3,714円 Have you ever wondered what it was like in the Valley of the Kings? To unlock the mysteries of the pyramids? Or sail down the Nile on Cleopatra's Barge? In her fascinating new introduction to the wonders of ancient Egypt expert Barbara Mertz tells the extraordinary history from the first stone ag...

2,122円 This book looks at how language has evolved around the globe from ancestral proto-languages to our recognisable modern tongues. It demonstrates how language has been shaped by social and cultural influences, and even explains how our anatomy affects the articulation, and therefore evolution, of w...

675円 Today many people take reading for granted, but we remain some way off from attaining literacy for the global human population. And whilst we think we know what reading is, it remains in many ways a mysterious process, or set of processes. The effects of reading are myriad: it can be informative,...

3,315円 Just like English, Every Chinese character composes of root word, prefix and suffix. In Chinese language, a root word accompanies with various prefixes or suffixes, many Chinese characters come out. It’s the editing way any Chinese dictionary does. On the other hand, a prefix or suffix accompanie...

150円 Grapevine Canyon A must do hike for everyone. Remember when you were a kid and first walked into a library? You likely were in awe. When you enter this canyon you will be in awe again. The pictographs and petroglyphs will amaze you. The ancient people here most certainly wanted others to know abo...

6,633円 What has fifteenth-century England to do with the Renaissance? By challenging accepted notions of 'medieval' and 'early modern' David Rundle proposes a new understanding of English engagement with the Renaissance. He does so by focussing on one central element of the humanist agenda - the reform ...

1,723円 'Punctuation is not only an important part of our language code; an advanced system of punctuation has been a driving force in our entire Western Civilisation. Nothing less.' With the invention of printing, reading books moved from being an act only performed by priests and aristocrats into an in...

660円 Descubre los secretos de los novelistas cuando escriben sus obras. Herramientas y recursos para escritores. Textos realizados siguiendo el temario de un taller de escritura creativa OULIPO. El libro sigue el orden del curso. Cada escrito comienza con el enunciado y la exigencia de un ejercicio, a...

2,122円 A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Japaneseーwhether you're 5 or 100! This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Japanese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Japanese scriptーwith a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctlyーal...

922円 The Periplus Pocket Cantonese Dictionary is a convenient and handy pocket-sized dictionary that contains the most common Cantonese vocabulary you will need to use and understand, whether as a traveler, student, or beginner just discovering the Cantonese language. Different meanings of the same wo...

1,459円 English is full of beauty and surprises, yet despite being the lingua franca of the globalization world, it has a reputation for being difficult to learn because its grammar has also so many quirks and contradictions. Did you know: - "Terry loves yogurt" is an example of illeism - preposition str...

1,459円 The English language is full of beauty and surprises. If you're a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn't averse to a peppering of persiflage! Did you know: - pilots and air traffic controllers at major air...