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Bendable Learnings
Price: AUD 32.95 Author: Don Watson

Don Watson draws our attention to the folly of allowing our language to be slowly but surely destroyed by modern management-speak. All the examples provided are amusing but also disquieting for, as Don Watson argues, such language stops us from acting, ob

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Macquarie Pen Anthology of Australian Literature
Price: AUD 69.99 Author: Nicholas Jose (ed)

There will always be debate about what is included and what is left out of an anthology and this one is no exception. It seems remarkable, for instance, that Power without Glory does not appear whilst other lesser known and arguably less overtly culturally significant works are included. At the very least, its publication will spark debate.

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The Secrets of Codes
Price: AUD 45.00 Author: Paul Lunde

Paul Lunde, linguist, turns his attention in this book to the history of coded information. He explains the way in which codes have developed from the earliest times when the natural world was part of the code-makers’ ‘dictionary’, through the era of spies and military code-breaking, onto the present day where each of us, several times a day, have to refer to codes to transact our business and utilise our possessions.

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From Fatwa to Jihad
Price: AUD 32.95 Author: Kenan Malik

Subtitled “The Rushdie Affair and its Legacy”, Malik explores the ramifications of this moment in literary history, using it as a guide to how public discourse and the concepts of tolerance and free speech have changed so completely in contemporary western democracies. It is sobering to contemplate how free or not our democracies are in reality.

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Enigma
Price: AUD 39.95 Author: Fabrice Mazza

With a nod to the world of dragons and knights, this is a charming and unusual puzzle book. Conundrums, riddles, and over 170 puzzles are enlivened by talk of tankards, ink wells, and ladies and lords.

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Speaking Our Language
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Bruce Moore

The early adoption by the new settlers to Australia of some indigenous words and a description of the establishment of an accent are the opening chapters of this diverting account of Australian English. The differences in language use between the states and even between the cities and the bush are explained and an attempt is made to predict the future for Australian English.

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Reading the OED
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Ammon Shea

Perhaps more than anything, this publication is a celebration of individuality. Who else would take a year to read the complete Oxford English Dictionary? Ammon Shea remarks: "I have read the OED so that you don't have to". Find between the covers of this book wonderful words that he has discovered, arranged alphabetically, and introduced with reminiscences of his reading life. You will be "finifugal" about this book - shunning the end of it!

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Foyles Philavery
Price: AUD 29.99 Author: Christopher Foyle

Initially interested in this because the author is at the helm of the wonderful Foyle’s bookshop in London, I was then captivated by its premise and the gems of words on every page. Philavery is “an idiosyncratic collection of uncommon and pleasing words” and this particular collection lives up to its definition. Open it at any page and be intrigued, enlightened, and delighted. I have the honour of knowing the man who invented the word “beaconic” and fully expect it to be included in future volumes Mr. Foyle publishes.

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It's Not Rocket Science and Other Irritating Modern Cliches
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Whichelow & Murray

This dictionary of contemporary cliches will either add to your intense irritation at the inanity of sayings or give you pause to consider the relevance and appropriateness of some. Everything is included: 'chill out', 'whatĂ­s not to like?', 'give it up

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Other People's Thoughts
Price: AUD 19.95 Author: Simon Leys

This is a slim but utterly enjoyable volume of quotations. Samuel Johnson is quoted as saying 'a man ought to read just as the inclination leads him...' Leys has taken this to heart, arranging this collection for the amusement of idle readers.

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Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World
Price: AUD 295.00 Author: -

This is the definitive atlas and, since its first publication in 1967, has sold well over a million copies. Rigorously updated by over fifty cartographers, this atlas is invaluable and stands as the most prestigious and reliable atlas available.

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Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 6th Edition
Price: AUD 299.00 Author: -

This new edition has 2,500 new words and more than 1,000 additional illustrative quotations. It remains the definitive dictionary for many people.

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How Not To Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of Euphemisms
Price: AUD 32.95 Author: R W Holder

A celebratory edition for its twentieth year in publication, this now includes such gems as 'restructuring' alongside the classic 'pushing up the daisies'. We really do use our language to make life (and death) more palatable.

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Who Owns the World
Price: AUD 79.95 Author: Kevin Cahill

The first ever compilation of landowners and landownership structures in every single one of the world's 191 states and 41 territories. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers the history of landownership as far as written history will allow,

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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
Price: AUD 39.99 Author: Nicholas Ostler

Ostler's ambitious and accessible book is not a technical linguistic study (ie, it's not concerned with language structure) but with the growth, development and collapse of language communities and their cultures. He traces the fortunes of Sumerian, Akkad

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As They Say in Zanzibar
Price: AUD 32.99 Author: David Crystal

Proverbs are fascinating in what they tell us about a culture's view of everyday life: whether it be the importance of animals or the significance of the weather, proverbial wisdom is a key factor in understanding different peoples and cultures. Here Crys

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