Language: Reference & General

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The voice of reason in a world that wont shut up.The Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the Parliamentary Book AwardsEvery day, James OBrien listens ...

Whether it's the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else is eating (GROAKING), the pleasure found in other peopl...

This is the reissued Oxford Mini Dictionary and Thesaurus. - now in an attractive new format. This small dictionary and thesaurus offers the most ...

_______________ 'A passionate love letter to language and to Italy ... a bold and quirkily engaging self-portrait' - Lee Langley, Spectator 'A wr...

The home of trusted Italian dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Italian to English and English to Italian...

Electrifying A user manual for our polarized world Adam Grant, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Think Again Important, compelling...

What are our favourite authors' words? Which bestselling writer uses the most clichés? How can we judge a book by its cover? Data meets literature ...

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'these letters thus far have remained unsent, i want you to change that for me.' Embrace honesty and heal beautifully.In the letters i will never s...

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Godfather, this authorized, annotated and illustrated edition of the complete, unedited screenplay, with a ...

A revolutionary approach to writing inspired by ancient Eastern wisdom, from the bestselling author of Wabi SabiJoin author and Japanologist Beth K...

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'Ferociously witty and joyously unrepentant, Infamous wraps a rollicking story of Regency revelry excess around a heart of queer love and the power...

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The new and updated third edition of this highly successful textbook contains an additional chapter that presents modern empirical research methods...

Lonely Planet Latin American Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and ...

"There is an enemy. There is an intelligent, active, malign force working against us. Step one is to recognize this. This recognition alone is enor...

The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning An up-to-date French to English and English to French dictionary w...

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thaiwhether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful ...

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Have you ever wanted to write a novel or short story but didn''t know where to start? If so, this is the book for you. It''s the book for anyone, i...

This second edition of A Corpus of Ammonite Inscriptions presents all of the published inscriptions that have been identified as Ammonite in one vo...

'A delightful compendium' - Evening StandardHave you ever had a feeling that you couldn't quite describe, because no English word exists for it?Ind...

Bird by Bird is the bible of writing guides - a wry, honest, down-to-earth book that has never stopped selling since it was first published in the ...

Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes ...

In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour o...

From writing poems to writing birthday cards, and from the garrett to the classroom, the New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary has what every writer (or bu...

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful English words and phrases with this engaging visual dictionary for English learners aged 6-9.Accompanying...