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Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment Every Day by Susie Dent
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.51'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard OsmanWelcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer,... -
Hair Of The Dog To Paint The Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases by Andrew Thompson
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612436685Author Andrew ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint -
Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain by Susie Dent
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.95Did you know that . . . a soldier's biggest social blunder is called jack brew - making yourself a cuppa without making one for anyone else? That twitchers have an expression for a bird that can't be... -
Scots Dictionary: The perfect wee guide to the Scots language (Collins Little Books) by Collins Dictionaries
RRP: $9.02Booksplease Price: $8.18A highly popular and informative guide to the Scots language in an attractive format. Contains words and phrases from both literary and everyday language, this is the perfect wee dictionary of Scots... -
On the Tip of My Tongue: The perfect word for every life moment Tom Read Wilson 9780711276673
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.18In On the Tip of My Tongue, logophile and television star Tom Read Wilson takes a delicious dive into the etymology and usage of words, euphemisms and bon mots. Written with his trademark sparkling... -
Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $10.35Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2019, Diary of a Somebody is a unique mix of poetry and diary by the unofficial Poet Laureate of Twitter, the enigmatic Brian Bilston.'If you like a)... -
The Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary by Geoff Tibballs
RRP: $9.02Booksplease Price: $7.11The classic pocket guide to the language of London. This wonderful little guide to cockney rhyming slang contains over 1,700 old and new rhymes translated from Cockney to English and English to... -
Welsh Valleys Phrasebook - Get by in Valleys-Speak! David Jandrell 9781784614058
Booksplease Price: $6.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784614058Author David JandrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint -
How NOT to Write a Novel: 200 Mistakes to avoid at All Costs if You Ever Want to Get Published by Howard Mittelmark
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $11.91There are many ways prospective authors routinely sabotage their own work. But why leave it to guesswork? Misstep by misstep, How Not to Write a Novel shows how you can ensure that your manuscript... -
Jackspeak: A Guide to British Naval Slang & Usage by 9781472834133
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $15.58From 'A1' to 'Zulu', the fully revised and updated third edition of Jackspeak is a comprehensive guide to the slang of the Royal Navy. Discover the humorous and colourful and cryptic slang of the... -
A Dictionary of RAF Slang Eric Partridge 9781405930598
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.43The 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... -
'Goanae No Dae That!': The best of the best of those cricking Scottish sayings! by Allan Morrison 9781910021576
RRP: $10.31Booksplease Price: $7.82The Scots have a unique way of communicating their feelings. Their sayings are cheeky, to the point, rude and always funny. Scotland's bestselling humour author is back with his latest collection of... -
Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe Gaston Dorren 9781781254172
RRP: $15.47Booksplease Price: $11.15Welcome to Europe as you've never known it before, seen through the peculiarities of its languages and dialects. Combining linguistics and cultural history, Gaston Dorren takes us on an intriguing... -
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Yorkshire Passport: Blue Edition by Adrian Braddy 9781855683716 [USED COPY]
RRP: $6.44Booksplease Price: $2.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855683716Author Adrian BraddyFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint < -
Yorkshire Passport: Blue Edition by Adrian Braddy 9781855683716
RRP: $6.44Booksplease Price: $5.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855683716Author Adrian BraddyFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint < -
Lmh Official Dictionary Of Jamaican Words And Proverbs by Kevin Harris 9789768184306
RRP: $7.73Booksplease Price: $5.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768184306Author Kevin HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint -
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The Complete Merde by "Genevieve" 9780002557689
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $10.68A saucy guide to survival in everyday French. With chapters on insults, sex, drink and those expressive Gallic gestures, this book reveals the necessary vocabulary, explains its proper use and gives... -
How to Talk Like a Local: From Cockney to Geordie by Susie Dent
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.51'Susie Dent is a national treasure' RICHARD OSMAN'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' PAM AYRES__________________________________________Would you be... -
Ey Up Mi Duck!: Dialect of Derbyshire and the East Midlands Richard Scollins 9781853066580
RRP: $8.97Booksplease Price: $7.30This work is a celebration of the dialect spoken in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and South Staffordshire. The amazing text and cartoon-like illustrations capture the warmth and humour... -
The Zookeeper's Boot by Viz Magazine 9781916421929
