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Metaphors - An Annotated Dictionary - A Concise Overview of 3800 Picturesque Idiomatic Expressions normally used Subconsciously

By: N. E. Renton

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Australia, Schwartz & Wilkinson: 1990

Seller ID: 248867

ISBN: 1863370196

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good Condition

The modern English language is remarkably full of metaphors. These occur constantly in ordinary conversation, in newspapers, on radio and on television, as well as in more serious literature. Metaphors improve speech and writing by conveying shades of meaning more succinctly than ordinary phrases. This fascinating book discusses the subject in some detail. An entertaining introduction leads into a dictionary of metaphors, a thematic section and a thesaurus. It contains some 17,000 alphabetical entries listing over 4,000 different metaphors commonly found in current use and setting out their me...
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The Second Book of Insults

By: Nancy McPhee

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Great Britain, Andre Deutsch: 1981

Seller ID: 238290

ISBN: 0233973745

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good Condition

132 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Reference; Reference; ISBN: 0233973745. ISBN/EAN: 9780233973746. Inventory No: 238290. Hardcover
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Quote...Unquote

By: Nigel Rees

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Australia, George Allen & Unwin: 1978

Seller ID: 244823

ISBN: 0048270172

Binding: Hardcover (Printed Boards)

Condition: Very Good Condition

96 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Reference::Quotations; Reference; ISBN: 0048270172. ISBN/EAN: 9780048270177. Inventory No: 244823. Hardcover
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Flying Models Rules Handbook

By: No Author Credited

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Australia, Model Aeronautical Association of Australia: 1974

Seller ID: 080598

Condition: Good

Unpagenated. Half title page has an ex bookshop stamp. Tears to top and bottom of spine edge. Black and white illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Reference; Reference; Inventory No: 080598. Paperback
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The Penguin Pocket Book of Quotations

By: No Author Credited

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Australia, Penguin Books: 1997

Seller ID: 228655

ISBN: 0140265899

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Condition

Size: Small Octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Reference::Quotations; Reference; ISBN: 0140265899. ISBN/EAN: 9780140265897. Inventory No: 228655. Paperback
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Measurements & Conversions

By: Pamela Liflander

Price: $4.00

Publisher: London, Running Press: 2002

Seller ID: 248385

ISBN: 0762414561

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Condition

Indispensable for any homeowner, hobbyist, chef, or craftsperson, this is a handy and exhaustive compilation of practical facts. Here, in one convenient volume, is all the information necessary to measure objects and to convert from one system of measurements to another. Measurements and Conversions contains a fascinating range of knowledge on units and numbers, from shoe sizes to the longest rivers, from compound interest rates to life expectancies, plus, of course, all there is to know about weights, measurements, and other areas where precision is of the utmost importance. Size: Small Octav...
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Labels for Locals - What To Call People From Abilene to Zimbabwe [Soft Cover]

By: Paul Dickson

Price: $8.50

Publisher: USA, Collins: 2006

Seller ID: 167125

ISBN: 006088164X

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Condition

261 pp. In our globally interconnected age, misnaming where someone is from or the cultural group to which they belong often constitutes more than a harmless social gaffe. Labels for Locals provides guidance on the preferred, and sometimes disdained, names for selected locales, cities, regions, countries, and ethnic groups worldwide. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Reference; Reference; ISBN: 006088164X. ISBN/EAN: 9780060881641. Inventory No: 167125. Paperback
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Pocket Irish Phrase book

By: Paul Dorris

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Great Britain, Appletree Press: 1983

Seller ID: 240219

ISBN: 0862810108

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Condition

over 1000 useful words and phrases Size: Small Octavo. 72 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Foreign Language::Irish; Language & Linguistics; Reference. ISBN: 0862810108. ISBN/EAN: 9780862810108. Inventory No: 240219. Paperback
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Can Cows Walk Down Stairs? Perplexing Questions Answered

By: Paul Heiney [Editor]

