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Apple A Day
Old-Fashioned Proverbs and Why They Still Work
Häftad, 2013
86 kr
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Does absence really make the heart grow fonder?Can beggars be choosers?Is it always better late than never?Proverbs are short, well-known, pithy sayings that offer advice or words of encouragement and are used in everyday English without much thought ever being given to their meanings, or indeed, …
Classical Education
The Stuff You Wish You'd Been Taught At School
Häftad, 2013
84 kr
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'See if you can tell your Tantalus from your Tacitus!' – The Daily Telegraph'This book aims to fill you in on the stuff you wish you'd been taught at school' – The Times______________________A Classical Education is a must-have for anyone feeling let down by modern schooling.How many times have you …
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas
Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them
Häftad, 2013
101 kr
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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? ... And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by …
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud...
and other poems you half-remember from school
Av Ana Sampson
Häftad, 2013
113 kr
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'A collection of favourite half-remembered lines and phrases from school days' – The Times____________________You may remember the famous opening lines, 'Tyger tyger, burning bright'? and 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?' but would you be able to name the poems or the poets? The English …
I Think, Therefore I Am
All the Philosophy You Need to Know
Häftad, 2013
98 kr
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Covering the biggest names, including Socrates, Seneca, St Augustine, Descartes, Marx and Nietzsche, I Think Therefore I Am provides a handle for all the main -isms and -ologies of western philosophy.Philosophers certainly like to make life sound awfully complicated – whether they're wondering if a …
This Book Will Make You Think
Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean
E-bok, 2013
25 kr
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We may have heard of Socrates, Plato, Descartes and Nietzsche, but what did they believe? What were their famous aphorisms? This Book Will Make You Think: Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean explains as simply as possible the ideas behind the world's most highly regarded philosophers, examining …
I Used to Know That: English
Häftad, 2014
86 kr
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If you can't tell a possessive pronoun from a correlative conjunction, confuse 'disinterested' and 'uninterested' and struggle with the subjunctive, then I Used to Know That: English has the answers. Relearn the essential rules of the English language, from grammar and punctuation to sentence …
Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
Words We Pinched From Other Languages
Av Chloe Rhodes
Häftad, 2015
76 kr
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A handy guide to the meanings and origins of the many foreign phrases we use every day.English as we know it today is enriched with many borrowings and influences from other languages. Aficionado, chutzpah, pro bono, hoi polloi, ketchup, nous, zeitgeist – we use these foreign words every day …
As Easy As Pi
Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths
Av Jamie Buchan
Häftad, 2015
74 kr
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Taking a quirky and insightful look at the world of numbers, As Easy As Pi will delight and entertain any number enthusiast.In this day and age it's hard to imagine a world without numbers. Our lives are centred around commerce and money, and it is the only language that's the same the world over. …
I Used to Know That: History
Av Emma Marriott, Louise Dixon
Häftad, 2023
86 kr
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If your response to a mention of the Wars of the Roses, the Sumerians or the Reformation is, ‘Hmm, I’ve heard of that – what was that again?’, then this is the book for you. This entertaining yet informative book travels back through time to fill in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge, from …
Divorced, Beheaded, Died...
The History of Britain's Kings and Queens in Bite-sized Chunks
Av Kevin Flude
Häftad, 2015
86 kr
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Featuring tales of murder, adultery, beheadings, civil war, usurpation and madness, Divorced, Beheaded, Died… takes you on a gallop through the history of all of England’s kings and queens, plus some of the less well-known Scots and Welsh rulers.From Henry VIII dispatching his numerous wives to …
This Book Will Make You Think
Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean
Häftad, 2016
85 kr
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An informative and accessible guide to all of the great philosophers’ best-known theories, explained through their most famous quotes.We may have heard of Socrates, Plato, Descartes and Nietzsche, but what did they believe? What were their famous aphorisms? And what did these actually mean?This …
Word a Day
365 Words to Augment Your Vocabulary
E-bok, 2019
76 kr
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A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia.It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of …
Word a Day
365 Words to Augment Your Vocabulary
Häftad, 2021
87 kr
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A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia.It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of …
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey
English Expressions and Their Origins
Häftad, 2023
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
87 kr
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‘Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily written factual books.’ – Yorkshire Post______________________The huge variety of colourful phrases contained in the English language are notoriously varied and, often, notably odd. From blue-blooded (an invention of …
My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?)
