The New Zealand Pocket Oxford Dictionary by Tony Deverson

$12.00 NZD

Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good

This extensive and versatile dictionary provides unrivalled coverage of New Zealand and international English in pocket format. This brand new edition contains more than 60,000 dictionary headwords, including more than 3,000 New Zealand English words, which encompass further Maori loanwords, acronyms and initialisms, proper nouns, collo-quialisms, compounds, and miscellaneous formations. New features include updated appendices, featuring the English and Maori versions of the Treaty of Waitangi, and of ‘God Defend New Zealand’. ...Show more

The Adventure of English

$12.00 NZD

Category: Reference

English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. In this book Melvyn Bragg shows us the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. THE ADVENTURE OF ENGLISH is not only an enthralling story of power, religion and trade, but also the story of people, and how their day-to-day lives shaped and continue to change the extraordinary language that is English. ...Show more

Brush up Your Classics! An informative and entertaining guide to understanding the most famous words, phrases, and stories of the Greek classics by Michael Macrone

$12.00 NZD

Category: Greek Literature | Reading Level: very good

Here is a fabulous and fun reference guide to the Latin and Greek origins of such words and expressions as "windbag" and "seize the day," as well as a lively tour through the literature and life of ancient times. With fun black-and-white illustrations, this irreverent and informative book provides histo ry, maps, and even a glossary for a unique way to revisit the ancient classics. ...Show more

Collins Robert Concise French-English English-French Dictionary by B. T. S. Atkins

$16.00 NZD

Category: Languages | Reading Level: very good

Script and Scribble - The Rise and Fall of Handwriting by Kitty Burns Florey

$12.00 NZD

Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good

"A witty and readable (and fetchingly illustrated and glossed) excursion through the history of handwriting." --The Wall Street JournalLet a self-confessed "penmanship nut" take you on a tour of the strange and beautiful world of handwriting. Since her Catholic school days learning the Palmer Method, K itty Burns Florey has been in love with handwriting, and can't imagine a world where schools forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding. In this "winsome mix of memoir and call to arms" (Chicago Tribune), Florey weaves together the evolution of writing implements and scripts, pen-collecting societies, the golden age of American penmanship, and the growth in popularity of handwriting analysis, and asks the question: Is writing by hand really no longer necessary in today's busy world? "Charmingly composed and handsomely presented," Script & Scribble traces the history of penmanship to the importance of writing by hand in an increasingly digital age (The Boston Globe). ...Show more

Oxford English - A Guide to the Language by I C B Dear

$16.00 NZD

Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good

Based on a wide range of Oxford reference books--from The Oxford Companion to English Literature to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Science--this comprehensive guide will help everyone express themselves more effectively in both written and spoken English. Divided into four sections for easyaccess, Oxf ord English covers The Written Word, including word formation, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation, words commonly misspelled, foreign words and phrases, and much more; The Spoken Word, a guide to pronunciation, speech-making, verbal forms of address, and slang; The Language of Literature, aselection of quotations and proverbs, a dictionary of literary terms, and a look at famous authors and their works; and The Language of Science, Technology, and Commerce, which offers a dictionary of commercial and legal terms, computer-ese, scientific and medical language, chemical elements, logic symbols, and proof-readers marks. No other guide even approaches the comprehensiveness of this volume. Providing clear information and advice for those who want to write a letter, make a speech, or simply use our language more gracefully in everyday life, Oxford English is the perfectreference for home or office ...Show more

Collins English Dictionary thumb-indexed

$25.00 NZD

Category: Reference | Reading Level: good-very good

Rogets International Thesaurus by Robert L Chapman (ed.)

$20.00 NZD

Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good

Collins Dictionary & Thesaurus

$20.00 NZD

Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good

Now in colour, this new edition of the "Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus" is an essential one-stop source of help with English for all the family. With matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page, this title is a must-have family reference book. As part of the "Collins Family Reference" r ange, the new colour "Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus" provides clear, concise definitions using the most up-to-date data from the Bank of English - our 2.5-billion-word language database. Word histories are included for many entries along with pronunciations. The comprehensive dictionary text is complemented by matching same-page thesaurus entries, while the handy internet-linked supplement adds another dimension to help support online research. It enables you to: have confidence; get unrivalled coverage of the very latest words; get it right; find all the definitions and alternatives you need on one page; get there fast; and provides clear, colour layout for easy accessibility. Where does it fit in the range? "Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus" and "Collins Concise Dictionary and Thesaurus Words" are tools for life. And a "Collins Dictionary" makes them work for you. ...Show more

Worlds of Reference - Learning and Language from the Clay Tablet to the Computer by Tom McArthur

$20.00 NZD

Category: Books About Books | Reading Level: very good

Worlds of Reference is a history of dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference materials.

The Limerick - 1700 examples with notes variants and index by G Legman (ed.)

$18.00 NZD

Category: Humour | Reading Level: very good

Handy Book for Verifying Dates by John J Bond

$20.00 NZD

Category: Reference | Series: Bohn's Reference Library | Reading Level: good

Handy book of rules and tables for verifying dates with the Christian era; giving an account of the chief eras, and systems used by various nations.