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On writing and reading
If you would be a reader, read; if a writer,write

Epictetus (Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics, AD 55-c.135)
 
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Who Said That First? The curious origins of common words and phrases order quantity
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Author: Max Cryer
Published by: Exisle Publishing Ltd
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Many bright minds have come up with expressions we now take for granted as part of the English language, and which we use freely in vernacular speech. But the originators of many of our most useful second-hand remarks go uncredited. The Bible and Shakespeare are rich sources of many common phrases, but in this book Max Cryer concentrates on familiar expressions whose origins lie elsewhere. So who said it first? This collection sets out to credit - as far as it's possible to do so - the people who actually created many familiar terms in common use. For example, poor Ernest Dowson is all but forgotten, but author Margaret Mitchell read his 1891 poem 'Non Sum Qualis' and brought one phrase from that poem to the attention of millions. The phrase that caught her eye was 'gone with the wind'. (In 1867, Dowson also wrote another familiar phrase: 'the days of wine and roses'). Written in Max Cryer's delightfully witty style, Who Said That ... more
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Telling Tales : A history of literary hoaxes order quantity
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Author: Melissa Katsoulis
Published by: Hardie Grant Egmont
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When Dionysus the Renegade faked a Sophocles text in 400BC (cunningly inserting the arostic 'Heraclides is ignorant letters') to humiliate an academic rival, he paved the way for two millennia of increasingly outlandish literary hoaxers. The path from his mischievous stunt to more serious tricksters like the controversial memoirist and Oprah-duper James Frey, takes in every sort of writer: from the religious zealot to the bored student, via the vengeful academic and the out-and-out joker. But whether hoaxing for fame, money, politics or simple amusement, each perpetrator represents something unique about why we write. Their stories speak volumes about how reading, writing and publishing have grown out of the fine and private places of the past into big business, TV-book-club-led-mass-marketplaces which, some would say, are ripe for the ripping. For the first time, the complete history of this fascinating sub-genre of world literature ... more
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The New Gobbledygook : A New Zealand dictionary and guidebook order quantity
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Author: Peter Isaac
Published by: Transpress
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If you've ever read a government press release or report, a recruitment advertisement or management consultant's report and been perplexed by bamboozling language, wondering what they are really saying, you are not alone!

The first part of the book is a dictionary of over 700 words, terms and phrases that now have new, often coded, meanings (plus some that are now outmoded), the second part provides translations of actual advertisments, notices and proclamations!. Simultaneously entertaining and scary, this book is a must-read!

As President of the National Press Club, the author is well placed in the deciphering of the language of government and those who cater to it.
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100 Must-read Crime Novels (Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides) order quantity
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Author: Nick Rennison & Richard Shephard
Published by: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd
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Want to become a crime novel buff, or expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start!

From the publishers of the popular Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of some of the finest crime novels ever published. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly become an expert in the world of crime. The book also allows you to browse by theme, includes 'a reader's fast-guide to the world of crime fiction' as well listing the top 10 crime characters and their creators, award winners and book club recommendations.

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Author: Bill Bryson
Published by: Doubleday
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What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? What's the new name for Calcutta? How do you spell supersede? Boutros Boutros-Ghali? Is it hippy or hippie? These questions really matter to Bill Bryson, ever since his days as a rookie subeditor on "The Times" back in the 1970s: as they do to anyone who cares about the English language.Originally published as "The Penguin Dictionary for Writers and Editors", Bryson's "Dictionary for Writers and Editors" has now been completely revised and updated for the twenty-first century by Bill Bryson himself. Here is a very personal selection of spellings and usages, covering such head-scratchers as capitalization, plurals, abbreviations and foreign names and phrases. Bryson also gives us the difference between British and American usages, and miscellaneous pieces of essential information you never knew you needed, like the names of all the Oxford ... more
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Author: Jeremy Butterfield
Published by: Oxford University Press
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How many words are there in the English language and where were they born? Why does spelling 'wobble' and why do meanings change? How do words behave towards each other - and how do we behave towards words? And what does this all mean for dictionary-making in the 21st century? This entertaining book has the up-to-date and authoritative answers to all the key questions about our language. Using evidence provided by the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield exposes the English language's peculiarities and penchants, its development and difficulties, revealing exactly how it operates. Interpolating his expert knowledge of dictionary-making, Butterfield explains how dictionaries decide which words to include, how they find definitions, and how a Corpus influences the process. Whether you are happy to give the language free rein (free reign?), or whether you are more straight-laced (strait-laced?) when it ... more
 
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