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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...
Short Stories in Italian for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Italian the fun way!
Author: Olly Richards Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. "I love Olly's work - and...
The Dawn of Language: The story of how we came to talk
Author: Sverker Johansson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 "A model of popular-science writing" STEVEN POOLE "I love a book that teaches me things I didn't know while provoking in...
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...
Spanish Gem Dictionary: The world's favourite mini dictionaries (Collins Gem)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 640 The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries for everyday language learning. With 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations packed...
School Dictionary and Thesaurus: Trusted support for learning (Collins School Dictionaries)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 840 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for school use. This English School Dictionary and Thesaurus for students...
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+...
100 Symbols That Changed the World
Author: Colin Salter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 100 Symbols That Changed The World looks at the genesis and adoption of the world's most recognizable symbols. Universal symbols have...
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...
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...
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...
How Language Works
Author: David Crystal Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 David Crystal's How Language Works is a fascinating tour through the world of language from one of today's most...
Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain
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Author: Lisa Feldman Barrett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 From the author of How Emotions Are Made, a myth-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of Seven Brief...
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...
English Dictionary and Thesaurus Essential: All the words you need, every day (Collins Essential)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 992 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. The perfect word reference to broaden your knowledge of...
Level Up Your Essays: How to get better grades at university
Author: Dr Inger Mewburn Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Level Up Your Essays is the essential guide to essay writing for university students. Written by the people who mark...
Roget's International Thesaurus 7th Edition
Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 1312 The world's bestselling thesaurus, Roget's International Thesaurus, 7th Edition, gives writers of all levels an unparalleled aid in using language...
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...
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 "A great iconoclast. . . Taleb, a Wall Street trader turned essayist, is a thinker touched by genius"...
Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club
Author: Martin Edwards Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 544 Winner of the H.R.F. Keating Award for best biographical/critical book related to crime fiction, and nominated for the Edgar...
Death Sentence The Decay of Public Language
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City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris
Author: Holly Tucker (Vanderbilt University) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 In the late 1600s, Louis XIV assigns Nicolas de la Reynie to bring order to the city of Paris...
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...
Collins World Atlas, Paperback Edition
Author, Collins Maps Format, Paperback / softback Number of Pages, 64 Bag the perfect A-Level Atlas this Back to School. A new, fully updated edition of this bestselling atlas of...
Novelista: Anyone can write a novel. Yes, even you.
Author: Claire Askew Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 NOVELISTA is a friendly, straight-talking writing guide for people who want to write a novel but don't know how...
The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language
Author: Albert Costa Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 The definitive study of bilingualism from a leading neuropsychologist Over half of the world's population is bilingual and yet...
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...
Short Stories in Japanese for Intermediate Learners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Japanese the fun way!
Author: Olly Richards Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Japanese. "Olly's top-notch language-learning insights...
Next Level Games Review 2023
Author: Expanse Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Take it to the next level! Bursting with the biggest games, latest trends, and hottest news, Next Level Games Review 2023 is...
Japanese Stories for Language Learners: Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (Online Audio Included)
Author: Anne McNulty Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 A great story can lead a reader down a rabbit hole of discovery-especially if it's presented in two languages! Beautifully illustrated...
Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization
Author: Deanna Marcum Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 232 An incisive history of the controversial Google Books project and the ongoing quest for a universal digital library Libraries have long...
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...
Watson's Dictionary Of Weasel Words
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Japanese Folktales for Language Learners: Bilingual Legends and Fables in Japanese and English (Free online Audio Recording)
Author: Eriko Sato, Ph.D. Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills! Japanese Folktales for Language Learners introduces 22 traditional tales in parallel...
Chronicles of Dissent: Interviews with David Barsamian, 1984-1996
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Author: Noam Chomsky Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 664 Conducted from 1984 to 1996, these interviews first appeared in the books Chronicles of Dissent, Keeping the Rabble in Line, and...
The Times Reference Atlas of the World
Author: Times Atlases Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged. Ninth edition of this popular atlas from the prestigious and authoritative...
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...
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...
The Way of the Fearless Writer: Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life
Author: Beth Kempton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 A revolutionary approach to writing inspired by ancient Eastern wisdom, from the bestselling author of Wabi Sabi Join author and Japanologist...
50 French Coffee Breaks: Short activities to improve your French one cup at a time
Author: Coffee Break Languages Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Transform your down time into 'do time'. The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular...
How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book
Author: Rebecca Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca Lee, professional...
The Times Style Guide: A practical guide to English usage
Author: Ian Brunskill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 The official style guide followed by The Times and The Sunday Times. Uncover the rules, conventions and policies on spelling, grammar...
Mother Tongue: The English Language
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English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged edition with slipcase: More than 730,000 words meanings and phrases (Collins Complete and Unabridged)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 2336 "The Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one", The Times. The largest single-volume...
Writing with Style: The Economist Guide
Author: Lane Greene Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD Why are the best words short and old? Why are full stops a writer's best friend?...
50 Spanish Coffee Breaks: Short activities to improve your Spanish one cup at a time
Author: Coffee Break Languages Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Transform your down time into 'do time'. The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular...
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...
Spanish Visual Dictionary: A photo guide to everyday words and phrases in Spanish (Collins Visual Dictionary)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 The home of trusted full-colour visual dictionaries for everyday use. A photographic guide to the key words and phrases...