Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language by Bill Bryson
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Category: Reference
'More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to . . . ' Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so entertaining. With his boundless enthusiasm and restless eye for the absurd, this is his astonishing tour of English. From its mongre ...Show more
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
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Category: Writing
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "Not many books about writing manage to be both as practical and entertaining as this one. Even if you've never read a Stephen King novel, the insights he shares will change how you read and write (and maybe how you live)." ...Show more
Oxford Primary Illustrated Maths Dictionary by PATILLA P
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Category: Dictionaries | Series: UK Bestselling Dictionaries Ser.
The Oxford Primary Illustrated Maths Dictionary supports the curriculum and gives comprehensive coverage of the key maths terminology children use in the primary classroom. Each entry is in alphabetical order and along with a clear and straightforward definition, has a fun and informative colour illustr ...Show more
Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville
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Category: Writing
Searching for the Secret Riveris the extraordinary story of how Kate Grenville came to write her award-winning novel, The Secret River. It all began with her ancestor Solomon Wiseman - transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life - who later became a wealthy man and built his colonia ...Show more
Short Stories in French for Beginners by Olly Richards
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Category: Reference | Series: Foreign Language Graded Reader Ser.
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners."I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for studen ...Show more
Short Stories in German for Beginners by Olly Richards
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Category: Reference | Series: Foreign Language Graded Reader Ser.
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. "I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in German for Beginners has been written especially for stud ...Show more
Short Stories in Italian for Beginners Vol 1 by Olly Richards
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Category: Reference | Series: Foreign Language Graded Reader Ser.
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. "I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in Italian for Beginners has been written especially for stu ...Show more
Short Stories in Italian for Beginners Volume 2 by Olly Richards
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Category: Reference | Series: Teach Yourself Foreign L Ser.
Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too! - Barbara Oakley,PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for NumbersThis second volume of the ...Show more
Solutions for Writers by Sol Stein
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Category: Writing
Practical, instantly usable techniques and advice for writers of fiction and non-fiction from master editor Sol Stein
The Complete Rhyming Dictionary by Clement Wood
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Category: Reference
This simple-to-use, exceptionally complete reference work has been updated, expanded and redesigned to meet the needs of today's most demanding wordsmiths. Included here are over 10,000 new entries--over 60,000 in all, sight, vowel, consonant, and one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes.
The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie
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Category: Reference
What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted 36 years to the ...Show more
The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl by Mignon Fogarty
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Category: Writing | Series: Quick and Dirty Tips Ser.
One hundred million podcast downloads say it all: Mignon Fogarty's kicky, practical, and easy-to-remember advice about style and usage has won her fans across the globe. Her first book, <i>Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing</i>, hit the <i>New York Times</i> b ...Show more