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Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation by David Crystal
$25.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing
It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce ...Show more
The Godzone Dictionary of Favourite NZ Words and Phrases by Max Cryer
$30.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing
The Godzone Dictionary is a concise A-Z of the words and phrases that make our New Zealand language and speech patterns so distinctive and individual, from Aotearoa and Avondale spiders to Zambuck and Zespri. Slang words and expressions feature heavily, while one of the unique features of this book is t ...Show more
Spanish Berlitz iPhrase by Berlitz
$20.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing | Series: Berlitz iPhrase
The Berlitz phrasebook is now available on your iPod! This brand new, contemporary series has the same great content as the Phrasebook, with quick access to words, phrases and photographs, with the added benefit of native speakers, making it even easier to perfect the correct pronunciation.
Talk French by Isabelle Fournier
$25.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing
Want to speak French with confidence? Don't have much time? Need the basics for a trip abroad? Talk French is the ideal short course for absolute beginners. Designed for adults learning at home or in a class, this popular course covers all the basic language you'll need in everyday situations. Its s ...Show more
Dancing on Hot Macadam: Peter Carey's Fiction by Anthony J. Hassal
$35.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing
The writer has a responsibility to tell the truth, not to shy away from the worldas it is; and at the same time the writer has a responsibility to celebrate thepotential of the human spirit.Peter CareyThis is the first comprehensive study of one of the world's most gifted and exciting writers. It follow ...Show more
Collins Easy Learning Italian Words by -
$20.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing | Series: Collins Easy Learning Dictionaries
Collins Easy Learning Italian Words helps you build up your vocabulary and is the ideal companion to any of the ever-popular Easy Learning Italian range. Collins Easy Learning Italian Words is designed for learners of Italian of all ages, whether you are learning at school, in an evening class, for bus ...Show more
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Julia Eccleshare
$65.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing | Series: 1000 Sticker Book
1001 CHILDRENS BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU GROW UP is the perfect introduction to the very best books of children's fiction: those books that have a special place in the heart of every reader. It introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles ...Show more
French Dictionary For Beginners by Helen Davies
$23.00 NZD
$24.00 (4% off)
Category: Language / Writing | Series: Beginner's Dictionaries
A dictionary designed to make language learning easy and fun. It contains over 2,000 everyday words and phrases grouped thematically and illustrated with amusing pictures and busy scenes. To listen to all the words and phrases in this book go to the Usborne Quicklinks site. There are also downloadable ...Show more
501 Great Writers : A comprehensive guide to the giants of literature by Julian Patrick
$35.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing
Entertaining and informative, this collection of brief, informal biographies spans the centuries from Sophocles in ancient Greece to Harper Lee in Americaas Deep South. Along the way, readers will enjoy pithy biographical sketches of existentialists Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre, French satirist Vol ...Show more
Good Word Guide : The Fast Way to Correct English - Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Usage by Martin Manser
$37.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing
'In every sense, a good word guide' Times Educational Supplement 'This intelligent guide is an essential addition to the bookshelves of all readers and writers' Good Book Guide Our language is changing faster than ever before. Modern communications are breaking down distinctions between formal and infor ...Show more
Best Short Stories of Katherine Mansfield by Katherine Mansfield
$20.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing
These perceptive tales of frayed emotional bonds and shattering discoveries unfold in an intensely visual style of impressionistic details. Acclaimed stories by the influential Modernist author include "Prelude," a reminiscence of her New Zealand girlhood, in addition to "The Garden Party," "How Pearl B ...Show more
French Berlitz iPhrase by Berlitz
$20.00 NZD
Category: Language / Writing | Series: Berlitz iPhrase
The Berlitz phrasebook is now available on your iPod! This brand new, contemporary series has the same great content as the Phrasebook, with quick access to words, phrases and photographs, with the added benefit of native speakers, making it even easier to perfect the correct pronunciation.