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Around the World in 80 Words: A Journey Through the English Language (HB) by Paul Anthony Jones
Category: Languages and Reference
'Brilliant for anyone interested in the effervescent oddness of English' --Stig Abell on Word Drops What makes a place so memorable that it survives for ever in a word? In this captivating round-the-world jaunt, Paul Anthony Jones reveals the intriguing tales behind how 80 different places came to be im ...Show more
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
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A newly illustrated edition of this classic tale by one of Australia's greatest children's book illustrators. Set out on a thrilling voyage with the quintessential English gentleman, Phileas Fogg. To fulfil a wager made at the Reform Club in London, Fogg and his newly appointed manservant, Passepartout, ...Show more
Around the World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne; Keith Carabine (Contribution by); Roger Cardinal (Intro and Notes by)
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With an Introduction and Notes by Professor Roger Cardinal. University of Kent at Canterbury. Translations are by Paul Desages (Around the World in Eighty Days) and Arthur Chambers (Five Weeks in a Balloon). JULES VERNE (1828-1905) POSSESSED that rare storyteller's gift of being able to present the far- ...Show more
Around the World in Eighty Days: Popular Penguins by Jules Verne
Category: Popular Penguins | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
"To go around the world...in such a short time and with the means of transport currently available, was not only impossible, it was madness" One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions £20,000 that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days - and he i ...Show more
Around the World in Eighty Days (Usborne Young Reading Series 2) by Jules Verne
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Funny stories with humorous illustrations. Written in consultation with a specialist in early reading. Easy-to-follow text for young readers. Ages 5-7
Arrernte Traditional Healing by DOBSON Veronica Perr
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Veronica Perrurle Dobson is a widely respected Arrernte elder and noted translator, interpreter and teacher of the Arrernte language. She has drawn on her own cultural knowledge and that of other elders and senior healers in the Arrernte community around Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in Central Australia to ...Show more