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Sutton Publishing: 2006

Seller ID: 247222

ISBN: 0750937483

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good Condition

What is ear wax for? Do bacteria have sex? How do they put stripes in toothpaste? Does your nose run in space? What are stars made of? This book answers those tantalising or perplexing questions for which you thought you'd never find an answer. A book for the naturally curious, as well as those seekers after scientific truths, it unravels both those things we take for granted, such as when you boil an egg, why does the yolk stay in the middle, or why is the sky blue, as well as questions which probe deeply, such as, what does an atom look like, or what was there before the beginning of time? i...
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Using The Microsoft Office Web Apps

By: Paul McFedries

Price: $15.00

Publisher: USA, QUE: 2010

Seller ID: 235103

ISBN: 0789744864

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good Condition

Get comfortable with the newest way to use Microsoft Office 2010. Don't just read about it: See it, hear it, with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars delivered through the free Web Edition that comes with every USING book. For the price of the book you get online access anywhere with a web connection--no books to carry, updated content, and the benefit of video and audio learning. Way more than just a book, this is all the help you'll ever need...where you want, when you want! learn fast, learn easy, using web, video, and audioShow Me video walks through tasks you've just ...
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Managing Hotels

By: Peter Venison

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Great Britain, Butterworth-Heinemann: 1991

Seller ID: 248012

ISBN: 0750605332

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Condition

138 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Reference; Reference; ISBN: 0750605332. ISBN/EAN: 9780750605335. Inventory No: 248012. Paperback
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The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Humorous Quotations

By: R. L. Trask

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Great Britain, Penguin Books: 2002

Seller ID: 242193

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Condition

373 pages. Foxing to outer page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Reference; Reference; Language. Inventory No: 242193. Paperback
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The Inventions That Changed The World; An Illustrated Guide to Man's Practical Genius Through The Ages

By: Reader's Digest

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Australia, Reader's Digest: 1983

Seller ID: 244793

ISBN: 0949819190

Binding: Hardcover (Printed Boards)

Condition: Very Good Condition

368 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Reference; Reference; ISBN: 0949819190. ISBN/EAN: 9780949819192. Inventory No: 244793. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Hardcover
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Reading and Writing: Age 9-10

By: Rhona Whiteford

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Australia, Hodder: 2003

Seller ID: 242750

ISBN: 1854852787

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Condition

with stickers. Hodder home Learning. Helping your child in Year 5. 32 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Reference::Study Guide; Reference; ISBN: 1854852787. ISBN/EAN: 9781854852786. Inventory No: 242750. Paperback
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The Alchemy Of Culture - Intoxicants In Society

By: Richard Rudgley

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Great Britain, British Museum Press: 1998

Seller ID: 244492

ISBN: 0714127116

Binding: Softcover (Stiff Boards)

Condition: Very Good Condition

160 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Reference; Reference; ISBN: 0714127116. ISBN/EAN: 9780714127118. Inventory No: 244492. Paperback
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The Wordsworth Book of Literary Anecdotes

By: Robert Hendrickson

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Wordsworth Reference: 1997

Seller ID: 248375

ISBN: 1853263877

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good Condition

328 pages. Tanning to pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Reference; Reference; ISBN: 1853263877. ISBN/EAN: 9781853263873. Inventory No: 248375. Paperback
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Corneille and Racine - Parallels and Contrasts

By: Robert J. Nelson

Price: $7.00

Publisher: USA, Prentice Hall: 1966

Seller ID: 228205

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good Condition

176 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Reference; Reference; Inventory No: 228205. Paperback
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York Notes on Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird

By: Rosamund Metcalf

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Great Britain, Longman York Press: 1993

Seller ID: 235627

ISBN: 0582023130

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good Condition

80 pages. Some highlighting of text on several pages.. Previous owners name on inside cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Reference::Study Guide; Reference; Poetry. ISBN: 0582023130. ISBN/EAN: 9780582023130. Inventory No: 235627. Paperback
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