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Cave paintings at Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain, fraught with expression thousands of years later; point to an early human desire to form a cultural identity. In the Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming explores the role of mythology,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580082280Author Edith Hope FineFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

The ultimate tool for writers!Whether you're crafting the next great American novel or pounding away at a last-minute blog entry, there will come a time in the process when you struggle to find just the perfect word or phrase. Under the time-tested...

Word Origins is the only guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson. This funny, charming, and conversational book not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. Liberman, an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471230328Author Anu GargFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company

Choose Barron's for language learning-a trusted resource for over 50 years! This edition of 501 German Verbs provides language learners with fingertip access to a carefully curated selection of the 501 most common German verbs-in all tenses and moods!...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399534232Author Paul YeagerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Be the life of every highbrow cocktail party-just by mastering the deliciously obscure terms in The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart.This book is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any well-educated, witty person should be able to drop into...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618911622Author Christopher DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 14mm

A humorous and insightful guide to what the British really mean when they speak. In every walk of life, from relationships, to work, to politics, sport and the news, our everyday use of English harbours duplicities of meaning. We say 'I'm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615738185Author Michael GatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Zabriskie Street PressPublisher Zabriskie Street PressWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm)...

Weird and Wonderful Words is a pot-pourri, a gallimaufry, a salmagundi, a treasure trove of colourful, quirky, and unusual words. Containing hundreds of definitions written in a clear and conversational style and full-page illustrations which offer a...

Dive Into the Fun Facts Behind Names and Word Origins#1 Bestseller in Words, Language & Grammar, Etymology The best-selling book is back in it's second volume with more names, more words, and even more in-between than before!What's in a name? The answer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570623868Author Robert BosnakFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Did you know that coconut derives from the Spanish and Portuguese coco for 'grinning face'? Or that giraffes used to be called camelopards? Or that walrus has its origin in Dutch, meaning 'whale horse'. The Little Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375709326Author Charles Harrington ElsterFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

The ultimate word book for aspiring intellectuals!The most compendious collection of words for aspiring scholars, this book helps you hold your own in intellectual discourse. Featuring 2,400 sophisticated, obscure, and obtuse terms, each page provides...

Who's Whose? is an entertaining and straightforward guide to the most commonly confused words in English today, with real examples of good and bad usage to make differences crystal-clear. The Embarrassment Rating involved in each mistake is included,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788323354833Author Jose Andres Alonso de la FuenteFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, WydawnictwoPublisher Uniwersytet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593374839Author Gregory BergmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Adams Media CorporationPublisher Adams Media Corporation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780713676426Author Philip GoodenFormat HardbackPage Count 484Imprint A & C Black Publishers LtdPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781602393394Author Diagram GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 671gDimensions(mm) 228mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982104481Author Liesl SchillingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 175mm *...

Improve your vocabulary one day at a time with this fun and easy interactive workbook for learning new words!Every day is a chance to learn something new, expand your mind, and enhance your ability to communicate at work and in your relationships. In The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578757520Author Sara RosinskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Shiny Red CopyPublisher Shiny Red CopyWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423246213Author Misa DikengilPage Count 6Imprint Barcharts, IncPublisher Barcharts, IncDimensions(mm) 279mm * 211mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996398220Author Pin-Chih ChiFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Bite-Size TaiwanesePublisher Bite-Size TaiwaneseWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423246244Author Beverly MichaelsPage Count 6Imprint Barcharts, IncPublisher Barcharts, IncWeight(grams) 159g

A smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic wordsIn this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day website (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual,...

The largest, most comprehensive, and most entertaining reference of its kind, The Dictionary of Cliches features more than four thousand unique cliches and common expressions. Author Christine Ammer explores the phrases and terms that enliven our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524870102Author Adam SharpFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Andrews McMeel PublishingPublisher Andrews McMeel PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767918596Author Pamela Rose HazeFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Kultur International FilmsPublisher Kultur International FilmsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781595553003Author Webb GarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Thomas Nelson PublishersPublisher Thomas Nelson PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632204530Author Simon HertnonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 188mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946204431Author Alka Raghbeer BfrpFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

Using easy-to-understand, informative, and often humorous explanations of every word, 499 Words Every College Student Should Know explores how to use the words in proper context. The majority of these words were chosen because they are common in media,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510765719Author Diagram GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 603gDimensions(mm) 228mm...

These 100 words have been put to great effect by some of our most important and beloved speakers and writers. Each sense of a word is shown in a separate quotation. Many quotes are from famous public speeches and award-winning books. A number were used...

A book with real cache . . . or is it cachet100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents words that people can't keep straight, no matter how hard they try. It features helpful notes that provide guidance on tricky usage issues: the confusion...

Are you more likely .. .to take the bull by the horns or beat around the bush? Don't let anyone call you on the carpet for failing to put your best foot forward. That would be a bitter pill to swallow. In the long run, it's easier to just bite the bullet...