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500 Beautiful Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
$24.99 NZD
Category: Language
CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNISCIENT about OBLOQUIES and OPSIMATHS? Whether you've answered yes, no or 'sorry, I didn't catch that', 500 Beautiful Words You Should Know is for you. It offers words that flow EXQUISITELY off the tongue; wo ...Show more
Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer
$24.00 NZD
Category: Language
''An utterly delightful book to read, Dreyer''s Englishwill stand among the classics on how to use the English language properly.'' ELIZABETH STROUT ''A complete joy. For those who care about words - and for those who don''t - Dreyer''s English is the book we have all been waiting for. Wise, funny, no-n ...Show more
How to Grow Your Own Poem by Kate Clanchy
$39.99 NZD
Category: Language
Do you want to write a poem? This book will show you 'how to grow your own poem' . . . Kate Clanchy has been teaching people to write poetry for more than twenty years. Some were old, some were young; some were fluent English speakers, some were not. None of them were confident to start with, but a sur ...Show more
A Word for Every Day of the Year by Steven Poole
$27.99 NZD
Category: Language
A weird and wonderful word and its meaning for every day of the year. Who knew that to dringle is to 'waste time in a lazy lingering manner'? Or that a sudden happy ending could be termed a eucotastrophe? Looking for an alternative word to 'bullshit'? Then try taradiddle.A Word for Every Day of the ...Show more
The Verso Book of Dissent - Revolutionary Words from Three Millennia of Rebellion and Resistance by Andrew Hsiao (Editor); Audrea Lim (Editor)
$26.99 NZD
Category: Language
Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest--rallying others around them and inspiring uprisings in eras yet to come. Their echoes reverberate from Ancient Greece, China and Egypt, via the dissident poets and philosopher ...Show more
Facon de Parler 1 - French for Beginners by Angela Aries; Dominique Debney
$110.00 NZD
Category: Language
Fa on de Parler 1 is the first part of this bestselling, highly illustrative and communicative course which is specially designed for adult beginners learning French. Angela Aries and Dominique Debney guide you step by step through all the basic language skills you need for holiday, business or exams an ...Show more
Cambridge IELTS 13 Academic Student's Book with Answers - Authentic Examination Papers
$46.95 NZD
Category: Language | Series: IELTS Practice Tests Ser.
Cambridge IELTS 13 contains four authentic IELTS examination papers from Cambridge Assessment English, providing excellent exam practice. The Student's Book with answers allows students to familiarise themselves with IELTS and to practise examination techniques using authentic tests. It contains four co ...Show more
Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid For Every Day of the Year by Susie Dent
$37.99 NZD
Category: Language
'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres 'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard Osman Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From Turning a Blind ...Show more
Wild Words by Nicole Gulotta
$37.00 NZD
Category: Language
Part memoir and part spirit guide, Wild Words is a book about the intersection of our creative soul with everything else, and how to make peace, make priorities, and ultimately, make progress by slowing down and embracing whatever season we're in, right now. This isn't a how-to guide filled with systems ...Show more
The Illustrated Compendium of Ugly English Words by Tyler Vendetti; Rebecca Pryce (Illustrator)
$29.99 NZD
Category: Language | Series: Illustrated Compendium Ser.
Behold the 300 Ugliest Words in the English Language J. R. R. Tolkien once said that cellar door is the most beautiful phrase in the English language; since then it has received quite a bit of attention from poets and linguists. But what of the ugly words? This delightfully humorous volume celebrates th ...Show more
The Accidental Dictionary: The Remarkable Twists and Turns of English Words by Paul Anthony Jones
$22.99 NZD
Category: Language
Brimming with hidden histories and tantalising twists, The Accidental Dictionary tells the extraordinary stories behind ordinary words. Our everyday language is full of surprises; its origins are stranger than you might think. Any word might be knocked and buffeted, subjected to twists and turns, expans ...Show more
Babel - Around the World in 20 Languages by Gaston Dorren
$24.99 NZD
Category: Language
If you were to master the twenty languages discussed in Babel, you could talk with three quarters of the world's population. But what makes these languages stand out amid the world's estimated 6,500 tongues?Gaston Dorren delves deep into the linguistic oddities and extraordinary stories of these diverse ...Show more
