Easy-to-carry, this fully updated guide to the French language is ideal for use in school, on holiday or for business. * This edition has been revised and updated to offer extensive and relevant coverage of today's English and French, with thousa... read more

The 193 pages of detailed physical and political maps in Philip's Atlas of the World have been fully revised and updated. Praised by the Daily Mail as 'clearer than The Times', the unique combination of relief colouring and hill-shading gives an exceptional por... read more

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"The house of fiction," wrote Henry James, "has . . . not one window, but a million." In this, his latest work, Gerald Murnane, one of Australia's most acclaimed contemporary authors, takes these words as his starting point, and asks: Who, exactly, are that house's residents, and what do they see from... read more

Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is especially designed for children aged 6-8, with all the features you'd expect from the world's favourite dictionary publishers: clear, user-friendly design, up-to-the-minute vocabulary and beautifully illustrated in full colour. A must for all budding writers!

A major new creative writing guide from one of the UK's leading editors and authors. This book contains invaluable insights from practising writers working in British universities across the whole spectrum of writing fiction. Keeps the craft and learning-and-teaching very much in mind. Each chapter fe... read more

From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations, and ideas, the human condition is improving. This process is supposedly accelerating as new technologies, individual freedoms, and the... read more

A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins).

With stunning new design and layout and the most up-to-date travel information, the market's most indispensable phrasebook CD pack has been reinvented, and is better than ever. Gem Vietnamese CD Pack will give you the right word at the right time -- every time. In all of the most common travel situati... read more

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To write is a verb. That's an action word. No more procrastination. Almost everybody thinks they have a book in them or dreams of seeing their name on a front cover, but not everyone knows how to go about it. Sharing all she's learned so far, Fiona McIntosh, one o... read more

'Beauty is good, but coin is better. You can't eat artistic integrity. It tastes like sawdust.' This gonzo guide is a lesson in the practicalities of writing: how to be productive, professional and ma... read more