Troublesome Words
$24.95
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2010
Summary
A fresh new look for Bill Bryson’s indispensable word companion
What is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure?
With Troublesome Words, journalist and bestselling travel-writer Bill Bryson gives us a clear, concise and entertaining guide to the problems of English usage and spelling that has been an indispensable companion to those who work with the written word for over twenty year…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141040394 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141040394 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 185g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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‘Combines the virtues of a first class work of reference with the pleasure of a good read’ The Times
‘Combines the virtues of a first class work of reference with the pleasure of a good read’ The Times
About The Author
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer, and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain.
His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, is an extraordinary exploration of the human body which will have you marvelling at the form you occupy.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
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