Reference & Language

From "the more the merrier" to "there's no such thing as a free lunch", this guide contains over 1000 of the best-known English proverbs from around the world. For this...

Achieve your solo female travel dreams with this empowering guide for women who want to see the world-perfect for anyone who has felt the tug of wanderlust after reading Wild,...

Whether you are a new listener or an experienced concert-goer, you can enhance your enjoyment of classical music with this invaluable guide. Selected and compiled by the experts at Classic...

Author: Eric PartridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive reference work compiles a vast collection of slang terms and unconventional English...

Author: Janet HillBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamilton, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book advocates for a progressive understanding of children within the context of community engagement. It examines...

Author: Norman F. WilkinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Robertson & Mullens Ltd., 1931Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book presents a collection of narratives encompassing journeys across...

Author: Ioannes S. PhillimoreBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford Clarendon Press, London, 1946Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis volume presents "Carmina," a collection of poems by the Roman elegiac poet...

Author: John LeckeyBinding: SoftbackPublished: J A Leckey, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book meticulously documents the genealogical histories of the Leckey and Brammall families. It...

Author: Joyce Irene WhalleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a scholarly examination of Pliny the Elder's monumental work, "Historia...

Author: S. GligorićBinding: HardbackPublished: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book meticulously documents the events of a significant world chess championship. It provides...

Author: Ludovici Carroll; Carruthers, Clive Harcourt (translator)Binding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1964Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a Latin translation of a...

Author: Cleveland AmoryBinding: SoftbackPublished: Bounty Books Crown Publishers, 1969Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis volume presents a comprehensive historical document, showcasing a vast array of products and...

Author: Malcolm HulkeBinding: HardbackPublished: A. & C. Black, London , 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book provides a comprehensive guide to crafting scripts for television during...

Author: Donald De CarleBinding: HardbackPublished: NAG PRESS LTD, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive reference work provides extensive information on watches and clocks. The encyclopedia contains...

Author: V. T. H. DelanyBinding: HardbackPublished: Alex. Thom & Co., Ltd., 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework governing...

Author: E. Talbot DonaldsonBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Labyrinth Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a collection of critical essays and discussions centered on the...

Author: Ellis WaterhouseBinding: HardbackPublished: Antique Collectors' Club, Ltd, England, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive dictionary catalogues British painters active during the 18th century. It provides...

Author: A J BlissBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive guide offers a detailed exploration into the realm of foreign words...

Author: William Little, H. W. Fowler, J. Coulson, G. W. S. FriedrichsenBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive two-volume set provides an...

Author: Eric PartridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive two-volume set serves as a detailed reference guide to slang and unconventional...

Who said "If you can't convince them, confuse them"?. What murky facts lay behind Billygate and the Iran-Contra Affair? This reference supplies the answers to these and many other questions...

This collection of Australian and New Zealand names details popular names from the first fleeters to the multicultural 1990s, with their meanings, alternative spellings, diminutives, pronuciation (where necessary) and history....

From longtime fashion director, consultant, media personality, and author, Hal Rubenstein, comes a lush, full color, illustrated guide to the most influential fashion on television from the 1950s to today,...

This book brings into focus the new-look universe that the Hubble Telescope is revealing day by day, With an expert commentary by one of the worlds leading astronmy writers complements...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Escape the Ordinary transports readers of all ages to a world beyond imagination-where truth is stranger than fiction! Every turn of the page reveals all-new...

Includes approximately 2350 main entries and 3250 subsidiary entries in the important Index to Registered Designs 1842-83, bringing the coverage up to 1990. For quick reference, it has been recast...

The definitive list of breed books, written by internationally-famed experts for serious dog people. Although most of the authors are British, the list has true trans-Atlantic appeal, and several titles...

A handy, month-by-month garden reference from an experienced gardening writer and broadcaster.

A guide to 47 operas from the 18th and 19th centuries, this text provides a synopsis for each opera with an introduction singling out the particular strengths and flaws of...

Ever wondered how many dimples there are on a golf ball; or why the shipping forecast is broadcast on 198 kHz long wave? Find yourself puzzling over what is really...

Moneyball meets Freakonomics in this myth-busting guide to understanding-and winning-the most popular sport on the planet. Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the...

HOW WILL OUR CHILDREN LEARN asks the big questions of what life is about. How will our children know what is important? How will we know that our children have...

What do great enterprises have in common? What sort of person starts them? A single idea can help you find the next big thing, but it takes time to trawl...

Since its initial publication in 1982, Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary has become a highly respected and widely used reference in the health sciences, particularly in nursing. The...

A guide to all the major musical forms, from the classical music to the great composers, to contemporary jazz and the living tradition of folk music.

Touchstones are the major milestones as your child grows. They are those predictable spurts of development which are often associated with difficult periods of regression and which can cause parents...

This authoritative alphabetical reference work covers every major development and significant figure in the history of Australian theatre, from the earliest colonial times to the present day.

This book provides 500 definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts, with extensive cross-referencing to further information. There are also revised entries on adverse drug rections, ageing, anaesthesia, AIDS,...

Jewish men and women have been prominent in the fields of religion, music, commerce, law, diplomacy, philosophy, literature, art, sport and cinema. Who were the most influential, and how do...

From Australia to Zimbabwe, this book takes readers on a photographic journey across the outer and inner landscapes of places whose names are synonymous with the unexplainable and mystical. Features...

Author: Rabbi Meir KahaneBinding: HardbackPublished: Lyle Stuart, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book confronts readers with challenging questions about their beliefs. It pushes people to...

Author: A. D. HopeBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1965Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection contains essays that navigate the intricate realms of poetry. Hope's work provides critical...