Speeches That Changed the World by Simon Sebag Montefiore
$55.00 AUD
Category: Reference
From calls to arms to demands for peace, and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration, this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politicians, rebels and tyrants, soldiers and statesman, placing them in historical context. With over a million copies already sold, this revised and u ...Show more
1,339 QI Facts to Make Your Jaw Drop by John Lloyd
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Category: Reference | Series: Quite Interesting Ser.
Following the sensational success of 1,227 QI Facts to Blow Your Socks Off, the QI team returns with a fresh stack of facts to astonish and enlighten. Pigs suffer from anorexia. Wagner always wore pink silk underwear. Rugby School's first official rugby kit in 1871 included a bow tie. Lord Kitchener ...Show more
Lists of Note by Shaun Usher
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Category: Reference
Humans have been making lists for even longer than they've been writing letters. They are the shorthand for what really matters to us: our hopes and aspirations; likes and dislikes; rules for living and loving; records of our memories and reminders of the things we want to do before we die. Just as he d ...Show more
1411 QI Facts to Knock You Sideways by John Lloyd
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Category: Reference | Series: Quite Interesting Ser.
1,227 QI Facts blew your socks off. 1,339 QI Facts made your jaw drop. Now the QI team return with this year's groaning sack of astonishment. All new facts! Prepare to be knocked sideways...Orchids can get jetlag. Lizards can't walk and breathe at the same time. There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie. Lady ...Show more
Living Language Dothraki by David Peterson
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Category: Reference
Fans of the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones" can now learn the Dothraki language. Written by David J. Peterson, who developed the language for the HBO series, "Living Language Dothraki" will arm you with enough vocabulary and grammar to have a complete conversation in Dothraki. Me nem nesa!* The course ...Show more
True or False? Big Questions, Unbelievable Answers by Dorling Kindersley
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Category: Reference
Discover the most unbelievable, mind-boggling facts with True or False? Do we only use 10 per cent of our brains. Does lightning never strike twice. Was penicillin invented by mistake. True or False? Look inside DK's True or False? encyclopedia and find out whether these common sayings are true or false ...Show more
Who Do You Think You Are?: The Genealogy Handbook by Dan Waddell
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference
With the next, big ten-part series in July 2014, the BBC will be celebrating the 10th anniversary and the 100th episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, providing a fantastic platform for our accompanying, brand-new, easy-to-use guide. The launch of WDYTYA? in 2004 ignited an extraordinary boom in family h ...Show more
History of the Book in 100 Books by Roderick Cave
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Category: Reference
The ebook age has taken 'the book' to a turning point. But in fact, casting off old technologies and taking on new ones has been part of the history of the book since Egyptian times...From inscriptions on tombs to the first writings on papyrus; how scrolls gave way to the first bound codex books in Roma ...Show more
Quotable Shakespeare by Max Morris
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Category: Reference | Series: Quotable Ser.
This entertaining collection gathers together William Shakespeare's wisest and wittiest quotations.Quotable Shakespeare proves that brevity is the soul of wit and is sure to delight all lovers of the Bard's uniquely perceptive and influential works.
Great Movie Lines # by D Thomajan
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Category: Reference
A kiss may be just a kiss, but famous movie lines last forever, and many have become part of the American lexicon. From White Heat to Body Heat, Casablanca to Raising Arizona, here are the best lines from the biggest--or most maddeningly obscure--movies of all time.
Collins Pocket German Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries
$32.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Collins Pocket | Reading Level: near fine
Collins Pocket German Dictionary offers excellent coverage of today's language and usage. Clear presentation and colour layout allow maximum accessibility in a portable, hard-wearing format. Features include: * All the latest words in both languages, such as antivirus, carbon footprint in English, and h ...Show more