken to hospital after falling from pier
The men, aged 35 and 48, are not thought to have been local and had been fishing off the military pier which remains in regular by fishermen ... «The Galloway Gazette, Jul 15»
