Skip to main content
Search Button
Estados Unidos Tienda Kobo Tarjetas de regalo Ayuda

Kobo Rakuten

Wishlist

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...


“sandra howgate”

1 - 12 de 12 resultados para “sandra howgate”
Skip side bar filters

  • How to Sound Really Clever

    600 Words You Need to Know

    de Hubert van den Bergh, Sandra Howgate ...
    How to Sound Really Clever explains and illustrates over 600 words that can outfox us, such as 'condign', 'Zelig-like' and 'agitprop'. This is the sequel to the successful How to Sound Clever (2010) which taught you 600 words you really ought to know but haven't had the time to look up in the dictionary.Each entry features an etymological description as well as useful example phrases so that ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

La gente que leyó esto también disfrutó

  • French Made Simple

    Learn to speak and understand French quickly and easily

    de Pamela Rose Haze ...
    Series series Made Simple
    French Made Simple will help you learn to speak French quickly and easily!An invaluable introduction to one of the most studied languages, French Made Simple is ideal for students, business professionals, and tourists alike. Teaching the basics of grammar, vocabulary, and culture, it guides you step-by-step through the process of learning and conversing quickly. Refreshingly easy to understand, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

    Edición de Jennifer Speake ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, utilizing the latest research from the Oxford Languages team to source them. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, broadening the cultural range of the proverbs selected, and covering sayings of international origins. With a strong emphasis on concisely explaining the meaning ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Best-Loved Chinese Proverbs

    de Theodora Lau, Kenneth Lau, Laura Lau ...
    "By filling one's head instead of one's pocket, one cannot be robbed."The appeal of Chinese proverbs is profound and universal. With brevity, clarity, and simplicity, these carefully chosen words help pass wisdom and insight throughout the ages. This timeless, eloquent collection of proverbs offers fundamental truths about the natural world and the human condition, on subjects such as:Ability • ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • I Before E (Except After C)

    de Judy Parkinson ...
    Series Libro 16 - I Used to Know That
    Ever find yourself struggling to remember simple facts and rules? Is the ever increasing pace of life and glut of information challenging your memory? I Before E (Except After C) is full of memory aids to help you out.From well known rhymes such as the popular 'Thirty days hath September, April, June and November', memorable sayings including 'Spring forward, fall back', and mnemonics such as ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Afterliff

    de John Lloyd, Jon Canter ...
    A liff is a familiar object or experience that English has no word for. Afterliff, its long-awaited sequel, corrects this disgraceful oversight by recycling the names found on signposts.This brilliant successor to Douglas Adams' and John Lloyd's 1983 classic The Meaning of Liff features over 900 essential new definitions, including:Anglesey n.Hypothetical object at which a lazy eye is looking ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Practice Makes Perfect: Basic French, Premium Second Edition

    de Eliane Kurbegov ...
    Gain the language skills you wantPractice Makes Perfect: Basic French is the proven companion to your French-learning experience. In each bite-sized lesson, author Eliane Kurbegov explains one—and only one—grammar concept and illustrates it with clear examples. These lessons are purposefully short, so you can complete them in twenty minutes or less, and go at a pace that works for you.You will, or ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Clichés

    Avoid Them Like The Plague

    de Nigel Fountain ...
    At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around clichés, everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Clichés have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at clichés in their many forms - once useful but overworked catch phrases ('move the goal posts ... Leer más

    $0.99 USD

  • Teddy Bears, Tupperware and Sweet Fanny Adams

    How the names became the words

    de Andrew Sholl ...
    What's in a name? From Achilles to zeppelin, the words we use in everyday language invoke a cast of historical characters, from figures of ancient legend to modern-day sports stars. But have you ever stopped to wonder how on earth the names became the words we use so often?How, for example, did Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi give his name to something so sweet as a biscuit? Who was ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Words in Time and Place

    Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary

    de David Crystal ...
    Did you know that the English language has over 150 words for the adjective 'drunk' developed over 1,000 years? Be prepared to learn words you have never heard before, find out fascinating facts behind everyday words, and be surprised at how lively and varied the English language can be. Published to critical acclaim in 2009, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is the first ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Saturday, 3pm

    50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football

    de Mr Daniel Gray ...
    Overpaid players. Sunday lunchtime kick-offs. Absurd ticket prices. Non-black boots. Football's menu of ills is long. Where has the joy gone? Why do we bother? Saturday, 3pm offers a glorious antidote. It is here to remind you that football can still sing to your heart.Warm, heartfelt and witty, here are fifty short essays of prose poetry dedicated to what is good in the game. These are not ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Skyscrapers, Hemlines and the Eddie Murphy Rule

    Life's Hidden Laws, Rules and Theories

    de Mr Philip Gooden ...
    What is the shade of difference between Sod's Law and Murphy's Law? What is the Helsinki Bus Station Theory? What part do the McNaughton Rules and the Miranda Law play in criminal justice?Plenty of books claim to tell you how to succeed in life, love or business with infallible sets of guidelines and self-help principles, but have nothing to say about the laws - often hidden ones - which really ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD