50 Speeches That Made the Modern World: Famous Speeches from Women's Rights to Human Rights by Chambers
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Throughout history, great speeches have produced great change. From inciting violence and asserting control to restoring peace and securing freedom, nothing has the raw emotional power of a speech delivered at the right moment, in the right place, with the right content, and the right delivery. 50 Speec ...Show more
The Times Big Book of Cryptic Crosswords Book 2: 200 World-Famous Crossword Puzzles by The Times Mind Games
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: The\Times Crosswords Ser.
Challenge yourself with this set of cryptic puzzles from the most famous crossword in the world compiled by the Times Crossword Editors. Following in the tradition of The Times' authoritative, highest-quality, challenging cryptic crosswords, this latest collection offers an enjoyable and stimulating way ...Show more
1,342 Qi Facts to Leave You Flabbergasted by John Lloyd; James Harkin; John Mitchinson
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: Quite Interesting Ser.
"Trivia buffs and know-it-alls alike will exult to find so much repeatable wisdom gathered in one place."--New York TimesThis book is bursting with mindboggling morsels of trivia - informative, hilarious, sometimes arcane or utterly useless, but always entertaining. Every fact in this magnificent little ...Show more
How Good Is Your Grammar? by Sutherland, John
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John Sutherland, one of Britain's most celebrated professors of English literature, is here to test, stretch, amuse and instruct you with his definitive quiz on all things grammatical.Why do purists insist that 'television' is wrong while telephone is correct?Was Bill Clinton taking risks with language ...Show more
The Greeks Had a Word for it: Words You Never Knew You Can't Do Without by Andrew Taylor
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Do you ever search in vain for exactly the right word? Perhaps you want to articulate the vague desire to be far away. Or you can't quite convey that odd urge to go outside and check to see if anyone is coming. Maybe you're struggling to express there being just the right amount of something - not too m ...Show more
Speeches That Changed the World by Quercus
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With over a million copies already sold, this is the newly updated edition of the definitive collection of great speeches ancient and modern. From calls to arms to demands for peace, and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration, this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politician ...Show more
Lateral Thinking Puzzles and Paradoxes
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: Science Puzzles
A novel approach to puzzle-solving! The problems in this book describe situations which are unusual or bizarre, and which defy any attempt to find a ready explanation. However, the puzzles are constructed in a manner that will make the circumstances fit one, and only one, reasonable and logical answer. ...Show more
Go Fun! Big Book of Crosswords 2 by Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: Go Fun!
Do you know what jeans are made out of? How about another word for crazy? Each word puzzle gives you clues to figure out answers to questions like these and more. Here are some of the brainteasers you'll get to try: Crosswords help you think of synonyms and antonyms, Picture word puzzles give you visual ...Show more
Behind the Text by Sue Joseph
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Behind the Text is a celebration of the often forgotten genre of creative nonfiction. Paired with Joseph's rich descriptions of person and place, this collection of candid interviews brings together some of the best Australian authors, covering everything from traumatic wartime journalism and burning na ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Nursing by Market House Books Limited
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This new edition of a best-selling and trusted dictionary has been fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Though updates to this edition cover many areas, there is a particular focus upon risk assessement tools and terms relating to the M ...Show more
Metaphors be with You: An A to Z Dictionary of History's Greatest Metaphorical Quotations by Mardy Grothe
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"An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor." - Robert Frost For 3,000 years, great thinkers and writers have relied on the device of metaphor to articulate profound thoughts, give voice to powerful emotions, and creatively explain complex ideas. But metaphorical language ...Show more
Say it Right in Italian by EPLS
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: Say It Right! Ser.
Say farewell to language faux pas forever Based on the revolutionary Easily Pronounced Language Systems approach, Say It Right in Italian makes mastering correct Italian pronunciation simple. With Say It Right you'll learn how to use hundreds of Italian words and phrases in everyday conversation. This ...Show more