Philip Gooden 47688

The Mammoth Book of Literary Anecdotes

Robinson, 2002. Paperback. Pp: 499. Who would write who had anything better to do? queried Lord Byron rhetorically, and in this anthology, Philip Gooden finds hundreds of illuminating anecdotes about writers in support of this pithy remark. The stories tell us about the things writers got up to when not at their typewriters, from how Elizabethan playwright Ben Johnson escaped the gallows after having killed a man, to the first meeting between Anais Nin and Henry Miller. ISBN: 9781841193045. Cond./Kwaliteit: Redelijk.

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Gooden, Philip,

Alms for Oblivion: Shakespearean Murder Mystery.

New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg/Vg Remainder Mark. Prev. Owner Bookplate. Text Block Clean. Dj in Mylar Wrap. Pages: 281.

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Gooden, Philip,

Death of Kings: A Shakespearean Murder Mystery Featuring Nick Revill.

New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001. Trade Paperback., G+ in Wraps. Lightly Worn & Creased. Remainder Mark. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 310.

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Gooden, Philip

Faux pas? : a no-nonsense guide to words and phrases from other languages / Philip Gooden

London : A. & C. Black 2005. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vii. 231 pages ; 20 cm. Summary; 'Faux Pas' focuses on familiar terms and expressions which have been absorbed into the English language from abroad. as well as those that are new. curious or amusing. Each expression is 'translated' with an indication of origin and pronunciation. a comment on its use and a 'pretentiousness' index. Winner of the HRH Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award 2006. An award winning language book. this is a lively and engaging expose on the foreign words and phrases that populate our language. Each entry gives a translation of the expression. the language of origin. pronunciation. an insightful comment on usage. plus illuminating examples from the press. A Pretentiousness Index will help you avoid committing the ultimate faux pas(!). If you have ever been bamboozled by the use of a foreign word or phrase. or simply want to spice up your vocabulary with some well chosen bons mots. then this is the book for you. Thousands of foreign terms have been absorbed into the English language from the everyday (kowtow) to the relatively obscure (auto-da-fe). Faux Pas? focuses on familiar terms and expressions as well as those that are new. curious or amusing. Review: 'Lively. useful and humourous'. Good Book Guide (September 2007). Subjects; English language — Foreign words and phrases — Dictionaries. Usage guides ; Historical & comparative linguistics. English. REFERENCE / Quotations. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. REFERENCE / Dictionaries. ISBN: 0713674970.

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Gooden, Philip

The Guinness guide to better English : I'm sorry, I'll write that again! / Philip Gooden

Enfield : Guinness 1996. Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Some foxing within. Physical description; 192 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects. English literature; 20th century. English literature. Communication standards. Vocabulary. English language Style. ISBN: 0851125492.

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Gooden, Philip,

Honorable Murderer: Shakespearean Murder Mystery Featuring Nick Revill.

New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg/Vg Remainder Mark. Prev. Owner Bookplate. Text Block Clean & Tight. Dj in Mylar Wrap. Pages: 282.

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Gooden, Philip,

Mask of Night: Shakespearean Murder Mystery.

New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2004. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg-/Vg Slightly Cocked. Prev. Owner Bookplate. Text Block Clean. Dj in Mylar Wrap. Pages: 281.

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Gooden, Philip

Name Dropping. Darwinian Struggels, Oedipal Feelings, and Kafkaesque Ordeals. An A to Z Guide to the Use of Names in Everyday Language

St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Press. 2006, 212pp, Hardcover. With dustjacket. In good condition.

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GOODEN, PHILIP

The Pale Companion

New York, Carroll & Graf. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780786710089). Hardcover. Used, Hardcover - first edition, first printing, signed and dedicated by author (possibly to Giles Waterfield) on title page. Lightest of shelfwear to jacket; pages are clean and sound. TS. Very Good. Signed and Dedicated.

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Gooden, Philip,

Pale Companion: Shakespearean Murder Mystery.

New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2002. 1st. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg/Vg Prev. Owner Bookplate on Front Paste-Down. Faint Soiling to Page Edges. Dj in Mylar Wrap, Lightly Rubbed. Pages: 280.

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Salisbury Manuscript.

New York, Soho Constable, 2008. 1st Us Edition. Hardcover., Vg (See Description), Vg/Vg Dj in Mylar Wrap. Pages: 310.

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Gooden, Philip,

Sleep of Death.

New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2000. Trade Paperback., Vg in Wraps. Lightly Worn. Pages: 310.

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GOODEN, Philip

The Story of English. How the English Language Conquered the World.

Quercus, Quercus. 2009, 223pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dustjacket. 27 x 21 cm. In very good condition. Born as a Germanic tongue with the arrival in Britain of the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, heavily influenced by Norman French from the 11th century, and finally emerging as modern English from the late Middle Ages, the English language has grown to become the linguistic equivalent of a superpower, and is now sometimes described as the world's lingua franca. Worldwide some 380 million people speak English as a first language and some 600 million as a second language. A staggering one billion people are believed to be learning it. English is the premier international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, and diplomacy and also on the Internet. It has been one of the official languages of the United Nations since its founding in 1945. It is considered by many good judges to be well on the way to becoming the world's first universal language. Author Philip Gooden tells the story of the English language in all its richness and variety. From the intriguing origins and changing definitions of common words such as 'OK', 'beserk', 'curfew', 'cabal' and 'pow-wow', to the massive transformations wrought in the vocabulary and structure of the language by Anglo-Saxon and Norman conquest, through to the literary triumphs of Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales and the works of Shakespeare. The Story of English is a fascinating tale of linguistic, social and cultural transformation, and one that is accessibly and authoritatively told by an author in perfect command of his material.

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Gooden, Philip

Who's whose?: a no-nonsense guide to easily confused words / Philip Gooden

London: A & C Black 2004. First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers slightly dust-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 98 pages. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: English language Homonyms. English language Paronyms. English language Usage. English language Written English. English language Errors of usage. English language Written English. Genre: Language. ISBN: 9780713682342.

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