Fierce Bad Rabbits: The Tales Behind Children's Picture Books by Clare Pollard
$26.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about? How is Meg and Mog related to Polish embroidery? And why does death in picture books involve being eaten? Fierce Bad Rabbits explores the stories behind our favourite picture books, weaving in tales of Clare Pollard's childhood reading and her re-discovery ...Show more
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature by Edward Brooke-Hitching
$52.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
From the author of the critically acclaimed and globally successful The Phantom Atlas, The Golden Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a stunning new work. The Madman's Library is a unique, beautifully illustrated journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt do ...Show more
Pocket World in Figures 2022 by The Economist
$27.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
The new edition of this annual bestseller, packed with amazing data about the world in 2021.
A Simple Guide to Writing Good Fiction
$24.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Teaches the craft of storytelling, from dialogue and characters to structure and conflict. Includes advice on publishing and submissions. Written in a straightforward manner, complete with simple worksheets. Contents: Introduction Getting Started The Elevator Pitch Research Characters Setting Conflict, ...Show more
Italian English Illustrated Dictionary: A Bilingual Visual Guide to Over 10,000 Italian Words and Phrases by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in Italian with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for Italian-language students.Building on the success of the English for Everyone course books and the Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, the Italian English Illustrated Dictionary uses c ...Show more
Maori Made Easy 2 by Scotty Morrison
$38.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Enhance your Māori-language learning with the most reliable - and easiest - resource available. The bestselling Maori Made Easy gave learners an accessible and achievable entry into te reo Māori. It quickly cemented itself as the guide to those new to the language. Scotty Morrison now offers a second in ...Show more
Collins Arabic Dictionary Essential Edition: 24,000 Translations For Everyday Use [Second Edition] by Collins Dictionaries
$19.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Series: Collins Essential Editions Ser.
This handy and affordable quick reference guide offers extensive and relevant coverage of today's English and Arabic, with thousands of phrases and examples guiding you to the most appropriate translation. The clear layout allows for fast and easy access when you most need it. Ideal for use on the go, a ...Show more
Scrabble Dictionary: The Official Scrabble Solver - All Playable Words 2-9 Letters in Length [Sixth Edition] by Collins Scrabble
$24.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
An essential resource for all Scrabble enthusiasts. Stuck on how to decide on what is a valid word in Scrabble? This edition, in hardback, is fully updated to include all valid words between 2 and 9 letters in length from the latest official Scrabble word list, and allows players to settle disputes over ...Show more
Lingo Dictionary of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases by John Frederick Miller
$34.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
If you've ever wondered why your girlfriend's a Sheila even though her name is Kate, or why your friend in the outer suburbs of Sydney is said to live beyond the black stump, then this is the book for you!Throwing light on all the quirky, intriguing and downright bizarre words and phrases that make up " ...Show more
Pears' Cyclopaedia: 2013-2014 by Chris Cook
$50.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
The 122nd edition of Pears', Britain's favourite encyclopaedia The quintessentially British bookshelf essential, Pears' Cyclopaedia continues to inform and intrigue generations of readers with its unique mix of solid facts and fascinating gems. Now in its 122nd year, this ultimate almanac offers clear a ...Show more
Romps, Tots and Boffins: The Strange Language of News by Robert Hutton
$29.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
You may not recognise the phrase, but if you have ever picked up a paper you'll have come across 'journalese'. Essentially, it covers words and phrases that are only found in newspapers - whether tabloid or broadsheet. Without them, how would our intrepid journalists be able to describe a world in whi ...Show more
Southeast Asia Phrasebook & Dictionary 4 by Lonely Planet Publications Staff
$16.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Series: Phrasebook Ser.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Southeast Asia... many faces, many places, many ways to get tongue-tied. From Hue to Vientiene, from Phuket to Phnom Penh, turn your travel challenges into unforgettable experiences. Order the right meal with our menu decoder Never get stuck ...Show more