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Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases by Robert Allen
$35.00 NZD
Category: Fashion and Music
"Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases" is the most comprehensive survey of this area of the English language ever undertaken. Taking over 6000 phrases, it explains their meaning, explores their development and gives citations that range from the Venerable Bede to Will Self. Crisply and wittily written, ...Show more
Biggest Book of Games for One Ever! by Robert Allen
$38.99 NZD
Category: No Category
Here is a great collection of games that you can play on your own. That's right - there's no need to drag unwilling family members along to help you so you can play at any time you fancy. The games include over 100 variations of patience and solitaire, as well as matchstick puzzles, coin games, chess pr ...Show more
Common Errors and Problems in English by Robert Allen
$26.00 NZD
Category: Languages & Reference
"The Penguin Writers' Guides" series provide authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable guides will help you find the best way to get your message ...Show more
Global Economic History by Robert C. Allen
$20.99 NZD
Category: Business & Investing | Series: Very Short Introductions
Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the interplay between geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nation ...Show more
How to Write Better English by Robert Allen
$25.00 NZD
Category: Languages & Reference | Series: Penguin Writers' Guides Ser.
This essential guide covers the key rules - and pitfalls - of written and spoken grammar. It covers such areas as: the building blocks of language, common errors and misconceptions, choosing the right level of expression, differences between British and American English, and political correctness.
Oxford Children's Dictionary by Robert Allen
$31.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Reading Level: From 8 To 11
20,000 colour headwords 150 colour illustrations Pronunciation guides for difficult words eg. guerilla, ricochet Information on word origins eg. rickshaw No confusing abbreviations - word classes (parts of speech) and inflections written in full Usage help to encourage accurate of language Up-to ...Show more
Oxford School Dictionary and Thesaurus by Robert Allen
$31.95 NZD
Category: Childrens Books
Provides a coverage with word origins, pronunciation guides, idiomatic phrases and idioms, labels and example sentences. The thesaurus provides over 100,000 synonyms for the dictionary entries, with those with meaning closest to that of the headword placed first to enable users to select the accurate al ...Show more
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage by Robert Allen
$32.95 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
This invaluable reference work offers the best and most sought-after advice on English grammar based on Henry Fowler?s original classic text. Updated with the use of Oxford?s unique language databases, it comprises over 4,200 entries giving clear recommendations on grammar, pronunciation, spelling, conf ...Show more
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage (2nd Edition 2008) by Robert Allen
$28.99 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference S.
This invaluable reference work offers the best advice on English usage, drawing on the unrivalled resources of Oxford's English Dictionaries programme and language monitoring. This second edition of the Pocket Fowler harks back to the original 1926 edition of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henr ...Show more
Saying Farewell by Robert Allen
$46.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
I always thought that people, who are vibrantly individual creatures, deserve more than a mere formal ritual at their farewell, so I began to write individual pieces to help say farewell in a more personal way. Then it became clear that others would like to use some of these, so they have been generalis ...Show more
The New Penguin Compact English Dictionary by Robert Allen
$34.95 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Penguin Reference Books S.
This abridged version of the "New Penguin English Dictionary" offers definitions of standard English words, specialist vocabulary, scientific and technical terms, as well as buzzwords (such as "duvet day") and jargon. It also contains a 36-page colour atlas section and a detailed world gazetteer.
The Penguin English Dictionary (3rd edition 2007) by Robert Allen
$45.00 NZD
Category: Fashion and Music
The third edition of the "New Penguin English Dictionary" is a truly magnificent resource, to be trusted and treasured. Edited and compiled by world-renowned lexicographers, the dictionary retains the utmost authority on the English language by offering detailed and clear definitions plus word and phras ...Show more