What is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure? With "Troublesome Words", journalist and bestselling travel-writer Bill Bryson gives us a clear, concise and entertaining guide to the problems of English usage and spelling that has been an indispensable companion to those who work wit...(展开全部)

How often have you looked up an English word in a German dictionary only to be confronted by a bewildering array of German equivalents? Which is the correct word for the context in question? Thirty years' experience in teaching Germanic languages at tertiary level to English-speaking students have made the author acutely aware of this problem. Mastering German Vocabulary explai...(展开全部)

「布萊森是世界級的文法行家。」 －－《西雅圖時報》（Seattle Times）／厄普丘奇（Michael Upchurch） 「這是一本與眾不同的英語用法書。」 －－《紐約時報雜誌》（New York Times Magazine）／沙佛爾（William Safire） 「這是最棒的英語用法手冊之一，我想任何一位英語人士都會樂在其中。」 －－《波士頓環球報》（Boston Globe）／鮑爾斯（Katherine A. Powers） 「每位寫作者或編輯的參考用書裡都該把這本書列進去。」 －－《洛杉磯時報》（Los Angeles Times

One of the English language’s most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage. As usual Bill Bryson says it best: “English is a dazzlingly idiosyncratic tongue, full of quirks and irregularities that often seem willfully at odds with logic and common sense. This is a language where ‘cleave’ can mean to cut in half or to hold two halves togethe...(展开全部)

简介：公主请看什么都搞一点，因为不想再开一本所以组拟城拟也在封面来自《苏丹的游戏》梅姬二创

Groundbreaking argument against pornography by the world authority on the subject.

Penguin presents the CD edition of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane, read by Edith Bowman, Guy Garvey, Cerys Matthews and Benjamin Zephaniah.All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. Words like Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, Acorn and Lark represent the natural world of childhood, a rich landscape of discovery and imagination that is fading from c...(展开全部)

SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER'One of the most beautiful books of the year... A symphony to the wonders of the natural world, and a stand against the disappearance of wild childhood' The BooksellerFrom bestselling Landmarks author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist & author Jackie MorrisAll over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the...(展开全部)

The first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction, Brave New Words:The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction shows exactly how science-fictional words and their associated concepts have developed over time, with full citations and bibliographic information. It's a window on a whole genre of literature through the words invented and passed along by the genre's most talen...(展开全部)