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Famous Last Words by Claire Cock-Starkey
27.95 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Who said 'I should have drunk more champagne'? Did Nelson really utter 'Kiss me Hardy' from his deathbed? Which statesman was, at the end, 'bored with it all'? Which king begged, 'Let not poor Nelly starve ...' An extraordinary number of deathbed sayings have been recorded over the years, some proving i ...Show more
Hyphens and Hashtags - the Stories Behind the Symbols on Our Keyboard by Claire Cock-starkey
27.99 AUD
Category: Gift Books
In our digital world, we owe much of our ability to communicate to the punctuation marks, mathematical symbols, and other glyphs that hover on the edges of our keyboard. Without these symbols, it would be impossible to convey meaning--our words would run in endless unbroken lines of letters and numbers. ...Show more
Lore of the Land: Folklore & Wisdom from the Wild Earth by Claire Cock-Starkey
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Category: Folk and Fable | Series: Nature's Folklore
The Lore of the Land is a treasury of fascinating tales and ancient wisdom, unearthing the folklore of the worlds wildest places. Unearth the secrets of our natural world with The Lore of the Land, a richly illustrated compendium of folklore and wisdom from the land, skies and seas. From thundering rive ...Show more
Lore of the Stars - Folklore and Wisdom from above and Beyond by Claire Cock-Starkey; Hannah Bess Ross (Illustrator); Alex Hithersay (Editor)
29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Nature's Folklore Ser.
Look up at the skies in wonder with this mystically illustrated treasury of folklore from above and beyond. Did you know that people used to read the future in the flight of birds? That the constellations were thought to be mythological beings set in the sky? And that eclipses were seen as demonic omens ...Show more
Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature by Claire Cock-Starkey
27.99 AUD
Category: Folk and Fable
See nature in a whole new light with this enchantingly illustrated treasury of natural folklore and wild wisdom from around the world.Did you know that people used to believe that rabbits' ears would twitch in the direction of a thunderstorm? That lily of the valley flowers were formed from fairies' dri ...Show more
The Book Lovers' Miscellany by COCK-STARKEY, CLAIRE
24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
How is ink made? What is the bestselling book of all time? What are the oldest known books in the world? And how does one make sense of the colors found on Penguin paperbacks? The answers to these questions and many more await readers in The Book Lovers' Miscellany.The Book Lovers' Miscellany is a cornu ...Show more
The Curious History of Weights & Measures by Claire Cock-Starkey
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Category: History
0 How long is an ell? What is the largest size of champagne bottle?How do you measure the heat of a chilli pepper? Why is the depth of water measured in fathoms? And what is a cubit?The Curious History of Weights & Measures tells the story of how we have come to quantify the world around us. Looking ...Show more
The Library Lovers' Miscellany by Claire Cock-Starkey
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Category: Non-Fiction
What can be found in the Vatican's Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin's library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a colony of bats?Bursting with potted histories, quirky facts, and enlightening lists, this book explores every aspect of the library, celebrating these remarka ...Show more
The Real Mccoy and 149 Other Eponyms by Claire Cock-Starkey
19.99 AUD
Category: Reference
From diesel to gerrymandering, the English language is rich with eponyms--words that are named after an individual. The many histories behind these words are often mesmerizing--a word named, incidentally, after the German physician Franz Mesmer, who developed the practice of hypnotism as a form of thera ...Show more
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