Curious English Words and Phrases - The Truth Behind the Expressions We Use by Max Cryer
$19.99 AUD
Category: Language
Have you ever wondered where terms like 'end of your tether', 'gets my goat' or 'letting ones hair down' come from? Or why we call some people 'geezers', 'sugar daddies' or 'lounge lizards'? Or where the words 'eavesdropping', 'nickname' and 'D-Day' come from? They are just a few of the many words and p ...Show more
How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
$22.95 AUD
Category: Language | 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
Story of Australian English by Kel Richards
$29.99 AUD
Category: Language
The English language arrived in Australia with the first motley bunch of European settlers on 26 January 1788. Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of 'Englishes'. How did this come about? Where did the distinctive pattern, accent, a ...Show more
Lonely Planet Hindi, Urdu & Bengali Phrasebook & Dictionary by Shahara Ahmed, Richard Delacy
$14.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Lonely Planet. Hindi and Urdu Phrasebook
Lonely Planet's Hindi, Urdu Bengali Phrasebook Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Get more from your multi-country trip with easy-to-find phrases for Hindi, Urdu Bengali. Ask for directions ...Show more
Writing Coach in a Box by Alan Anderson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Language
What should you look for when you're re-reading a draft? What are the most common mistakes first-time authors make? How can you inject excitement into flat prose? How do you make readers root for your protagonist? What verbs should you avoid, and which must you use? Why should you mix long and short sen ...Show more
Collins Pocket Spanish Dictionary [Eighth Edition] by Collins Dictionaries
$19.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Collins Pocket
A modern Spanish Dictionary offering excellent coverage of today's Spanish language, culture and usage. Clear presentation and colour make it easy to use and its handy format and durability make it your ideal companion at home, school or on your travels. Features include: * The most up-to-date words in ...Show more
The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
$19.99 AUD
Category: Language
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully eccentric day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. From uhtcearein the hours before dawn through to dream drumblesat bedtime, The Horologicongives you the extrao ...Show more
Nine Nasty Words - English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever by John McWhorter
$39.99 AUD
Category: Language
Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech--the urgency with which we say "f&*k!" is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from ...Show more
Australian Slang: A fun dictionary and funny gift idea for Aussies and visitors by Anon
$16.99 AUD
Category: Language | Reading Level: very good
This dictionary brings together a colourful collection of colloquialisms from Down Under, including humorous rhyming slang, inventive insults and comical curses. Celebrating a distinctive and often irreverent language, Australian Slangis a ripper of a read that will delight visitors from OS, as well as ...Show more
Italian English Bilingual Visual Dictionary by DK
$24.99 AUD
Category: Language
With over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Italian and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK's Italian-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to learning Italian.You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work a ...Show more