French: Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book by Dk
$15.99 NZD
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Eyewitness Travel Guides Phrase Bks.
Having aided millions of travellers on their journeys, DK's iconic Eyewitness Phrase Book series is back and better than ever. The perfect language survival guide for everyday situations, Eyewitness Phrase Book: French provides all the key words and phrases you need. Word lists and stunning photographs ...Show more
Hugo in Three Months: French by Ronald Overy
$32.00 NZD
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Hugo in 3 Months Ser.
Parlez vous Francais? This text aims to get you doing just that - in only three months. A structured week-by-week approach should build your vocabulary and perfect your grammar so you can feel confident understanding and speaking the language, whether ordering frogs legs in a rustic cafe in Montmartre o ...Show more
I Used to Know That: - Stuff You Forgot From School by Caroline Taggart
$12.99 NZD
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: I Used to Know That ... | Reading Level: very good
A Sunday Times top-ten title in 2008 and a bestseller ever since, I Used to Know That has continued to delight readers with its pages of forgotten facts from our school days. Now available in paperback, this great gift book has been repackaged with a fresh jacket design for anyone new to the series, and ...Show more
Maori Made Easy for everyday learners of the Maori Language by Scotty Morrison
$37.99 NZD
Category: Languages and Reference | Reading Level: very good
The complete and accessible guide to learning the Māori language, no matter your knowledge level. Fun, user-friendly and relevant to modern readers, Scotty Morrison's Māori Made Easy is the one-stop resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the Māori language. While dictionaries list words and ...Show more
Mother Tongue - The English Language by Bill Bryson
$15.99 NZD
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), t ...Show more
My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English by Caroline Taggart, J. A. Wines
$12.99 NZD
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: I Used to Know That ...
A runaway hit and Sunday Times bestseller in 2008, My Grammar and I has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar. Repackaged with a fresh jacket design, this much-loved gift title is now available in paperback, for new readers and fans of the series alike. My Grammar and I o ...Show more
Émigrés: French Words That Turned English by Richard Scholar
$39.99 NZD
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
The fascinating history of French words that have entered the English language English has borrowed more words from French than from any other modern foreign language. French words and phrases--such as la mode, ennui, na vet and caprice--lend English a certain je-ne-sais-quoi that would otherwise elu ...Show more