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Language Myths by Laurie Bauer
RRP: €13.08€9.25A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining... -
New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary by Oxford Dictionaries 9780199674220
RRP: €14.27€10.03From writing poems to writing birthday cards, and from composing advertising slogans to music lyrics, the New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary has what every writer (or budding writer) needs. It contains rhymes for over 45,000 words, including proper names,... -
The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms by Andrew Robinson
RRP: €20.22€14.21Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions.Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve? In a succinct, absorbing and well-illustrated text, Andrew Robinson discusses the history... -
Collins Mandarin Chinese Essential Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
RRP: €9.51€6.44The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy, affordable Chinese to English and English to Chinese reference for every day, including a guide to the most common expressions in both languages. ... -
Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914 by Robert Gildea
RRP: €51.16€48.55This is a comprehensive survey of European history from the coup d'etat of Napoleon Bonaparte in France to the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand at Sarajevo, which led to the First World War. It concentrates on the twin themes of revolution and... -
Collins Japanese Essential Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
RRP: €9.51€6.44The home of trusted Japanese dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Japanese to English and English to Japanese reference for every day, including short grammars of Japanese and English. Offers travellers and... -
Latin Essential Dictionary: All the words you need, every day (Collins Essential) Collins Dictionaries 9780008377380
RRP: €9.51€6.44The 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... -
Naming and Necessity Saul A. Kripke 9780631128014
RRP: €26.12€22.99Naming and Necessity has had a great and increasing influence. It redirected philosophical attention to neglected questions of natural and metaphysical necessity and to the connections between these and theories of naming, and of identity. This seminal... -
New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary by Oxford Dictionaries
RRP: €27.36€19.85From writing poems to writing birthday cards, and from the garrett to the classroom, the New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary has what every writer (or budding writer) needs. It contains rhymes for over 45,000 words, including proper names, place names, and... -
A Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Bilingualism Colin Baker 9781783091591
RRP: €17.79€13.32In this accessible guide to bilingualism in the family and the classroom, Colin Baker delivers a realistic picture of the joys and difficulties of raising bilingual children. The Q&A format of this book makes it the natural choice for the busy parent or... -
The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language by Albert Costa
RRP: €13.08€9.25'Fascinating. . . This engaging book explores just how multiple languages are acquired and sorted out by the brain. . . Costa's work derives from a great fund of knowledge, considerable curiosity and solidly scientific spirit' Philip Hensher SpectatorThe... -
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein 9780198861379
RRP: €10.70€8.46'what can be said at all can be said clearly; and of what one cannot talk, about that one must be silent' Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, first published in German in 1921 and in English translation in 1922, is one of the most... -
Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing) by Salman Khan 9780241680964
RRP: €29.75€20.97'Salman Khan has long been on the cutting edge of education, and in Brave New Words, he shows us what's next. The book is a timely master class for anyone interested in the future of learning in the AI era. No one has thought more about these issues-or... -
Warwickshire Grazier and London Skinner 1532-1555: The account book of Peter Temple and Thomas Heritage by N. W. Alcock 9780197260081
€84.62A 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... -
Korean Tutor: Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook (Learn Korean with Teach Yourself): Advanced beginner to upper intermediate course by Jieun Kiaer
RRP: €41.64€23.63Do you want to communicate easily and freely in Korean? Master Korean grammar and broaden your vocabulary with your very own Korean Tutor. This contemporary interactive workbook features 200 activities across a range of grammar and vocabulary points with... -
Political Correctness Gone Mad? by Jordan B. Peterson
RRP: €10.70€7.68'Without free speech there is no true thought.' -Jordan Peterson 'If you're white, this country is one giant safe space.' -Michael Eric Dyson The Munk debate on political correctness Is political correctness an enemy of free speech,... -
How to Moot: A Student Guide to Mooting by John Snape
€42.15How 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... -
From Domesday Book to Magna Carta 1087-1216 by A. L. Poole 9780192852878
€75.81This illuminating book provides an account of a century and a half of English medieval history, beginning with the compilation of the Domesday Book and culminating in the issue of the Magna Carta and the subsequent civil war. A. L. Poole assesses the... -
By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine by Ellen T. Charry 9780195134865
RRP: €46.40€30.29Through close readings of a number of classic texts, Charry develops the thesis that classic Christian theology is thoroughly shaped by pastoral and moral purposes. Charry's hope is to show contemporary theologians how to teach the faith in a morally... -
Collins French Essential Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
RRP: €7.13€4.97The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable French to English and English to French reference dictionary for every day, including short grammars of French and English. The clear layout allows... -
The Philosophy of Rhetoric by I. A. Richards 9780195007152
