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Making Out in Japanese - Japanese Phrasebook by Todd Geers
$14.99 NZD
Category: Language
"Making Out in Japanese" is a fun, accessible and thorough Japanese phrase book and guide to the Japanese language as it's really spoken. "Sugoku suki! Mata aeru?"--(I'm crazy about you! Shall we meet again?) Answer this correctly in Japanese and you may be going on a hot date. Incorrectly, and you coul ...Show more
Beginning Japanese Workbook by KLUEMPER MICHAEL L
$24.99 NZD
Category: Language
Don't let yourself become overwhelmed by the Japanese language Now there is a way to get the most out of your time spent learning Japanese. This companion workbook to Beginning Japanese is the perfect guide for practicing basic conversational Japanese and written Japanese. Beginning Japanese Workbook in ...Show more
Read This If You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin; Henry Carroll (Consultant Editor)
$29.99 NZD
Category: Language
This book demystifies the writing process, empowering you to write your own novel or short story. The author explains expert technique in a clear and jargon-free way, with examples from the fifty greatest writers of our time. For aspiring writers of all ages and abilities, Read This If You Want to Be a ...Show more
Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar by David Crystal
$24.99 NZD
Category: Language
In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike.Explaining the nut ...Show more
Writing Monsters: How to Craft Believably Terrifying Creatures to Enhance Your Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction by Philip Athans
$29.99 NZD
Category: Language
Monsters are more than things that go bump in the night...Monsters are lurking in the woods, beneath the waves, and within our favorite books, films, and games--and there are good reasons why they appear so often. Monsters are manifestations of our fears and symbols of our society--not to mention they'r ...Show more
Collins Easy Learning: Grammar and Punctuation by HarperCollins Publis
$19.99 NZD
Category: Language | Series: Collins Easy Learning English | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
Collins Easy Learning Grammar and Punctuation is an accessible guide to English grammar and punctuation. With clear, concise explanations on everything from adverbs to word order, and from apostrophes to semicolons, this book is indispensable for understanding correct usage. Fully updated based on exten ...Show more
The Exercise Book: Creative Writing Exercises from Victoria University's Institute of Modern Letters by Edited by Bill Manhire, Ken Duncum, Chris Price and Damien Wilkins
$35.00 NZD
Category: Language
The Exercise Book collects over fifty creative writing exercise used by Bill Manhire and his colleagues, not only at Victoria but throughout New Zealand and around the world. The celebrated writer/teachers who have contributed include Elanor Catton, Curtis Sittenfeld, Emily Perkins, David Vann, Elizabet ...Show more
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
$27.99 NZD
Category: Language
Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuation that is sure to sort the dashes from the hyphens. We all had the basic rules of punctuation drilled into us at school, but punctuation pedants have good re ...Show more
German Tutor - Grammar and Vocabulary - Advanced Beginner to Upper Intermediate Course by Edith Kreuter; Jonas Langner
$39.99 NZD
Category: Language | Series: Language Tutors Ser.
Do you want to communicate easily and freely in German?Master German grammar and broaden your vocabulary with your very own German Tutor. This contemporary interactive workbook features 200 activities across a range of grammar and vocabulary points with clear goals, concise explanations, and real-world ...Show more
Every Word Is a Bird We Teach to Sing - Encounters with the Mysteries and Meanings of Language by Daniel Tammet
$24.99 NZD
Category: Language
A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language by the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers. Is vocabulary destiny? Why do clocks "talk" to the Nahua people of Mexico? Will A.I. researchers ever produce true human-machine dialogue? In this mesmerizing collection of ...Show more
Word to the Wise - Untangling the Mix-Ups, Misuse and Myths of Language by Mark Broatch
$29.99 NZD
Category: Language
Even the best wordsmiths can find themselves tripping over words that are commonly misused, mixed up or misspelled. Most of us have suffered the embarrassment of suddenly discovering that they have been using or spelling a word wrong for years, or, in some cases, their entire life. This useful reference ...Show more
Practical Korean: Speak Korean Quickly and Effortlessly (Revised and Audio Recordings & Dictionary) by Samuel E. Martin
$19.99 NZD
Category: Language
Intended for beginning Korean learners, Practical Korean gives you only what you need—including a basic pronunciation guide and key grammar points.This concise Korean language book is organized into 46 easy lessons that help you grasp everything from names and greetings to casual remarks. It is designed ...Show more
