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1	The story of English more books like this by McCrum add to wishlist This text examines the origins and development of the English language. 2000 years ago, English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe. Today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world, of whom 350 million use it as their mother tongue. More widely scattered, written and spoken ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Whatchamacallit: Those Everyday Objects You Just Can't Name (and Things You Think You Know About, But Don't more books like this by Danny Danziger, Mark McCrum add to wishlist Danziger and McCrum have assembled an impressive--and fun--collection of true terms for things people use and see everyday but are unsure of what they are called. Whimsical and informative, this reference offers hours of fun for anyone who just likes to know stuff. see all copies from $4.30! new only from $6.79! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Story of English: Revised Edition more books like this by Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil, William Cran add to wishlist The renowned and lavishly illustrated history of the evolution of the English language and the companion to PBS's acclaimed series--now completely revised and expanded. "Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume".--San Francisco Chronicle. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99!
4	Somebody, someday more books like this by Robbie Williams, Mark McCrum add to wishlist This is a stunning combination of photographs and text covering Robbie Williams' 2001 UK and European tour. "Somebody Someday" takes us into the very heart of Robbie's life - the backstage dramas, the writing sessions, the exhaustion of touring, the bonding with the band, the meat-hungry press packs, the times with friends, the moments alone.. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.84! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Principles of Polymer Engineering more books like this by N G McCrum, C B Bucknall, C P Buckley add to wishlist Plastics, rubber, and their composites are increasingly finding new applications in engineering, both as replacements for traditional materials and in completely new developments. Automobile, aerospace, building, lectronic, and marine engineering all show the influenceof the plastics revolution. The modern engineer needs a good working knowledge ... see all copies from $14.93! new only from $59.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Castaway 2000: The Full, Inside Story of the Major BBC TV Series more books like this by Mark McCrum add to wishlist The book of the televisual experiment "Castaway 2000", a 14-part documentary in which 36 people of all ages and backgrounds were sent to live off their wits and the land on the isolated Scottish island of Taransay. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
7	Hot Water: 8 more books like this by P G Wodehouse, Robert McCrum (Foreword by) add to wishlist Mr J. Wellington Gedge is hoping for some peace and quiet while his wife takes herself off for a while. She, however, has invited numerous visitors to the chateau, to whom he shall have to play reluctant host. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.85!
8	Going Dutch in Beijing: How to Behave Properly When Far Away from Home more books like this by Mark McCrum add to wishlist McCrum pens a lighthearted and informative guide to everything from first meeting to last rites. Subjects covered include the opening contact between strangers; greetings, gestures, handshakes, and getting names right; as well as more complex traditions and how to behave abroad. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.17! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Wodehouse: A Life more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist This study of the life of P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975), creator of the immortal Bertie Wooster and his butler Jeeves, seeks to penetrate the mind of a man who is difficult in some ways to fathom. Wodehouse's uneventful life--the life of a wealthy man of leisure who just happened to write brilliantly funny novels--was punctuated by the WW2 episode in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Halloween Jack more books like this by Jo Rigg, Simon Mugford, Sarah McCrum add to wishlist Ideal for babies and toddlersWacky Halloween charactersFunny RhymesMoving eyesElectronic eyesFlashing lightsTouch and feel cover see all copies from $2.76! new only from $7.12!
11 view cover	Supple Workout: Abs and Back more books like this by Catherine McCrum add to wishlist Catherine McCrum is a skin instructor, personal trainer, and fitness writer with easy-to-follow exercises for improvement of the abdominals and back. This Supple Workout series uses yoga, tai chi, Western exercises and sports medicine to help readers stretch and reduce. Throughout are self-assessment quizzes and progress tables, along with boxed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Craic: A Journey Through Ireland more books like this by Mark McCrum add to wishlist As a culture, the English are familiar with images of Ireland and Irishness. From the romantic to the gritty, from Dublin as a cheap and cheerful weekend getaway to the Irish theme pubs on almost every English high street, no-one can escape the fact that Irish culture is perhaps more popular than ever. Mark McCrum explores the heart of ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $16.85!
