Language: reference and general

The essential guide to writing English, this book will help you to develop your written communication skills and to use language to express yourself clearly and correctly.

A battle-cry for civilised behaviour from the author of the multi-million selling Eats, Shoots and Leaves.

Unravel the meaning, origin, and usage of over 6,000 phrases from book and film titles, idioms and cliches, to nicknames, slogans and quotations with this modern and entertaining guide to wonderful phrases by one of the world's best-known wordsmiths.

Discover a novelist that Neil Gaiman describes as 'an astonishingly smart writer'.

How to predict the weather with a cup of coffee and other essential techniques for surviving the 9-5.

A brilliant, highly spirited memoir of Sidney Sheldon's early life that provides as compulsively readable and racy a narrative as any of his bestselling novels.

The presenting secrets that experts and top professionals use.

The interview secrets that experts and top professionals use.

A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method Joyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America's greatest contemporary literary figures.

Conversations from the buses, boardrooms and bars of BritainThink you've heard it all before?

From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.

An indispensable guide for Harry Potter fans of all ages.

Human Biology is a key subject of study in all the subjects related to medicine from radiology to pharmacology.

Gain an insight into the English language, via one of the UK's richest dialects: Geordie.

An inspiring book about what it means to be human as we struggle for mastery in our various spheres.

Ever wondered about the correct way to address a Duke?

Unlike the Government's Citizenship Test, this is the real measure of Britishness.

The ingredients, cooks, techniques and tools that have shaped our love of food.

A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language.

The life of Michael Morpurgo OBE, as a biography, and autobiographical stories.

An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history.

An in-depth biography of the Latin language from its very beginnings to the present day from the widely acclaimed author of 'Empires of the Word'.

A call to arms, a chance for those born in the 70s and 80s to respond to the chaos.

Practical and inspirational ways to help you kick-start your creativity, identify what you want and then make it happen.

To get the most out of studying the Bible usually requires a concordance, a dictionary, a topical Bible, and a handbook.

When youth work becomes crisis managers.

This expanded and updated workbook is designed with the student in mind and intended for use with the standard-setting Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar textbook, now in its fourth edition.

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Basics of Latin: A Grammar with Readings and Exercises from the Christian Tradition by Derek Cooper introduces students, independent learners, and homeschoolers to the basics of Latin grammar with all readings and exercises taken from texts in the Christian tradition.

Uncover the Rich Meaning Behind the Hebrew and Greek Words of the Bible Whether you're a pastor, a student, or simply a lover of the Bible, this book helps you get more out of God's Word by revealing the original meanings of key biblical words.

As the world's youth population continues to grow and interact globally in an instant through blogging, texting, and social networking, youth ministry is adapting in equal fashion.

Discover the power of (finally) getting unstuck, claiming your clarity, and becoming the person whose life you want to liveall through a simple self-care practice you can build into your daily routine.

Study the meaning of biblical words in the original languages without spending years learning Greek.

Study the meaning of biblical words in the original languages without spending years learning Greek.

The Greek for the Rest of Us Laminated Sheet is a handy, at-a-glance study aid, ideal for last minute review, a quick overview of grammar, or as an aid in Bible study.

A WORKBOOK to Help You Learn the Essentials of Biblical Greek So You Can Study the New Testament More DeeplyThe Greek for the Rest of Us Workbook is a companion to Greek for the Rest of Us, Third Edition (sold separately) by William D.

Learn the Essentials of Biblical Greek So You Can Study the New Testament More DeeplyThis newly revised third edition of Greek for the Rest of Us by Greek instructor William Mounce is crash-course on "e;Greek for the rest of us"e; that acquaints the reader with the essentials of the language so they can study the New Testament more deeply.

This will be the fourth edition of a time-tested resource for students writing papers in the fields of religion and theology.

It is not often that an author and his editor strike up a relationship which survives forty years of epistolary exchanges and intellectual sparring.

Are standards of English alright - or should that be all right?

A more-ishly browsable collection of words and phrases, linguistic quirks, lexical oddities and syntactic surprises.

Better Than Great is a unique thesaurus of praise and acclaim, containing humankind's largest gathering of fresh, potent and larky superlatives for anyone struggling to describe extraordinary things or experiences in ways that will do them justice.

Texte schreiben für Schüler: Mit effektiven Übungen und gezielten Strategien ganz einfach zum Satzakrobaten werdenDeutsch-Schulaufgaben sorgen bei Ihrem Nachwuchs regelmäßig für Sorgenfalten?

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A 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 Brown Advanced maths has no practical use, and is understood by few.

Troublesome Words is playful and riddlesome guide to the English language from the bestselling author of Notes from a Small Island and A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill BrysonWhat is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt?

'Be short, be simple, be human.

This guide is for anyone who has ever thought of screenwriting.

Writing and speaking with correct grammar and style is the key to getting ahead in business and life.

You're no idiot, of course.