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36 produkter
Faux Pas
A No-nonsense Guide to Words and Phrases from Other Languages
Inbunden, 2005
368 kr
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Who's Whose?
A no-nonsense guide to easily confused words
Häftad, 2007
254 kr
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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, together with an explanation of why the …
Story of English
How the English language conquered the world
Häftad, 2011
151 kr
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Born as a Germanic tongue with the arrival in Britain of the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, heavily influenced by Norman French from the 11th century, and finally emerging as modern English from the late Middle Ages, the English language has grown to become the linguistic equivalent of …
Who's Whose?
A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily Confused Words
E-bok, 2009
273 kr
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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, together with an explanation of why the …
Name Dropping
A No-Nonsense Guide to the Use of Names in Everyday Language
E-bok, 2015
164 kr
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Ever had a Hitchcockian experience (in the shower perhaps?!) or met someone with a distinctly Ortonesque outlook on life? There are hundreds of words derived from real people who are famous - or infamous - enough to give their stamp to a movement, a way of thinking or acting, a style or even a …
Name Dropping
A No-Nonsense Guide to the Use of Names in Everyday Language
E-bok, 2006
164 kr
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Ever had a Hitchcockian experience (in the shower perhaps?!) or met someone with a distinctly Ortonesque outlook on life? There are hundreds of words derived from real people who are famous - or infamous - enough to give their stamp to a movement, a way of thinking or acting, a style or even a …
Who's Whose?
A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily Confused Words
E-bok, 2007
273 kr
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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, together with an explanation of why the …
Idiomantics: The Weird World of Popular Phrases
Inbunden, 2012
196 kr
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Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word 'idiom' reveals what's so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They're peculiar both in the sense of being particular or …
Idiomantics: The Weird and Wonderful World of Popular Phrases
E-bok, 2013
149 kr
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Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word ''idiom'' reveals what''s so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They''re peculiar both in the sense of being particular or …
Idiomantics: The Weird and Wonderful World of Popular Phrases
E-bok, 2013
149 kr
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Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word ''idiom'' reveals what''s so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They''re peculiar both in the sense of being particular or …
Sleep of Death
Book 1 in the Nick Revill series
E-bok, 2020
45 kr
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''Highly entertaining'' Sunday Times In the last decade of Elizabeth I''s reign, Nick Revill, an aspiring young actor, comes to London seeking fame and fortune. Once there he gains employment with the Chamberlain''s Men. Thrown out of his digs over an unfortunate accident, Nick is offered lodgings …
Sleep of Death
Book 1 in the Nick Revill series
Häftad, 2020
154 kr
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'Highly entertaining' Sunday TimesIn the last decade of Elizabeth I's reign, Nick Revill, an aspiring young actor, comes to London seeking fame and fortune. Once there he gains employment with the Chamberlain's Men.Thrown out of his digs over an unfortunate accident, Nick is offered lodgings at a …
Death of Kings
Book 2 in the Nick Revill series
E-bok, 2020
45 kr
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''Another clever criminal plunge into history'' Guardian Elizabeth I is nearing the end of her reign with no direct heir and plots and rumours of rebellion abound. The Queen''s former favourite, the Earl of Essex, appears to be eager to protect the throne, but some believe he intends to seize it. …
Death of Kings
Book 2 in the Nick Revill series
Häftad, 2020
154 kr
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'Another clever criminal plunge into history' GuardianElizabeth I is nearing the end of her reign with no direct heir and plots and rumours of rebellion abound. The Queen's former favourite, the Earl of Essex, appears to be eager to protect the throne, but some believe he intends to seize it. In …
Pale Companion
Book 3 in the Nick Revill series
E-bok, 2020
45 kr
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''Highly entertaining'' Sunday Times Midsummer 1601. Nick Revill and his fellow actors in the Chamberlain''s Men are journeying across the Wiltshire Downs for a country-house presentation of Shakespeare''s A Midsummer Night''s Dream. It should be a pleasant, well-paid jaunt to celebrate a noble …
Pale Companion
Book 3 in the Nick Revill series
Häftad, 2020
177 kr
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'Highly entertaining' Sunday TimesMidsummer 1601. Nick Revill and his fellow actors in the Chamberlain's Men are journeying across the Wiltshire Downs for a country-house presentation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.It should be a pleasant, well-paid jaunt to celebrate a noble marriage, …
