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The Corporation The Rise and Fall of Americas Cuban Mafia
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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...
The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced
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...
The Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America's Cuban Mafia
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...
The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced
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...
The Joy Of English: 100 Illuminating Conversations about the English
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...
Easy Learning English Conversation Book 2: Your essential guide to
The home of trusted English learner's dictionaries for everyday language learning. Collins Easy Learning English Conversation: Book 2 is a unique guide to communicating in English. Building on the phrases...
Studying English Literature: A Practical Guide
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...
The Corporation
"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...
Genitives in Early English: Typology and Evidence
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...
The Emergence of Standard English
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,...
Havana Mob
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...
The Queen's English: From Argy-Bargy to Zany
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...
Unlocking the English Language
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...
The English Languages
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...
The English Countryside: A Survey Of Its Chief Features
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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...
English Journey
'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...
Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English (Abusus Non Tollit Usum)
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Analyzing English: An Introduction To Descriptive Linguistics
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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...
That's The Way It Crumbles: The American Conquest of the English
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...
English Journey
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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...
Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL iBT (R) Test (Collins English for the TOEFL Test)
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 King's English: And How to Use It
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...
The English
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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...
The King's English
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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...
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,...
Studies From Old English Mansions: Their Furniture, Gold & Silver Plate &C.
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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...
The Oxford Dictionary Of Modern Greek: Greek-English
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFor students, scholars, and travellers alike, The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Greek: Greek-English stands as the definitive reference...
The Yorkshire Gentry: From The Reformation To The Civil War
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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,...
Journey Though Heartsongs
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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...
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style: The
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,...
A-Z of English Grammar & Usage New Edition
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In a completely thoroughly edition of 'An A-Z of English Grammar and Usage' - an established favourite among teachers - Geoffrey leech and his colleagues provide teachers and learners of...
My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English
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The New Fowler's Modern English Usage
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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,...
McCarthy's Field Guide to Grammar: Natural English Usage and Style
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...
Stellar English: A Down-to-Earth Guide to Grammar and Style
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...
English Gem Dictionary: The world's favourite mini English dictionary
The ultimate mini English dictionary to support you at work, at school and at home. This handy little dictionary offers clear definitions for all the words you need on a...
The King's English
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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...
Skills for the TOEFL iBT (R) Test: Listening and Speaking (Collins English for the TOEFL Test)
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...
Paperback English Thesaurus Essential: All the words you need, every day (Collins Essential)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 992 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. The perfect word reference for daily use with 300,000...
My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English
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English Syntax
An authoritative, self-contained introduction to the subject for students who have had no prior coursework in syntactic theory.English Syntax is an authoritative, self-contained introduction to the subject for students who...