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Author: Adrian Room
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn etymological survey of astronomical names, including the better known stars, the constellations, the planets, and their satellites, and features on celestial bodies, such as craters on the moon. The author is a linquist, not an astronomer, and the book is for the generalist. No pronunciation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author: John Ayto
Publisher: Chambers Harrap Pub Limited
Published: 2010-11
Total Pages: 853
ISBN-13: 9780550105646
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCompletely updated for the twenty-first century, this reference presents definitions and origins of thousands of words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, nicknames, and events from TV, literature, music, comic strips, and computer games.
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 1175
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 1528
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ian Crofton
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Published: 2016-06-23
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 1782434305
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Little Book of Big History breaks down the main themes of Big History into highly informative and accessible parts for all readers to enjoy.
Author: John Ayto
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780198610526
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA dictionary of modern slang draws on the resources of the "Oxford English Dictionary" to cover over five thousand slang words and phrases from throughout the English-speaking world.
Author: Yuri Dolgopolov
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2016-02-01
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 0786459956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.
Author: Seán McMahon
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 867
ISBN-13: 9780304363346
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA brand-new 'Brewer's' dedicated to the 'phrase and fable' of the emerald isle.
Author: Ian Crofton
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2012-11-05
Total Pages: 908
ISBN-13: 0857906372
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis authoritative, entertaining and eminently browsable reference book, arranged in easily accessible A-Z format, is an absorbing and imaginative feast of Scottish lore, language, history and culture, from the mythical origins of the Scots in Scythia to the contemporary Scotland of the Holyrood parliament and Trainspotting. Here Tartan Tories rub shoulders with Torry girls, the Misery from the Manse exchanges a nod with Stalin's Granny, Thomas the Rhymer and the Wizard of Reay walk hand in hand with Bible John, and the reader is taken for a rollercoaster ride round Caledonia, from Furry Boots City to the Costa Clyde, via the Cold Shoulder of Scotland, the West Lothian Alps and the Reykjavik of the South. The result is a breathtaking and quirky celebration of Scotland, packed with fact and anecdote.
Author: Evan Morris
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 260
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