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The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia; Second Edition
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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...
How Language Works
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...
By Hook or by Crook: A Journey in Search of English
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The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia
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By Hook or by Crook: A Journey in Search of English
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A Little Book of Language
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...
Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation
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...
The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia
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...
A Little Book of Language
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...
A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology
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,...
Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation
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Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation
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...
Eric Partridge: In His Own Words
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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...
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
'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...
Eric Partridge: In His Own Words
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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...
The Stories of English
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'?...
Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation
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...
The Critical Tradition: Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends
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Editorial Design: Digital and Print
Author: Cath Caldwell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Editorial Design: Digital and Print is a comprehensive guide to the traditional and digital skills that a designer will need for...
The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future
'If you read just one work of non-fiction this year, it should probably be this' - David Sexton, The Evening Standard The slowness of climate change is a fairy tale,...
The Australian Writers' and Editors' Guide
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The Editor's Companion
As the knowledge economy takes shape, editors face many challenges. Technology is transforming publishing, text is losing out to graphics, and writing is distorted by cliche, hype and spin. More...
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens's final, unfinished novel, and one that has puzzled readers and inspired writers since its publication, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is edited with an introduction by David Paroissien...
Bryson's Dictionary: for Writers and Editors
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Remembering Mr. Shawn's New Yorker: The Invisible Art of Editing
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A memoir of writer Mehta's thirty-three years of work with The New Yorker magazine's editor William Shawn
Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer's Legendary Editorship
An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon's profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important...
The Vogue Factor
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Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers
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The Text Of Paradise Lost: A Study In Editorial Procedure
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Author: R.G. MoylesBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Toronto Press, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work presents a meticulous examination of the editorial...
Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe
This is a biography of American writer Thomas Wolfe by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Herbert Donald. The book follows Wolfe from improbable affairs to drunken brawls, from his mother's "Old...
World War II, Film and History
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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...
The Editor Regrets
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedBehind every great newspaper lies a story of power, principle, and the relentless pressure of the press — and The Editor Regrets...
Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition
The ultimate gift edition of Walden for bibliophiles, aficionados, and scholars "Replaces all other available editions of Walden as the most attractive and reliable way to approach this great American...
The Men's Fashion Book
Author: Phaidon Editors Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 528 A stunning, stylish, and authoritative A-Z celebration of the 500 greatest names in men's fashion - an unprecedented guide. The Men...
David Hovey
This beautifully illustrated monograph chronicles the architecture of David C. Hovey, FAIA, and his influence on the discipline, as well as the story of his life and career. David Hovey...
These Foolish Things: A Memoir
Few people can say they have shaped the cultural landscape of the last four decades while crossing paths with some of the most extraordinary personalities on the planet. But then,...
My First World Atlas (Updated Edition)
Explore our planet, from its tallest mountains, largest forests and widest oceans, to the people and animals that inhabit it. Pinpoint ancient monuments, famous buildings and amazing natural habitats. Learn...
My Country: Stories, Essays and Speeches
Stories, essays and speeches from one of Australia's foremost writers and thinkers David Marr is the rarest of breeds- one of Australia's most unflinching, forensic reporters of political controversy, and...
Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer's Legendary Editorship
An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon's profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important...
The Poets And Their Critics (3 Volume Set)
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Editor: A Second Volume of Autobiography 1931-45
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsAt the age of thirty-three, a young man stepped into the empty editorial chair of the New Statesman...
Vak: An Anthology of Poems & Translations
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