Language: reference & general titles - 22,586 results

Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar

Hilofumi Yamamoto, Noriko Kobayashi, Stefan Kaiser, Yasuko Ichikawa

Language: reference & general; Language teaching & learning material & coursework; Grammar & vocabulary; Languages & ESL

Paperback

A complete reference guide to modern Japanese grammar, this fills many gaps left by previous textbooks. Grammar points are... [more]

A Matter of Principle

Conrad Black

Biography; Memoirs; Writing & editing guides; Human rights

Paperback

In this unflinchingly revealing and superbly written memoir, Black writes without reserve about the prosecutors who mounted... [more]

The Best Australian Science Writing 2012

Elizabeth Finkel

Creative writing & creative writing guides; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science

Paperback

How were Ned Kelly's bones finally identified? What makes cockroaches some of the most successful creatures on the planet?... [more]

The Australian Writer's Marketplace

Kim Wilkins

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Writing & editing guides

Paperback

Every contact one will need to succeed in the writing business, including publishers, agents, writing competitions, awards,... [more]

Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2013

Language: reference & general; Children's literature studies: general; Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs; Publishing industry; Advice on careers & achieving success

Paperback

'Take the great advice that's in this Yearbook'- David Almond [more]

Better Than Great: A Plentidinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives...

Arthur Plotnik

Language: reference & general; Writing & editing guides; linguistics

Paperback

A veritable tko of terminology, Better Than Great is the essential guide for describing the extraordinary -- the must... [more]

The Oxford History of English

Lynda Mugglestone

Language: history & general works; linguistics; Historical & comparative linguistics

Paperback

Lynda Mugglestone's hugely popular The Oxford History of English is republished in a reset and revised edition featuring David... [more]

20 Master Plots: And How to Build Them

Ronald B. Tobias

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides

Paperback

Looking at 20 plot patterns, this title helps readers apply these plots to their own work. It also helps readers learn how... [more]

English Verbs

George Ehrenhaft, Vincent F. Hopper

Usage & grammar guides; Grammar & vocabulary; Education; Languages & ESL

Paperback

Irregular verbs are often difficult to master, precisesly because their formations do not follow standard rules. Here are... [more]

A Writer's Guide to Characterization: Archetypes, Heroic Journeys, and Other...

Victoria Lynn Schmidt Ph. D.

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides

Paperback

All too often a character arc is just one scene thrown in at the end to show the character is now different but we don't get... [more]

A History of German

Joseph Salmons

Language: history & general works; linguistics; Historical & comparative linguistics

Paperback

This book provides a detailed introduction to the development of the German language from the earliest reconstructible prehistory... [more]

Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers...

Lisa Cron

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Semantics

Paperback

This guide reveals how writers can take advantage of the brain's hard-wired responses to story to captivate their readers'... [more]

Mandarin Phrasebook

Language: reference & general; Travel & holiday guides; Language phrasebooks; Languages & ESL

Paperback

Pinyin throughout (Chinese transcribed into roman characters); 3,500 word two way dictionary; New-look phrasebook with colourful... [more]

How to Write a Sentence: and How to Read One

Stanley Fish

Language: reference & general; Writing & editing guides; Semantics; Literature: history & criticism; Literary studies: general

Paperback

New York Times columnist Fish presents an entertaining, erudite celebration of language and rhetoric drawing on a wide range... [more]

How to Do Biography: A Primer

Nigel Hamilton

Biography: general; Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Writing & editing guides; Literary studies: general

Paperback

Starting with personal motivation, the author charts the making of a modern biography from inside: from conception to fulfillment.... [more]

Macquarie Little Dictionary

Dictionary Macquarie

Language: reference & general; Dictionaries

Paperback

This edition of the 'Macquarie Little Dictionary' is based on the acclaimed Fifth Edition of the full Macquarie Dictionary.... [more]

Macquarie Little Thesaurus

Dictionary Macquarie

Language: reference & general; Thesauri

Paperback

The 'Macquarie Little Thesaurus' presents a surprising number of synonyms in a very compact format. It is based on the complete... [more]

Microstyle: The Art of Writing Little

Christopher Johnson

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides

Paperback

A work of pop linguistics . . . [that] synthesizes . . . grammar, branding, cognitive science and Web theory . . . with intelligence... [more]

The Story of English in 100 Words

David Crystal

Language: reference & general; Language: history & general works; linguistics

Paperback

Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient word ('loaf') to advanced ('twittersphere') and... [more]

You Talkin' to Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama

Sam Leith

Language: reference & general; Reference; Humour

Paperback

Rhetoric is what gives words power. It's nothing to be afraid of. It isn't the exclusive preserve of politicians: it's everywhere,... [more]

Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion

Andrew Delahunty, Sheila Dignen

Language: history & general works; Literary reference works; Literary companions; Reference; Reference works

Paperback

An absorbing dictionary that clearly explains the meanings of references and allusions that are likely to be encountered in... [more]

Sell Books Like Wildfire: The Step-by-Step Guide That Any Author Can Use...

Rob Eager

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Sales & marketing

Paperback

To succeed in today's publishing climate, you have to be more than just a great writer... you also have to be a great marketer.... [more]

The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and Their Origins...

Phil Cousineau

Dictionaries; Language: history & general works; linguistics; Encyclopaedias & reference works; Reference works; History

Paperback

Illuminates the history and mystery of weird and wonderful word stories. This title includes the words ranges from the commonplace,... [more]

For the Love of Letters: The Joy of Slow Communication

John O'Connell

Language: history & general works

Hardback

Handwritten is a celebration of letter-writing in all its guises [more]

Mark Forsyth's Gemel Edition: A Box Set Containing the Etymologicon and...

Mark Forsyth

Language: history & general works; linguistics

Hardback

'Gemel' is an old English word meaning 'twin' - Mark Forsyth's Gemel Edition brings together a Sunday Times Number One bestseller... [more]