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 ...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 ...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.
Langenscheidt Standard Dictionary German by Langenscheidt
$10.00 NZD
Category: Languages | Series: Langenscheidt Dictionaries Ser. | Reading Level: good-very good
The leading classroom reference and the favorite of students and teachers in high schools and colleges, this dictionary offers a wealth of entries in a clear, simple and easy-to-use layout. - 130,000 references - All headwords in blue for quick reference - Broad range of entries including idiomatic expr ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature by Roger Robinson
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Literature | Reading Level: very good
This companion seeks to offer a comprehensive record of New Zealand writing in an easily accessible form. It contains more than 1500 alphabetically arranged entries on writers, novels, plays, poetry, journals, periodicals, anthologies, literary movements and professional organizations. The Oxford Compan ...Show more
A Glossary of Literary Terms by M. H. Abrams
$8.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: good
First published in 1957, A Glossary of Literary Terms contains succinct essays on the terms used in discussing literature, literary history, and literary criticism. This text is an indispensable reference for students.
Fighting Words - From War, Rebellion and Other Combative Capers by Christine Ammer
$14.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good
Uses quotations from historical sources as well as previous research into wartime etymology to achieve an examination of the words of war.
The Book of Babel - Words and the Way We See Things by Nigel Lewis
$14.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: good-very good
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer C. Brewer; Ivor H. Evans
$14.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good