‘A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart’s lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight …
A vivid and superbly written account of the unravelling of one of the great intellectual puzzles, set against the backdop of Europe in the Napoleonic era.
An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world's favourite word.F, U, C and K - four letters that can cause outrage, scandal, embarrassment or …
A small format gift book which is a reproduction of the popular book 'Songs Robert Burns' originally published by Collins in 1947. Selected by G.F. Maine and written by burns …
Dictionary of Surnames is the definitive guide to the origin and meaning of British surnames by one of Britain's leading authority on names.The essential A-Z companion to the study …
The book showcases 75 beautiful words evocative of the wild, from all around the world, that describe natural happenings in nature. It includes words that describe weather, or a …
'Fascinating... I loved this book; I really did' David Crystal, SpectatorA biography of a much misunderstood punctuation mark and a call to arms in favour of clear expression and …
A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure …
