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Birds of New Zealand: Collective Nouns by Melissa Boardman
$30.00 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
A beautifully illustrated book featuring New Zealand Aotearoa's native birds, each with its very own collective noun. A tussock of takahe? A hoon of kaka? A whistling of whio? This beautifully illustrated book of collective noun names for our native birds reveals something unique about their cha ...Show more
Have You Eaten Grandma? by Gyles Brandreth
$30.00 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
The go-to good English guide from the grammar guru himself, Gyles Brandreth . . . __________ Why, like, does everyone keep saying 'like'? Why do apostrophe's keep turning up in the wrong place? Why do we get confused when using foreign phrases - and vice versa? Is it 'may be' or 'maybe'? Should it b ...Show more
Rebel Without a Clause by Susan Butler
$29.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
The English language is changing constantly. We invent new words and phrases, we mash up idioms, we mispronounce, misuse, misappropriate. Sue Butler has heard it all and is ready to defend and disagree with common usage. Veering from tolerance to outrage, she examines how the word sheila took a nose-div ...Show more
Semicolon - How a Misunderstood Punctuation Mark Can Improve Your Writing, Enrich Your Reading and Even Change Your Life by Cecelia Watson
$19.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
'Fascinating... I loved this book; I really did' David Crystal, Spectator A biography of a much misunderstood punctuation mark and a call to arms in favour of clear expression and against stifling grammar rules. Cecelia Watson used to be obsessive about grammar rules. But then she began teaching. And ...Show more
Mother Tongue (Popular Penguin) by Bill Bryson
$13.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language | Series: BRYSON BI
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), t ...Show more
Great Diaries: The World's Greatest Diaries, Notebooks, and Letters Explored and Explained by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
Travel back in time and witness both everyday life and great moments in history in this fascinating compilation of diaries through the ages. Great Diariestraces the history of the diary in all its forms, from ancient times to the present day. It brings together historical and literary diaries, artists' ...Show more
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
$27.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "From The New Yorker's beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television."--Esquire "A whip-smart, challenging book."--Zadie Smith * "Jia Tolentino could be the Joan D ...Show more
Maori at Home: A Guide for Everyday Families by Scotty Morrison; Stacey Morrison
$35.00 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
Kei hea o putu whutuporo? Where are your rugby boots? Homai te ranu tomato. Pass me the tomato sauce. Kei te pehea te huarere i tenei ra? How is the weather today? Kei hea to mahi kainga? Where is your homework? Kati te whakaporearea i to tuahine! Stop annoying your sister! Maori at Home is the perfect ...Show more
The Godzone Dictionary - Of Favourite New Zealand Words and Phrases by Max Cryer
$34.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
This concise A-Z dictionary, now updated in a new expanded edition, is a quick and easy reference to understanding the words and phrases that make the New Zealand language and speech patterns so different. Language expert Max Cryer not only provides helpful definitions for the various entries, but also ...Show more
First You Write a Sentence:The Elements of Reading, Writing ... and Life by Joe Moran
$28.00 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A poet writes in sentences, but so does the unsung author who came up with Items trapped in doors cause delays. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift of our time. Enter widely-acclaimed author Profes ...Show more
The Book of Myself - A Do-It-Yourself Autobiography in 201 Questions by David Marshall; Carl Marshall
$27.99 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
Have you ever wanted to create your own autobiography or wished you could read about the life of a relative or friend? The Book of Myself is a do-it-yourself memoir that helps you record and preserve the experiences, relationships, and lessons that define you. Created by a grandson who wanted to capture ...Show more
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
$25.00 NZD
Category: Writing, Language
In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of lexicographers are gathering words f ...Show more