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Paperback. This book has two parts. The first six chapters are relatively general. They review the history of English spelling and the reasons for the many irregularities of our modern language. The second part of the book is more technical. The criteria that should govern the choice among alternative reforms are described with care. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781791318
ISBN
9781781791318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.35

Paperback. Compiled by Britain's lexicographers, this dictionary is suitable for homes and offices. It offers comprehensive coverage of the English language. Editor(s): Allen, Robert. Num Pages: 1056 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 47. Weight in Grams: 720.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140515190
ISBN
9780140515190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.50

This reference brings together 6000 observations, witticisms and incendiary statements from voices across the ages, from Aristotle to Malcolm X, from the romantic odes of John Keats to the stream-of-consciousness beat poetry of Jack Kerouac. Editor(s): Andrews, Robert. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: CB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102186
ISBN
9780231102186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.57

Paperback. This manual provides writing instruction in simple terms with examples and exercises on how to build writing structures for anyone who needs to compose well-crafted sentences, paragraphs, essays and reports. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; CJCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621151
ISBN
9781900621151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Hardback. Arranged alphabetically by topic, with an index of sources, this splendidly browsable collection of over 6,000 quotations is the ideal reference work for anyone writing a speech, essay, or book. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: CB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231069908
ISBN
9780231069908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.06

Paperback. Learn in a week, what the experts learn in a lifetime. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; KJSA; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473609419
ISBN
9781473609419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Write words that work online Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW; UBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Murray Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444181296
ISBN
9781444181296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. A concise guide for all those who would like to improve their writing in science. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW; CJB; CJCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415269964
ISBN
9780415269964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.25

Paperback. An atlas that features a visual survey of the profound economic, political, and social changes taking place in China, as well as their implications for the world at large. It provides information on China's wealth, growing unemployment, mass migration to the cities, and trade disputes. Num Pages: 128 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; CBD; HBJF; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 9. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised and Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256101
ISBN
9780520256101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. Contrary to popular belief, the author of the first English dictionary is not Samuel Johnson, but Robert Cawdrey, who published his Table Alphabeticall in 1604 - nearly 150 years before Johnson's dictionary. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBD; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243884
ISBN
9781851243884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Robert; Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628925371
ISBN
9781628925371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Over 100 black and white photos. BIC Classification: CBV; UGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Michael Wiese Productions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615932290
ISBN
9781615932290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Technical ideas may be solid or even groundbreaking, but if these ideas cannot be clearly communicated, reviewers of technical documents are likely to reject the argument for advancing these ideas. This book presents a scientific approach to writing that mirrors the sensibilities of scientists and engineers. Series: IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118832523
ISBN
9781118832523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.07

Paperback. The most important modern reference work for Middle English studies Editor(s): Lewis, Robert E. Series: Middle English Dictionary S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472012329
ISBN
9780472012329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Hardback. This dictionary seeks to provide answers to questions on today's refugees, by tracing the history and describing the role of various actors in the international emergency relief system and in the global refugee assistance and protection network since the end of World War I. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FM; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; CBD; JFFD; JKS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837744
ISBN
9780810837744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.59

Paperback. Provides a range of writing skills that an experimental scientist needs to employ. Chapters cover various types of science writing, from routine forms, such as laboratory notes, abstracts, and memoranda, to the more complex writing required in dissertations, journal articles, and grant proposals. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300117936
ISBN
9780300117936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. An inspiring, stimulating new edition of this writer's companion and practical guide to the craft of fiction, scriptwriting, poetry and more experimental forms of writing. Updated and revised throughout, the text now contains new chapters on writing for digital media, flash fiction, memoir, and taking your writing out into the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 diagrames, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263568
ISBN
9781137263568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 46 Images. BIC Classification: APFN; CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Michael Wiese Productions United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615931361
ISBN
9781615931361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.25

paperback. .
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807337
ISBN
9781609807337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 color photos. BIC Classification: CB; GBA; GBC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365506
ISBN
9781626365506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.08

Hardback. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institutes publications. Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 254 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2154.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
1248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1943
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674123502
ISBN
9780674123502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.65
€ 77.20

Paperback. Now in its fourth revised edition, The Christian Writer's Manual of Style provides answers to writers', editors', and proofreaders' most pressing questions about language, style, and usage, focusing on the particular issues involved in religious writing. Num Pages: 494 pages. .
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310527909
ISBN
9780310527909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.45

Paperback. This resilient, determined, and popular British private press expresses the individuality of its owner's ideas. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 122 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 355 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551951836
ISBN
9781551951836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.83

Paperback. The wide range of languages and purposes now served by immersion worldwide is illustrated by case studies of thirteen programs. Editor(s): Johnson, Robert Keith (The University of Hong Kong); Swain, Merrill (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education). Series Editor(s): Long, Michael H.; Richards, Jack C. Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 line figure 3 halftones 12 tables. BIC Classification: CBG; EBAL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 465.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521586559
ISBN
9780521586559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 31.57

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