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The Tyranny of Words by Stuart Chase 9780156923941
RRP: £18.99£13.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156923941Author Stuart ChaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper Paperbacks -
How to Speak Brit: The Quintessential Guide to the King's English, Cockney Slang, and Other Flummoxing British Phrases by Christopher J Moore
RRP: £22.00£12.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592408986Author Christopher J. MooreFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 198mm *... -
First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing ... and Life. by Joe Moran
RRP: £10.99£7.77A STYLE GUIDE BY STEALTH - HOW ANYONE CAN WRITE WELL (AND FULLY ENJOY GOOD WRITING)'Joe Moran is a wonderfully sharp writer, calm, precise and quietly comical' Craig BrownAdvanced maths has no practical use, and is understood by few. A symphony can be... -
GCSE English Language and English Literature Grade 9-1 WJEC Eduqas Complete Practice and Revision Guide with free online Q&A flashcard download (Collins GCSE 9-1 Revision) by Collins GCSE
RRP: £10.99£9.34Exam Board: WJEC Eduqas Level: GCSE 9-1 Subject: English Suitable for the 2024 exams Complete revision and... -
English Short Stories for Intermediate Learners: Learn English and Build Your Vocabulary the Fun and Easy Way by Language Guru 9781950321445
RRP: £6.99£5.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950321445Author Language GuruFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Language GuruPublisher Language GuruWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Making the Father of the Bride's Speech John Bowden 9781857035681
RRP: £7.99£5.60You have a wonderful opportunity to add to the magic of your daughter's wedding. Your words will linger in memories - they may even be captured on video for future generations to hear. So what are the golden rules of speech-making? How can you... -
Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor by Ward Farnsworth 9781567925487
RRP: £20.99£14.59Make your writing and speech shine like the sun! Here's the most entertaining and instructive book about both enlivening and clarifying communication with the art of comparison. "Ward Farnsworth is a witty commentator...It's a book to dip in and savor... -
A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes
RRP: £9.99£7.11'May be the most detailed, painstaking anatomy of desire that we are ever likely to see or need again... An ecstatic celebration of love and language' Washington PostThe language we use when we are in love is not a language we speak. It is a language... -
The Elements of Drama by John L. Styan 9780521092012
RRP: £54.99£46.68This is an introduction to the drama, singling out and discussing its various elements, with detailed and generous quotation from masterpieces. Styan emphasizes that plays are meant to be judged in performance, not in the study, and that the play is... -
Language Myths by Laurie Bauer
RRP: £10.99£7.77A 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... -
Mythologies by Roland Barthes
RRP: £9.99£7.11'Barthes' purpose is to tear away masks and demystify the signs, signals and symbols of the language of mass culture' The TimesIn this magnificent and often surprising collection of essays Barthes explores the myths of mass culture. Taking subjects as... -
Political Correctness Gone Mad? by Jordan B. Peterson
RRP: £8.99£6.45'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,... -
The Philosophy of Rhetoric by I. A. Richards 9780195007152
RRP: £14.99£9.90Our 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: £16.49£12.37Frank 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... -
Mastering Logical Fallacies: The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic by Michael Withey 9781623157104
RRP: £16.99£11.07Apologies 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. -
Thank You for Arguing: What Cicero, Shakespeare and the Simpsons Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs
RRP: £12.99£9.09THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYour ultimate guide to the art of winning argumentsEveryone is always trying to persuade us of something: politicians, advertising, the media, and most definitely our families. Thank You for Arguing is your master class in... -
Writing Poems Peter Sansom 9781852242046
RRP: £12.99£8.60Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows you not how to write but how to write better, how to write authentically, how to say genuinely what you genuinely mean to say. This practical guide is illustrated... -
Context by Robert Stalnaker
£30.73Robert Stalnaker explores the notion of the context in which speech takes place, its role in the interpretation of what is said, and in the explanation of the dynamics of discourse. He distinguishes different notions of context, but the main focus is on... -
Language in Thought and Action by Samuel I. Hayakawa 9780156482400
£14.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156482400Author Samuel I. HayakawaFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Harcourt Brace InternationalPublisher Harcourt Brace International -
The Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle 9780140445107
RRP: £10.99£7.77With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils - and even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law. In response, the... -
A Dictionary of RAF Slang Eric Partridge 9781405930598
RRP: £9.99£7.11The perfect stocking filler for anyone who imagines themselves flying a spitfire . . . Drop your visiting cards, put aside your beer-lever, stop being a half-pint hero and discover the gloriously funny slang which was part of everyday life in two world... -
Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Toye
