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Megawords: 200 Terms You Really Need to Know
ISBN: 9780761974741 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1976 Raymond Williams published his classic book Keywords. Richard Osborne presents Megawords a 21st century Keywords. The book is not simply a glossary, rather it is a map of the links between ideas and concept in the humanities, without which no self-respecting student should set sail.
In 1976 Raymond Williams published his classic book Keywords. Richard Osborne presents Megawords a 21st century Keywords. The book is not simply a glo...
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Straight from the Fridge, Dad: A Dictionary of Hipster Slang
ISBN: 9780767908405 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Righteous jive for all you weedheads, moochers, b-girls, gassers, bandrats, triggermen, grifters, snowbirds, and long-gone daddies.
Much of the slang popularly associated with the hippie generation of the 1960s actually dates back to before World War II, hijacked in the main from jazz and blues street expressions, mostly relating to drugs, sex, and drinking. Why talk when you can beat your chops, why eat when you can line your flue, and why snore when you can call some hogs? You're not drunk-you're just plumb full of stagger juice, and your skin isn't pasty, it's just caf? sunburn. Need a... Righteous jive for all you weedheads, moochers, b-girls, gassers, bandrats, triggermen, grifters, snowbirds, and long-gone daddies.
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French Made Simple
ISBN: 9780767918596 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learn to Speak French Quickly and Easily An invaluable introduction to one of the most studied languages in America, French Made Simple is ideal for the student, business person, or tourist. Teaching the basics of grammar, vocabulary, and culture, it guides you step-by-step through the process of learning and conversing quickly. Refreshingly easy to understand, French Made Simple includes: - Basics of grammar
- Modern vocabulary - Helpful verb chart - French-English Dictionary - Reading exercises - Economic information - Common expressions - Review... Learn to Speak French Quickly and Easily An invaluable introduction to one of the most studied languages in America, French Made Simple is ide...
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Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without
ISBN: 9781416561842 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SAY CHIC...C'est magnifique Ever wonder why some French words have become so common in English as to be cliches? Or why your witty repartee wouldn't be quite so witty without them? In Say Chic, Francoise Blanchard and Jeremy Leven collect more than seventy familiar French words and phrases that have become a permanent part of the American vocabulary. In their clever, often amusing style, the authors explain the origin of each word, its meaning, and how it came to be adopted into English. Uniting the sensibilities of an American author and a French...
SAY CHIC...C'est magnifique Ever wonder why some French words have become so common in English as to be cliches? Or why you...
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The Scarlet Letter
ISBN: 9781421823461 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is a little remarkable, that - though disinclined to talk overmuch of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to my personal friends - an autobiographical impulse should twice in my life have taken possession of me, in addressing the public. The fir
It is a little remarkable, that - though disinclined to talk overmuch of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to my personal friends - an autobi...
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The Scarlet Letter
ISBN: 9781421824468 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is a little remarkable, that - though disinclined to talk overmuch of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to my personal friends - an autobiographical impulse should twice in my life have taken possession of me, in addressing the public. The fir
It is a little remarkable, that - though disinclined to talk overmuch of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to my personal friends - an autobi...
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Smart Words: Vocabulary for the Erudite
ISBN: 9780399534645 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How and where to use 500 of the words that make you sound more cultured, worldly, and downright smart.
Whoever said sounding smart had to be painful? It's all in how you acquire the "ten-dollar words" of English. Smart Words makes fast and smooth learning of words such as prelapsarian, sedulous, sybaritic and draconian. How? By sticking to ultra-simple definitions, then offering a memorable--and often funny--description of when or why to use the word. A sample sentence shows you how. And the phonetics are a snap. Here's the description of... How and where to use 500 of the words that make you sound more cultured, worldly, and downright smart.
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American Slang, 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780061179471 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With 1,500 new words and phrases, this abridged edition of the Dictionary of American Slang is the most buzzworthy, banging collection of colloquial American English--no joke This fully updated and abridged fourth edition of American Slang contains more than 1,500 new terms representing the variety and vigor of American slang, from "yada yada yada" to "yo momma." There's no better resource for those who are curious about language, fascinated by counterculture, or just completely confused when other people talk. Like previous editions, this edition features... With 1,500 new words and phrases, this abridged edition of the Dictionary of American Slang is the most buzzworthy, banging collection of ... |
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Oxford Companion to World Mythology
ISBN: 9780195387087 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming explores the role of mythology in history, revealing how the dreams of specific cultures add up to the larger collective story of humanity.
Appealingly illustrated with nearly one hundred black-and-white halftones, the Companion provides thousands of alphabetically arranged entries covering all aspects of mythology including areas traditionally ignored by mythologists such as Polynesia, Africa, Native North America, Australia, and more. Leeming includes substantial essays on the worlds major mythological... In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming explores the role of mythology in history, revealing how the dreams of specific cul...
