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'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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns demonstrate the essence of creativity. Geary reasons that wit is ...
On average, Google receives over 40,000 searches every second.
That's 3.5 billion searches per day
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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 ...
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 ...
The Countries of the World in Minutes is the quickest way to understand the modern world and every country in it.
For each of the ...
For more than 25 years, Pocket World in Figures has been the indispensible handbook on the state of the world, covering demographics, industry, politics, geography ...
'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 ...
This ambitious volume, newly available in paperback, explores the rich history of the book, one of the most efficient, influential and enduring technologies ever invented ...
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 ...
