Etymology
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Learn Egyptian Hieroglyphics: Easy Lessons with Matching English Text
$19.95 Add to cartThe most fascinating language of the ancient world is that of the Egyptian hieroglyphics, as seen on countless tombs and temples that remain to this day in Egypt. What do they say? The only way to lea
- Author: Budge, E. a. Wallis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: January 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1585094587
- Language: English
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Inglés En 100 DÃas – Inglés Para Conversar / English in 100 Days: Conversational English
$19.95 Add to cartIngl s para conversar es un curso para aprender y practicar m s de 1500 expresiones y di logos utilizados cotidianamente, en situaciones de la vida real, por personas que viven, trabajan y se desarrol… [more below]
- Series: Ingl?s En 100 D?as
- Author: Ingl?s En 100 D?as
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1949061655
- Language: Spanish
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Practice Makes Perfect: Basic English, Premium Fourth Edition
$20.00 Add to cartEverything you need to master first-year English language essentials–clear explanations, tons of practice exercises, and NEW audio to improve your speaking and listening skills
The most effective way
- Author: LaChance, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1265388865
- Language: English
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Inglés Express
$17.95 Add to cartCurso acelerado en 100 clases intensivas. Con Ingl?s express hablar?s ingl?s r?pidamente!
M?s r?pido, imposible! As? te ense?amos ingl?s con INGL?S EXPRESS, el curso de ingl?s que te ense?a ingl?s- Series: Ingl?s En 100 D?as
- Author: Ingl?s En 100 D?as
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1644737949
- Language: Spanish
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Depraved and Insulting English
$15.99 Add to cartOriginally published as two distinct collections, Depraved and Insulting English brings to light the language’s most offensive and obscene words–words that have fallen out of today’s lexicon but will… [more below]
- Series: Harvest Book
- Author: Novobatzky, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 14 2002
- ISBN10: 0156011492
- Language: English
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The Language of the Soul: How the Words You Choose Shape the Life You Live
$22.00 Read moreA poetic treasury of spiritual insight, The Language of the Soul uncovers the original meanings of words to help us remember what it means to be fully alive
For poet and spiritual teacher Mark Nepo, w- Author: Nepo, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 26 2026
- ISBN10: 1250404231
- Language: English
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Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases
$19.95 Add to cartDiscover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious origins to the English language’s most curious phrases in this fascinating trivia book from best-selling author Andrew Thompson.
Engl- Author: Thompson, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1612439640
- Language: English
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The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism, Second Edition
$22.50 Add to cartCelebrating the short, witty, philosophical phrases known as aphorisms, this delightful history is an entertaining tour through the wisest and wittiest sayings in the world.
Aphorisms are literature’- Author: Geary, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 12 2025
- ISBN10: 0226838609
- Language: English
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Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
$19.99 Add to cartDid you know that an “astronaut” is literally a “star sailor,” that a thesaurus is, in fact, a “treasure
Have you
trove” of words, and that someone who is “sinister” is actually just “left-handed”?- Author: Zafarris, Jess
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1399809180
- Language: English
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Buckley: The Right Word
$21.99 Add to cartBuckley’s provocative observations on the use and abuse of English, gathered for the first time in a single volume – a “veritable cornucopia of language and logic that belongs in every library” (Libra… [more below]
- Series: Harvest Book
- Author: Buckley, William F., Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: May 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0156005697
- Language: English
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Heavens to Betsy!: & Other Curious Sayings
$17.99 Add to cartHe’s as mad as a hatter!
Whether it’s like a bump on a log or a bat out of hell, these expressions have been around forever, but we’ve never really known why … until now! Finally Dr. Funk explains m
- Author: Funk, Charles E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 22 2002
- ISBN10: 0060513314
- Language: English
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A Little Book of Language
$15.00 Read moreA lively journey through the story of language, from an infant’s first word to the languages of the internet
Language never leaves you alone. It’s there in your head, helping you think. It’s there to- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Crystal, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300283237
- Language: English
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Grammar Essentials for Dummies
$14.99 Add to cartGrammar Essentials For Dummies (9781119589617) was previously published as Grammar Essentials For Dummies(9780470618370). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the… [more below]
- Author: Woods, Geraldine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1119589614
- Language: English
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Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment for Every Day of the Year
$17.99 Read more- Author: Dent, Susie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1529311489
- Language: English
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Friends with Words: Adventures in Languageland
$28.00 Add to cartWith warmth, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories from her life… [more below]
- Author: Barnette, Martha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 1419778846
- Language: English
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Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words
$28.00 Add to cartWith his trademark humor and flair, bestselling linguist John McWhorter busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronouns
The nature of language is- Author: McWhorter, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0593713281
- Language: English
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What School Leaders Need to Know about English Learners
$62.27 Add to cartSchool leaders have the unique opportunity and responsibility to play a crucial role in creating a culture of high expectations and an environment of support so that English learners can succeed and c… [more below]
- Author: Dormer, Jan Edwards
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: September 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1942799845
- Language: English
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Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners, Premium Fourth Edition
$18.00 Add to cartThe go-to guide for learning and reinforcing American English vocabulary for beginning ESL learners–now enhanced with audio recordings through the McGraw Hill Language Lab app
Now enhanced with audi- Author: Yates, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1264264224
- Language: English
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
$17.00 Add to cartA survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar
Why do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at- Author: McWhorter, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1592404944
- Language: English
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Getting to the Roots of Social Studies Vocabulary Levels 6-8
$29.99 Read moreExpand your students’ content-area vocabulary and improve their understanding with this roots-based approach! This standards-based resource, geared towards secondary grades, helps students comprehend … [more below]
- Series: Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary
- Author: Rasinski, Timothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1425808689
- Language: English
