Best Selling Language & Literature Books

This witty, clever, mind-expanding and original book is destined to become a classic. A professor for over 40 years, Jim Flynn found fewer and fewer of his students were in love with reading. However, they were willing to try if he gave them lists. This inspired him to create the definitive list: bo...

A value-packed guide to speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish Spanish All-in-One For Dummies is the first Dummies All-in-One title in the foreign language category--nearly 800 pages of expert instruction to help people master Spanish basics and beyond. This comprehensive volume features content ...

In 2011, Sarah Kay performed her poem ?B? at the TED conference in Long Beach, California to standing ovations. Now the video of that performance has been forwarded to mothers and daughters (and fathers and sons) all over the world. Originally written in 2007, ?B? is a thank you note, a love letter,...

Many thousands of New Zealanders are familiar with New Zealand Sign Language. This essential guide to the language contains over 2, 500 commonly used signs, along with valuable learning tools. The signs are in handshape order, with a full index of English words and phrases also taking the reader int...

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...

Four all-new stories of angels, demons, vampires and paranormal romance. They soar through the night, unearthly creatures of legends and lore. Four masters of urban fantasy and paranormal romance explore the rapture of the heavens above and the darkness below in four unique, all-new stories of angel...

The history of the Waikato War The long years of Queen Victoria's reign were typified by numerous 'small wars' as the British Empire spread its influence over the globe and it came into inevitable collision with the numerous and varied inhabitants of the lands it occupied who, understandably, took ...

Updated with new material, the third edition of "Household Spanish" presents an informal, user-friendly course for non-Spanish speakers who need to learn fundamental Spanish words and expressions in order to communicate effectively with Hispanic employees in the workplace or in the home. This editio...

Three months before her wedding to her post-college sweetheart, reality show producer Annie Collins finally acknowledges her dormant desires. Wrapped in the arms of another woman--her trainer, Oksana Gorinkov--Annie experiences a physical heat she never knew existed. Soon the one-night stand meant t...

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Just in time for the all-new television series on AMC! This hardcover features another 12 issues of the hit series, all in one oversized hardcover volume. It is perfect for long time fans, new readers, and anyone interested in reading a zombie movie on paper that never ends. It collects "The Walking...

"Tuttle Korean for Kids Flash Cards Kit" is a fun learning adventure that gets children talking about Family, Numbers, Colors, Going Places, Food and more. Using everyday words and phrases, children will learn to build their Korean vocabulary in a natural way. Plus, there's an audio CD inc...

From a shape-shifting leopardess who wants a pack-mate to be her soulmate, to a snowstorm that brings a surprise gift, these four tales will stir readers' spirits in all the right places.

The Penguin Classics debut that inspired a classic film and a current Broadway revival Reginald Rose's landmark American drama was a critically acclaimed teleplay, and went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. A blistering character...

This collection remains the incomparable achievement of one of America's greatest poets-a passionate man who loved his country and wrote of it as no other has ever done.

In the 1920s a distinctively American detective fiction emerged from the pages of pulp magazines. The "hard-boiled" stories published in Black Mask, Dime Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, and Clues featured a new kind of hero and soon challenged the popularity of the British mysteries that held ...

This new edition of the renowned Webster's New World Thesaurus combines a thematic index-based on Roget's original categories with the proven usefulness of its A-Z listing. New introductory material and an interpretive essay on Roget and his work reintroduce Roget's organizational technique to a new...

Box of 1000 Flash Cards include color coded tabs on the top of the cards to easily remove and replace cards in the proper section. Contains vocabulary words on: adjectives, verbs, nouns, travel and much more

Are you looking for a complete course in German which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete German will guarantee success! Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive...

Learning a foreign language is an intimidating task, but "The "Everything" Learning Italian Book 2nd Edition with CD" makes learning Italian fun and easy! It offers a comprehensive and well-organised review of both Italian and English grammar for students of all levels, from begi...

"The Rough Guide Polish Phrasebook" is the definitive phrasebook to help you make the most of your time in Poland. Whether you want to book a hotel room, ask what time the train leaves or buy a drink from the bar, this new phrasebook has a dictionary of over 5,000 words and will help you communicate...

Learn French in a flash with QuickStudy flash cards. Each box contains 1,000 flash cards. Each card has color coded tabs on the top of the cards to easily remove and replace cards in the proper section.

One of the century's most famous and fabulous poems was published in 1956 as the fourth Pocket Poets book. With a new preface by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, HOWL celebrates its fortieth anniversary with this deluxe commemorative hardback, which reproduces the original City Lights edition. HOWL was a prop...

Learn another language the way you learnt your own You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Mandarin Chinese in the same way. You'll stick with it because you'll love it * Use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Mich...

Part of "Penguin's" beautiful hardback "Clothbound Classics" series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Pip doesn't expect much from life...His sister ma...

The full shooting scripts for the global phenomenon, Downton Abbey's second series. Complete with unseen scenes and Julian Fellowes' own commentary. Downton Abbey has become a national phenomenon and the most successful British drama of our time. Created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, the ...

Collins French Dictionary & Grammar is an up-to-date dictionary and a user-friendly grammar guide in one handy volume. Colour headwords, cultural notes and an easy-to-use grammar section make this the ideal book for intermediate learners. Collins French Dictionary & Grammar is designed for all inte...

With its completely redesigned interior making the book even more accessible than before, "The Berlitz Polish Phrase Book" is ideal for travellers of all ages who are looking for a reliable and up-to-date phrase book that contains all the phrases they really need when they are in Poland. The new and...

'Wallis was a gold-digger or prospector of the evening, who never used a fossicking dish or pick to pan her pay dirt.' (written at the time of the Abdication by a contemporary of Wallis from her home town of Baltimore, as recorded in MEPO/10/35 file 17098 in the Public Records Office.) The Public Re...

Every word counts! An essential resource for all Scrabble players. This major new edition of Collins Scrabble Dictionary is fully updated to include all the words of up to nine letters in the latest official Scrabble word list, and allows players to settle disputes over the eligibility of words. ...

This book provides a new interpretation of the nature of Old Comedy and its place at the heart of Athenian democratic politics. Professor Sidwell argues that Aristophanes and his rivals belonged to opposing political groups, each with their own political agenda. Through disguised caricature and paro...

Love - that complicated, delicious, pleasurable, necessary feeling ties us to another human, to a mother, father, son, daughter, sibling, lover or friend. Love can also tie us to a place, an experience, an object. We love and we are loved; unexpectedly, gloriously, painfully, deeply. The majority of...

Welcome to a Korean learning adventure especially for kids! Boxed set contains: 64 flash cards (4 inches x 5.5 inches, 4-colour one side, 1-colour the other) that get children talking about Nature, Opposites, Going Places, Things I Like to Do, and more. These everyday words and sentences help childr...

Here is a complete and comprehensive guide to all things grammar from Grammar Girl, a.k.a. Mignon Fogarty, whose popular podcasts have been downloaded over twenty million times and whose first book, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, was a New York Times bestseller. For beginner...

Get More From Your Trip Easy-to-find phrases for every travel situation: BasicsPracticalSocialSafe TravelFoodPlusOrder the right meal with our menu decoderNever get stuck for words with our 3500-word two-way dictionaryWe make language easy with shortcuts, key phrases & common Q&AsFeel at ease, with ...