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The Story Of English
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The Story of English illustrates the compelling history of how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries & northern Germany, became the most widely spoken language in the world, & of how that language evolved during the last two millennia. Chronologically ordered & divided into six main sections covering pre-Roman & Latin influences, the ascent of Old English, & the succession of Middle English, Early Modern & then Late Modern English to today's global language, this fascinating book also explores such factors as the history of the printing press, the works of Chaucer, the evolution of The American Dictionary of the English Language
- commonly known as Webster's
- & the magisterial Oxford English Dictionary, to the use of slang in today's speech & the coming of electronic messaging: language for a post-modern world. The Story of English is the perfect gift for any lover not just of English, but of the history & development of language. 20 x 13.2 x 2.6 cm, pages 192

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The Story Of English
In 100 Words
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On 4 CD's. In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences & events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ('roe', in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate & Celtic words, weasel words & nonce-words, ancient words ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') & spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure & the downright surprising. ...
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The Story Of Eric
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The Story of Eric Clapton celebrates the legendary musician through rarely published photographs & 20 items of removable facsimile memorabilia, including posters, tickets, flyers & signed photographs. Written by a leading music journalist, this unique interactive book gives the reader a front-row seat (and backstage access) to the musician's 50-year career & is the ultimate celebration of the world's greatest living guitarist. ...
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The Story of Everest - Celebrating 60 Years of Conquest
The Story Of Everest
- Celebrating 60 Years
Of Conquest
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Sixty years ago Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay achieved what had been the Holy Grail of the world's mountaineers for almost seventy years
- reaching the summit of Mount Everest. The story of Everest charts the world's fascination with the great mountain, from its discovery in the 19th century through the early expeditions, the tragic disappearance of Mallory & Irving in 1924, the euphoria of Hillary & Tenzing's successful climb which was announced on Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Day in 1953, the riddle of the Abominable Snowman & the astonishing discovery of Mallory's body in 1999, right up to the most recent triumphs & tragedies. Packed with breathtaking photography of some of the world's most beautiful scenery. The Story of Everest chronicles the events surrounding this majestic mountain & recounts the struggle of those mountaineers willing to push their bodies to the limits of physical endurance by risking their lives in pursuit of the ultimate goal
- to stand on top of the world.

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The Story Of Flight -
A History Of Aviation
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From the first flights using balloons & gliders, to the successful launch of spacecraft by the United States & the former USSR, man has been fascinated by the challenge of air travel.

In this beautifully illustrated book, the history of flight is given a global perspective. The pioneers such as the Wrights, Alcock & Brown & Bleriot, along with the skilled technicians that brought the world Concorde, are woven into a story that tells of daring & life-threatening episodes which form the long arc of development from the Montgolfiers hot-air balloons to the intricate military jets & high-tech wizardry that has seen man pass out of the earths atmosphere & into space.

The Story of Flight looks at the spread of aviation throughout the world, how it developed significantly as a new means of military combat & how it became the leading form of international travel all in the space of less than 60 years.

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• ISBN: 9781781779200
• Author: Stephen Woolford & Carl Warner
• Publisher: Seven Oaks
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 159
• Dimensions: 29 x 25.5 x 1.5cm











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The Story Of Joseph -
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Details: This fun packed sticker activity book is filled with puzzles & creative activities that go with the story of
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The Story Of Le Tour
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The Story of: Le Tour de France combines a written history & a living museum exhibit. The carefully researched historical text on the tour weaves its way through the pages, while simultaneously showing why it is such a compelling annual event. Uniquely, this book contains superb items of removable facsimile memorabilia slipped into the pages, plus photographs some that have never been seen before that bring this book to life while showing other personal items from long forgotten Tours. ...
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The Story Of Medicine
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For thousands of years, people have sought ways to overcome the diseases & disorders of the body, with methods ranging from incantations, talismans & herbal cures to antibiotics, vaccines & organ transplants. The Story of Medicine charts our remarkable progress along the road of medical discovery. In a fascinating narrative, it describes the key developments & breakthroughs in our understanding of our own bodies. Topics include: ï ½ primitive surgery
- when drilling a hole in the head to let demons out was the height of surgical sophistication ï ½ historical models of the body & disease ï ½ dead bodies hold the key
- the role of dissection in medical discovery ï ½ diagnosis
- how doctors learned to read the signs of illness ï ½ plagues & pandemics through history ï ½ germ theory & contagion
- discovering a hidden world ï ½ how the body can turn against itself ï ½ scarificators, leeches, maggots & other nasty treatments ï ½ nature's pharmacopoeia.



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The Story Of Medicine
- From Bloodletting To
Biotechnology
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In The Story of Medicine, esteemed medical historian Mary Dobson charts the ways in which we have fought with disease & injury over several millennia
- from the 'humours' of Hippocrates to Edward Jenner & the eradication of smallpox; & from Florence Nightingale's nursing reforms to Crick & Watson's DNA chain. Richly illustrated with paintings, illustrations & photographs, this volume is filled with the trauma as well as the triumph of medical science: including the pain of the surgeon's knife in the centuries before anaesthetics, the body-snatchers of the nineteenth century & the realities of battlefield surgery. Moving & revealing, here is a fascinating study of the glorious
- & sometimes dangerous
- pursuit of medical science.


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The Story Of Food

Explore the rich stories, symbolism, and traditions that come wrapped up in the food on our plates - food that not only feeds our bodies but also makes up our culture.

In The Story of Food; An Illustrated History of Everything We Eat our

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  • SKU: 9780241254783
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Explore the rich stories, symbolism, & traditions that come wrapped up in the food on our plates
- food that not only feeds our bodies but also makes up our culture.

In The Story of Food; An Illustrated History of Everything We Eat our millennia-old relationship with nearly 200 foods
- from nuts & seeds to noodles & meat
- is sumptuously illustrated, with tales from all over the world.

Food is the cornerstone of daily life, culture, & even religion. Staples like bread, rice, & salt are part of our culinary history, used in many ways all over the world. The Story of Food tells the extraordinary stories behind the foods we eat: from salt to sushi & rice to ravioli.

It reveals, for example, that Pope Clement XIV was assassinated with poisoned drinking chocolate & tells the story of how coffee went being from a banned substance in some European countries to become the worlds favourite hot drink.

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• ISBN: 9780241254783
• Publisher: DK
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 360
• Dimensions: 26.5 x 22 x 3cm

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Chocolate - A confectionary food made from the cacao bean
Chocolate - A brown colour
Seeds - A small embryonic plant within a casing. Used to grow plants
hot - An indication of the temperature being high and a sensation of heat to the tough
Coffee - A popular brewed drink using roasted coffee beans
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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