Oxford University Press, USA, December 1998. Hardcover. This book - a detailed explanation and defense of standard American English - contains more than 700 pages of crisp, authoritative guidance on hundreds of questions of grammar and usage. "A Dictionary of Modern American Usage" treats all these topics and more: basic..... More
Black Dog Publishing, May 2011. Trade Paperback. New Wave is an illustrated adventure into the incredible world of flags, revealing that there is often more than meets the eye. From the infamous national flags through to signal flags, artistic flags, sporting flags and many more. New Wave presents useful general..... More
Oxford University Press, October 2004. Paper Back. Dazzlingly entertaining, this new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations contains over 5,000 quotations hand-picked by the writer and broadcaster Ned Sherrin. Containing a wide coverage of themes, including forty brand new ones such as Autobiography, Awards and Prizes, Parties, Presidents..... 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
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
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
Arcade Publishing, November 1993. Trade Paperback. More
Oxford University Press, USA, September 1990. Hardcover. From Jacques Derrida's différance to Henry James's ficelle, the vocabulary of literary theory and criticism can seem difficult if not opaque. Yet a grasp of these terms can often enhance our enjoyment and understanding of literature. To help clarify the reader's bafflement, The..... More
Oxford University Press, October 1988. Trade Paperback. The English language contains a large number of eponymic words--words derived from the names of people because of their close association with the product, service, or concept. Eponymic words fall into three categories: those derived from mythological or fictitious names; those which describe..... More
Swan Sonnenschein & Co. / Gale Research Company, 1968. Reprint. Cloth. Dust stained chartreuse cloth covered boards with gold lettering in olive green rectangular title plate on spine. Dustjacket is missing. Bright, clean, olive green end pages. Mildly darkened top textblock edge. Small fingernail shaped dust stain textblock bottom edge..... More
Akadine Pr, February 2001. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
Oxford University Press, July 2001. First Edition. Cloth. Allusions give us a marvelous literary shorthand, drawing on our collective knowledge of literature, mythology, and the Bible to help us describe people, places, feelings, and events. A miser is a Scrooge, a strong man is a Samson or a Hercules, a...... More
Collins Reference, October 2006. Paper Back. Did you know that school originally meant "free time"? Or that a gymnasium was originally a "nude practice area"? Or that nachos are named after Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya, who created them? The fascinating stories of these words and over three hundred more are told..... More
National Geographic Society, 1975. Reprint. Cloth. 4th edition. Large folio. {12 & 1/2' x 19'} In dustjacket with edgewear with small tears and chipping along edges. Foxing/tanning, including, especially heavy to verso. Some creasing. Quarter binding with denim blue cloth covering spine side and aegean blue cloth covers boards on..... More
HarperCollins Publishers, April 1984. Hardcover. Previous owner's name. More
John Wiley & Sons Inc, December 1991. Trade Paperback. As is. Title page price clipped. More
Bedford/St. Martin's, December 2007. Trade Paperback. Much has changed since the first edition of Lisa Ede's "Work in Progress"; students need more rigorous help working with sources, creating effective arguments, and addressing the greater demands of academic writing in a digital age. Refocused on the kinds of academic writing students..... More
Oxford University Press, USA, July 1979. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Sun-bleached spine. Well worn. Previous reader's name written in ink upon half title page. [386 pages]. More
Wordsworth Editions Ltd, May 1997. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. 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
Hill & Wang, October 1968. Cloth. Octavo. Dustjacket missing. Cedar colored cloth with gold lettering on spine. Previous owner's name inked fep. 5th printing. [436 pages]. More
Oxford University Press, 2003. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo [742 pages]. More
Harper Perennial, 1986. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo. 2nd printing. [224 pages]. More
David R Godine Publishing, September 1988. First Edition. Cloth. First/first in chipped, torn, edgeworn jacket. Octavo. Blue textured paper covered spine wit siliver lettering. Beige paper covered boards. Previous owner's name inked fep. Tight bindng. [288 pages]. More
Random House Reference Publishing, April 1990. Trade Paperback. Previous owner's name. More
