Author: Max Cryer
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Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
Max CryerCurrent price €29.57Original price €33.99In day-to-day speech we use words and phrases without a passing thought as to why we use them or where they come from. Max Cryer changes all that b...
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The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and Phrases
Max CryerCurrent price €17.39Original price €19.99This concise A-Z dictionary, now updated in a new expanded edition, is a quick and easy reference to understanding the words and phrases that make ...
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Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words and Phrases
Max CryerCurrent price €15.80Original price €16.99Believe it or not, this is probably the first book to attempt to identify the original sources of some of the English language''''s most common exp...
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Curious English Words and Phrases: The Truth Behind the Expressions We Use
Max CryerCurrent price €14.78Original price €16.99For anyone who has ever puzzled over why we say ''''spill the beans'''', ''''spitting image'''', and a plethora of other weird and wonderful phrase...
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Superstitions: and why we have them
Max CryerCurrent price €12.74Original price €14.99Some people casually say ''touch wood'' when they speak of something they hope will happen. Others won''t allow peacock feathers into the house. An...
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Is It True?: The facts behind the things we have been told
Max CryerCurrent price €13.59Original price €15.99In this revealing book, Max Cryer explores the truth or otherwise of facts and beliefs we may have always been told are true, but which on closer e...
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