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The perfect incentive for keeping your head in the clouds, The Cloud Collector's Handbook is a whimsical guide to the wonders of the sky. Throughout, author and cloud expert Gavin Pretor-Pinney catalogs a variety of clouds and gives readers points for spotting them and recording their finds. This fun an ...Show more
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"Let's eat Grandma" OR "Let's eat, Grandma"?This fun yet informative book offers bite-sized tips and advice on everything you need to know about grammar-including common misspellings, how to use punctuation correctly, and applying the right tense-and will turn you from a logophobe to a grammarphile in n ...Show more
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"Do not march into the drawing-room and, having inspected it, say, "What a nice room, but --" "Do not look at your son steadfastly and then turn to his wife and tell her he is getting thin." "When you wax eloquently on the way to keep soup hot, you are merely asking him to shout on the house tops that h ...Show more
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In colour, and packed with fascinating features on language, Collins New Zealand Compact Dictionary is the ideal handy reference for people who love language. With extended word histories, surprising folk etymologies, notes on words borrowed from other languages, and a fantastic supplement, this though ...Show more
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An up-to-date reference guide showing each country s national flag, explanation of its origin and meaning, a locator map and key statistics.
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A hilarious, furious and profoundly useful short guide to the most maddening punctuation in English Apostrophes are an f'ing pain. The rules about how to use them are complicated, and have evolved haphazardly. Originally written as advice by a copywriter for designers -- wont to insert ...Show more
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What would the world look like if the 7 billion people on this planet were presented as 100 individuals? This beautifully illustrated and informative infographics book re-examines the world's population with fascinating and often sobering results. Covering diverse subjects such as demography, education, ...Show more
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The ultimate guide to surviving anywhere, now updated with more than 100 pages of additional material, including a new chapter on urban survival "A classic. ... Addresses every conceivable disaster scenario. Don't leave home without it" --Outside Revised to reflect the latest in survival knowledge an ...Show more
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The Newbery Award-winning author of Dead End in Norvelt shares advice for how to be the best brilliant writer in this funny and practical creative writing guide perfect for all kids who dream of seeing their name on the spine of a book.With the signature wit and humor that have garnered him legions of f ...Show more
Category: Reference - General | Series: Art of Ser.
This handy little guide is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to keep their home sparklingly clean without resorting to chemical products. Rebecca draws on traditional cleaning techniques, bringing them up to date to suit the modern home. Taking the time to create your own cleaning products, fro ...Show more
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THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING SURVIVAL EXPERT. ___________ Do you know how to... Survive a bear attack? Make fire from virtually nothing? Fly a plane in an emergency? Survive in the most extreme conditions? Bear Grylls does. There is barely a terrain he hasn't conquered or an e ...Show more
Category: Reference - General | Series: The Joy of
'For as long as I stay here, I know I will have to also get to the wild places.' Robert Macfarlane This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with tips on equipment, food, surviving bad weather and finding the right campsite, and with facts and stories from the world of camping, is perfect for anyone who know ...Show more
