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The Queen's English: And How to Use It
Author: Bernard C. Lamb Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 What is good English, and why do we need it?The Queen's English shows how the English language, used properly, has...
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 3000 Years
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Help a Thief!: And Other Misadventures in Punctuation
Author: Caroline Taggart Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 The trouble with punctuation - well, ones of the troubles, anyway - is that too many of the experts...
Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions
Author: David McCandless Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 In this fascinating follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful and Knowledge is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses...
COBUILD Elementary English Grammar and Practice: A1-A2 (Collins COBUILD Grammar)
Author: Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: Clearly and attractively presented, this reissue of the second edition of the Collins COBUILD Elementary English Grammar offers pre-intermediate learners of English...
Life's a Beach: Tropical Quotes to Brighten Your Day
Author: Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Live your life like a pineapple: make it golden, sweet and juicy! Release your inner glamingo and celebrate the sun all year round...
The Rock Blaster
Author: Henning Mankell Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 At 3 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon in 1911, Oskar Johansson is caught in a blast in an industrial...
Signs of Civilisation: How punctuation changed history
Author: Bard Borch Michalsen Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 'Punctuation is not only an important part of our language code; an advanced system of punctuation has been...
Collins World Atlas: Reference Edition
Author: Collins Maps Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A beautiful gift for the adventurers in your family. A new, fully updated edition of this popular atlas in the Collins...
The Stories of Slang: Language at its most human
Author: Jonathon Green Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 'If you're up for an adventure through the back alleys of English, The Stories of Slang will not disappoint.'...
The Little Book of Sherlock Holmes: Elementary Wit & Wisdom
Author: Orange Hippo! Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 The greatest detective who never lived. Since his first appearance in 1887, Sherlock Holmes continues to entertain and fascinate us. With...
Translation and Technology
Author: Chiew Kin Quah Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 221 Chiew Kin Quah draws on years of academic and professional experience to provide an account of translation technology,...
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Author: Brothers Grimm Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 32 A ravishing retelling of the classic story by the Brothers Grimm. Twelve princesses long to leave the palace and...
Bear Grylls Survival Skills: Exercise
Author: Bear Grylls Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 48 Get ready to keep fit and have fun in the wild with Bear Grylls. Learn why exercise is so...
The Accidental Apostrophe: ... And Other Misadventures in Punctuation
Author: Caroline Taggart Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Caroline Taggart, who has made a name for herself expounding on the subjects of grammar, usage and words generally (and who...
French Gem Dictionary: The world's favourite mini dictionaries (Collins Gem)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 672 The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning. With 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations packed...
October, or Autumnal Tints
Author: Henry D. Thoreau Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Originally delivered as a lecture shortly before the writer's own death, Henry David Thoreau's classic "Autumnal Tints" is an ode...
Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums
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Author: The Economist Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 In this exuberant celebration of the world's museums, great and small, revered writers like Ann Patchett, Julian Barnes, Ali...
Read Me: 10 Lessons for Writing Great Copy
Author: Roger Horberry Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 If you've ever struggled to craft a powerful message that really hits the spot, you'll know it's harder than...
First Spanish Dictionary: 500 first words for ages 5+ (Collins First Dictionaries)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 80 Bag the perfect KS1 Spanish dictionary this Back to School. An ideal first Spanish dictionary for kids aged 5+...
English Gem Thesaurus: The world's favourite mini thesaurus (Collins Gem)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 700 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. This new edition is part of the...
Mandarin Chinese Paperback Dictionary: Your all-in-one guide to Mandarin Chinese
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 1296 The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning. A clear, modern Chinese to English and English to...
The Innocent Reader: Reflections on Reading and Writing
Author: Debra Adelaide Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 Books are impractical companions and housemates: they are heavy when you are travelling, and in the home take up...
Macquarie Concise Thesaurus
Author: Macquarie Dictionary Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 890 The Macquarie Concise Thesaurus contains a rich range of over 200,000 synonyms, which have been specifically compiled for users of Australian...
English Gem Dictionary: The world's favourite mini dictionaries (Collins Gem)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 700 The perfect size for every school bag! This handy little dictionary offers clear definitions for all the words you...
The Elements of Eloquence: How To Turn the Perfect English Phrase
Author: Mark Forsyth Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 From the author of the Sunday Times Number 1 bestselling The Etymologicon 'An informative but highly entertaining journey through...
I Saw the Dog: How Language Works
Author: Alexandra Aikhenvald Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and...
On This Day: Facts and trivia for every day of the year
Author: James Owen Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 384 Delve into a wealth of famous events, significant sites and momentous births and deaths. Choose a day of the...
Paperback English Dictionary and Thesaurus Essential: All the words you need, every day (Collins Essential)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 992 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. The perfect word reference to broaden your...
The Times Great Quotations: Famous quotes to inform, motivate and inspire
Author: James Owen Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: Be inspired and moved by the words of Malala Yousafzai, Amelia Earhart, Michelle Obama and Banksy in a collection of...
French Essential Dictionary: All the words you need, every day (Collins Essential)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 480 The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable French to English and English...
French Essential Dictionary and Grammar: Two books in one (Collins Essential)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 800 The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning. An up-to-date French to English and English to French...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Collins COBUILD Dictionaries for Learners)
Author: Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 1904 The 9th edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's...
Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer
Author: Ross Raisin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 136 This book demystifies the writing process, empowering you to write your own novel or short story. The author explains...
Talk on the Wild Side: Why Language Won't Do As It's Told
Author: Lane Greene Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 Language is a wild animal: rough, ambiguous, inconsistent in countless ways. But that just makes it all the more...
Mad Mary Lamb: Lunacy and Murder in Literary London
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Author: Susan Tyler Hitchcock Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 326 After killing her mother with a carving knife, Mary Lamb spent the rest of her life in and...
Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
Author: Esther Schor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A rich and passionate biography of a language and the dream of world harmony it sought to realize In 1887, Ludwig...
Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins
Author: Linda Flavell Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 Did you know that `if the cap fits' refers to the traditional jester's cap with bells on it -...
Vietnamese Essential Dictionary All the words you need
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 480 The home of trusted Vietnamese dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Vietnamese to English and English...
Collins Arabic Gem Dictionary The worlds favourite mini dictionaries (Collins Gem)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 448 Offering learners at home, school or in the office extensive and up-to-date coverage of Arabic and English in a...
The Secret Life of Language
Author: Simon Pulleyn Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 This book looks at how language has evolved around the globe from ancestral proto-languages to our recognisable modern tongues....
Hold My Hand Wise words for mothers and daughters everywhere
Author: Antje Southern Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his." Oscar Wilde A wonderful...
A Tranquil Star Stories
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Author: Primo Levi Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 These seventeen stories, first published in Italian between 1949 and 1986, demonstrate Levi's extraordinary range, taking the reader from...