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Balderdash and Piffle

by Alexander Games

ISBN 13: 9781846072352

Format: Hardcover (240 pages)
Publisher: BBC Books
Published: 05 Apr 2007

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Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis (General Military)

by Graeme Donald

ISBN 13: 9781846033001

Format: Hardcover (272 pages)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 10 Oct 2008

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Picture within a Picture: Illustrated Guide to the Origins of Chinese Characters

by Shi Zhengyu

ISBN 13: 9787800053320

Format: Paperback (545 pages)
Publisher: New World Press (China)
Published: 01 Jan 1997

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Verbatim: From the Bawdy to the Sublime, the Best Writing on Language for Word Lovers, Grammar Mavens, and Armchair Linguists (Harvest Original)

by Erin McKean

ISBN 13: 9780156012096

Format: Paperback (372 pages)
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: Oct 2001

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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English

by N/A

ISBN 13: 9780312428563

Format: Paperback (448 pages)
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 29 Sep 2009
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Toujours Tingo: Extraordinary Words to Change the Way We See the World

by Adam Jacot de Boinod

ISBN 13: 9780140515862

Format: Paperback (336 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 01 Nov 2007

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An Introduction to English Morphology: Words and Their Structure (Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language)

by Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy

ISBN 13: 9780748613267

Format: Paperback (160 pages)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 21 Nov 2001

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Nike, Nurses and Neon - The Ancient Greek and Latin words we use every day

by Nigel P. Brown

ISBN 13: 9781844546503

Format: Hardcover (354 pages)
Publisher: Metro Publishing Ltd
Published: 08 Sep 2008

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Word Origins: The Hidden Histories of English Words from A to Z

by John Ayto

ISBN 13: 9780713674989

Format: Paperback (576 pages)
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 04 Oct 2005

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Annus Horribilis: Latin for Everyday Life

by Mark Walker

ISBN 13: 9780752458984

Format: Paperback (192 pages)
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 31 Oct 2010
Other Format: Hardcover

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Virtual Words: Language from the Edge of Science and Technology

by Jonathon Keats

ISBN 13: 9780195398540

Format: Hardcover (192 pages)
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 11 Nov 2010

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Why is Q Always Followed by U?: Word-Perfect Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Language

by Michael Quinion

ISBN 13: 9780141039244

Format: Paperback (368 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 28 Oct 2010
Other Format: Hardcover

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