Signs & Symbols: An illustrated guide to their origins and meanings by DK
$42.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing
Discover the fascinating origins and meanings of over 2,000 signs and symbols from mythology and religion to astrology and ancient tribes in this comprehensive guide.For centuries, symbols have been imperative throughout the world, signifying ideas, relationships, and objects across different cultures. ...Show more
Collins English Thesaurus Pocket Edition [7th Edition] by Collins Dictionaries
$20.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing
The ideal word finder with a wide range of up-to-date entries, a generous choice of synonyms, and thousands of antonyms, giving unrivalled everyday language coverage for a thesaurus of its size. The hard-wearing cover makes it an ideal reference book for carrying to school or work. The perfect book for ...Show more
Fucking Apostrophes - A Guide to show you where you can stick them by Simon Griffin
$17.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing
A hilarious, furious and profoundly useful short guide to the most maddening punctuation in English. Apostrophes are an f'ing pain. The rules about how to use them are complicated, and have evolved haphazardly. Originally written as advice by a copywriter for designers -- wont to insert and remove apost ...Show more
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
$22.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "Not many books about writing manage to be both as practical and entertaining as this one. Even if you've never read a Stephen King novel, the insights he shares will change how you read and write (and maybe how you live)." ...Show more
100 Letters That Changed the World by Colin Salter
$39.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing
A collection of the most inspiring and powerful letters of all time. The written word has the power to inspire, astonish and entertain, as this collection of 100 letters that changed history will show. Ordered chronologically, the letters range from ink-inscribed tablets that vividly describe life in t ...Show more
100 Books That Changed The World by Colin Salter, Scott Christianson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing
A chronological survey of the world's most influential books. Many books have become classics, must-reads or overnight publishing sensations, but how many can genuinely claim to have changed the way we see and think? In 100 Books that Changed the World, authors Scott Christianson and Colin Salter brin ...Show more
Write Short Stories and Get Them Published by Zoe Fairbairns
$54.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing | Series: Teach Yourself
Written by one of the country's leading experts on the short story, Write Winning Short Stories - And Get Them Published is ideal if you want to write creatively in a genre that is increasingly attracting attention from publishers, and which offers plenty of competition and festival opportunities for yo ...Show more
Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings by Susie Dent
$34.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing | Series: Father Anselm Novels Ser.
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?What's the dramatic true story ...Show more
A Therapeutic Library: 100 Essential Books That Teach Fulfilment, Calm and Wellbeing by The School of Life
$49.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing
Recommended reading from The School of Life, featuring 100 books that offer therapeutic insight and enlightenment. Books, however familiar, are amongst the strangest objects on the planet: little portals that open directly into the ideas, feelings, loves and sorrows of writers from all times and places. ...Show more
Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling by Philip Pullman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing
Inspired meditations on storytelling from one of the worlds finest, most accomplished and adored writers. Pullman is a master of fiction and shares his thoughts on the origin of his own stories, the craft of writing and the storytellers who have meant the most to him. The art of storytelling is everywhe ...Show more
Teach Yourself Essential Italian Verbs by Maria Bonacina
$24.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing | Series: Teach Yourself Verbs
Is this the right course for me? Essential Italian Verbs is the course for you if you need help with your study of Italian. This fully revised edition of our best-selling course now comes with free downloadable audio support containing hints on how to learn verbs effectively. The aim of this book is to ...Show more
501 Italian Verbs by John Colaneri; Vincent Luciani; Marcel Danesi
$39.99 AUD
Category: Language & Writing | Series: Barron's 501 Verbs Ser.
Choose Barron's for language learning--a trusted resource for over 50 years!This brand-new edition of 501 Italian Verbs provides language learners with fingertip access to a carefully curated selection of the 501 most common Italian verbs--in all tenses and moods! Each verb is listed alphabetically in c ...Show more