Grandiloquent Words: A Pictoric Lexicon of Ostrobogulous Locutions by Jason Travis Ott
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Category: Words and Writing
Words confirm and deny, guarantee and deceive, elucidate and obfuscate. The more words you know, the better you can express yourself and the more you can do in life. The founder of Grandiloquent Word of the Day accordingly presents a voluptuary of verbiage encompassing rare and obscure terms that confo ...Show more
Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings by Susie Dent
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Category: Words and Writing | Series: Father Anselm Novels Ser.
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?What's the dramatic true story ...Show more
The Deorhord: an Old English Bestiary by Hana Videen
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Category: Words and Writing
'A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page' Lucy Mangan'If you love words, the weird and the wild, I guarantee you'll crouch over this book like a dragon over gold' Meg Clothier Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from the creatures in our fields to those in our fantas ...Show more
Copywrong to Copywriter: a practical guide to copywriting for small businesses, small organisations, sole traders, and lone rangers by Tait Ischia
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Category: Words and Writing
If you feel like you've got the wrong tone of voice, don't understand the ins-and-outs of grammar, or just don't feel confident writing about yourself without sounding like an idiot, read this book.Copywriter Tait Ischia is brief and to the point in an interesting and engaging way. Which is exactly what ...Show more
On Writing and Failure by Stephen Marche
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Category: Words and Writing
'Good writers offer advice. Great writers offer condolences' If you want to be a writer, then you'd better be ready to hurl yourself at the door. That's the message from Stephen Marche in this irresistibly droll broadside. Perseverance, in the teeth of rejection, forms the essence of a writer's life. It ...Show more