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The Secret Life of the English Language : Buttering Parsnips and Twocking Chavs
ISBN: 9780753824177 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Fine words butter no parsnips" is an expression dating back 400 years. "Twocking" and "chav" are popular new arrivals in the ever-growing vocabulary of British slang. What do words and phrases like these have in common, and what sets them apart? That's what this fascinating book sets out to explore. Along the way, it illuminates the whole process of word formation and proliferation. How are new words and phrases born? What's special about the ones that enter common usage? How do mistakes and jokes affect a word's career? Why do some words die, never to be used again? With examples ranging...
"Fine words butter no parsnips" is an expression dating back 400 years. "Twocking" and "chav" are popular new arrivals in the ever-growing vocabulary ...
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49,28 zł |
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Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies: The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, the Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, the New World Order,
ISBN: 9780307390677 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Did you know?
Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members. The Knights Templar began as impoverished warrior monks then evolved into bankers. Groom Lake, Dreamland, Homey Airport, Paradise Ranch, The Farm, Watertown Strip, Red Square, The Box, are all names for Area 51. An indispensable guide, Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies connects the dots and sets the record straight on a host of greedy gurus and murderous messiahs, crepuscular cabals and suspicious coincidences. Some topics are familiar the Kennedy... Did you know?
Freemasonry's first American lodge included a young Benjamin Franklin among its members. The Knights Templar began as i... |
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81,99 zł |
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Missouri Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
ISBN: 9780762758647 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The definitive collection of Missouri's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Missouri residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
The definitive collection of Missouri's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Missouri residents and anyone else who enjoys loc...
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81,77 zł |
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South Dakota Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780762758685 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The definitive collection of South Dakota's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for South Dakota residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
The definitive collection of South Dakota's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for South Dakota residents and anyone else who en...
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65,72 zł |
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A Family's Perspective on 2012
ISBN: 9781441581006 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,45 zł |
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What a Dirty Shame!: 101 Unforgettable Place Names of Oklahoma
ISBN: 9781581071733 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is probably not an Oklahoman or a visitor to Oklahoma who hasn't wondered about the meaning or origin of the names of many of the cities and towns and other landmarks. Those names mirror the 46th state's diverse culture and unique history. They sing with the beauty of American Indian languages, reflect the hope or earthy humor of early settlers, or ring with the energy of entrepreneurs. In some instances, the record documenting the birth of an Oklahoma place name no longer exists - if it ever did. In others, the "official" version varies from local legend - or is greatly enlivened by it...
There is probably not an Oklahoman or a visitor to Oklahoma who hasn't wondered about the meaning or origin of the names of many of the cities and tow...
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91,53 zł |
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Ghosts Coast-To-Coast
ISBN: 9781453501344 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,45 zł |
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Ghosts Coast-To-Coast
ISBN: 9781453501351 / Angielski / Twarda / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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135,88 zł |
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Your Pinkie Is More Powerful Than Your Thumb: And 333 Other Surprising Facts That Will Make You Wealthier, Healthier and Smarter Than Everyone Else
ISBN: 9780062008350 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mark Di Vincenzo, the New York Times bestselling author of Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon, brings us another book of fascinating, eminently useful facts certain to make you healthier, wealthier, and wiser. Readers of Schott's Miscellany and other compendiums of helpful information will delight--and profit--from these little known tidbits about health, money, food, death, bugs, politics, history, geography, and more or less everything under the sun.
Mark Di Vincenzo, the New York Times bestselling author of Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon, brings us another book of fascinating...
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60,38 zł |
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Illinois Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762758616 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Prairie State has to offer!
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Prairie State has to offer!
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71,20 zł |
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The Mysteries of the Caucasus
ISBN: 9781453556870 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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90,58 zł |
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The Mysteries of the Caucasus
ISBN: 9781453556887 / Angielski / Twarda / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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163,08 zł |
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Turning Point Breakthrough Prayers
ISBN: 9781612154602 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,45 zł |
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The Mammoth Book of Weird But True
ISBN: 9780762437283 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A giant humorous collection of funny news stories, whacky phenomena, hilarious blunders and gaffes--over 1000 extraordinary cases from around the world. Who needs urban legends, when these are all true? It's everything readers love about Ripley's Believe it or Not with an added punch of humor.
A giant humorous collection of funny news stories, whacky phenomena, hilarious blunders and gaffes--over 1000 extraordinary cases from around the worl...
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112,16 zł |
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ParaTom's Guide To Paranormal Investigations
ISBN: 9781456466954 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tom Lynch is a level headed, freelance Paranormal Investigator who stands out in the crowd. He goes into an investigation, somewhat a skeptic, but always a professional, armed with the technology designed to get to the truth. Julie Williams on the other hand, arms herself with crystals, prayer, and the belief that spirits have something to teach us. Together, Tom and Julie, with the help of their Investigative Unit, have helped many homeowners come to the realization that there is something hiding behind the thin veil that separates the living and dead, and it's getting thinner. When not...
Tom Lynch is a level headed, freelance Paranormal Investigator who stands out in the crowd. He goes into an investigation, somewhat a skeptic, but alw...
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58,86 zł |
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New Hampshire Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780762764488 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The definitive collection of New Hampshire's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for New Hampshire residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
The definitive collection of New Hampshire's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for New Hampshire residents and anyone else who ...
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71,20 zł |
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Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends
ISBN: 9780762770236 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A superbly illustrated guide to the mysteries of myth, legend, and-gulp!-real life.
A superbly illustrated guide to the mysteries of myth, legend, and-gulp!-real life.
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129,24 zł |
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A Fine Line Between...
ISBN: 9781438263519 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore the fine lines between 167 dichotomies in this beautiful graphic presentation by Prof. Oddfellow. Examples include:
* Abstraction / Obfuscation, * Confidence / Cockiness, * Danger / Safety, and such whimsical cases as * Exaltation of the Conquistador / Despair of the Shipwrecked "Sometimes quite humorous, sometimes very profound, and always worth 'visiting.'" --Ken Clinger, recording artist Explore the fine lines between 167 dichotomies in this beautiful graphic presentation by Prof. Oddfellow. Examples include:
* Abstraction / Obfus... |
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64,07 zł |
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Annotated Ellipses: Revealing A Hidden Dot-To-Dot Game Within A Novelist's Eccentric Punctuation
ISBN: 9781438269092 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Donn Byrne riddled his novel "The Wind Bloweth" (1922) with ellipses. For example, page 158 alone features no fewer than 27 of them. The ellipses don't merely omit superfluous words or mark pauses. Far from it In an astonishing number of cases, the ellipses illustrate the narrative, inviting the reader to "connect the dots." What follows is an illustrated celebration of Byrne's eccentric use of ellipses. Snippets of his text are here presented in a new order, to tell a story hidden within the ellipses.
Donn Byrne riddled his novel "The Wind Bloweth" (1922) with ellipses. For example, page 158 alone features no fewer than 27 of them. The ellipses don'...
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50,35 zł |
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I Never Knew That about London
ISBN: 9781250001511 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discover hundreds of fascinating facts about London in this enthralling miscellany Travelling through the villages and districts that make up the world's most dynamic metropolis, Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey around London to unearth the hidden gems of legends, firsts, inventions, adventures and birthplaces that shape the city's compelling and at times turbulent past. See the Chelsea river views that inspired Turner and find out where London's first nude statue is. Explore London's finest country house in Charlton and unearth the secrets of the... Discover hundreds of fascinating facts about London in this enthralling miscellany Travelling through the villages and districts that ... |
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155,32 zł |
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