DK German English: Bilingual Visual Dictionary by DORLING KINDERSLEY PUBLISHING STAFF
$25.00 NZD
Category: Reference
The DK Bilingual Visual Dictionaries introduce the vocabulary of the modern world in thematic order, using full-colour artworks and photographs to display and label all the elements of everyday life - from home and office to sport, music, nature, and beyond - with additional panel features on key associ ...Show more
Dictionary of English Down the Ages - Words & phrases born out of historical events great & small
$30.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Columbus's discovery of America introduced to Europe new foodstuffs such as chilli and chocolate - and the words that described them. The Normans gave us the feudal system and curfews, while the flourishing of Dutch art ...Show more
Dictionary of Idioms by R.H. Flavell
$35.00 NZD
Category: Reference
What is an idiom? Among other things, it is an expression whose words do not mean what they say. Someone spilling the beans all over the table may make a mess, but spilling the beans all over town would mean something else entirely. Idioms are also inflexible - you can't hit about the bush or beat about ...Show more
Dictionary of Proverbs and their origins by Linda Flavell
$30.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Did you know that 'if the cap fits' refers to the traditional jester's cap with bells on it - so anyone wearing such a cap could be expected to do something foolish? Or that the ancient Greeks believed that it was camels rather than elephants that never forgot? The Spanish writer Cervantes defined a pro ...Show more
Dictionary of Word Origins by L. Flavell
$30.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Words are the building blocks of language, but their derivations are often stories in themselves. Have you ever wondered why we wear perfume, read magazines, vote for candidates, speak in jargon? Sometimes the origin of a word can be pinpointed with great accuracy - sputnik entered the English language ...Show more
Drive In Spanish Audio Pack by Wightwick
$30.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Helps you learn a language whenever there's a spare moment. Learners can just pop in a tape while on-the-go, following the friendly narrator and learning how the language works in real-life situations. Each tape provides key vocabulary, innovative sound effects, natural dialogues between native speakers ...Show more
Easy French CD Pack by x
$25.00 NZD
Category: Reference
The CD pack contains the Easy French Photo phrase book and 60-minute CD which provides a realistic and usable grasp of the language in easy digestible chunks. Beginning with key words and useful vocabulary, the CD allows the listener to build both basic knowledge and confidence. 22 useful tracks cover a ...Show more
Eats, Shoots And Leaves (PB) by Lynne Truss
$28.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuation that is sure to sort the dashes from the hyphens. We all had the basic rules of punctuation drilled into us at school, but punctuation pedants have good re ...Show more
Eats Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
$35.00 NZD
Category: Reference
A New York Times Bestseller. In 2002 Lynne Truss presented a well-received BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation which led to the writing of Eats, Shoots and Leaves. The book became a runaway success in the UK, hitting number one on the bestseller lists and prompting extraordinary headlines such as "Gram ...Show more
Extreme Metaphors by J. G. Ballard
$50.00 NZD
Category: Reference
A startling and at times unsettlingly prescient collection of J.G. Ballard's greatest interviews. After a morning's writing J.G. Ballard sometimes found himself with company. Latterly, friends and interviewers came to his Shepperton home, the same home from which Ballard had observed the rising suburban ...Show more