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THE PRODIGAL TONGUE(Hardback)
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A laugh-out-loud dissection of the linguistic myths surrounding British and American English from the author of the blog SEPARATED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE
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DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Paperback)
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Barack Obama's number one bestseller in a new edition to tie in with the end of his landmark presidency.
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SCOTLAND: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY(Paperback)
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Offers an account of Scotland's history, composed of eye-witness accounts by those who experienced it first-hand. This title features key historic moments - ranging from Bannockburn and Flodden to t...
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ONCE IN A HOUSE ON FIRE(Paperback)
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With an introduction by Eimear McBride. A devastatingly powerful, moving and uplifting memoir - now a classic of its genre - that inspired others to tell their own true life stories.
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION(Paperback)
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How has the English language evolved into the version we know today? How will it develop in future? Is it changing for the better or the worse? Simon Horobin's entertaining Very Short Introduction e...
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TRANSLATION: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION(Paperback)
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Translation is everywhere, giving us dubbed films, and access to foreign news and the literature of other cultures. Considering subtitling, interpreting, and adaptations, Matthew Reynolds reveals ho...
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MULTILINGUALISM: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION(Paperback)
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John C. Maher explains why societies everywhere have become more multilingual, despite the disappearance of hundreds of the world languages. He considers our notion of language as national or cultur...
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A Dictionary of World History
This invaluable, wide-ranging A to Z contains over 4,000 concise and reliable entries on all aspects of international history, from ancient times right up to the present day. An ideal quick reference work for students, and a fascinating source of historical information for anyone with an interest in the subject.
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Oscar Wilde - The Major Works
This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Wilde's poetry and prose short stories, plays, critical dialogues and his only novel - to give the essence of his work and thinking.
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Coco Chanel
A biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest fashion icons, reissued to coincide with the biopic 'Coco avant Chanel'.
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