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Paperback. How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? And what do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the meanings of these well-worn and much-loved phrases by putting these linguistic quirks in context, and explaining how and why they were first used. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782430117
ISBN
9781782430117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138935976
ISBN
9781138935976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.48

Paperback. BIC Classification: CB. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780252003318
ISBN
9780252003318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Through essays and practical tasks, this book aims to stimulate creativity so that the reader becomes familiar with their own strengths. Including the author's journey from writer's block back to productive work, this book takes the reader across America from New York to New Mexico. It is for those on the path to creativity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018690
ISBN
9780141018690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658068929
ISBN
9783658068929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

Paperback. This highly practical book reveals that there are many ways of being creative that will help us grow as Christians. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
SPCK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281069637
ISBN
9780281069637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. "Team Talk: Sporting Words and Their Origins". Series: Shire General. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 193 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808343
ISBN
9780747808343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. Examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of English has reflected the ways speakers of the language have interacted with their tastes, their environment and other cultures. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807766
ISBN
9780747807766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. For centuries English has assimilated words from other languages. This title provides an introduction to the subject of etymology, showing how the words we use hold the histories of human interaction and communication. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Shire Publications London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008775
ISBN
9780747807490
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Picture Dictionary. Num Pages: 80 pages, Col.ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; EBD; YRDC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 280 x 221 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780175564545
ISBN
9780175564545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Offers user friendly lists of Arabic English intelligence terms with brief definitions, organised in thematic sections. This book includes common acronyms often found in intelligence reports, manuals and training course materials. Series: Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2CSR; CBD; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401463
ISBN
9781474401463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Practical guidance, advice and tips to make your Young Adult Fiction writing stand out and get noticed. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473607071
ISBN
9781473607071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This new study argues that modernist literature is characterised by a 'multilingual turn'. Examining the use of different languages in the fiction of a range of writers, including Lawrence, Richardson, Mansfield, Rhys, Joyce and Beckett, Taylor-Batty demonstrates the centrality of linguistic plurality to modernist forms of defamiliarisation. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; CBX; DSA; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349309573
ISBN
9781349309573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; 2GJ; CBX; CFB; CFGA; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349436163
ISBN
9781349436163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580087407
ISBN
9781580087407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Paperback / so. Series: Offene Wissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034853736
ISBN
9783034853736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138949881
ISBN
9781138949881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.03

Paperback / so. Series: Duv Sprachwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CB; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783824440481
ISBN
9783824440481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.62

Paperback / so. Series: Rheinisch-Westfalische Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; CF; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531072456
ISBN
9783531072456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.10

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CB; DSB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531121895
ISBN
9783531121895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.84

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