Alms for Oblivion
Book 4 in the Nick Revill series
E-bok, 2020
44 kr
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''Another clever criminal plunge into history'' Guardian On a foggy morning in 1602, a boyhood friend of Nick Revill arrives in London. When Peter Agate announces that he wants to try his hand at acting, what can Nick do but offer him a part with his own company, the Chamberlain''s Men, who are …
Mask of Night
Book 5 in the Nick Revill series
Häftad, 2021
170 kr
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'Another clever criminal plunge into history' GuardianElizabeth I approaches the end of her illustrious reign, the plague is raging in London, and the Privy Council has ordered the theaters closed. Still, author Philip Gooden's fifth novel in the popular Shakespearean series brings us a great …
Honourable Murderer
Book 6 in the Nick Revill series
E-bok, 2020
44 kr
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''Highly entertaining'' Sunday Times It''s the summer of 1604 and the Spanish are in London. Many years after the ill-fated Armada, they are negotiating a peace treaty with the English. Nick Revill''s acting company is given a ceremonial role at the celebrations, but not everybody welcomes this …
Honourable Murderer
Book 6 in the Nick Revill series
Häftad, 2021
283 kr
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'Highly entertaining' Sunday TimesIt's the summer of 1604 and the Spanish are in London. Many years after the ill-fated Armada, they are negotiating a peace treaty with the English. Nick Revill's acting company is given a ceremonial role at the celebrations, but not everybody welcomes this outbreak …
Mask of Night
Book 5 in the Nick Revill series
E-bok, 2020
45 kr
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''Another clever criminal plunge into history'' Guardian Elizabeth I approaches the end of her illustrious reign, the plague is raging in London, and the Privy Council has ordered the theaters closed. Still, author Philip Gooden''s fifth novel in the popular Shakespearean series brings us a great …
Bad Words
And What They Say About Us
E-bok, 2019
45 kr
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Once upon a time, the worst words you could utter were short, simple and tended to be four letters in length. Now things are more complicated. To be insulted as a ''snowflake'' or an ''expert'' is arguably worse than being called a **** or a **** or even a ****. So what are today''s ''bad words'' …
Bad Words
And What They Say About Us
Inbunden, 2019
38 kr
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Once upon a time, the worst words you could utter were short, simple and tended to be four letters in length. Now things are more complicated. To be insulted as a 'snowflake' or an 'expert' is arguably worse than being called a **** or a **** or even a ****.So what are today's 'bad words' and how …
Word at War
World War Two in 100 Phrases
E-bok, 2014
145 kr
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War words have embedded themselves in our collective psyche; British politicians are fond of invoking the ''Dunkirk spirit'' whenever the country is faced with major crisis or even minor adversity, and Roosevelt''s famous description of Pearl Harbor as ''a date which will live in infamy'' was …
Word at War
World War Two in 100 Phrases
E-bok, 2014
145 kr
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War words have embedded themselves in our collective psyche; British politicians are fond of invoking the ''Dunkirk spirit'' whenever the country is faced with major crisis or even minor adversity, and Roosevelt''s famous description of Pearl Harbor as ''a date which will live in infamy'' was …
Skyscrapers, Hemlines and the Eddie Murphy Rule
Life'S Hidden Laws, Rules and Theories
E-bok, 2015
265 kr
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What is the shade of difference between Sod's Law and Murphy's Law? What is the Helsinki Bus Station Theory? What part do the McNaughton Rules and the Miranda Law play in criminal justice? Plenty of books claim to tell you how to succeed in life, love or business with infallible sets of guidelines …
Skyscrapers, Hemlines and the Eddie Murphy Rule
Life'S Hidden Laws, Rules and Theories
E-bok, 2015
265 kr
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What is the shade of difference between Sod's Law and Murphy's Law? What is the Helsinki Bus Station Theory? What part do the McNaughton Rules and the Miranda Law play in criminal justice? Plenty of books claim to tell you how to succeed in life, love or business with infallible sets of guidelines …
Word at War
World War Two in 100 Phrases
Häftad, 2015
138 kr
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War words have embedded themselves in our collective psyche; British politicians are fond of invoking the ‘Dunkirk spirit’ whenever the country is faced with major crisis or even minor adversity, and Roosevelt’s famous description of Pearl Harbor as ‘a date which will live in infamy’ was echoed by …
May We Borrow Your Language?
How English Steals Words from All Over the World
E-bok, 2016
110 kr
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The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting from centuries of borrowing from other tongues. From the Celtic languages of pre-Roman Britain to Norman French; from the Vikings'' Old Scandinavian to Persian, …
