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Chronicles of Dissent: Interviews with David Barsamian, 1984-1996
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Author: Noam Chomsky Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 664 Conducted from 1984 to 1996, these interviews first appeared in the books Chronicles of Dissent, Keeping the Rabble in Line, and...
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times
Author: Robin Reames Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 How rhetoric-the art of persuasion-can help us navigate an age of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and political acrimony The discipline of rhetoric...
Roget's International Thesaurus 7th Edition
Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 1312 The world's bestselling thesaurus, Roget's International Thesaurus, 7th Edition, gives writers of all levels an unparalleled aid in using language...
How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book
Author: Rebecca Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca Lee, professional...
The Innocent Reader: Reflections on Reading and Writing
Author: Debra Adelaide Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 Books are impractical companions and housemates: they are heavy when you are travelling, and in the home take up...
Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums
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Author: The Economist Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 In this exuberant celebration of the world's museums, great and small, revered writers like Ann Patchett, Julian Barnes, Ali...
October, or Autumnal Tints
Author: Henry D. Thoreau Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Originally delivered as a lecture shortly before the writer's own death, Henry David Thoreau's classic "Autumnal Tints" is an ode...
The Babel Message: A Love Letter to Language
Author: Keith Kahn-Harris Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Keith Kahn-Harris is a man obsessed with something seemingly trivial - the warning message found inside Kinder Surprise eggs: WARNING, read...
Introducing Chomsky: A Graphic Guide
Author: John Maher Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 'Lucid, witty and exact.' New Statesman. Linguist Noam Chomsky maintains that the human brain has an innate language faculty, and that...
Barbie Book of Joy
Author: Barbie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Be More Barbie! For generations, Barbie has inspired women around the world. From the first Barbie doll released in 1959 to the...
A Modest Book About How to Make an Adequate Speech
Author: John-Paul Flintoff Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 "Where I come from, where modesty is a sin, Flintoff 's book would be called 'The Indispensable Guide to...
Collins COBUILD Intermediate Learner's Dictionary (Collins COBUILD Dictionaries for Learners)
Author: Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 944 The 4th edition of the Collins COBUILD Intermediate Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's...
Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal about Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds
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Author: Brian Butterworth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 An entertaining investigation of the numerical abilities of animals and our own appetite for arithmetic The philosopher Bertrand Russell once observed...
Your Conscious Mind: Unravelling the Greatest Mystery of the Human Brain
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Author: New Scientist Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 What is consciousness? Is it real or just an illusion? And how does it work? What is this strange mental world...
Paperback English Thesaurus Essential: All the words you need, every day (Collins Essential)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 992 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. The perfect word reference for daily use...
Collins Arabic Gem Dictionary: The world's favourite mini dictionaries (Collins Gem)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 448 Offering learners at home, school or in the office extensive and up-to-date coverage of Arabic and English in a...
The Prodigal Tongue The Love-Hate Relationship Between British and American English
Author: Lynne Murphy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The English language is a beautiful thing, but it suffers under relentless assault from Americans who want nothing more than to...
The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic
Author: Jordi Cam Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 248 How magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze us How do magicians make us see the...
Hold My Hand: Wise words for mothers and daughters everywhere
Author: Antje Southern Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his." Oscar Wilde A wonderful...
New Words for Old: Recycling Our Language for the Modern World
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Author: Caroline Taggart Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 The English language is a versatile and agile thing, and as our world changes, so too does the way we use...
Talk on the Wild Side: Why Language Can't Be Tamed
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Author: Lane Greene Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Language is the most human invention. Spontaneous, unruly, passionate, and erratic it resists every attempt to discipline or regularize it--a history...
English Gem Thesaurus: The world's favourite mini thesaurus (Collins Gem)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 700 The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use. This new edition is part of the Collins Gem...
She Said: Witty Words from Wise Women
Author: Dominique Enright Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 In it you'll find writers, artists, politicians, actors, musicians, fashionistas, from Sappho to Beyonce and Dorothy Parker to Carrie Fisher, all...
The Decisive Mind: How to Make the Right Choice Every Time
Author: Dr Sheheryar Banuri Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 *Available now: a new model for understanding and optimising your decision making skills by a leading behavioural economist* __________ Have...
The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
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Author: Morten H Christiansen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Forget the language instinct--this is the story of how we make up language as we go Language is perhaps humanity's...
Read Me: 10 Lessons for Writing Great Copy
Author: Roger Horberry Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 If you've ever struggled to craft a powerful message that really hits the spot, you'll know it's harder than...
On the Tip of My Tongue: The perfect word for every life moment
Author: Tom Read Wilson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Navigate every situation in modern life with eloquence and grace with this curated list of words featuring witty analysis of...
An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!
Author: Florence Hazrat Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation mark. It's bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier...
A Tranquil Star: Stories
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Author: Primo Levi Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 170 These seventeen stories, first published in Italian between 1949 and 1986, demonstrate Levi's extraordinary range, taking the reader from...
On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present
Author: Karen Stollznow (Griffith University, Queensland) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 322 I'm not a racist, but... You look good, for your age... She was asking for it... You're crazy......
The Writing School: A memoir
Author: Miranda France Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'Fascinating, hugely entertaining, instructive in the best sense. I always thought that writing could not be taught, only reading, but this...
Public Properties: Museums in Imperial Japan
Author: Noriko Aso Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 277 In the late nineteenth century, Japan's new Meiji government established museums to showcase a national aesthetic heritage. Inspired by Western museums...
September Letters: Finding Strength and Connection in Sharing Our Stories
Author: Brittany Snow Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 An inspirational collection of letters, notes, and conversations among friends, celebrities, experts, and the September Letters community. A guide to help...
Connect!: How to Inspire, Influence and Energise Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime
Author: Simon Lancaster Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 Why do some people radiate energy when they speak whilst others fizzle outbefore they've even begun? How do some...
Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL iBT (R) Test (Collins English for the TOEFL Test)
Author: Ingrid Wisniewska Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Master essential grammar, boost your vocabulary, and improve your TOEFL score! Fully updated to match the new test from July 2023,...
Westworld Hardcover Ruled Journal
Author: Insight Editions Format: Notebook / blank book Number of Pages: 192 Celebrate the gripping drama and stunning imagery of Westworld with this deluxe journal based on the hit HBO...
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn
Author: Harriet Pattison Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 An intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn On a winter...