Dictionaries & Atlases

In The Writers Mentor , bestselling author, teacher, and writing coach Cathleen Rountree addresses the most common dilemmas of both aspiring and professional writers. Written in a questionandanswer format, this...

Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton takes us on a magical tour of countries that, lacking diplomatic recognition or UN membership, inhabit a world of shifting borders,...

The book titled Reed Dictionary of Modern Maori: Maori-English and English-Maori by the author P.M. Ryan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Originally published in 1982, this atlas of world history - like its parent volume, "'The Times' Atlas of World History" - combines original maps with text, and offers a comprehensive...

The book titled The Superior Person's Second Little Book of Words by the author Peter Bowler. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Authored by one of the country's leading curmudgeons, the deluxe edition of "The Dictionary of Disagreeable English" provides 50 percent more content than the popular original, as well as a...

Here, erotica author Susie Bright shows readers how to heat up sex scenes in everything from traditional novels and romances to science fiction and horror. She guides aspiring writers in...

The book titled Penguin Russian Dictionary by the author Peter Norman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize ...' No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes...

Concentrating on the words which cause most difficulty for the average English user, this dictionary provides clear, concise definitions with the emphasis on problem points - spelling, pronunciation, disputed usage...

The book titled Writing to Learn by the author William Zinsser. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Dive into the world's oceans for an exhilarating journey to meet the most amazing sea creatures. Get up close to everything from the giant whale shark to the teeny tiny...

Set your spirit of adventure free with this journey to the world's great oceans, discovering the diversity of life that exists in the deep blue sea. Whether you're travelling long...

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards. No English dictionary before it had devoted so much space to everyday words,...

Designed to help resolve most common English language problems and queries, this book has an accessible reference format with examples and explanations of mistakes regarding sentence construction, spelling, punctuation and...

The book titled Philip's Picture Atlas for Children by the author Julia Gorton. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is a new edition of the Concise Oxford Thesaurus, with updated and improved text, new choices of synonyms, and a new design. The Concise Oxford Thesaurus is a comprehensive...

The book titled Writing Essays and Research Reports in the Social Sciences by the author Katharine Betts. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

Amis's acerbic guide to the use and abuse of the English language, part of a new series of reissues of his work in Penguin Modern Classics The King's English is...

The book titled Chasing the Sun: Dictionary Makers and the Dictionaries They Made by the author Jonathon Green (Independent scholar). This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

Take a journey into the past, to a world where exotic beasts and even stranger locals stalk cartographic voids, where sea monsters and floating islands lurk beyond uncertain shores, where...

Writing tends to make people anxious, and with good reason. The first sentence of a job application letter can consign it to the bin. A speech intended to rouse can...

Writing tends to make people anxious, and with good reason. The first sentence of a job application letter can consign it to the bin. A speech intended to rouse can...

'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons' The secret to being a truly Superior Person is to use really superior words. More impressive than a top hat, much...

An entertaining book on a traditionally dry subject, this book will appeal to lovers of language and schools, while also offering mass market appeal for non-writers, who need to write...

This practical guide addresses how to write effective and perceptive essays about film - a fundamental requirement of any course involving film history or criticism. It first explains why writing...

The number one bestseller! This edition of the much-loved Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary offers even more. Now available in paperback with a clear text design, users will never again be...

First published in 1933, the Chambers Murray Latin-English Dictionary is the standard reference text for all advanced students of Latin.

The Dutch architect Willem Jan Neutelings (co-founder of Neutelings Riedijk Architects) is known as the architect of, among other things, the MAS in Antwerp and the Gare Maritime in Brussels'...

The home of trusted Italian dictionaries for everyday language learning. With 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations packed into this Collins Gem Italian to English and English to Italian...

This is a pencil-sharp book about English for anyone who ever needs to write. In an easy-to-read style, it offers accessible and constructive advice to help you improve your English...

Explore the animal kingdom like never before with the Animal Atlas from Lonely Planet Kids. Unfold maps to reveal animals from every continent and lift the flaps to see their...

"This book has become a trusted resource for students from a wide range of disciplinarybackgrounds. Not only does it take you through the steps and stages of thesis writing,but more...

Our lives are saturated with news. But how does it affect us? And how should we read it? Today, the news occupies the same dominant position in our lives as...

Featuring two-colour text and durable flexi covers, this dictionary is compact and easy to use, and features a wide range of helpful encyclopedic information.

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. A comprehensive reference work, The Macmillan Dictionary of Biography presents thousands of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A Dictionary of Life Sciences, edited by E. A. Martin,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A Dictionary of Science is a comprehensive and authoritative reference work that...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark work in the field of English language guidance, Usage &...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the respected Everyman's Reference Library, this authoritative reference...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. First published in 1897, Pears Cyclopaedia stands as one of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A cornerstone of the English language reference canon, A Dictionary...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping and corner wear. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings noted. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: Black corner label on dust jacket. The Concise Oxford...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A cornerstone of any serious reference library, The Oxford Dictionary...

Between 1680 and 1807 British publishers produced a sequence of double-hemisphere world maps each printed on two sheets and conjoined. These maps are a peculiarly British phenomenon of this period...

This book is filled with tips about words. No matter where you look you'll find examples of what to do and what to avoid. Nobody made up these examples. Nobody...