First Words Spanish: 100 Spanish Words to Learn (Lonely Planet Kids) by Sebastien Iwohn; Andy Mansfield
$20.00 NZD
Category: Languages | Series: Lonely Planet Kids
Bring the Spanish language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book from Lonely Planet Kids, an imprint of Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide and phrasebook publisher. Perfect for the whole family, First Words Spanishfeatures 100 words to use while travelling, from food and ...Show more
The Maori Picture Dictionary: Te Papakupu Whakaahua by Margaret Sinclair, Ross Calman, Josh Morgan, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
$30.00 NZD
Category: Te ao Māori
This comprehensive picture dictionary contains illustrations for over 1400 of the most common words used in daily life. Wonderfully illustrated by two up-and-coming Māori artists, The Māori Picture Dictionary / Te Papakupu Whakaahua has a sense of fun that makes it easy to use. Many words are clarified ...Show more
Conversational Russian Dialogues - 50 Russian Conversations and Short Stories by Touri Language Learning
$28.00 NZD
Category: Languages
When face-to-face with a real Russian speaker, do you freeze? Do you fear not knowing how to ask for directions in Russian or even worse, struggle to communicate if there's an emergency? If your answer to any of the previous questions was 'Yes', then this book is for you! If there's anything more challe ...Show more
Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being by Ted Hughes
$70.00 NZD
Category: Languages
Ted Hughes seeks to unlock the secret of Shakespeare in his critical magnum opus - reissued with a foreword by Robert McCrum. This enthralling tour de force of literary criticism, unprecedented in Shakespeare studies for its scope and daring, is nothing less than an attempt to show the Complete Works - ...Show more
Collins Mandarin Chinese Visual Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
$17.00 NZD
Category: Languages | Series: Collins Visual Dictionaries Ser.
Use your senses to learn the most important words and phrases in Mandarin Chinese With colorful images and a free audio download, this attractive and practical guide to Chinese language and culture helps you find what you need quickly and easily. Also contains a Chinese-English and English-Chinese Index ...Show more
The Dictionary of Difficult Words by Jane Solomon
$40.00 NZD
Category: Languages
What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates...? Find out all this and more in the Dictionary of Difficult Words. Test your knowledge with more than 400 words to amaze, confuse, and inspire budding wordsmiths (and adults). All of the words featured in this book ...Show more
I Saw the Dog: How Language Works by Alexandra Aikhenvald
$33.00 NZD
Category: Languages
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language. Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and tell someone what to do. But beyond that, our languages are richly and almost ...Show more
500 Beautiful Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
$25.00 NZD
Category: Languages
CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNISCIENT about OBLOQUIES and OPSIMATHS?Whether you've answered yes, no or 'sorry, I didn't catch that', 500 Beautiful Words You Should Know is for you. It offers words that flow EXQUISITELY off the tongue; word ...Show more
Collins Korean Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
$20.00 NZD
Category: Languages | Series: Collins Essential Ser.
Extensive and up-to-date coverage of Korean and English in a portable format, with a handy supplement of essential grammar points for each language. 26,000 translations. Designed for all those studying Korean who need maximum information in a handy travel format. Offers comprehensive and up-to-the-minut ...Show more
Curious English Words and Phrases - The Truth Behind the Expressions We Use by Max Cryer
$20.00 NZD
Category: Languages
Have you ever wondered where terms like 'end of your tether', 'gets my goat' or 'letting ones hair down' come from? Or why we call some people 'geezers', 'sugar daddies' or 'lounge lizards'? Or where the words 'eavesdropping', 'nickname' and 'D-Day' come from? They are just a few of the many words and p ...Show more
Word to the Wise - Untangling the Mix-Ups, Misuse and Myths of Language by Mark Broatch
$30.00 NZD
Category: Languages
Even the best wordsmiths can find themselves tripping over words that are commonly misused, mixed up or misspelled. Most of us have suffered the embarrassment of suddenly discovering that they have been using or spelling a word wrong for years, or, in some cases, their entire life. This useful reference ...Show more