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Collins World Atlas: Paperback Edition
Author: Collins Maps Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 64 Bag the perfect A-Level Atlas this Back to School. A new, fully updated edition of this bestselling atlas of the world....
The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
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Author: Morten H Christiansen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Forget the language instinct--this is the story of how we make up language as we go Language is perhaps humanity's...
Sounds & Furies: The Love-Hate Relationship between Women and Slang
Author: Jonathon Green Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 576 'In terms of a non-fiction account of how historical and contemporary language has been shaped by women, I really recommend lexicographer...
French Dictionary and Grammar: Two books in one
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 1216 The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning. An up-to-date easy-reference French to English and English to...
Roget's International Thesaurus 7th Edition
Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 1312 A classic reference book that has been used by millions all over the world, Roget's International Thesaurus is...
Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Vietnamese to English and English...
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Author: Lynne Truss Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 244 'If Lynne Truss were Roman Catholic I'd nominate her for sainthood.' Frank McCourt The international bestseller, reissued and with...
Latin Dictionary and Grammar: Your all-in-one guide to Latin
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 640 The home of trusted Latin dictionaries for everyday language learning. This Latin Dictionary and Grammar offers the student of...
English Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus: The perfect portable dictionary and thesaurus (Collins Pocket)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 700 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. Two books in one with all the...
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...
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...
The Language Teacher Rebel: A guide to building a successful online teaching business
Author: Anneli Beronius Haake Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 Do you want to start teaching a language online, be your own boss and be able to work...
Understanding the World's Cultures: A Practical Guide
Author: Craig Storti Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Anyone who works or interacts regularly with people from other cultures needs to understand the basics of intercultural communication. In this...
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Author: Mark Forsyth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a...
Connect!: How to Inspire, Influence and Energise Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime
Author: Simon Lancaster Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 Why do some people radiate energy when they speak whilst others fizzle outbefore they've even begun? How do some...
The Mouse's Wedding
Author: Mairi Mackinnon Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 24 The delightful story of a family of mice, searching for the perfect husband for their daughter. Father Mouse and...
The Babel Message: A Love Letter to Language
Author: Keith Kahn-Harris Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Keith Kahn-Harris is a man obsessed with something seemingly trivial - the warning message found inside Kinder Surprise eggs: WARNING, read...
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...
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...
One Day in the Life of the English Language: A Microcosmic Usage Handbook
Author: Frank L. Cioffi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Generations of student writers have been subjected to usage handbooks that proclaim, "This is the correct form. Learn it"--books that...
I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff
Author: Judy Parkinson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Ever find yourself struggling to remember simple facts and rules? This title is full of memory aids, including well-known rhymes, that...
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...
Karmapa
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Gaby Naher Format: Paperback...
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...
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 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 Spanish dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Spanish to English and English...
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...
Easy Learning French Grammar: Trusted support for learning (Collins Easy Learning)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning. This book offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide...
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...
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...
Gem School Thesaurus: Trusted support for learning, in a mini-format (Collins School Dictionaries)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 736 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for school use. A fantastic mini school thesaurus for age 11...
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...
Collins COBUILD Intermediate Learner's Dictionary (Collins COBUILD Dictionaries for Learners)
Author: Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 944 The 4th edition of the Collins COBUILD Intermediate Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's...
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...
Easy Learning French Dictionary: Trusted support for learning (Collins Easy Learning)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 672 The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning. An easy-reference French to English and English to French...
English 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. All the words you need, every day: the perfect...
Spanish Dictionary and Grammar: Two books in one
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 1216 The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries for everyday language learning. An up-to-date easy-reference Spanish to English and English to...
New Words for Old: Recycling Our Language for the Modern World
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Author: Caroline Taggart Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 The English language is a versatile and agile thing, and as our world changes, so too does the way we use...
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...
The Prodigal Tongue The Love-Hate Relationship Between British and American English
Author: Lynne Murphy Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 'The first and perhaps only book on the relative merits of American and British English that is dominated by...
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...