Black Ink - Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing by Stephanie Stokes Oliver (Editor); Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference
Throughout American history black people are the only group of people to have been forbidden by law to learn to read. This expansive collection seeks to shed light on that injustice, putting some of America's most cherished voices in a conversation in one magnificent volume that presents reading as an a ...Show more
The Bumper Book of Things Nobody Knows: 1001 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything by William Hartston
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference
A witty and fascinating exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. There are many, many things that nobody knows... Do animals have a sense of humour? Why do we have five fingers? What did Jesus do in his youth? Has human evolution sto ...Show more
True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: World History 500 Preposterous Facts They Definitely Didn't Teach You in School by Shane Carley
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference
Turkeys used to be worshipped as gods? Bull$#*t! Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 world history facts that sound too absurd to be true. Knowledge is power! Crush the competition at trivia night or start the most interesting conversation ever with real facts that are hard to bel ...Show more
Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus Pocket Edition [7th Edition] by Collins Dictionaries
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference | Series: Collins Pocket
Two books in one with all the words you need at your fingertips. With matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page, you'll never be stuck for words again! This Dictionary and Thesaurus is easy on the eye and will help you find all the words, definitions and alternatives you need - and fast ...Show more
Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary: More than 330,000 Solutions for Cryptic and Quick Puzzles [12th Edition] by Anne R. Bradford, Collins Puzzles
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference
The bestselling companion for all crossword solvers and compilersCompiled over 60 years by a single author based on her experience of solving crosswords each day, this companion is regarded by top compilers as the authority for solvers and setters alike.Every word listed has appeared as a solution to a ...Show more
Oxford Paperback Thesaurus (4th Revised ed.) by Oxford Dictionaries
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference | Series: UK Bestselling Dictionaries Ser.
This up-to-date, general purpose thesaurus offers over 300,000 synonyms and antonyms. Includes a centre section containing thematic lists, for example of animals, games, and tools, designed to help you broaden your vocabulary, improve your general knowledge, and solve quizzes and puzzles. Includes 3 mon ...Show more
Scrabble Dictionary: The Official Scrabble Solver - All Playable Words 2-9 Letters in Length [Sixth Edition] by Collins Scrabble
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference
An essential resource for all Scrabble enthusiasts. Stuck on how to decide on what is a valid word in Scrabble? This edition, in hardback, is fully updated to include all valid words between 2 and 9 letters in length from the latest official Scrabble word list, and allows players to settle disputes over ...Show more
The Happy Writing Book: Discover the Positive Power of Creative Writing by Elise Valmorbida
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'There are many guides to good writing but none as valuable as this.' Oliver Kamm, author and columnist for The Times Creative writing can enhance wellbeing, which can enhance creative writing, which can enhance wellbeing ... Become a better writer with over 100 inspiring prompts, insights and exercis ...Show more
Red Herrings and White Elephants by Albert Jack
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference
Bold as brass, cold feet, cock and bull, off the cuff, red herrings and white elephants - we use these phrases every day and yet have only the vaguest idea of where many of them come from. The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this book.
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference | Series: Save the Cat! Ser.
The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat screenwritin ...Show more
The Writing Book: A Practical Guide for Fiction Writers by Kate Grenville
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference
From the acclaimed author of The Secret River, a completely practical workbook that offers down-to-earth ideas and suggestions for writers or aspiring writers to get started and keep going Full of ideas and examples to get pen to paper or fingers on the keyboard, this guidedoesn't just talk about how to ...Show more
Collins English Thesaurus Essential: All the Words You Need, Every Day [Eighth Edition] by Collins Dictionaries
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Category: Dictionaries & General Reference | Series: Collins Essential Ser.
The perfect word reference for daily use. With practical usage notes, and a fantastic supplement, this is the ideal thesaurus to take your language use and knowledge further. 300,000 synonyms and antonyms. Specially tailored to meet the needs of the user at home, school, or in the office, with all the w ...Show more