Writing down the Bones Deck - 60 Cards to Free the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
$27.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
60 all-new writing prompts to inspire your daily writing practice from bestselling author of Writing Down the Bones and acclaimed writing instructor Natalie Goldberg. This is my wish for you: that you take these cards, grab the topic on one side and write, write, write . . . Remember no good or bad. ...Show more
The Writing of Fiction by Edith Wharton
$22.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
A rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, The Writing of Fiction contains brilliant advice on writing from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize - for her first novel The Age of Innocence. In The Writing of Fiction, Wharton provides general comments on the roots of modern fiction, the various ...Show more
How to be an Author: The Business of Being a Writer in Australia by Georgia Richter, Deborah Hunn
$34.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Georgia Richter and Deborah Hunn look at the business of becoming an author. In a friendly, informative and practical way they share all you need to know about inspiration and research, preparing to submit to a publisher, creating an author brand, legal, ethical and moral considerations, pitching and ef ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Words: A Journey Through the English Language (HB) by Paul Anthony Jones
$27.99 AUD
Category: Etymology | Reading Level: very good
'Brilliant for anyone interested in the effervescent oddness of English' --Stig Abell on Word Drops What makes a place so memorable that it survives for ever in a word? In this captivating round-the-world jaunt, Paul Anthony Jones reveals the intriguing tales behind how 80 different places came to be im ...Show more
A Place for Everything - The Curious History of Alphabetical Order by Judith Flanders
$19.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. The story of alphabetical order has been shaped by some of history's most compelling characters, such as industrious and enthusiastic early adopter Samuel Pepys and dedicated alphabet cha ...Show more
Trivium - The Classical Liberal Arts of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric by John Michell; Rachel Grenon; Earl Fontainelle; Adina Arvatu; Andrew Aberdein; Octavia Wynne; Gregory Beabout
$52.00 AUD
Category: Etymology | Series: Wooden Bks.
Following the success of Quadrivium, Sciencia, and Designa in the acclaimed Wooden Books series, Trivium is a compendium of writings on the classical subjects at the heart of a liberal education, bringing the wisdom of the past into the twenty-first century. The trivium refers to the three liberal a ...Show more
ASA's Guide to Getting Published: Understanding and navigating Australia's book industry by JULIET ROGERS
$29.95 AUD
Category: Etymology
Writing a book is hard work. Knowing what to do next can be even harder. There are so many questions to be asked and answered. How does the publishing industry really work? How do you go about submitting a manuscript so that it gets further than the dreaded slush pile? Do you need the help of an agent a ...Show more
50 Spanish Coffee Breaks: Short activities to improve your Spanish one cup at a time by Coffee Break Languages
$22.99 AUD
Category: Etymology | Series: Coffee Break Ser.
Transform your down time into 'do time'. The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Spanish Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Spanish by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual-from a 5-minute espr ...Show more
Scrabble Family Dictionary: The Family-Friendly Scrabble Dictionary [5th Edition]
$18.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Settle family disputes with a Scrabble dictionary! The perfect companion to settle family Scrabble squabbles. This new, easy-to-use, paperback contains words between 2-8 letters in length and gives short, succinct definitions to help players use the best words for their game. Updated with new words from ...Show more
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
$39.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
A new, beautifully illustrated hardback edition of the bestselling Etymologicon, published on its tenth anniversary. 'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' - Independent.The Etymologicon is an ...Show more
Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself by Chuck Wendig
$29.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Finally--a book of writing advice that accounts for all of the messy, perverse, practical, and inexplicable parts of being a human who writes The truth is that all of the writing rules you've learned are bullshit. Sure, they work for some people, but the likelihood that they'll work for you--unique ...Show more
A Date with Language by David Crystal
$49.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
A collection of 366 facts about language to enliven each day of the year. In this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events, and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets, and global institutions, together with the ...Show more