RRP: €17.84€11.78Our communication is limitedby misunderstanding. Rhetoric, as Professor Richards defines it, is the study of misunderstanding and its remedies. The conventional rules of the old rhetoric and the formulations of scientific language have narrow application... -
The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction by Frank Kermode
RRP: €19.62€14.72Frank Kermode is one of our most distinguished and beloved critics of English literature. Here, he contributes a new epilogue to his collection of classic lectures on the relationship of fiction to age-old concepts of apocalyptic chaos and crisis... -
Rediscover Grammar Third edition by David Crystal
€49.24Clear demonstration of how language structures link together, description of features and usage and cautions against easy mistakes. Includes new sections on ethnic variation and electronic communications and analyses of grammar in whole texts to reflect... -
Language in the Media: Representations, Identities, Ideologies by Sally Johnson 9780826495495
€89.38This book examines the ways in which the media represents language-related issues, but also how the media's use of language is central to the construction of what people think language is, could or ought to be like. The chapters examine issues of... -
Oxford Guide to Low Intensity CBT Interventions by James Bennett-Levy
€68.14Mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are increasingly common. Yet there are too few specialists to offer help to everyone, and negative attitudes to psychological problems and their treatment discourage people from seeking it. As a result,... -
Rome by Amanda Claridge
RRP: €31.52€22.62The city of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world, capital and showcase of the Roman Empire and the centre of Christian Europe. This guide provides: * Coverage of all the important sites in the city from 800 BC to AD 600 and the... -
Mastering Logical Fallacies: The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic by Michael Withey 9781623157104
RRP: €20.22€13.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623157104Author Michael WitheyFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Callisto Media Inc.Publisher Callisto Media Inc. -
La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language Dianne Hales 9780767927703
RRP: €17.84€11.66Apologies 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 Little Book of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, and 87 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting by Joe Gillard
RRP: €16.65€10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399582677Author Joe GillardFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press -
Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins by John Ayto
RRP: €15.46€9.27This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories,... -
SCRABBLE (TM) Puzzle Book by Collins Scrabble
RRP: €9.51€6.44The ideal gift for all word gamers! A bumper book of more than 250 puzzles for word game lovers. Based on techniques required for Scrabble, these challenges have been designed to put your word power to the ultimate test. All words used are... -
Morphosyntax : Constructions of the World's Languages by William Croft
RRP: €42.83€39.02Bringing together the results of sixty years of research in typology and universals, this textbook presents a comprehensive survey of Morphosyntax - the combined study of syntax and morphology. Languages employ extremely diverse morphosyntactic... -
Collins Spanish Dictionary Complete and Unabridged: For advanced learners and professionals by Collins Dictionaries
RRP: €47.60€34.32The world's leading Spanish to English and English to Spanish bilingual dictionary. The perfect resource for all advanced students of the Spanish and English languages. With more than 310,000 words, meanings and phrases and 442,000... -
Practical English Usage, 4th edition: Paperback: Michael Swan's guide to problems in English by Michael Swan
€58.04Practical English Usage has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Now revised and updated for the fourth edition, it answers the questions that teachers and learners ask about English grammar and vocabulary with clear, corpus-informed explanations and... -
The New Baby by Anne Civardi 9781474995450
RRP: €5.94€3.77This book introduces young children to the idea of welcoming a new baby into the family. Stephen Cartwright's illustrations are full of warmth and details to talk about, and the text explains what to expect in a gentle and reassuring way.A gentle... -
Collins German Visual Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
RRP: €9.51€6.44The home of trusted full-colour visual dictionaries for everyday use. A photographic guide to the key words and phrases in German. This attractive pocket-sized book is a perfect travel companion and provides a practical guide to Germany and... -
Motherfocloir: Dispatches from a not so dead language by Darach O'Seaghdha
RRP: €11.89€8.46Bestseller & Winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Irish Book Award. 'Thought-provoking, irreverent and often laugh-out-loud hilarious' Irish Independent. "Motherfocloir" [focloir means 'dictionary' and is pronounced like a rather more vulgar English... -
Collins Mandarin Chinese Paperback Dictionary: Your all-in-one guide to Mandarin Chinese by Collins Dictionaries 9780008120481
RRP: €17.84€12.02The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning. A clear, modern Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary. The essential reference book for Chinese: an up-to-date dictionary and a user-friendly language... -
Hi-de-ho: The Life of Cab Calloway by Alyn Shipton 9780199931743
RRP: €36.28€23.79Clad in white tie and tails, dancing and scatting his way through the "Hi-de-ho" chorus of "Minnie the Moocher," Cab Calloway exuded a sly charm and sophistication that endeared him to legions of fans. In Hi-de-ho, author Alyn Shipton... -
SCRABBLE (TM) Family Dictionary: The family-friendly SCRABBLE (TM) dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
RRP: €9.51€6.66Settle family disputes with a Scrabble dictionary! The perfect companion to settle family Scrabble squabbles. This new, easy-to-use, paperback contains words between 2-8 letters in length and gives short, succinct definitions to help players...