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Author: T J English Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 592 SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BENICIO DEL TORO, PRODUCED BY LEONARDO DICAPRIO. Cuba, 1961. A...

"A Cuban version of The Godfather" Deadline Hollywood A gripping tale of gangsters. Drugs. Violence. Sex and murder. By the mid-1980s, the American underworld was a vicious melting pot of...

From true-crime legend T. J. English, the epic, behind-the-scenes saga of "Los Muchachos," one of the most successful cocaine trafficking organizations in American history-a story of glitz, glamour, and organized...

Cuba, 1961. Fidel Castro tightens his hold over Cuba after a failed invasion at the Bay of Pigs. Jose Miguel Battle Sr., a former cop and member of the counter-revolutionary...

From true-crime legend T. J. English, the epic, behind-the-scenes saga of "Los Muchachos," one of the most successful cocaine trafficking organizations in American history-a story of glitz, glamour, and organized...

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...

Master essential grammar, boost your vocabulary, and improve your TOEFL score! Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL iBT (R) Test is designed to help students master the vocabulary and...

'The decade's most stimulating art book' Financial Times A Guardian History Book of the Year 'For those, though, who relish brilliant analysis of painting - as well as former students...

Language scholars have traditionally agreed that the development of the English language was largely unplanned. John H. Fisher challenges this view, demonstrating that the standardization of writing and pronunciation was,...

'The finest book ever written about England and the English' Stuart Maconie 'J. B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th Century and it is time that...

Throughout the 1950s, as the Cuban people laboured under a violently repressive regime, the Mob-financed revelry in Havana never stopped. Tourists from around the world flooded in to gamble, go...

At a time when many people fear that the English language is entering a period of serious decline, the author of this book takes a more optimistic view. He believes...

Author: J. B. PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron Books, London, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded gilt lettering and pattern.A captivating...

English may well be the most widely spoken language in the world but what exactly do we mean when we talk about 'the English language'? The Queen's English is the...

Author: H. J. MassinghamBinding: HardbackPublished: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1939Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsBrian Cook's The English Countryside chronicles the enduring...

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...

This book examines the evidence for the development of adnominal genitives (the knight's sword, the nun's priest's tale, etc.) in English. During the Middle English period the genitive inflection -es...

An indispensable guide to essential principles of English grammar and usage. Stellar English lays out the fundamentals of effective writing, from word choice and punctuation to parts of speech 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,...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodIn the autumn of 1933, J.B. Priestley set out on a sweeping tour of England, travelling from Southampton to Newcastle, through the Midlands and...

Hundreds of millions of people use English every day everywhere in the world, but may or may not succeed in understanding each other. Despite the success of its standard form...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA foundational academic text in descriptive linguistics, Analyzing English: An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodLong before style guides became an industry, H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler delivered a definitive verdict on the English language with The King's English — a...

Author: H. W. FowlerBinding: PaperbackPublished: CLARENDON PRESS OXFORD, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis seminal work, The New Fowler's Modern English Usage,...

Author: C.J. RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublished: T.M. Lean, 1841Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rebound copy. Some water damage on the first...

If you feel overwhelmed by the complexity of TOEFL, Collins Skills for TOEFL iBT (R) Test can help. This book helps you handle the integrated aspect of the tasks in...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. The King's English by H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler is a landmark...

Author: J. T. CliffeBinding: HardbackPublished: London : Athlone Press, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis academic historical work, The Yorkshire Gentry: From The Reformation To The Civil War,...

Studying English Literature is a unique guide for undergraduates beginning to study the discipline of literature and those who are thinking of doing so. Unlike books that provide a survey...

You ain't gonna like it: bad grammar's not so bad. - The Times Remember all those grammar rules from school? No? Most of us don't. Mike McCarthy, renowned corpus linguist...

Are we tired of hearing that fall is a season, sick of being offered fries and told about the latest movie? Yeah. Have we noticed the sly interpolation of Americanisms...

Author: Frank L. Cioffi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 An indispensable guide to essential principles of English grammar and usage. Stellar English lays out the fundamentals of effective writing,...

An indispensable, New York Times-bestselling guide to the craft of writing from Random House's long-time copy chief and one of Twitter's leading language gurus. 'An utterly delightful book to read,...

Mattie J. T. Stepanek takes us on a Journey Through Heartsongs with more of his moving poems. These poems share the rare wisdom that Mattie has acquired through his struggle...

Constantly confused by the difference between adjectives and adverbs? Still can't figure out how to use a semi-colon? Or simply want to refresh the English language knowledge you learnt from...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFirst published in 1926, Fowler's Modern English Usage stands as one of the most celebrated and authoritative guides to the...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodLanguage is a living thing, and nowhere does it breathe more freely than in the shadowy margins of the unconventional — in...