Language Arts & Disciplines

The home of trusted Latin dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Latin to English and English to Latin dictionary for everyday use, including guidance on Latin grammar and insights into Roman culture. The clear...

Get to grips with set texts and be fully prepared for the AS/A Level exam with the Modern Languages Oxford Literature Companions. The Companions are written by experienced lecturers, teachers and examiners and provide comprehensive coverage of...

Have you ever wondered what Adam really said to Eve? Or what God said to Job? Learning Hebrew can be easy - and fun. This book shows you how to master the essentials of the language in clear, simple steps - starting right from scratch with the Hebrew...

With growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and inboxes, scholars are struggling to fulfill their writing goals. A finished book or even steady journal articles may seem like an impossible dream. But, as Joli Jensen proves, it really is...

Exam Board: ISEBLevel: 11 PlusSubject: Verbal ReasoningFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: Spring 2017Practice exam papers to prepare children for the most challenging pre-tests and 11 plus independent school entrance exams. Practice Papers 1...

This beautifully illustrated guide delves deep into the meaning and significance of different tattoo symbols, exploring the rich cultural history around the world of this widespread form of body art. Tattoos are everywhere: one in three of us has at...

The new and rapidly growing field of communication sciences owes as much to Norbert Wiener as to any one man. He coined the word for it-cybernetics. In God & Golem, Inc., the author concerned himself with major points in cybernetics which are...

"Unexcelled as a dictionary of basic Sino-Japanese characters. Extremely easy to use."-Japan Society This is the utmost classic and well regarded standard Japanese Kanji Dictionary available today.The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary is...

This book also comes as part of a pack with audio CDs: ISBN 9781406679007 Talk French (Book) has already inspired thousands of people to learn French from scratch and is great support if you're attending a French class. Whether you're learning for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767927703Author Dianne HalesFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

The captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain - from a woman at the heart of the women's liberation movement. An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book...

For decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'. Now it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie? How did a land likened to paradise by the first conquistadores become a byword for hell on earth? And how is it...

'Maeve's Times is funny and clever and kind, which are excellent qualities in both books and people' Irish Times'As someone who fell off a chair not long ago trying to hear what they were saying at the next table in a restaurant, I suppose I am...

Bob Bug is sick so Mum Bug rings for a doctor in Doctor Duck. Level 2 Songbirds Phonics books focus on matching one sound to one letter or more than one letter, for example th as in that. The focus phonics in this book are ng ck x qu. Oxford Reading...

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A small masterpiece. There is something funny, notable or awe-inspiring on every single page' Jenny Colgan, Spectator A joyful celebration of books - the perfect gift for bibliophiles, word lovers and anyone who's ever...

What is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure?With Troublesome Words, journalist and bestselling travel-writer Bill Bryson gives us a clear, concise and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593329917Author Sharon JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

The Internet is now an integral part of contemporary life, and linguists are increasingly studying its influence on language. In this student-friendly guidebook, leading language authority Professor David Crystal follows on from his landmark bestseller...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912397013Author John LangranFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Ruslan LtdPublisher Ruslan LtdWeight(grams) 393g

This essential Functional Skills English book for City & Guilds has everything students need to succeed in the Entry Level 3 English tests! It covers every topic and skill from the latest EL3 Functional Skills Reading and Writing specifications...

In these breathtaking intellectual adventure stories, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell looks under the surface of everyday life to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865479937Author John TrubyFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams) 368gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

A scholarly edition of the Account Book of Peter Temple and Thomas Heritage, a Warwickshire Grazier and a London Skinner. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.Book...

Deep learning has revolutionized pattern recognition, introducing tools that power a wide range of technologies in such diverse fields as computer vision, natural language processing, and automatic speech recognition. Applying deep learning requires you...

Pedantic about punctuation or scrupulous about spelling? You'll love this hilarious and definitive guide to 21st century language from grammar-guru Gyles Brandreth'Brandreth excels . . . in all his linguistic joie de vivre' GuardianDon't know if it's,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9787561937266Author Jiang LipingFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Beijing Language & Culture University Press,ChinaPublisher Beijing Language & Culture...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957283732Author Jennifer FarleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Ooh LovelyPublisher Ooh LovelyWeight(grams) 168g

The great adventure of modern cognitive science, the discovery of the human mind, will fundamentally revise our concept of what it means to be human. Drawing together the classical conception of the language arts, the Renaissance sense of scientific...

The Revised Edition of this popular Student Book covers the WJEC/Eduqas amended GCSE Music specifications for first teaching from September 2020. // Covers the new prepared extracts in Unit 3 (WJEC) and Component 3 (Eduqas) for assessment from summer...

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. The stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. They also support children's...

The Level 5 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A, More Stories B and More Stories C take...

How to Moot is essential reading for student mooters at all levels. Written by lecturers with many years' experience of supporting students and judging at internal and national mooting competitions, you can be sure that this book contains everything you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830854868Author Esau MccaulleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 294gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989772501Author Angela AckermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Jadd PublishingPublisher Jadd Publishing

Essential German Grammar is a student-friendly grammar and workbook designed to give learners a firm foundation on which to build a real understanding of both spoken and written German. The reference grammar section offers clear explanations of key...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615702506Author Mark A E WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint SophronPublisher SophronWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 11mm

From an award-winning author comes a tale of a notorious double-murder, for readers of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, or Emmanuel Carrere's The Adversary. In 1982 Malcolm Macarthur, the wealthy heir to a small estate, found himself suddenly without...

A fun, fully-illustrated retro-style picture book with 60+ words and phrases you can use to practise your Welsh with your furry best friend. -- Welsh Books CouncilBook InformationISBN 9781912631087Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage Count...

A light-hearted, fully-illustrated retro-style picture book with 60+ words and phrases you can use to practise your Irish with your furry best friend. -- Welsh Books CouncilBook InformationISBN 9781912631094Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Eric Hayot teaches graduate students and faculty in literary and cultural studies how to think and write like a professional scholar. From granular concerns, such as sentence structure and grammar, to big-picture issues, such as adhering to genre...