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In this highly entertaining (and persuasive) book, Sam Leith examines how people have used rhetoric through the ages, from Cicero to Hitler, Obama and Martin Luther King Jr.
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In this highly entertaining and laugh-out-loud book, Preposterous Proverbs dissects some of the funniest, weirdest and wonderful proverbs from across history and cultures.
This volume includes two satirical studies of Australian speech – Let Stalk Strine and its sequel, Nose Tone ...
I Never Knew There Was A Word For It combines three humorously presented, yet linguistically adept, guides to language, from Adam Jacot de Boinod's popular series.
In The Shallows, Nicholas Carr, the author of the controversial article Is Google Making Us Stupid?, argues that our internet use is changing the way we think.
Fans of How To Talk About Books You Haven't Read will enjoy this illuminating and witty account of famous books that were destroyed, misplaced or not finished.
Delving behind the torn corsets and ripped abs of countless romance jackets, the authors of this fun and fruity book celebrate the genre's successes – and excesses!
Spanning 2500 incredible years, this stunning reference examines Western Civilisation's most influential literature, covering works by the world's greatest wordsmiths.
Thirty-three famous writers – including Virginia Woolf, Martin Amis and Alain De Botton – reflect on why, after 200 years, we still love Jane Austen's novels.
Written in a handy A-Z format, this is an essential guide for readers who want to master the multitude of history, mysteries and symbols of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol.