Penguin Writers' Guides: How to Punctuate by George Davidson
$19.90 NZD
Category: Reference
The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message ...Show more
Plain Words by Ernest Gowers
$37.00 NZD
Category: Reference
'Be short, be simple, be human.' When Sir Ernest Gowers first wrote Plain Words, it was intended simply as a guide to the proper use of English for the Civil Service. Within a year, however, its humour, charm and authority had made it a bestseller. Since then it has never been out of print. Six decades ...Show more
Pocket Roget's Thesaurus by George Davidson
$13.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Roget's Thesaurus is the world's most trusted wordfinder and is the essential companion for anyone who wants to improve their command, creative use and enjoyment of the language. It remains, definitively, a writer's best friend.
Port Out, Starboard Home and other language myths by Michael Quinion
$25.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Can it really be true that 'golf' stands for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'? Or that 'rule of thumb' comes from an archaic legal principle that a man may chastise his wife, but only with a rod no thicker than his thumb? These and hundreds of other stories are commonly told and retold whenever p ...Show more
Portuguese by Anon
$15.00 NZD
Category: Reference
The highly successful Globetrotter "In Your Pocket" series includes a phrase book and two-way dictionary. It also provides help with pronunciation and gives information on etiquette. Languages featured include Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek.
Portuguese Berlitz Phrase Book and Dictionary by -
$13.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Featuring over 1,200 useful phrases and expressions and over 2,300 words, this is the perfect companion for any trip abroad. Easy to use, the colour-coded language guide helps travellers converse with confidence and travel with ease. It includes sections that cover the most popular situations: basic exp ...Show more
Preposterous Proverbs: Why Fine Words Butter No Parsnips by Max Cryer
$30.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good
From our earliest years we have heard proverbs, and many of them are repeated without much thought. Yes, 'birds of a feather flock together' and 'absence makes the heart grow fonder', but these sayings are so familiar that we are scarcely aware they are proverbs. It has been so for thousands of years, i ...Show more
Pronounce Maori With Confidence - An Easy Guide - with CD-ROM by Hoani Niwa
$25.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: very good
At last there is no reason to be fearful pronouncing Maori. This book and its accompanying CD-ROM give the basics of how to speak Maori correctly, while teaching a little of the language used in everyday life.
Reed Book of NZ Quotations by David McGill (ed.)
$50.00 NZD
Category: Reference
The Reed Book of New Zealand Quotations contains the best and worst that has been said about New Zealanders. Over 3000 quotations present the nation in every mood and situation, from the sublime to the silly. From the first wary encounters between Maori and European, New Zealanders are depicted at work ...Show more
Reed Reference Grammar of Maori (out of print) by Winifred Bauer
$25.00 NZD
Category: Reference
First published in 1997, this comprehensive grammar of Maori is an invaluable reference for anyone teaching and learning Maori, particularly at an advanced level. Leading academic Winifred Bauer has developed this text with the support and encouragement of Maori teachers of te reo. English and Maori key ...Show more
Richard Lederer's Literary Trivia by Richard Lederer
$18.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Richard Lederer's Literary Trivia What fictional detective survived an attempted murder by his creator? (Sherlock Holmes) Who was the single mother, living on state benefits, whose wizardly series of novels has made her the richest writer in England? (J. K. Rowling) Which American poet composed and read ...Show more
Roget's Thesaurus of English Words And Phrases by George Davidson
$31.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Roget's Thesaurus ranks as one of the greatest English language reference works, used for generations by anyone looking for help in order to write a letter, prepare a speech, solve a crossword, or write any manner of prose or poem. Its sales now exceed 32 million copies. This edition has been revised a ...Show more