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Fourteen years in the making and fifth in the series that has over 4.4 million copies in print, 1,000 Books to Read Before ...
'Brilliant for anyone interested in the effervescent oddness of English' --Stig Abell on Word Drops
What makes a place so memorable that it survives for ...
This book looks at how language has evolved around the globe from ancestral proto-languages to our recognisable modern tongues. It demonstrates how language has been ...
Some questions you never think to ask. Others, you didn't know you didn't know. And some facts are so surprising they cry out ...
A fascinating and humorous read that debunks the surprising myths about the world we always believed.
The latest addition to the popular Everything You Know ...
'Full of charm and fascination' The Bookseller
'Would dazzle any storyteller in love with words and their deepest meanings' Amy Tan, author of Joy Luck ...
The rhymes you'll find here are instantly recognisable and provide a comforting link to our past, however, the stories behind them are often unknown ...
On average, Google receives over 40,000 searches every second.
That's 3.5 billion searches per day
Or 1.2 trillion searches per year ...
The ultimate, comprehensive guide to country-by-country statistics around the world. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2018-2019 offers complete and up-to-date information on ...
The English language is a beautiful thing, but it suffers under relentless assault from Americans who want nothing more than to corrupt the mother tongue ...
From the author of the international bestseller The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the enduring power of books ...
A series of logic puzzles designed by some of Mensa's leading puzzle-setters which will help boost brain activity and improve concentration and memory - while ...
Pronunciation governs our regional and social identity more powerfully than any other aspect of spoken language. No wonder, then, that it has attracted most attention ...
Signed by Hand is a little gem of a book that displays images of a wide variety of autographed items from the
National Library of ...
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