(Hardback)
By: Caroline Taggart
ISBN: 9781782432944
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2014
UK Publication Date: 25th September 2014
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
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Ever wanted to ameliorate your atavistic lexicon, engage in a little intellectual badinage or been discombobulated by tricky diction 500 Words You Should Know has you covered. Arranged thematically, each word is dissected, with a brief explanation of etymology, historical and modern usage, allowing you to fully understand and effectively employ the word in its proper context.
(Hardback)
By: David Crystal
ISBN: 9781851246113
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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A collection of 366 witty and fascinating facts, events and stories about language, for every day of the year (with one extra for leap years).
(Paperback)
By: John-Paul Flintoff
ISBN: 9781780726038
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2023
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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A witty and deeply rewarding book that will embolden even the most tremulous of speakers
(Paperback, Fifth Edition, 5)
By: Anthony Weston
ISBN: 9781624666544
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2018
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Dr Deborah Wardle
ISBN: 9781350184213
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jan 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Lucy van Smit
ISBN: 9781472987365
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2022
UK Publication Date: 20th January 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Diana Eades
ISBN: 9781922059260
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2013
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
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(Paperback)
By: Dr Sean Prentiss
ISBN: 9781350067806
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Amy E. Weldon
ISBN: 9781350180093
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Kathryn Nuernberger
ISBN: 9781350224582
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: May 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Michael Rosen
ISBN: 9781848548886
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
UK Publication Date: 24th April 2014
Publisher: John Murray Press
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From Alphabets to Zipcodes, the surprising story of our 26 letters from million-selling author and Radio 4 language expert, Michael Rosen.
(Hardback, Main)
By: Florence Hazrat
ISBN: 9781800811973
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2023
UK Publication Date: 3rd November 2022
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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Love it or hate it, the exclamation mark has been with us from Beowulf to the spam email - an enthusiastic history for language lovers!
(Paperback)
By: DK
ISBN: 9780241667835
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2024
UK Publication Date: 7th November 2024
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
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(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
By: Collins Dictionaries
ISBN: 9780008270681
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
UK Publication Date: 3rd May 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The home of trusted Arabic dictionaries for everyday language learning.
(Paperback)
By: Collins Dictionaries
ISBN: 9780008290351
Readership/Audience: Primary and Secondary Educational
Publication Date: May 2019
UK Publication Date: 2nd May 2019
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The home of trusted full-colour visual dictionaries for everyday use.
A photographic guide to the key words and phrases in Arabic. This attractive pocket-sized book is a perfect travel companion and provides a practical guide to the Arabic language, world and culture.
(Paperback)
By: Amanda Laugesen
ISBN: 9781742237909
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
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Captivating and quirky, Australia in 100 Words takes readers chronologically through Australian history to tell a unique story through language
(Hardback)
By: Ross Petras
ISBN: 9781984856388
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2020
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Todd Klick
ISBN: 9781615932467
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2016
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
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(Paperback)
By: Gretchen McCulloch
ISBN: 9781529112825
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2020
UK Publication Date: 5th March 2020
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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(Paperback, 2nd edition)
By: Dr. Margot Singer
ISBN: 9781501386060
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Anthony Mullins
ISBN: 9781742236995
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2021
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
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Telling a story is simple, right You take a hero character and send them on a journey. There's a beginning, middle and an end. But what if your story doesn't fit into that structure Screenwriter Anthony Mullins presents an accessible, versatile and highly visual alternative to writing, which expands the range of narratives open to writers.
(Hardback)
By: John Palfrey
ISBN: 9780465042999
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2015
Publisher: Basic Books
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Founding chairman of the Digital Public Library of America John Palfrey explains how libraries can survive and flourish in a digital world.
(Paperback)
By: Anne Lamott
ISBN: 9781921372476
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2008
Publisher: Scribe Publications
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Here, for the first time, is a local edition of the bible of writing guides - a wry, honest, down-to-earth book that has never stopped selling since it was published in the United States in the 1990s. Beautifully written, wise and immensely helpful, this is the book for serious writers.
(Hardback, 9th Revised edition)
By: Anne R. Bradford
ISBN: 9780008673031
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2025
UK Publication Date: 12th September 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The bestselling companion for all crossword solvers and compilers
Compiled over 60 years by a single author based on her experience of solving crosswords each day, this companion is regarded by top compilers as the authority for solvers and setters alike. Anne Bradfords work is now continued by her daughter Gillian.
