Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever (McWhorter John)(Pevná vazba)

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever (McWhorter John)(Pevná vazba)

A New York Times bestseller One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much. Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our

Words on the Move: Why English Won't - And Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally) (McWhorter John)(Paperback)

Language is always changing, but the way English is spoken today rubs many of us the wrong way. Whether it's the use of literally to mean 'figuratively,' or the way young people use LOL or business jargon like What's the ask?--it often seems as if the language is deteriorating before our eyes. But

Panzers in Normandy - Then and Now (Lefevre Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Normandy campaign, Panzers in Normandy Then and Now is a detailed study of the German panzer regiments in Normandy in 1944 as seen from the German side. The book is basically divided into two parts: the theoretical composition of the 1944 model

Paris Then and Now (R) (Caine Peter and Oriel)(Pevná vazba)

Paris: Then and Now captures the changes that have taken place in Europe's most romantic city from the days before the Belle Epoque up to the 1960s. Pairing archive images with the same viewpoint taken in 2015, the book provides a succinct visual history to some iconic locations. The book takes an

Flanders - Then and Now (Giles John)(Pevná vazba)

The author recreates, with contemporary photographs alongside others taken by him plus eyewitness accounts and narrative, the atmosphere, past and present, of that once famous salient. He aims to present a tribute to the men who fought with such courage and tenacity in the horrendous

All Crazee Now: English Football and Footballers in the 1970s (Tossell David)(Pevná vazba)

All Crazee Now is the story of English football and its footballers in the 1970s, a decade that saw the start of the move from the 'old-fashioned' game towards the modern Premier League era; a transition that accelerated throughout the decade. Much of what we recognise in today's game is rooted in

Leeds Then and Now (Musgrave Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Using archive photos from the 1860s to the 1960 paired with a modern viewpoint, Leeds Then and Now shows how the great northern powerhouse has retained and adapted its classic Victorian buildings, such as Kirkgate Market, to a 21st-century

Blitz Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

Documented with facts, figures and eyewitness accounts, the period in question began quietly with the Luftwaffe busy elsewhere through the 1944 'Baby Blitz' and the fearsome V1 and V2 robot bombs. The three volumes of this series are dedicated to those British civilians who died or were

John Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: From the Greatest Poets, Writers, Playwrights and Literati in the English Language (Hardcover) (Bartlett John)(Pevná vazba)

New York Then and Now (Reiss Marcia)(Pevná vazba)

Pairing classic archive photos with their modern viewpoint, New York Then and Now shows the dramatic changes that have transformed the city in 150 years.The latest version of Pavilion Books' top-selling North American title, New York Then and Now, has been revised and updated for 2019. Photographed

Western Front - Then and Now - From Mons to the Marne and Back (Giles John)(Pevná vazba)

This work covers the main British battle areas of the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. Starting with the spark that ignited the war, the outline of events brings the operations of the British Army in France and Flanders full

Selected Poems (Burnside John)(Paperback)

Over 17 years and nine collections, John Burnside has built--in the words of Bernard O'Donoghue--'a poetic corpus of the first significance,' a poetry of luminous, limpid grace. His territory is the no-man's-land of threshold and margin, the charmed half-light of the liminal, a domestic world

Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space (Young John W.)(Pevná vazba)

Operation 'Torch' The Invasion of North Africa - Then and Now (Pallud Jean Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Operation 'Torch', The Invasion of North Africa - Then and

V-Weapons Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

Day-by-day listings are included covering the locations in Britain where every V1 was either destroyed or where they impacted, plus those for all the V2s. Illustrated with many censored photographs from the period, 'then and now' comparisons bring history alive to illustrate the passage of time

Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary (Crystal David)(Pevná vazba)

Did you know that the English language has over 150 words for the adjective 'drunk' developed over 1,000 years? Be prepared to learn words you have never heard before, find out fascinating facts behind everyday words, and be surprised at how lively and varied the English language can be. Published

War in the Channel Islands - Then and Now (Ramsey Winston G.)(Pevná vazba)

Besides being the only British territory occupied by the Germans in the Second World War, it is perhaps less generally known that the Channel Islands were fortified out of all proportion to the rest of Hitler's Atlantic Wall: a legacy that is explored in individual chapters on Alderney, Guernsey,

Professor at Large: The Cornell Years (Cleese John)(Pevná vazba)

And now for something completely different. Professor at Large features beloved English comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of Ivy League professor at Cornell University. His almost twenty years as professor-at-large has led to many talks, essays, and lectures on campus. This collection of

The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World (Hoptman Laura)(Pevná vazba)

Forever Now presents the work of 17 artists whose paintings reflect a singular approach that characterizes our cultural moment at the beginning of this new millennium--they refuse to allow us to define, or even meter our time by them. This phenomenon was first identified by the science fiction

Gallipoli - Then and Now (Newman Steve)(Pevná vazba)

In this work, the author presents the precise spots where the battle at Gallipoli took place with a range of contemporary photographs. It provides a link between past and present; from one century to the next; that the deeds of those whose bones lie buried in a foreign field shall not be

Falklands War Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

In 1982, Argentina rashly gambled that a full-scale invasion of the Falklands Islands - ownership of which had been disputed with Great Britain for over a century - would put an end to years of political wrangling. This title lists the casualties of both sides and the graves of all the British

Literally - Amazing Words and Where They Come From (Skipworth Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning non-fiction picture book about the global diversity hidden in the English

Little Book of Churchill: In His Own Words (Hippo! Orange)(Pevná vazba)

The iconic leader who 'mobilized the English language and sent it to battle'.Churchill's life and political career were certainly long and colorful: he travelled the world, fought in the Boer War, and oversaw the disastrous Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. But it was during the Second

Scotland's Rural Home: Nine Stories about Contemporary Architecture (Brennan John)(Pevná vazba)

The nine building stories told in this book show how rural households and communities define themselves, and the role architecture plays in