Language: Reference & General

Mary Norris has spent more than three decades guarding The New Yorkers grand traditions of grammar and usage. Now she brings her vast experience an...

Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook expla...

Whats the difference between a meggie-monyfeet and a hornie-gollach? Between snap-an-rattle and murly-tuck? All is explained in the Doric Dictionar...

Life Coaching for Writers is a self-help and personal development guide for every writer that will help you to unleash your creative potential. Whe...

History, memory and trauma as well as their complex interrelations have been lying at the centre of interdisciplinary academic debates since the en...

The best childrens and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Che...

For more than thirty years, Writing for Social Scientists has been a lifeboat for writers in all fields, from beginning students to published autho...

With over 11 million speakers world-wide, Catalan thrives and is actively promoted in the business markets and schools of Catalan-speaking cultures...

Is this the right book for me?Write Winning Essays and Dissertations is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to improve their assessed written ...

Ketchup began as a fermented fish sauce from Chinas Fujian province: ke for fermented fish, tchup for sauce. The British were the first to add toma...

English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition is grammar First Aid for anyone wanting to perfect their English and develop the practical skills ...