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Religious Signing: A Comprehensive Guide for All Faiths
ISBN: 9780553386196 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the fourth century, when Spanish monks first started signing to communicate during their vows of silence, sign language has been used in religious communities of all faiths. Present-day American Sign Language (ASL) carries on that tradition. Like any living language, it continues to grow and change to meet the communication needs of an ever more diverse religious population. This comprehensive guide, newly revised, updated, and expanded, gives you all the vocabulary you need to communicate effectively in any religious setting.
From Alleluia to Zizith, more than 750 signs and their... Since the fourth century, when Spanish monks first started signing to communicate during their vows of silence, sign language has been used in religio...
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Word for Word: Transform Your Vocabulary from Pedestrian to Precocious* in an Instant (*Or from Sophisticated to Straightforward)
ISBN: 9780399535383 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An ingeniously handy guide to help you transform chew into masticate, rainy into pluvian?or antediluvian into plain old old.
Attorney James Snyder didn't set out to write a book about words. But one day he looked up the word animadversion. The definition said it means the same thing as aspersion. He wasn't quite sure what that meant, so he looked it up. It meant the same thing as slander. At last he was getting somewhere? and he stumbled upon an inconvenient truth about dictionaries: If you don't know big words, they sometimes aren't much help.... An ingeniously handy guide to help you transform chew into masticate, rainy into pluvian?or antediluvian into plain old...
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and Australianisms
ISBN: 9781450032452 / Angielski / Miękka / 514 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Pegoany - English English - Pegoany Dictionary
ISBN: 9781450041195 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Latte, Lettern, Literaten: 111 Cafés, 99 Zeitungen
ISBN: 9783833463242 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 111 beruhmte Cafes sowie Anekdoten und interessante Fakten zu 99 Zeitungen sind in diesem kleinen Taschenbuch zusammengefasst. Fur alle, die in Cafes gerne Zeitung lesen.
111 beruhmte Cafes sowie Anekdoten und interessante Fakten zu 99 Zeitungen sind in diesem kleinen Taschenbuch zusammengefasst. Fur alle, die in Cafes ...
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100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses
ISBN: 9780544791190 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you know how to use these 100 words?
100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses is the perfect book for anyone seeking clear and sensible guidance on avoiding common pitfalls of the English language. Each word is fully defined and accompanied by a concise, authoritative usage note based on the renowned usage program of the American Heritage(R) Dictionaries. Each note discusses why a particular usage has traditionally been criticized and explains the rules and conventions that determine what's right, what's wrong, and what falls in between. This edition has... Do you know how to use these 100 words?
100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses is the perfect book for anyone seeking... |
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Mental Floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory
ISBN: 9780062069306 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The geniuses at mental_floss are back with mental_floss: The Book, a funny, surprising, fact-packed compendium of more than 200 of the Greatest Lists in the History of Listory. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the award-winning mental_floss magazine, authors Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur, and Ethan Trex offer a cornucopia of additive, edifying, oddball, and irreverent information guaranteed to make dedicated trivia fans "feel smart again." In the spirit of their top-selling book, Condensed Knowledge, mental_floss: The Book is perfect for everyone...
The geniuses at mental_floss are back with mental_floss: The Book, a funny, surprising, fact-packed compendium of more than 200 of the Greate...
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An Anthology of Arab Wit and Wisdom
ISBN: 9781593333966 / Angielski / Twarda / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This anthology of Wit and Wisdom is a small drop from a deep ocean - that of the rich aphoristic and proverbial literature of the Arabs. It comprises five hundred items, ranging from the seventh to the twentieth centuries, and is organized under a number of headings which provide a broad classification of the subject matter.
This anthology of Wit and Wisdom is a small drop from a deep ocean - that of the rich aphoristic and proverbial literature of the Arabs. It comprises ...
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers: Over 2,300 Emotive, Evocative, Descriptive Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Writer Should Know
ISBN: 9781440573118 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The ultimate tool for writers
Whether you're crafting the next great American novel or pounding away at a last-minute blog entry, there will come a time in the process when you struggle to find just the perfect word or phrase. Under the time-tested banner of Roget's Thesaurus, this collection will quickly become the most essential tool on your desk when you're working on your next piece. Far from an ordinary word list, each entry in this book is organized by meaning and offers a list of compelling word choices that relate to the ideas you'd like to use. It also provides a pronunciation... The ultimate tool for writers
Whether you're crafting the next great American novel or pounding away at a last-minute blog entry, there will come ... |
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Industrial and Labor Relations Terms
ISBN: 9780875461526 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A popular reference book, this bulletin gives definitions and historical background for nearly 300 frequently used words, phrases, and acronyms. It has been revised to reflect recent developments in labor relations and is extensively...
A popular reference book, this bulletin gives definitions and historical background for nearly 300 frequently used words, phrases, and acronyms. It ha...
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The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
ISBN: 9780425264379 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized.
Find yourself pretending to work? That's fudgelling. And this could lead to rizzling, if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling deipnosopbist by dinner. Just don't get too vinomadefied; a drunk dinner companion is never appreciated. The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them. From Mark Forsyth, the author of the #1... Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized.
Find yourself pretending to work? That's fudgelling. And this coul... |
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