Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
By: Susie Dent
4.30
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordina…
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1. The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
By: Mark Forsyth
4.36
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
The idiosyncratic, erudite and brilliantly funny new book from Mark Forsyth, bestselling author of … read more
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"I’ve been too fucking busy, and vice versa."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
"John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wrote his first story aged seven. It was about a “green great dragon."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
"A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Nothing is better than eternal happiness. So eternal happiness is beaten by a ham sandwich."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
"So Shakespeare stole; but he did wonderful things with his plunder. He's like somebody who nicks your old socks and then darns them."-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
2. Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to British Birds
By: Bill Bailey
3.75
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
'When herons are spooked they have a habit of vomiting as a defence. Half-digested pieces of eel an… read more
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3. The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
By: Mark Forsyth
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between word… read more
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4. The Quantum Universe: Everything That Can Happen Does Happen
By: Brian Cox , Jeffrey R. Forshaw
4.06
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the … read more
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5. How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
By: Howard Mittelmark , Sandra Newman
3.41
Format: None pages, Paperback
Many writing books offer sound advice on how to write well. This is not one of those books. On the … read more
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6. The Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp General Jack & The Extraordinary Story of Harris' List
By: Hallie Rubenhold
2.00
Format: 161 pages, Hardcover
The Covent Garden Ladiestells the story of Samuel Derrick, Jack Harris, and Charlotte Hayes, whose … read more
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7. The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
By: Mark Forsyth
4.15
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Find yourself pretending to work? That's… read more
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8. The Complete Poetry
By: George Orwell , Peter Davison , None
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
Dione Venables, cousin of his first poetic muse, Jacintha Buddicom, has had the bright idea of putt… read more
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9. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
10. Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
By: Jenni Nuttall
3.82
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language--and what we can l… read more
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11. Black Drop (Laurence Jago, #1)
By: Leonora Nattrass
3.58
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
This is the confession of Laurence Jago. Clerk. Gentleman. Reluctant spy. July 1794, and the str… read more
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12. Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
By: Susie Dent
4.30
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordina… read more
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- 21st century
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13. Berserker!
By: Adrian Edmondson
4.32
Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition
From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more
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14. Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading
By: Lucy Mangan
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds and cast light on … read more
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"Each book is a world entire. You're going to have to take more than one pass at it."-Lucy Mangan, Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading
"The intensity of childhod reading, the instant and complete absorption in a book - a good book, a bad book, in any kind of book - is something I would give much to recapture"-Lucy Mangan, Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading
"The philosopher and psychologist Riccardo Manzotti describes the process of reading and rereading as creating both locks and keys with which to open them; it shows you an area of life you didn't even…"-Lucy Mangan, Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading
15. Toksvig's Almanac 2021
By: Sandi Toksvig
4.30
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
From the cover: 'Toksvig's Almanac is intended merely as a starting point for your own discoveri… read more
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16. Funny You Should Ask...Again
By: QI Elves
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The perfect Christmas gift for the incurably curious. With an introduction from Zoe Ball. Every We… read more
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17. Batman, Vol. 7: The Wedding
By: Tom King
3.63
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
It's the marriage of Batman and Catwoman! The wedding of the century is here in BATMAN VOL. 7, writ… read more
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18. History of the World in 100 Animals
By: Simon Barnes
4.08
Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition
'So, so good! ... More gems than a pirate's chest ... science, art, history, culture - it's epic an… read more
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19. Mustn't Grumble: The Surprising Science of Everyday Ailments and Why We’re Always a Bit Ill
By: Graham Lawton
3.75
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
A fascinating and insightful book about the multitude of minor ailments that we live with every day… read more
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20. The Mind Manual: Mental Fitness Tools for Everyone (Dr Alex George)
By: Alex George
4.11
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Mental health matters! Learn how to assess your mental health today - a… read more
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