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $9.87This last year has been one of great turmoil as wars, epidemics and extreme climate events have ravaged the globe. Sometimes it has felt as if the old certainties that have shored up our worldview... -
Thank You for Arguing: What Cicero, Shakespeare and the Simpsons Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $13.56THE 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... -
Kiss My...: Dictionary of English-Irish Slang by Garry Bannister
RRP: $10.31Booksplease Price: $7.33Find out what the gaeilgeoir means when he/she uses the Irish words for 'nerdy', 'well-hung', 'effing and blinding', 'slimeball' or 'drop-dead-gorgeous'? It's all there, with numerous entries under... -
A Dictionary of Bristle by Harry Stoke 9781906477851
RRP: $7.68Booksplease Price: $6.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906477851Author Harry StokeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint -
Teach Your Cat Irish by Anne Cakebread
Booksplease Price: $7.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800993402Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint -
Tits, Boobies and Loons: And Others Birds Named by People Who Clearly Hate Birds by Stuart Royall
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.68From the monotonous lark to the rough-faced shag, these poor birds have us all asking: ARE ORNITHOLOGISTS OK? Some people will literally name all the birds... -
The Little Book of Profanities: Know your Sh*ts from your F*cks Orange Hippo! 9781911610489
RRP: $7.73Booksplease Price: $7.03Keep your swearing as fresh as a f*cking daisy with The Little Book of Profanities. There's nothing better than that perfect swear word. In a battle of wits, it can make all the difference. And, like... -
How to Swear Around the World by Jason Sacher
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.71This essential phrasebook collects the most colourful, explicit and outrageous ways to tell people off in different languages from all around the world. Featuring dozens of different languages, the... -
Norfolk Dialect: A Selection of Words and Anecdotes from Norfolk by Louise Maskill 9781902674490
RRP: $6.44Booksplease Price: $5.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902674490Author Louise MaskillFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint -
Pardon My French: Unleash Your Inner Gaul by Charles Timoney
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.91THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FRANCE: You burnt Joan of Arc! ? Smuggling live chickens into rugby matches is patriotic ? How many times to kiss on the cheek ? Where not to cross the road ? French guns... -
Et tu, Brute?: The Best Latin Lines Ever by Harry Mount
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $15.20Harry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present. There are so many Latin... -
Dad Jokes: The Funniest Yet: THE NEW COLLECTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERS by Dad Says Jokes 9781783255481
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.35The must-have joke collection from the Instagram sensation @DadSaysJokesQ: How can you tell a pig is hot? A: It's bacon. The iconic Instagram page @DadSaysJokes returns with a fresh batch of dad... -
Teach Your Cat Gaelic Anne Cakebread 9781800993396
RRP: $7.73Booksplease Price: $6.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800993396Author Anne CakebreadFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint -
100 Great Glasgow Jokes and One Liners by Bob Barra
RRP: $5.15Booksplease Price: $4.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852177423Author Bob BarraFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint -
Wiltshire Dialect Linda Fernely 9781909914605
RRP: $5.15Booksplease Price: $4.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909914605Author Linda FernelyFormat PaperbackImprint -
The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead: A Journey Around the World in Idioms, Proverbs and General Nonsense by Adam Sharp 9781398715929
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.35Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for Christmas'Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master... -
Dirty Spanish Workbook: 101 Fun Exercises Filled with Slang, Sex and Swearing by Alberto Castro 9781569759288
RRP: $19.29Booksplease Price: $13.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569759288Author ND BFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint -
Fucking Good Manners by Simon Griffin
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.26This is not a book about how to be posh. We have some slightly bigger issues to deal with these days.We've all got a million things to do and are constantly connected to millions of other people all... -
How to Swear: An Illustrated Guide (Dictionary for Swear Words, Funny Gift, Book about Cursing) by Stephen Wildish 9781452167763
RRP: $20.58Booksplease Price: $13.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781452167763Author Stephen WildishFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint -
The Little Book of Slang, Sayings, Jargon & Humour by Michael Layton
RRP: $10.26Booksplease Price: $9.74The definition of slang according to the Oxford Dictionary is'a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal are more common in speech than in writing and are... -
Motherfocloir: Dispatches from a not so dead language by Darach O'Seaghdha
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.97Bestseller & Winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Irish Book Award. 'Thought-provoking, irreverent and often laugh-out-loud hilarious' Irish Independent. "Motherfocloir" [focloir means...