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Paperback. With over 250 exercises that teach you the basics and test your skills on topics ranging from noun and verb agreement to correcting the most common spelling errors, this guide offers the information you need to become a grammar pro and the best writer you can be. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378. A One-Stop Practice and Exercise Book for Perfect Writing. 256 pages. With over 250 exercises that teach you the basics and test your skills on topics ranging from noun and verb agreement to correcting the most common spelling errors, this guide offers the information you need to become a grammar pro and the best writer you can be. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Dimension: 230 x 203 x 16. Weight: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Edition
- Workbook
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440530067
- ISBN
- 9781440530067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.19
€ 14.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. What really is correctness? Why do people care so much about it? What is at stake in the quarrel about good and bad usage? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0015467
- ISBN
- 9781848542099
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A scourge of illiteracy and a thorn in the side of pretension, the author provides advice about the linguistic blunders that lie in wait for us, from danglers and four-letter words to jargon and even Welsh rarebit. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141194318
- ISBN
- 9780141194318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.71
€ 12.99
€ 9.71
Hardcover. This is not a book of rules, this is a book of tools. It features over 100 specific, pencil-sharp ways to elevate your language skills and is suitable for anyone who ever needs to write. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845284787
- ISBN
- 9781845284787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 12.99
€ 15.00
€ 12.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Visible Ink Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578595204
- ISBN
- 9781578595204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 44.15
€ 51.99
€ 44.15
Paperback. This is an entertaining guide to the most common grammatical mistakes in English, from apostrophe atrocities to the lie/lay conundrum. Using examples of errors found in major newspapers, magazines, and TV broadcasting, Thomas Parrish's fictional friend "the Grouchy Grammarian" explains basic elements of grammar and good writing. Num Pages: 192 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CFK; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471223832
- ISBN
- 9780471223832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.58
€ 25.99
€ 21.58
Paperback. Do you ever search in vain for exactly the right word? While the English may not have a word for it, the good news is that the Greeks, the Norwegians, the Dutch or possibly the Inuits probably do. This is a smorgasbord of words from around the world that can come to the rescue when the English language fails. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552172431
- ISBN
- 9780552172431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.30
€ 16.99
€ 15.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585101856
- ISBN
- 9781585101856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.40
€ 23.99
€ 18.40
Hardcover. A shortened and updated version of the "Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary", designed to meet the needs of the Arabic speaker learning English. It records the different levels of usage met with in newspapers, radio and TV as well as films. Editor(s): Doniach, N. S. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CBD; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198643210
- ISBN
- 9780198643210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.69
€ 25.99
€ 19.69
hardcover. 'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons.' This volume provides words to help you wriggle out of sticky debates, deal with obnoxious dinner guests and fill in sick leave application forms with panache. It is an arsenal of over a thousand sonifacient verbal weapons with which to verbigerate your friends and gorgonise your enemies. Num Pages: 400 pages, B&W Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022550
- ISBN
- 9781408806357
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.44
€ 6.44
paperback. A guide to effective writing suitable for the Americans. It answers questions of meaning, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling in thousands of concise entries. It presents a systematic view of language as determined by context. It provides a chart of contexts and explains in which contexts a particular usage is appropriate. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CBG; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069892
- ISBN
- 9780231069892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.09
€ 48.09
hardcover. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 175 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226188850
- ISBN
- 9780226188850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.09
€ 44.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825306778
- ISBN
- 9780825306778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.99
€ 14.99
€ 13.99
Paperback. The most compendious collection of words for aspiring scholars, this book will help you hold your own in intellectual discourse. Featuring 2,400 sophisticated, obscure, and obtuse terms, each page will teach you the definitions you need to know to lock academic horns with the clerisy Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440591068
- ISBN
- 9781440591068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.04
€ 19.99
€ 19.04
The Art of the Footnote. Intelligent Student's Guide to the Art and Sc...
Young, Francis A.burkle-; Maley, Saundra Rose...
Hardback. This work shows why footnotes are valuable as a part of writing in scientific and historical research and how to create footnotes which are clear and helpful to the reader. It describes cases in which footnoting is appropriate and gives examples drawn from a variety of writings. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; CBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761803478
- ISBN
- 9780761803478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.04
€ 108.04
Paperback. Joseph Piercy outlines The 25 Rules of Grammar that should be adhered to in written and spoken English, defining the rules themselves and then decoding them for the layman. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782436027
- ISBN
- 9781782436027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.69
€ 10.99
€ 9.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CBG; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226720975
- ISBN
- 9780226720975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.67€ 44.63
€ 51.67
€ 44.63
hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138824669
- ISBN
- 9781138824669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.46
€ 205.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100125
- ISBN
- 9781585100125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AHB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624660375
- ISBN
- 9781624660375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.94€ 40.43
€ 51.94
€ 40.43