Chambers
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Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
$19.99 Add to cartDid you know that an “astronaut” is literally a “star sailor,” that a thesaurus is, in fact, a “treasure
Have you
trove” of words, and that someone who is “sinister” is actually just “left-handed”?- Author: Zafarris, Jess
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1399809180
- Language: English
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Oswald Chambers, Abandoned to God: The Life Story of the Author of My Utmost for His Highest
$21.99 Add to cartWhat do you know about the man behind the popular devotional My Utmost for His Highest? Trace the life of Oswald Chambers from his boyhood in Scotland through an astounding journey of faith and trust … [more below]
- Author: McCasland, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01 1998
- ISBN10: 1572930500
- Language: English
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Words from Hell: Unearthing the Darkest Secrets of English Etymology
$14.99 Add to cartThe English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It’s where Latin, Greek, and Germanic roots are shredded apart and stitched unce… [more below]
- Author: Zafarris, Jess
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1399808214
- Language: English
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Life of a Song: Volumes 1 and 2
$14.99 Add to cartDiscover the stories behind the songs THE LIFE OF A SONG contains the stories of 100 songs exploring each song’s biography and how they took on a new life following their release. Packed with intrigui… [more below]
- Author: Dalley, Jan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1399800582
- Language: English
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Chambers Murray Latin-English Dictionary
$25.00 Add to cartFirst published in 1933, the Chambers Murray Latin-English Dictionary is the standard reference text for all advanced students of Latin.
- Author: Chambers (Ed )
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 832
- Publish Date: October 30 1994
- ISBN10: 0550190031
- Language: English
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Poems from the Edge of Extinction: The Beautiful New Treasury of Poetry in Endangered Languages, in Association with the National Poetry Library
$14.99 Read moreGold winner in Poetry and Special Honors Award winner for Best Anthology Nautilus Book Awards
The Beautiful New Treasury of Poetry in Endangered Languages, in Association with the National Poetry Lib… [more below]- Author: McCabe, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1473693004
- Language: English
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Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (20th Edition)
$59.99 Add to cart‘This is, in fact, not what you were looking for; but it’s much more interesting’ Terry Pratchett
Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a c- Author: Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1600
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1473676363
- Language: English
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Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life
$21.99 Read moreShakespeare had an ear and hand that was able to capture our everyday thoughts and emotions, pin them to a page, and express them so well that still today they can make us feel stunned to be seen.
‘B- Author: Crystal, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1399809334
- Language: English
