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Cat's Out of the Bag: Truth and Lies About Cats by Max Cryer
$27.99 NZD
Category: Animals
We cannot get enough of cats: from ancient times they have occupied a special place in many different cultures around the world. They have also generated a fascinating array of words, expressions and observations, as well as poems, books, movies, cartoons and artworks. In this witty and entertaining boo ...Show more
Curious English Words and Phrases by Max Cryer
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
'Cloud nine', 'at the drop of a hat', 'spitting image', 'mollycoddle', 'rigmarole', 'round robin', 'spill the beans', 'kick the bucket', 'balderdash' and 'touch wood'. There are so many curious words and phrases that we often use and yet haven't you ever wondered why we say them, where they come from a ...Show more
Curious English Words and Phrases - The Truth Behind the Expressions We Use by Max Cryer
$19.99 NZD
Category: Literature
Have you ever wondered where terms like 'end of your tether', 'gets my goat' or 'letting ones hair down' come from? Or why we call some people 'geezers', 'sugar daddies' or 'lounge lizards'? Or where the words 'eavesdropping', 'nickname' and 'D-Day' come from? They are just a few of the many words and p ...Show more
Every Dog Has its Day: A Thousand Things you Didn't Know About Man's Best Friend by Max Cryer
$29.99 NZD
Category: Animals
Why has Fido become a generic term for all dogs? Why did hundreds of people collect dog faeces - and sell it? Dogs never eat other dogs, so why is it a dog-eat-dog world? Did any dogs survive the 'Titanic'? What is a Yorkipoo? Do mad dogs really go out in the midday sun? 'Every Dog Has Its Day' pays hom ...Show more
Preposterous Proverbs: Why Fine Words Butter No Parsnips by Max Cryer
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
From our earliest years we have heard proverbs, and many of them are repeated without much thought. Yes, 'birds of a feather flock together' and 'absence makes the heart grow fonder', but these sayings are so familiar that we are scarcely aware they are proverbs. It has been so for thousands of years, i ...Show more
Who Said That First? The Curious Origins of Common Words and Phrases by Max Cryer
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Many bright minds have come up with expressions we now take for granted as part of the English language, and which we use freely in vernacular speech. But the originators of many of our most useful second-hand remarks go uncredited. The Bible and Shakespeare are rich sources of many common phrases, but ...Show more
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