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  • The Elements of Eloquence

    Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    From the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry…From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase—such as “O Captain! My Captain!” or “To be or not to be”—memorable.In ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Een kleine geschiedenis van dronkenschap

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    Bijna elke cultuur op aarde kent drank, en waar drank is, is dronkenschap. Maar in elk tijdperk en op elke plaats is dronkenschap een beetje anders. Ze kan religieus zijn, seksueel, de plicht van koningen of de verlichting van boeren. Ze kan een offer aan de voorouders zijn, of een manier om het einde van een werkdag te markeren. Ze kan u in slaap brengen of u ten strijde voeren. Een kleine ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • The Unknown Unknown

    Bookshops and the delight of not getting what you wanted

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    Mark Forsyth - author of the Sunday Times Number One bestseller The Etymologicon - reveals in this essay, specially commissioned for Independent Booksellers Week, the most valuable thing about a really good bookshop.Along the way he considers the wisdom of Donald Rumsfeld, naughty French photographs, why Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy would never have met online, and why only a bookshop can give ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Illustrated Etymologicon

    A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    **A NEW, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, PUBLISHED ON ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY.'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent.'Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history.' William ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Etymologicon

    A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example,do you know why a mortgage is literally a “death pledge”? Why guns have girls’ names? Why “salt” is related to “soldier”? Discover the answers to all of these etymological questions and more in this fascinating book for fans of of Eats, Shoots & Leaves.The Etymologicon is a ... Leer más

    Antes $13.99 USD Ahora $9.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • A Short History of Drunkenness

    How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    **From the internationally bestselling author of The Etymologicon, a lively and fascinating exploration of how, throughout history, each civilization has found a way to celebrate, or to control, the eternal human drive to get sloshed“An entertaining bar hop though the past 10,000 years.”—The New York Times Book Review**Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there’s drink there’s ... Leer más

    Antes $10.99 USD Ahora $4.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Horologicon

    A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    From Mark Forsyth, the author of the #1 international bestseller, The Etymologicon, comes a book of weird words for familiar situations. The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them.Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you’re philogrobolized.Find yourself pretending to work? That’s ... Leer más

    Antes $13.99 USD Ahora $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • A Christmas Cornucopia

    The Hidden Stories Behind Our Yuletide Traditions

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    BY THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUNKENNESSDiscover the unpredictable origins and etymologies of our Christmas customs this festive season.For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas.We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means "Go away, ... ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • L'ignoto ignoto

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    Le librerie e il piacere di non trovare quello che cercavi.Il libro ignoto è lì che ti aspetta, anche se non lo sai. Abbandonato su una panca nello spogliatoio di una piscina, sotto il divano di un amico, sullo scaffale della libreria. I computer sono macchine e le macchine non consentono la casualità, fanno solo quello che consenti loro di fare. Per questo, dal computer di casa tua, da Internet, ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD

  • Breve História da Bebedeira

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    Como, porquê, onde e quando a Humanidade se embebedou - desde a Idade da Pedra até ao presenteOs antigos persas debatiam as questões políticas duas vezes: uma bêbedos e outra sóbrios. Os vikings acreditavam que o hidromel era a fonte da poesia. A punição asteca para a embriaguez era o estrangulamento público. E os londrinos do século XVIII viram-se obrigados a comprar gin a um gato mecânico. Ao ... Leer más

    $17.46 USD

  • Eine kurze Geschichte der Trunkenheit

    Der Homo alcoholicus von der Steinzeit bis heute

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    Traducido por Dieter Fuchs ...
    Kenntnisreich und berauschend witzig beschreibt Mark Forsyth in seiner feuchtfröhlichen Kulturgeschichte des Betrunkenseins, warum wir evolutionär danach streben, dem Alkohol zuzusprechen. Seriös und voller Enthusiasmus berichtet er von alten Ägyptern mit Schlagseite, Weintrinkern im antiken Griechenland und sternhagelvollen Wikingern, die wie uns ihre Liebe zum Alkohol einte.Was mit ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Horologicon

    A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language

    de Mark Forsyth ...
    FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON.'Reading The Horologicon in one sitting is very tempting' Roland White, Sunday Times.Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully eccentric day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words.From uhtceare in the hours before dawn through to dream drumbles at bedtime, The Horologicon gives you the extra... ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro