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The Right Words by Rose Welling
$15.99 AUD
Category: Language
In times of celebration, need, heartbreak, birth and death it can be challenging to find the right words. Rose Welling has put together this collection of quotes, inspirational sayings and instructions on how to write that perfect message or letter, whatever the occasion. Whether it's congratulating a c ...Show more
Why is Q Always Followed by U?: Word-perfect Answers to the Most-asked Questions About Language by Michael Quinion
$22.95 AUD
Category: Language
Brings us the answers to nearly two hundred of the most intriguing questions the author been asked about language over the years.
French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
$22.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: DK Bilingual Dictionaries Ser.
The French English Bilingual Visual Dictionaryis your essential vocabulary guide to the world around you. With over 10,000 fully illustrated terms arranged by theme, language learning has never been easier. Perfect for tourist and business travellers alike, DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionary series is by ...Show more
Sense of Style by Steven Pinker
$24.99 AUD
Category: Language
Steven Pinker, the best-selling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st century. What is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In th ...Show more
Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook & Dictionary 8E by Lonely Planet Publications Staff
$14.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Phrasebook Ser.
Lonely Planet: The world's #1 phrasebook publisher* Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Italian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order an espresso like a local, ask shop keepers about ...Show more
The Little Red Writing Book by Mark Tredinnick
$29.99 AUD
Category: Language
"The Little Red Writing Book" is a book on technique, style, craft and manners for everyone who writes and wants to do it better. It is a manual of good diction, composition, sentence craft, paragraph design, structure and planning. Enriched by examples of fine prose from great writers including Tim Win ...Show more
The Little Green Grammar Book by Mark Tredinnick
$29.99 AUD
Category: Language
What really goes on inside a sentence? What is your subject, where is your verb, what is its tense, where is your modifier, and why does it matter? Where do you need a comma, and where do you not? Why are dashes and semicolons so misunderstood? When is it which and when is it that? In The Little Green G ...Show more
DK German English: Bilingual Visual Dictionary
$19.95 AUD
Category: Language
The DK Bilingual Visual Dictionaries introduce the vocabulary of the modern world in thematic order, using full-colour artworks and photographs to display and label all the elements of everyday life - from home and office to sport, music, nature, and beyond - with additional panel features on key associ ...Show more
Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reference
The Horologicon (or book of hours) gives you the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to the hour of the day when you really need them. Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Pretending to work? That's fudgelling, which may lead to rizzling if you feel ...Show more
Fast Talk Italian 4 by Lonely Planet Publications Staff
$6.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Phrasebook Ser.
Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* You can get by in Italy's major cities without speaking Italian, but just a few phrases will go a long way in making friends, inviting service with a smile, and ensuring a rich and rewarding travel experience - you could experience a delicio ...Show more
Fast Talk French 4 by Lonely Planet Publications Staff
$6.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Phrasebook Ser.
Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Many visitors to France get around without speaking a word of French, but just a few phrases go a long way in making friends, inviting service with a smile, and ensuring a rich and rewarding travel experience - you could discover a cosy vine ...Show more
Japanese Phrasebook & Dictionary 9 by Lonely Planet Publications Staff
$14.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Phrasebook Ser.
Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook & Dictionaryis your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Japanese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Get to know your sushi from your sake, enjoy an elaborate tea ceremony with its centuries'-old conventions ...Show more