RRP: £8.99£6.45Rhetoric is often seen as a synonym for shallow, deceptive language, and therefore as something negative. But if we view rhetoric in more neutral terms, as the 'art of persuasion', it is clear that we are all forced to engage with it at some level, if... -
After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation by George Steiner 9780192880932
RRP: £15.99£11.61`Translation has long needed a champion, and at last in George Steiner it has found a scholar who is a match for the task.' Sunday Times First published in 1975, After Babel constituted the first systematic investigation of the theory and processes... -
Using Russian: A Guide to Contemporary Usage by Derek Offord 9780521547611
RRP: £46.99£41.47Using Russian is a guide to Russian usage for those who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge. Unlike conventional grammars, it gives special attention to those areas of vocabulary and grammar which cause... -
The Language of Fashion by Roland Barthes
RRP: £19.99£18.80Roland Barthes was one of the most widely influential thinkers of the 20th Century and his immensely popular and readable writings have covered topics ranging from wrestling to photography. The semiotic power of fashion and clothing were of perennial... -
The Art of Presenting: Getting It Right in the Post-Modern World Alan Gillies 9781846190919
RRP: £24.99£21.81This informal, fun guide is ideal for anyone involved in public speaking; addressing a group of people in a wide range of situations including lecturing as part of your day job, presenting research findings to your academic peers, and presenting to... -
The Lexicon: An Introduction by Elisabetta Jezek 9780199601547
RRP: £28.99£28.50The Lexicon provides an introduction to the study of words, their main properties, and how we use them to create meaning. It offers a detailed description of the organizing principles of the lexicon, and of the categories used to classify a wide range of... -
The Oxford Book of Aphorisms by John Gross
RRP: £20.99£20.87This anthology demonstrates to the full just how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and just how brilliantly the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Specific sections including 'Religion', 'Money &... -
The Crafty Art of Playmaking by Alan Ayckbourn
RRP: £12.99£8.56With over sixty plays written and premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough before going on to play in the West End or the Royal National Theatre, London, or Broadway, Alan Ayckbourn's expertise in writing and directing plays is unsurpassed... -
Pragmatics by Stephen C. Levinson
RRP: £51.99£45.86Those aspects of language use that are crucial to an understanding of language as a system, and especially to an understanding of meaning, are the acknowledged concern of linguistic pragmatics. This textbook provides a lucid and integrative analysis of... -
Discourse Analysis: A Resource Book for Students Rodney H. Jones 9781032455280
RRP: £35.99£31.69Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample... -
The Art of Writing: Lu Chi's Wen Fu by Lu Chi 9781571314123
RRP: £11.99£9.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781571314123Author Lu ChiFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Milkweed EditionsPublisher Milkweed EditionsWeight(grams) 118g -
Semantic Modeling for Data: Avoiding Pitfalls and Breaking Dilemmas by Panos Alexopoulos
RRP: £71.99£45.99What value does semantic data modeling offer? As an information architect or data science professional, let's say you have an abundance of the right data and the technology to extract business gold-but you still fail. The reason? Bad data semantics. ... -
100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary Classroom by Sue Cave 9781903853986
RRP: £14.99£13.45100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in the Primary Classroom contains 137 fun activities for developing oracy and literacy skills. The tried and tested activities in this book can be used to with almost any language. Sue Cave,... -
Aristotle Ars Rhetorica by Aristotle 9780198145578
£30.33Aristotle Ars RhetoricaBook InformationISBN 9780198145578Author Sir David RossFormat HardbackPage Count 220Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressDimensions(mm) 194mm * 131mm * 19mm -
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Edward P.J. Corbett (Professor of English, Professor of English, Ohio State University (Emeritus)) 9780195115420
RRP: £180.99£107.50The main elements of rhetoric are argument, arrangement, and style. Each topic is treated exhaustively in Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student. The text also includes the progymnasta, an introduction to classical rhetoric and a survey of the history... -
The Limits of Interpretation by Umberto Eco
RRP: £26.99£23.32In this new collection of essays, Eco focuses on what he calls the limits of interpretation, or, as he once noted in another context, ""the cancer of uncontrolled interpretation"". Readers of Eco's other work will find here all the ingredients with which... -
For F*ck's Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun by Rebecca Roache 9780190665067
RRP: £16.99£12.28Why do we love to swear so much? Why do we get so offended when others do it? With wit and insight, philosopher Rebecca Roache seeks answers to these and other puzzling questions about bad language. When someone swears at you, it can sting. Likewise,... -
Cynicism by Ansgar Allen
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262537889Author Ansgar AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 19mm -
Order in Multiplicity: Homonymy in the Philosophy of Aristotle by Christopher Shields 9780199253074
£57.06Aristotle attaches particular significance to the homonymy of many central concepts in philosophy and science: that is, to the diversity of ways of being common to a single general concept. His preoccupation with homonymy influences his approach to...