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4,000 of the best quotations of past and present Special words for any special occasion: snappy one-liners and the world's greatest ideas Over 300 themes - from Fashion to Philosophy, Censorship to SexNew to this editionNew themes: Africa, Facts, Honesty, India, Insight, Kissing, Persistence, Wisdom, Wit New quotes: over 60 including: 'Age is...
The perfect gift for Father's Day - 60 brilliant ALL NEW cartoons from Andy Riley celebrating the special one. Affectionate, witty and endearing - just like Dad. It's the gift that keeps on giving - just like Dad. Every day should be Father's Day.
Jane Walmsley shares George Bernard Shaw's belief that America and Britain are two nations divided by a common language. In this title she looks beyond this shared facade to see the great gulfs that separate us in such areas as tastes in food, dress, home decoration, the way we conduct business, vacation, engage in sex and even die. Her prototype American...
A perennially popular collection of colour cartoon illustrations, with accompanying texts, on the endearing oddities of our British life and character. Drawing on their many years' experience of teaching English as a Foreign Language the authors also offer the wider world a tongue-in-cheek guide on how to get around in English and at the same time make...
The finest witticisms, musings, and words of wisdom from one of the greatest ever wordsmiths""Better a witty fool than a foolish wit." --Clown, " Twelfth Night," Act 1, scene 5"""I pray you, do not fall in love with me, For I am falser than vows made in wine." --Rosalind, " As You Like It," Act 3, scene 5"""Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it...
'If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.' Milton Berle Be inspired in a different way every day with this book of motivational quotations and creative ideas to stimulate your mind all year round.
Cheering words for nearly-newlyweds. Its going to be the happiest day of your life. Well, it'll need to be after the months of stress before it all begins! Here's a book packed with quotations to help you manage your inner bridezilla and keep smiling until the day you say I do.
The story of Lance Armstrong - the cyclist who recovered from testicular cancer and went on to win the Tour de France a record seven tmes, the man who wrote a bestselling and inspirational account of his life, the charitable benefactor - seemed almost too good to be true. And it was. As early as Armstrong's first victory on the Tour in 1999, Sunday Times...
This title is presented with an introduction by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. "The Last Expedition" is Captain Scott's gripping account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12. It was meant to be a voyage of scientific discovery and a heroic exploration of the last unconquered wilderness. Scott's expedition, carried in the Terra Nova, pitted him and his...
Forget Paris - London is the city for lovers. "London for Lovers" navigates the changing face of the Capital, with all of its secrets and surprises, mapping out dates full of originality, spontaneity, and adventure, allowing you to concentrate on the main event - each other. Whether your idea of romantic bliss is walking with dinosaurs in Crystal Palace...
Will you do my eulogy? With those words, Mitch Albom begins his long-awaited return to non-fiction. His journey to honour the last request of a beloved clergyman ultimately leads him to rekindle his own long-ignored faith. Albom spends years exploring churches and synagogues, the suburbs and the city, the "us" versus "them" of religion. Slowly, he...
Reissue of a classic Monty Python humour title, collecting the best songs from the four TV series and various films. Arranged for piano with illustrations by Terry Gilliam and a foreword by Elvis Presley.
'Language is mankind's greatest invention - except of course, that it was never invented.' So begins Guy Deutscher's fascinating investigation into the evolution of language. No one believes that the Roman Senate sat down one day to design the complex system that is Latin grammar, and few believe, these days, in the literal truth of the story of the Tower...
How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? Why is good health compared to a small stringed instrument? ('As fit as a fiddle.') And what do pickles have to do with quandaries? Let's not beat about the bush: despite the fact that we have all used these phrases at one time or another, and even enjoyed expressing them, they are in truth -...
This practical guide to Transactional Analysis is a unique approach to your problems. Hundreds of thousands of people have found this phenomenal breakthrough in psychotherapy a turning point in their lives. In sensible, non-technical language Thomas A Harris explains how to gain control of yourself, your relationships and your future - no matter what...
Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his thought experiment of a cat in a box, both alive and dead at the same time, which revealed the seemingly paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics. Schrodinger was working at one of the most fertile and...