Mensa Train Your Brain Concentration by Gareth Moore, Mensa Ltd
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This book consists of 8 chapters, each focussing on different aspects and areas of your brain's ability to concentrate on tasks. Every chapter includes introductory text describing how the mind works, why it is important, its uses in everyday life and how you can improve it. This is accompanied by 200 p ...Show more
Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff by Joanne Anderson
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An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips s ...Show more
Two-Letter Words
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A simple, fun way to learn all 107 two-letter words to take your Scrabble game to new heightsBlow away the competition with this guide to easily learning all two-letter words allowed in Scrabble and Words With Friends. This light-hearted book is a must-read for Scrabble fans, using fun facts, hilarious ...Show more
The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead: A Journey Around the World in Idioms, Proverbs and General Nonsense by Adam Sharp
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'The poet laureate of lists' John Mitchinson, QI Elf'Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith - you will LOVE this book' Kit de WaalJoin wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense. Learn unusual insults from France (You are a potato with the fac ...Show more
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: The\Swedish Art of Living and Dying Ser.
The basis for the wonderfully funny and moving TV series developed by Amy Poehler and Scout Productions. A charming approach to putting your life in order so your loved ones won't have to. There's a word for it in Swedish- D st dning, literally, 'death cleaning'. Swedish-born Margareta Magnusson is, i ...Show more
Checkmate! - Great Champions and Epic Matches from a Timeless Game by Ben Graff
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Checkmate! has all the excitement a chess fan could want, from world champions, to history's most famous matches, to the role of chess in society. This volume begins by retracing the history of chess through 16 players who have been officially recognized as the greatest world champions--looking at their ...Show more
You’re All Talk - Why We Are What We Speak by Rob Drummond
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Reading Level: near fine
Why do we have different accents and where do they come from? Why do you say tomayto and I say tomahto? And is one way of speaking better than another?In You're All Talk, linguist Rob Drummond explores the enormous diversity in how language is spoken to reveal extraordinary insights into how humans oper ...Show more
Fair Dinkum!: Aussie Slang by H.G Nelson
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Australian slang unites the true blue and the dinky-di and separates the cheeky little possums from the happy little Vegemites. In this attractive new pictorial guide, readers will learn to distinguish their drongos from their dropkicks and discover where our unique vernacular comes from.Discover the co ...Show more
The Book Of Lists: The Original Compendium of Curious Information by David Wallechinsky, Amy Wallace
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10 mammoth cheeses, 9 people who died laughing, 8 remarkable pistol duels, 7 great sausage events and much, much more The first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, of intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia has spawned many imitators - but none as addictive or successful. F ...Show more
Why We Read by Various
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Why read non-fiction? Is it just to find things out? Or is it for pleasure, challenge, adventure, meaning? Here, in seventy new pieces, some of the most original writers and thinkers of our time give their answers.From Hilton Als on reading as writing's dearest companion to Nicci Gerrard on reading for ...Show more
Undelivered - The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History by Jeff Nussbaum
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A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These second speeches provide alternative histories of what could have been if not f ...Show more
Always Take Notes: Advice from the world's greatest writers by Simon Akam
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Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way. Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five ...Show more