100 Must-Read Prize-Winning Novels: Discover Your Next Great Read... by Nick Rennison
$16.99 AUD
Category: Language
A large number of people each year make their reading decisions on the basis of prizes like the Booker and Orange Guide to Fiction. This new title in the successful Must-Read series provides an overview of prize-winning fiction over the decades. With 100 titles fully featured and over 500 read-on rec ...Show more
Start Dutch with the Michel Thomas Method ( 1 hour audio CD) by Cobie Adkins-de Jong & Els van Geyte
$24.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Michel Thomas Series
Speak Dutch - Instantly. No books. No writing. No memorizing. Learn 50 essential words at the heart of Dutch and how to put them together to make yourself understood. This 1-hour introduction to the Michel Thomas method will have you speaking real Dutch straight away. There are no books, no pens, and no ...Show more
The New Graded Word-book for Australian Schools by Foster W.
$19.95 AUD
Category: Language
Do you know Why 'The dog followed Harry and I' Is Wrong? How to avoid the construction 'The reason why . . . was because'? When to use 'fewer' and when to use 'less'? All this – and more – was taught in Australian schools many decades ago. Exercises to spell accurately, pronounce words well, and constru ...Show more
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them by Judy Parkinson
$9.95 AUD
Category: Language | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? Did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the average ...Show more
Complete Year 3 Naplan-Style Workbook and Tests by Louise Park
$19.99 AUD
Category: Language
Give your children the head start they'll enjoy! School Zone Complete Year 3 NAPLAN-style Workbook and Tests is packed with NAPLAN-style exercises and practice tests that will make learning fun and easy! Children can improve their skills all year round with beginner, medium and advanced levels, so their ...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
How to Write Your Blockbuster by Fiona McIntosh
$19.99 AUD
Category: Language
To write is a verb. That's an action word. No more procrastination. Almost everybody thinks they have a book in them or dreams of seeing their name on a front cover, but not everyone knows how to go about it. Sharing all she's learned so far, Fiona McIntosh, one of Australia's most successful commercial ...Show more
The Queen's English: And How to Use it by Dr. Bernard C. Lamb
$12.95 AUD
Category: Language
Written by the President of the Queen's English Society and covering all of the basics, this clear and practical guide will teach anyone how to write and use English correctly. What is good English, and why do we need it? The Queen's English shows how the English language, used properly, has great power ...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 ex ...Show more
How to Do Accents by Edda Sharpe
$35.95 AUD
Category: Language
This new, revised edition is accessible and comprehensive, and has become an essential tool for drama students and amateurs alike. The principle involves analyzing your own voice and breaking it down into component sounds; then, listening along with the samples on the CD and adapting vowels and consonan ...Show more
French: Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book by Dk
$12.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Eyewitness Travel Guides Phrase Bks.
Having aided millions of travellers on their journeys, DK's iconic Eyewitness Phrase Book series is back and better than ever. The perfect language survival guide for everyday situations, Eyewitness Phrase Book: French provides all the key words and phrases you need. Word lists and stunning photographs ...Show more