Av Caroline Taggart, J. A. Wines
Inbunden, 2026
107 kr
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‘Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation.’ – The TimesMy Grammar and I steers you in the direction of grammatical greatness, while offering amusing examples of awful grammar to avoid. Taking you on a tour of the English language, through the minefield of rules and …
I Before E (Except After C)
Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff
E-bok, 2010
61 kr
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Ever find yourself struggling to remember simple facts and rules? Is the ever increasing pace of life and glut of information challenging your memory? I Before E (Except After C) is full of memory aids to help you out. From well known rhymes such as the popular 'Thirty days hath September, April, …
Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November)
The History of Britain in Bite-Sized Chunks
E-bok, 2009
63 kr
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A bestseller in 2008, Remember Remember has continued to enlighten and entertain readers wanting to brush up on their history. Lively, exciting, full of great stories and humorous asides, this book looks at the key events in British history, covering all the important dates, people and events. Each …
Divorced, Beheaded, Died...
The History of Britain's Kings and Queens in Bite-sized Chunks
Av Kevin Flude
E-bok, 2010
61 kr
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The tales of the various monarchs of Britain are some of the most interesting in our history. From Henry VIII and his six wives and Edward VIII's abdication to some of our lesser known and mythical monarchs such as King Arthur, Divorced, Beheaded, Died . . . takes you on a gallop through the …
I Think, Therefore I Am
All the Philosophy You Need to Know
E-bok, 2010
49 kr
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Philosophers certainly like to make life sound awfully complicated, whether they're wondering if a falling tree still makes a sound if there's nobody around to hear it (Berkeley) or declaring that everything in the universe is in a state of flux (Heraclitus). But is philosophy really so …
I Used to Know That
Stuff You Forgot From School
E-bok, 2010
65 kr
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If you've forgotten the capital city of Chile; the basics of osmosis; how to solve a quadratic equation; the names of the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice; who wrote the famous poem about daffodils; the use of a conjunction or the number of continents in the world, I Used to Know That will …
Classical Education
The Stuff You Wish You'd Been Taught At School
E-bok, 2009
61 kr
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How many times have you wished that your history stretched all the way back to Greek and Roman myths and legends? Or that you'd been taught Latin at school? Or perhaps you wish you knew all about the great inventions and medical developments that have made our world what it is today? A Classical …
My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?)
Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English
Av Caroline Taggart, J. A. Wines
E-bok, 2010
61 kr
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A runaway hit and Sunday Times bestseller, My Grammar and I has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar. My Grammar and I offers amusing examples of awful grammar, while steering you in the direction of grammatical greatness. Taking you on a tour of the English …
As Easy As Pi
Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths
Av Jamie Buchan
E-bok, 2011
25 kr
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It's hard to imagine a world without numbers in this day and age, when our whole life is centered around commerce and money, and it is the only language that is the same the world over. However, did you know that for a long period of time people could not get their heads around the idea of zero, a …
Apple A Day
Old-Fashioned Proverbs and Why They Still Work
E-bok, 2011
63 kr
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Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? Can beggars be choosers? Is it always better late than never?Proverbs are short, well-known, pithy sayings that offer advice or words of encouragement and are used in everyday English without much thought ever being given to their meanings, or indeed, …
I Used to Know That
Stuff You Forgot From School
Häftad, 2011
89 kr
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'This is a fascinating book ... it will no doubt be a great source of entertainment around many a dinner table' – She Magazine______________________________A Sunday Times top-ten title in 2008 and a bestseller ever since, I Used to Know That has continued to delight readers with its pages of …
Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November)
The History of Britain in Bite-Sized Chunks
Häftad, 2011
87 kr
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'Claiming there are only 150 key things you really need to know that have shaped in the story of Britain, this book delivers them in easy to swallow, bite-sized chunks' - Best of British____________________A bestseller in 2008, Remember Remember has continued to enlighten and entertain readers …
My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?)
Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English
Av Caroline Taggart, J. A. Wines
Häftad, 2011
87 kr
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'Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation' - The Times_______________________A runaway hit and Sunday Times bestseller in 2008, My Grammar and I has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar.My Grammar and I offers amusing examples of awful …
I Before E (Except After C)
Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff
Häftad, 2011
84 kr
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A Sunday Times top-ten title in 2007 and a bestseller ever since, I Before E (Except after C) has continued to inform and entertain its many readers. Offering reminders of mnemonics from our youth and containing countless more to help us in adult life, this handy collection contains all the memory …
Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas
Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them
E-bok, 2011
63 kr
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How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? Did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the …
