David Crystal 
Just A Phrase I’m Going Through [PDF ebook] 
My Life in Language

"Taste Buds in Search of Fragrance: Dalian Cuisine (Paperback Edition), " created by Wang Xijun, published by Dalian Publishing House. …

The essays in this collection examine emotional responses to art and music, the role of emotions in contemporary notions of gender and sexuality and theoretical questions as to their use. …

Perfect for pupils with a low reading age of 8 to 9, but a high interest age of 12 to 15, our Teen Reads will have readers on the edge of their seats. Just the right level of challenging vocabulary a …

Biddy Mason’s life began as an enslaved person. She had to walk 2000 miles to reach California, but once there, she gained her freedom. She became a successful nurse, midwife, and land owner, and lef …

Reinforced Concrete Design: Principles and Practice presents an introduction to reinforced concrete design. The material is written in such a manner as to interest students in the subject and to enco …

This book is a collection of prose works. The works record the author’s thoughts and perceptions in his ordinary life, from his youth to his age of confusion, searching for another possibility of lif …

The Spragues of rural Cedar County, Missouri, missed the Civil War until their oldest son, Jesse, answered a remark from a drunk southern sympathizer who wore revenge. Soon after, his father is shot …

This book reproduces the entire process of Zhang Qian’s three visits to the Western Regions through more than twenty stories, each being independent and interrelated. With a military and diplomatic b …

Griffin, the mysterious thief in New York, received a business to steal the self-portrait of Van Gogh in the Metropolitan Art Museum. The client told Griffin that the painting in the art gallery was …