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By: Barbara Baig
ISBN: 9781599639154
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2015
Publisher: F&W Publications Inc
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In this book, you'll learn the different qualities of words and the many ways those words can be combined to create sentences that hook readers. You'll emulate sentences from your favorite writers, practice proven techniques, and develop your skills one step at a time.
(Paperback)
By: Judy Parkinson
ISBN: 9781782430117
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jul 2013
UK Publication Date: 4th April 2013
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm And what do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used.
(Paperback, 5th Revised edition)
By: Collins Dictionaries
ISBN: 9780008194826
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2017
UK Publication Date: 4th May 2017
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The home of trusted Welsh dictionaries for everyday language use.
(Paperback)
By: Vaughan Evans
ISBN: 9781472135803
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2016
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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37 short speeches on how to survive - and thrive - in public speaking and presenting
(Hardback)
By: Dr Cindy Shearer
ISBN: 9781350455443
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2026
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Sunny Jane Morton
ISBN: 9781440347146
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2016
Publisher: F&W Publications Inc
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Capture important family information and special life stories for you and your loved ones for generations to come.
(Paperback)
By: Rakim
ISBN: 9780062850249
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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(Paperback, Main)
By: Lane Greene
ISBN: 9781781258071
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2019
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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Why won't language do as it's told Join the Economist's Johnson columnist on a headspinning journey of discovery
(Paperback)
By: Lawrence Block
ISBN: 9780688132286
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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From the award-winning author of A Walk Among the Tombstones, proven, practical advice on handling the pleasures and pitfalls of the writing game. Block's witty sourcebook is a must read for anyone serious about writing or about understanding how the process works.
(Paperback)
By: Erin Moore
ISBN: 9781784701918
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Nov 2016
UK Publication Date: 3rd November 2016
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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A transatlantic survival guide, that examines the key differences between the British and the Americans through their language. It shows why Americans give - and take - so many bloody compliments and never, ever say 'shall' (well hardly ever), as well as what the British really mean when they say 'proper'.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Matthew Engel
ISBN: 9781781256695
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2018
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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Americanisms have been slyly coloring the English language for centuries, and this practice must stop. Period.
(Paperback)
By: Joseph Piercy
ISBN: 9781782436027
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2016
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
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Joseph Piercy outlines The 25 Rules of Grammar that should be adhered to in written and spoken English, defining the rules themselves and then decoding them for the layman.
(Paperback, 2nd New edition)
By: Paul Anthony Jones
ISBN: 9781783964383
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
UK Publication Date: 13th June 2019
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
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A rich resource of etymological fascination and a delightful, dip-able gift book
(Hardback)
By: Anthony Cropper
ISBN: 9780008302030
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
UK Publication Date: 12th July 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The Accidental Memoir truly is for all: writers and non-writers, teachers and students, the perfect book for anyone seeking inspiration or imaginative ways to explore their own life story.
(Paperback, Revised edition)
By: Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN: 9780553583229
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2012
UK Publication Date: 26th June 2012
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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"Derived from the hardcover edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, fifth edition"--Title page verso.
(Paperback)
By: John Truby
ISBN: 9780374539221
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2023
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
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"A guide to understanding the major story genres and how to write them"--
By: Dr Jonathan Culpeper
ISBN: 9781350017955
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A landmark reference work detailing and illuminating Shakespeare's rich language through the tools of corpus linguistics
(Hardback)
By: Jakob Ladegaard
ISBN: 9781350260276
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: John Gardner
ISBN: 9780679734031
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jun 1991
UK Publication Date: 1st June 1991
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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A guide to creative writing examines diverse facets of writing technique, and contains analyses of works by writers from Homer to Mark Twain.
(Paperback)
By: Matthew Jockers
ISBN: 9780141982489
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2017
UK Publication Date: 6th July 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Dr Muli Amaye
ISBN: 9781350444768
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2026
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Gerd De Ley
ISBN: 9781578268269
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2020
Publisher: Hatherleigh Press,U.S.
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Collects over 2000 of the most profound and illuminating proverbs - both ancient and modern - from China and its people.
(Paperback)
By: Amy Wallace
ISBN: 9780061537264
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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A compendium of things macabre and mysterious, terrifying and gory - from films and TV to literature to comic books and video games. It is suitable for an audience that routinely makes the novels of Stephen King, Anne Rice and Dean Koontz number 1 bestsellers; and films like "Hostel" tops at the box-office.
(Paperback)
By: Susan Shapiro
ISBN: 9781440353680
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
Publisher: F&W Publications Inc
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Newspaper, magazine, and web editors are desperate for new voices and anyone, in any field, can break in. So why not you
