A Grammar of the Hittite Language by Harry A. Hoffner Jr.; H. Craig Melchert
$220.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Hoffner and Melchert's long-awaited work is sure to become both the standard reference grammar and the main teaching tool for the Hittite language. The first volume includes a thorough description of Hittite grammar, grounded in an abundance of textual examples. Moreover, the authors take into account a ...Show more
Oxford A-Z of Better Spelling by Charlotte Buxton
$24.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Good spelling is fundamental to making the right impression with any type of writing; reports, homework, CVs, and letters all require correct spelling in order to get the message across in clear and straightforward English. Adaptable or adaptible? Definite or definate? Delirious or delireous? What is th ...Show more
Lets Learn Maori (New Edition) by Bruce Biggs (Professor Emeritus, University of Auckland, New Zealand)
$39.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
DOP 1969, this reprint 2006. Let's Learn Maori was designed by Maori language expert Bruce Biggs in 1969. He covers the parts of speech, the structure of each type of phrase, and the combinations of phrases that form simple sentences. Each aspect of the grammar is discussed in a numbered section or subs ...Show more
Spell It Out - The Story of English Spelling by David Crystal
$36.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Reading Level: very good
This is an enlightening tour of English spelling that untangles 'stationery' from 'stationary' - and explains why the 'i before e except after c' rule is so misleading. Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictiona ...Show more
This Book Will Make You Think: Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean by Alain Stephen
$29.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
We may have heard of Socrates, Plato, Descartes and Nietzsche, but what did they believe? What were their famous aphorisms? This Book Will Make You Think: Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean explains as simply as possible the ideas behind the world's most highly regarded philosophers, examining thei ...Show more
WORD HORD Daily Life in Old English by Hana Videen
$32.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful and downright baffling words from the origins of English. Old English is the language we think we know until we actually see it. Used in England over a thousand years ago, it is rich with words that haven't changed (word), others that are u ...Show more
Collins German Dictionary Pocket Edition (9th Ed)] by Collins Dictionaries
$22.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Series: Collins Pocket Ser.
This book includes all the latest words as well as an easy-to-read color layout, special treatment of "key words," notes about life in German-speaking countries, and warnings on common errors and false friends. The "German in Focus" supplement helps you to develop your confidence in the language, with a ...Show more
Books That Saved My Life - Reading for Wisdom, Solace and Pleasure by Michael McGirr
$40.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
Here are forty texts to read at some stage in your life: forty texts that can enrich you in all manner of ways. Some are recent, like Harry Potter; some ancient, like Homer and Lao Tzu. There are memoirs (Nelson Mandela), poetry (Les Murray) and many of the world's great novels, from George Eliot's Midd ...Show more
English for Everyone Business Course Book by DK
$37.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Series: English for Everyone Ser.
English for Everyone is an exciting and comprehensive self-study course for adults learning English as a foreign language. This course is a unique new series with a visual, engaging and easy to follow style to make the English language easy to learn. Learn business English by reinforcing key language sk ...Show more
French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary by DORLING KINDERSLEY
$24.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
The DK French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary introduces the vocabulary of the modern world through themed chapters filled with full-colour photographs and artworks which display and label all elements of everyday life. With sections ranging from home and work to leisure and the environment, every i ...Show more
The New Zealand School Oxford Dictionary 5th edition by Dianne Bardsley
$27.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference | Series: NZ Dictionaries/Thesauruses/Reference Ser.
The fifth edition of the New Zealand School Oxford Dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, with hundreds of new words you won't find in other school dictionaries. This best-selling dictionary is written specifically for New Zealand school students and provides easy access to words, their spe ...Show more
Write It All Down: How to Put Your Life on the Page by Cathy Rentzenbrink
$24.99 NZD
Category: Dictionaries, Language & Reference
'Cathy is the person who first told me to write about my mental health when I was nervous to do so. She is a great writer herself and this is brilliant.' - Matt Haig, bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and The Midnight Library Why do we want to write and what stops us? How do we fight the w ...Show more