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The Australian Students' Guide to Writing and Grammar by Claire Duffy
$27.99 AUD
Category: Language
Do you ever think about the structure and arrangement of what you say and write? And why it's said and written like that and not some other how? Has anyone ever asked you to catch a red big ball? No. Because in English we would say 'big red ball'. Why is that? After the success of her bestselling The Au ...Show more
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
Using the Internet for the Over 50s in Simple Steps by Greg Holden
$24.95 AUD
Category: Reference
Discover everything you want to know about using the internet in this easy to use guide, from the most essential tasks that you'll want to perform, to solving the most common problems you'll encounter. Using the Internet For the Over 50s In Simple Steps covers every practical aspect of using the inte ...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.
The Complete Rhyming Dictionary by Clement Wood
$13.99 AUD
Category: Dictionaries & Thersauruses
This simple-to-use, exceptionally complete reference work has been updated, expanded and redesigned to meet the needs of today's most demanding wordsmiths. Included here are over 10,000 new entries--over 60,000 in all, sight, vowel, consonant, and one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes.
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
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
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
Central Asia Phrasebook and Dictionary 3 by Lonely Planet
$14.99 AUD
Category: Language | Series: Phrasebook Ser.
Collins Australian Compact Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
$29.99 AUD
Category: Dictionaries & Thersauruses
In colour, and packed with fascinating features on language, Collins Australian Compact Dictionary is the ideal handy reference for people who love language. With extended word histories, surprising folk etymologies, notes on words borrowed from other languages, and a fantastic supplement, this thoughtf ...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
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