100 Novels That Changed the World by Colin Salter
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Category: Reference Literature
The inspiring novels that have left a significant mark on the world of literature and popular culture. Before the novel, the world of books was dominated by scientific tomes, religious tracts and histories of the victorious in war. There had been stories and epic poems from ancient times - Homer's Iliad ...Show more
The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie
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Category: Reference Literature
What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted 36 years to the ...Show more
Great Bookish Quotes - Words from Authors, Libraries, and Books That Shaped the World by American Library Association (ALA)
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Category: Reference Literature
A stunning collection of more than 200 quotations that capture the wit, wisdom, and inspiration of writers, readers, and librarians - the perfect gift for your favorite bibliophile. A good quote is a chance to hear a new perspective, to spur new ideas, and to find inspiration and creativity. Within thes ...Show more
Writers on Writing - A Book of Quotations by Owen Alysoun Ed
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Category: Reference Literature | Series: Writers' and Artists' Ser.
Writers on Writing brings together a plethora of phrases, memorable lines, quips and put downs, this lively book brings together words of wisdom and withering wit from famous, and infamous, writers across the ages about their own work and that of fellow writers.You will encounter quotations on genres an ...Show more
Always Take Notes: Advice from the world's greatest writers by Simon Akam
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Category: Reference Literature
Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way. Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five ...Show more
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir
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Category: Reference Literature
Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to fascinate readers today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for ladies and gentlemen in Regency England?
How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book by Rebecca Lee
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Category: Reference Literature
A behind-the-scenes tour for booklovers everywhere.
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool
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Category: Reference Literature
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson
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Category: Reference Literature
Featuring original interviews with booksellers and librarians, James Patterson presents a new non-fiction title that highlights the magic of books. To be a bookseller or librarian... You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener. A person who creates a kind of magi ...Show more
The Little Book of Lost Words - Collywobbles, Ultracrepidarian and Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting (HB) by Joe Gillard
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Category: Reference Literature
An A-Z collection of some of the most unique words in history, this delightful book deals with surprisingly modern issues - such as sleeping in and procrastination - proving that while our language may change, humans do not!The Little Book of Lost Words presents each term ready for modern-day use, comp ...Show more
She Said: Witty Words from Wise Women by Dominique Enright
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Category: Reference Literature
In it you'll find writers, artists, politicians, actors, musicians, fashionistas, from Sappho to Beyoncé and Dorothy Parker to Carrie Fisher, all of whom have two things in common: brilliant minds and barbed wits that sting with their precision. Featuring women from as far back as 700 BC and right up to ...Show more
The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead: A Journey Around the World in Idioms, Proverbs and General Nonsense by Adam Sharp
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Category: Reference Literature
'The poet laureate of lists' John Mitchinson, QI Elf'Brilliant, hilarious fun from a master wordsmith - you will LOVE this book' Kit de WaalJoin wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense. Learn unusual insults from France (You are a potato with the fac ...Show more