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A Barrel of Monkeys: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Animals - Samuel Fanous; Susie Dent; Thomas Bewick (Hardback) 11-09-2015

Classic Civilisations Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language - Peter Jones (Paperback) 01-06-2017

Complete Aramaic: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Aramaic, with Original Texts - Eric D. Reymond (Paperback) 14-10-2021

Greek To Us: The Fascinating Ancient Greek That Shapes Our World - John Davie; Harry Mount (Hardback) 06-11-2025

I Used to Know That ... An Apple A Day: Old-Fashioned Proverbs and Why They Still Work - Caroline Taggart (Paperback) 04-04-2013

I Used to Know That ... Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them - Judy Parkinson (Paperback) 04-04-2013

Kicking the Bucket at the Drop of a Hat: The Meaning and Origins of Popular Expressions - Caroline Taggart (Paperback) 03-03-2016

Languages Are Good For Us - Sophie Hardach (Paperback) 02-09-2021

Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language - Bill Bryson (Paperback) 01-10-2009

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global - Laura Spinney (Hardback) 24-04-2025

Rosen's Almanac: Weird and wonderful words for every day of the year - Michael Rosen (Hardback) 05-09-2024

The Happiness Dictionary: Words from Around the World to Help Us Lead a Richer Life - Dr Tim Lomas (Paperback) 05-08-2021

The Language-Lover's Lexipedia: An A-Z of Linguistic Curiosities - Joshua Blackburn (Hardback) 25-09-2025

The Secret Life of Words - Henry Hitchings (Paperback) 02-04-2009 Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 2009 and John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize 2008.

The Word Detective: A Life in Words: From Serendipity to Selfie - John Simpson (Paperback) 06-07-2017

Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape - Manchan Magan (Hardback) 29-02-2024