Bryson's Dictionary: for Writers and Editors (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Bryson's Dictionary: for Writers and Editors (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Originally published as The Penguin Dictionary for Writers and Editors, Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors has now been completely revised and updated for the twenty-first century by Bill Bryson

New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors (Oxford Languages)(Pevná vazba)

The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the essential A to Z guide for anyone who works with words. Endorsed by the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, it offers invaluable support on 25,000 words that most frequently cause writers or editors confusion. Drawing on the expertise of

Bill Bryson's African Diary (Bryson Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the

Neither Here, Nor There - Travels in Europe (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in

Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid - Travels Through my Childhood (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

From one of our most beloved and bestselling authors, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s.Born in 1951 in the middle of the United States, Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Bryson is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24

Lost Continent - Travels in Small-Town America (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

lost to him because he had become a stranger in his own land. Bryson's acclaimed first success, The Lost Continent is a classic of travel literature - hilariously, stomach-achingly, funny, yet tinged with heartache - and the book that first staked Bill Bryson's claim as the most beloved writer of

A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Bill Bryson is one of the world's most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journey-into the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. It's a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime, as this

Shakespeare (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and

In My Mind's Eye - A Thought Diary (Morris Jan)(Paperback / softback)

A treat for fans of Alan Bennett's diaries and the works of Bill Bryson and Diana

User-friendly Dictionary of Old English and Reader (Griffiths Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Body - A Guide for Occupants - THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.'Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its

Body (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

One of the world's most beloved writers and bestselling author of One Summer takes his ultimate journey--into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail--well, most of it. In A Sunburned Country, he

The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson 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), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson

Made In America - An Informal History of American English (Bryson Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Funny, wise, learned and compulsive. (GQ). Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the

Road to Little Dribbling - More Notes from a Small Island (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. This book an insight into all that is best and worst about

Webster's Dictionary for Students, Sixth Edition (Editors of Merriam-Webster)(Paperback)

This dictionary was created for students in grades 3-6. An age-appropriate word list and kid-friendly definitions make it a favorite of teachers, students, and parents. Over 37,000 definitions for words kids use every day Definitions written in clear, easy-to-understand language Coverage of

Seeing Further - The Story of Science and the Royal Society(Paperback / softback)

Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick and Neal Stephenson amongst others, this beautiful, lavishly illustrated book tells the story of science and the Royal Society, from

In a Sunburned Country (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. This time in Australia. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an

Essential English: For Journalists, Editors and Writers (Evans Harold)(Paperback)

This brisk and pungent guide to the use of words as tools of communication is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organizations. What makes

Storytelling - Narratology for Critics and Creative Writers (McDonald Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors (Carey Michelle)(Paperback)

The #1 Guide to Excellence in Technical Communication--Fully Updated for Embedded Assistance, Mobile, Search, Multimedia, and More Direct from IBM's own content design experts, this guide shows you how to design product interfaces and technical information that always place users front and center

Romanian-English Picture Dictionary for Children and Schools (Rotaru D.)(Paperback / softback)

Polish-English/English-Polish Dictionary & Phrasebook (Books Editors Of Hippocrene)(Paperback)

This convenient 2-way Polish-English dictionary and phrasebook contains 4,000 dictionary entries, a pronunciation guide, concise grammar section, and all the essential language a traveler