David Crystal

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Louisiana

The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia is the authoritative single-volume reference work on people, both living and dead. In addition to its thousand or more pages of A-Z entries, the book offers an invaluable Ready Reference section with lists of political leaders and rulers, Nobel Prizewinners, patron saints, sports champions and many more. Acclaimed on its first publication in 1994 as a new kind of biographical reference book, the Encyclopedia is now established as a reliable source of information on over 26,000 people, fully cross-referenced. The book's international coverage and devotion to important figures - both historical and contemporary - in science and the arts as well as sports and popular personalities make it unique. This Second Edition has been comprehensively updated and supplemented with new entries.

The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die

Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope, language is an extremely powerful tool that defines the human species. Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language. He moves effortlessly from big subjects like the origins of languages, how children learn to speak, and how conversation works to subtle but revealing points such as how email differs from both speech and writing in important ways, how language reveals a person's social status, and how we decide whether a word is rude or polite. Broad and deep, but with a light and witty touch, How Language Works is the ultimate layman's guide to how we communicate with one another.

How Language Works

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Kansas

English

The English language is now accepted as the global lingua franca of the modern age. But how did it evolve? How did a language spoken originally be a few thousand Anglo-Saxons become one used by over a quarter of the human race? The Stories of English is a groundbreaking and entertaining history of the language by David Crystal, the world-renowned writer and linguist. Crystal turns the history of English on its head and provides a startlingly original view of where the richness, creativity, and diversity of the language truly lies-in the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the world. Whatever their regional, social, or ethnic background, each group has a story worth telling, whether it is in Scotland or Canada, South Africa or the United States. Interwoven within this central chronological story are accounts of uses of dialect around the world and examples taken from current popular culture as well as literary classics. As Newsday wrote, "Crystal is bold, thoughtful, and often very funny.... His comparisons and allusions are effortless, and he's as up on Ali G and Middle Earth as he is on Anglo-Saxon and Middle English".

The Stories of English

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Now thoroughly revised and updated, this popular reference book provides the quickest and most accurate answers to the widest possible range of questions. With more up-to-date facts and figures than any similar book, The Cambridge Factfinder is a storehouse of general and not-so-general knowledge for anyone needing information in a hurry. The information is clearly presented in the form of tables, lists, maps and diagrams. Its logical ordering, attractive page design and superb index makes this the most user-friendly source of information available. ? Over 800 pages of up-to-date information ? Covers all areas of human knowledge ? Over 180,000 facts and figures ? Over 300 maps and diagrams ? 120-page index ensuring rapid information retrieval#paperback #paperback #reference 

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Florida

The Cambridge Factfinder 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

New Jersey

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

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Ben Crystal

Stanley Wells

A fascinating guide to Shakespeare’s language, an indispensable treasure chest, for anyone who loves watching, or reading the plays, and is curious about the meaning, use, and derivation of the language.￼

Excellent for anyone studying Shakespeare or just looking to enrich themselves in old English and classic poetry. 

The front cover has a little dent/hink to it, but beyond that the book is in almost perfect condition.

Michigan

A Glossary and Language Companion

A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.

Shakespeare's Words

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Tennessee

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language

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Missouri

English-Language Tourist Tourist-Guide to Britain

Wordsmiths and Warriors

David Eddings

Leigh Eddings

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Minnesota

Book Three of the Dreamers

The epic trilogy by two "New York Times" bestselling authors concludes. Aracia, sister of the goddess Zelana ("The Elder Gods"), and Veltan ("The Treasured One") have ignored the prophecy of The Dreamers. Now their ignorance may bring about the destruction of Dhrall.

Crystal Gorge

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Washington

Daring adventurer-archaeologist Indiana Jones returns in an all new, action-packed saga, in the novelization of the fourth, long-anticipated Indiana Jones movie. 300,000 first printing. (A Lucasfilms/Paramount Pictures film, written by David Koepp from a story by George Lucas, directed by Steven Spielberg, releasing May 2008, starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LeBeouf, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, & Jim Broadbent)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Pennsylvania

The Deamers

Two New York Times bestselling authors are back with the final book in their epic fantasy series. Aracia, sister of the goddess Zelana (The Elder Gods), and Veltan (The Treasured One) have ignored the prophecy of The Dreamers. Now their ignorance may bring about the destruction of Dhrall.

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The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia

David Crystal

How Language Works

David Crystal

The Stories of English

David Crystal

The Cambridge Factfinder

David Crystal

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

David Crystal; Ben Crystal; Stanley Wells

Shakespeare's Words

David Crystal (Editor)

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language

David and Hilary Crystal

Wordsmiths and Warriors

David Eddings; Leigh Eddings

Crystal Gorge

James Rollins; David Koepp (Screenplay by); George Lucas (Contribution by); Jeff Nathanson (Contribution by)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

David Eddings; Leigh Eddings

The Crystal Gorge