Dover Publications, October 1984. Reprint. Trade Paperback. "A fascinating, challenging book." ? A.L.A. Booklist Learn to use the most important codes and methods of secret communication in use since ancient times. Cipher and decipher codes used by spies. Explore the famous codes that changed the fate of nations and political..... More

Cooperstown, 1824. Leather. Solid binding in origianl boards; Boards show general wear from age w/ chipping and fraying present at edges; Previous owner name present at front and rear end-pages along with some other minor markings; Text free of markings; Pages moderately foxed w/ some damp-staining present; Over-all an extremely..... More

Aspen Publishers, May 2002. Paper Back. Ideally suited for child-focused courses that deal with the juvenile justice system or child-parent-state issues, this concise new casebook offers a perfect balance of scope and depth. More

Oxford University Press, USA, October 1998. First Edition. Cloth. Here is a delightful and instructive compendium of the most memorable utterances of the world's most quotable writers. The Oxford Book of Literary Quotations covers all aspects of the literary life, from careful assessments of the relative value of literature ("The..... More

Cassell, October 2002. Trade Paperback. It's "clear as a bell"--this informative and fun A to Z guide to English idioms really "plumbs the depths" of the subject. Over 10,000 cross-referenced entries that range from "bread and circuses" to "apple-pie order" and "muscle in" to "zonk out" give the meaning of..... More

Oxford University Press, March 1993. Paper Back. Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf, Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy, Louis Armstrong and Mae West, Woody Allen and Dorothy Parker--these are but a few of the figures who have given voice to our century's most..... More

Oxford University Press, 1957. Cloth. {4 & 3/4' x 7 & 3/4'}{ Navy blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering & decortions. Leaning spine. Bumped mildly at head of spine. Previous reader's name in ink ffep. Unmarked internal text. [671 pages]. More

Oxford University Press, USA, September 1992. Trade Paperback. Language is the life blood of a culture, and to be interested in culture is in some sense to be interested in language, in the shapes and sounds of words, in the history of reading, writing, and speech, in the endless variety..... More

Oxford University Press, October 1999. Paper Back. This volume brings together quotations crucial to a picture of the 20th century, offering the reader an overview of the social, political, cultural, and scientific concerns of succeeding decades. It concentrates on writers who were alive in or after 1914, taking the outbreak..... More

Oxford University Press, October 2006. Trade Paperback. Who or what is liable to jump the shark? Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall? Who was the first to cry Women and children first? The answers to these and many more questions are in this fascinating book. Here in..... More

Harper Perennial, 1986. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo. 2nd printing. [224 pages]. More

Wordsworth Editions Ltd, May 1997. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More

Allyn & Bacon, June 1995. Trade Paperback. The only style manual ever to appear on the best-seller lists offers practical, fundamental advice on improving writing skills, promoting a style marked by simplicity, orderliness, and sincerity. More