The Penguin English Dictionary (2nd ed 2003) by Robert Allen (ed)
$29.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
Revised and updated for its second edition with new definitions and the latest buzzwords, The Penguin English Dictionary is the most accessible single-volume dictionary available. The Penguin English Dictionary offers a complete guide to the English language. As well as clear, detailed definitions, ther ...Show more
Dictionary of Earth Sciences by Michael Allaby
$37.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference Ser.
This leading dictionary - now in its third edition - offers wide-ranging and authoritative coverage of the earth sciences and related topics in 6,250+ clear and accessible entries. Coverage includes geology, oceanography, paleontology, minerology, volcanology, and planetary science as well as climatolog ...Show more
Common Errors and Problems in English by Robert Allen
$19.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
"The Penguin Writers' Guides" series provide authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable guides will help you find the best way to get your message ...Show more
Forbidden Words: Taboo and the Censoring of Language by Keith Allan, Kate Burridge
$58.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
Many words and expressions are viewed as 'taboo', such as those used to describe sex, our bodies and their functions, and those used to insult other people. This 2006 book provides a fascinating insight into taboo language and its role in everyday life. It looks at the ways we use language to be polite ...Show more
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
$24.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Series: A Touchstone book | Reading Level: very good
With half a million copies in print, " How to Read a Book" is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material. Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a "living" classic that introduces and eluci ...Show more
Winston Churchill by Paul Addison
$15.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
Definitive, concise, and very interesting...From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in t ...Show more
The Prodigal Tongue : Dispatches from the future of English by Mark Abley
$27.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
Mark Abley takes the reader on a world-wide trip like no other - from Singapore to Japan, Oxford to Los Angeles, through the web and even back in time. As much a travel book as a linguistic study, this book goes beyond grammar and vocabulary; more importantly, this book is about the people of the world. ...Show more
Spoken Here : Travels among threatened languages by Mark Abley
$24.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
Half the world's languages are threatened with extinction over the next century, as English and the rest of the world's top twenty languages drive all before them. What ways of looking at the world will die along with them, what cultural riches, what experiences, histories and memories? And how does it ...Show more
The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories by Glynnis Chantrell
$29.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories describes the origins and sense development of thousands of core words of the English language; dates are given where recorded evidence of use has been found sourced by the ongoing research for the Oxford English Dictionary. A key feature of the book is the inclus ...Show more