Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins, Paperback - Charles E. Funk

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Reducere. In Bird Buddies, Rosa and Boone turn their attention to satisfying their curiosity about two very different and interesting birds. Along the way th...

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In the final volume of the New Kind of Christian Trilogy, Pastor Dan Poole and his friends face and survive their questions, doubts and dark nights...

Reducere. DescriptionNonviolence: Origins and Outcomes is a collaboration between a psychologist (Collyer) and a theologian (Zepp). The focus is on nonviolen...

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

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A historical romance inspired by the true story of Princess Caraboo, for fans of Philippa Gregory. Cassandra Worrell's boring life in her parents' ...

Reducere. Doctor Manette, a prominent French Doctor, must flea Paris in the midst of the chaos that has ensued in what became known as the Reign of Terror. F...

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Strange stories of Welsh mysteries, crimes, characters, achievers, inventors, folklore and legends

An alphabetical compendium of Kentish lore and localities, eccentrics and events, crimes and curiosities.

An A to Z of quirky facts and stories about Limerick countyIllustrations: 50 Illustrations, black and white

Reducere. This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we u...

Reducere. August 18-20, 1955: Three terrifying days and nights still remembered with awe in the Delaware River watershed. Record-breaking rainfall from back-...

Reducere. London, 1947 - the hottest summer ever. Everything is still rationed and the city is in ruins. But even though everyone says the war is over it doe...

Reducere. After Peter Pan and Tinker Bell are forced to leave the Lost Island called Neverland, the Green Fairy is separated from her only friend and sent to...

Publisher: Chiltern PublishingAuthor(s): Charles Dickens.Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 128 x 187 x 35Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul l...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John AytoThe average contemporary English speaker knows 50, 000 words. Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently hu...

Full legnth book, typset in special newspaper (journal) column style.

Reducere. A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, a unique storytelling t...

Publisher: Outskirts PressAuthor(s): Charles E JonesNumber of pages: 396Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 274 x 237 x 31Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

What was initially regarded as an experiment but went on to be considered Dickens's most tightly-plotted novel is offered in a }Scholastic Classics...

Level 5. A Tale of Two Cities Book and MP3 Pack - Charles Dickens

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Reducere. Doctor Manette, a prominent French Doctor, must flee Paris in the midst of the chaos that has ensued in what became known as the Reign of Terror. F...

Reducere. Susan Muaddi Darraj's short story collection about the inhabitants of a Palestinian West Bank village, Tel al-Hilou, spans generations and continen...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'Set befor...

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Reducere. DescriptionAfter 18 years of imprisonment in the Bastille, the devoted Doctor Manette is reunited with his daughter, the gentle Lucie, in England. ...

Reducere. Where do words come from?--Learning new words by understanding their storiesThe English language is made up of words from different places, events,...

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Reducere. In this exciting novel set during the French Revolution, Charles Dickens expresses sympathy for the downtrodden poor and their outrage at the self-...

Reducere. Perhaps the most revolutionary contribution of this volume is in its presentation of new and resistant practices of reading the Bible that challeng...

Sleeping Beauty's younger, non-magical sister, Annie, still can't rest ...Trouble in the kingdom is threatening one of her friends. Snow White's fa...