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David Crystal's How Language Works is a fascinating tour through the world of language from one of today's most renowned experts. It ranges over everything from how children learn to...

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Author: David CrystalBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor staining to page edges.The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia; Second Edition presents an authoritative compendium...

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Author: David Crystal Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation...

A lively journey through the story of language, from an infant's first word to the languages of the internet Language never leaves you alone. It's there in your head, helping...

With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming...

It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic...

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The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia is the authoritative single-volume reference work on people, both living and dead. In addition to its thousand or more pages of A-Z entries, the book offers...

The fabulous paperback for all fans of Bill Bryson and Melvyn Bragg. When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'?...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA rich work of linguistic biography and anthology, Eric Partridge: In His Own Words presents the life and...

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,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in the history of the English language have left as indelible a mark as Eric Partridge — lexicographer, slang scholar, and tireless...

Behind every punctuation mark lie a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few...

'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...

The immediacy of the visual image, plus film and television's ostensible ability to take viewers back into the past, confers a sense of veracity on powerful historical films. This collection...

An absolutely joyous, gasp-out-loud achievement. - Stephen Fry Shakespeare's flame is infectious. An olympic torch, for us all, to be enlightened, words which share the shadow and light of humanity's...

Author: David Adam Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Following the success of The Man Who Couldn't Stop, David Adam now expounds on the latest research into intelligence, revealing how...

Author: David Wilson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 'Hugely insightful and thought provoking . . . I read it from cover to cover in one go' -...

Technology doesn't flow smoothly; it's the big surprises that matter, and Yale computer expert David Gelernter sees one such giant leap right on the horizon. Today's small scale software programs...

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Updated edition of the classic multimillion-copy-selling, practical self-help guide- how to work better, earn better, manage better, love better and live better. Think big and live big. More than 6...

David was first introduced to showbiz when he travelled the world as the manager of his international cabaret star wife, Lorne. In his book David describes some of the remarkable...

A gorgeously illustrated, accessible celebration of queer activism, by the creator of the award-winning Suffragette, David Roberts. With an afterword by Juno Dawson. Touching on major moments in the story...

David Frost is a diverse, long-lasting and innovatory performer on TV. From his earliest days on "That Was The Week That Was" - the show which turned TV in a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDavid Robinson’s *Reflections* presents a sharp, psychologically driven memoir that chronicles his journey through...

David Sheff's story is a first: a teenager's addiction from the parent's point of view - a real-time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the gradual emergence...

From the UK's 'statistical national treasure', a clever and data-driven guide to how we can live with risk and uncertainty We live in a world where uncertainty is inevitable. How...

The No. 1 New York Times bestseller on the secret to leading a good life We live in a Big Me culture- universities and businesses alike reward goal-oriented superstars and...

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A LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR'A unique insight... An excellent companion for both the casual and obsessive Bowie fan'Louder Then WarThe life of an icon, in his own...

If you've seen images of the biggest entertainers-Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Lil Kim, Britney Spears, Rihanna, J. Lo, or Madonna-on stage in a crystallized costume, you've seen the...

Author: David WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Sphere, 2023, First Edition, First Impression Condition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis grimly fascinating book by the UK's leading criminologist David Wilson explores the dangers that...

Author: David RobertsBinding: HardbackPublished: CONSTABLE: LONDON, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA tempting allure masks something far more dangerous, where desire and deception intertwine. As the sweetness deepens, so...

Author: David Wilson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 BE THE FIRST TO READ DAVID WILSON'S NEW TRUE CRIME BOOK "A PLOT TO KILL" BY PRE-ORDERING NOW Expanded and updated,...

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Home is where the heart is. But home is also the most common site for murder. The grimly fascinating new book from the UK's leading criminologist David Wilson uncovers the...

Author: David JasonBinding: PaperbackPublished: REAL LIFE READING, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis captivating autobiography, My Life, chronicles the remarkable journey of...

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Author: David Dalglish Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 520 ?Cyrus wants out. Trained to be an assassin in order to oust the invading Empire from his kingdom, Cyrus is now...