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  • A Brief History of Time: 10th Anniversary Ed
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    A Brief History of Time: 10th Anniversary Ed

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    In the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, with more than nine million copies in forty languages sold worldwide. That edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the intervening years have seen extraordinary advances in the technology of observing both the micro- and the macrocosmic worlds. These observations have confirmed many of Professor Hawking's theoretical predictions in the first edition of his book, including the recent discoveries of the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite
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  • Red Herrings and White Elephants
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    Red Herrings and White Elephants

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    Have you ever wondered what phrases such as 'square meal', 'load of old codswallop', 'egg on your face' or 'in the limelight' mean? Where do they come from? Have you ever taken a moment to wonder what we say actually means? The origins of hundreds of common phrases are explained in this irreverent journey through the most fascinating and richest regions of the English language. In a book that takes you all over the world, from nautical origins to food and drink terms, once you have learnt one phrase, you will be eager to learn them all! From the drop of a hat to the bitter end - you'll be surprised and intrigued and you'll never speak English in the same way again.
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  • Very British Problems Volume III : Still Awkward, Still Raining
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    Very British Problems Volume III : Still Awkward, Still Raining

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    Have you ever...

    Got into a four-hour argument over what does and does not belong in a full English breakfast?

    Sat perfectly still in terrified silence until the unknown number stops ringing and goes away?

    Replied to the question 'Can I get you anything? Tea, coffee, water?' with 'Lovely, thanks'?

    ...then you may (still) be suffering from VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS.

    Rob Temple is back to guide you through the maze of idiosyncrasies, loveable foible...
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  • More Very British Problems
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    More Very British Problems

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    DO YOU SUFFER FROM VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS ABROAD?

    If you...

    *Carry emergency teabags in your money belt
    *Quietly tut at badly formed 'queues'

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  • You Say Potato : The Story of English Accents
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    You Say Potato : The Story of English Accents

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    Some people say scohn, while others say schown.

    He says bath, while she says bahth.

    You say potayto. I say potahto

    And-

    -wait a second, no one says potahto. No one's ever said potahto.

    Have they?
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  • Prague Pocket Map and Guide
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    Prague Pocket Map and Guide

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    DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
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  • We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
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    We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe

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  • Fifty Things You Need to Know About British History
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    Fifty Things You Need to Know About British History

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  • The Vagina Monologues
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    The Vagina Monologues

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  • First Encyclopedia of the Human Body Internet-Linked
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    First Encyclopedia of the Human Body Internet-Linked

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  • Black Holes: The Reith Lectures
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    Black Holes: The Reith Lectures

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    “It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes. Black holes are stranger than anything dreamed up by science fiction writers.”

    In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that has fascinated him for decades – black holes.

    In these flagship lectures the legendary physicist argues that if we could only understand black holes and how they challenge the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe.
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  • The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People
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    The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People

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