13	1900 house more books like this by Mark McCrum, Matthew Sturgis add to wishlist This title accompanies Channel 4's programme that reveals just how radically life has been transformed by a century of science and technology. This "living experiment" transports a family, with all their technological dependencies, back to 1900 to live for three months in a house restored to the exact specifications of the era. As the family ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $54.99! \| first editions
14 view cover	My Year Off: Recovering Life After a Stroke more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist Now in paperback and with a new Afterword--the brave and eloquent story of a journey back from the brink of death and the transformative powers of illness, hope, and love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.33! \| SVS
15 view cover	No worries : a journey through Australia more books like this by Mark McCrum add to wishlist Knowing nothing of Australia except the lager-ad cliches of sun and surf, ockers and sheilas, kangaroos and didgeridoos, Mark McCrum arrives Down Under. Hitching, flying, by Greyhound and by train, he makes his picaresque way around the vast brown land. From royalist hippies to republican cattle-ranchers, from Queensland jillaroos to Indo-Chinese ... see all copies from $1.99!
16	A loss of heart : a novel by Robert McCrum add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	My Year Off: Rediscovering Life After a Stroke more books like this by McCrum add to wishlist see all copies from $8.85! first editions
18 view cover	Robbie Williams: Somebody Someday more books like this by Robbie Williams, Mark McCrum add to wishlist A lavishly illustrated production that reveals the character behind the headlines, the genius behind the face, the lifestyle behind the closed doors. This is what it's really like at the centre of the cyclone that is Robbie Williams. An intimate, private tour of his extraordinary and complicated life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Going Dutch in Beijing: The International Guide to Doing the Right Thing by Mark McCrum add to wishlist In China your host will lose face if he does not pick up the tab. In Tokyo, 'Chin-Chin' is slang for 'small penis'. In Sardinia a raised thumb means 'sit on this!' - try that in a traffic jam in Cagliari. The world is not, in fact, flat; and as travel becomes ever easier, understanding the way things are done in other societies becomes ever more ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $17.75!
20 view cover	RCRA Hazardous Wastes Handbook more books like this by Ridgway M Hall, Jr., Government Institutes Inc add to wishlist This updated edition examines the latest regulatory and judicial developments involving the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and provides a clear, practical explanation of its requirements. New issues addressed in this edition include the new provisions regarding recycling, the corrective action program, and the regulation of ... see all copies from $31.71! new only from $128.62!
21	No Worries more books like this by Mark McCrum add to wishlist A lively account of the author's picaresque journey around Australia by Greyhound train, flying and hitching. He meets Aussies from all walks of life - Perth millionaires and desert Aboriginals, royalist hippies and republican cattle-ranchers, Indo-Chinese immigrants and Queensland jillaroos. see all copies from $2.53!
22 view cover	Castaway : the full updated, inside story of an incredible TV event more books like this by Mark McCrum add to wishlist This is the full, in-depth story of one extraordinary year - a year in which 32 people set off to build a self-sustaining community in the far reaches of the Hebrides. Only 25 remained by December 2000. They were totally isolated from their previous lives, their families and the trappings of the modern world. Except for one thing - their progress ... see all copies from $2.53!
23 view cover	1900 house : featuring extracts from the personal diaries of Joyce and Paul Bowler and their family more books like this by Mark McCrum, Matthew Sturgis add to wishlist This title accompanies Channel 4's programme that reveals just how radically life has been transformed by a century of science and technology. This "living experiment" transports a family, with all their technological dependencies, back to 1900 to live for three months in a house restored to the exact specifications of the era. As the family ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $99.26!
24	Chest & shoulders. more books like this by Catherine McCrum add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! new only from $97.94! \| first editions
25 view cover	Anelastic and Dielectric Effects in Polymeric Solids more books like this by N G McCrum add to wishlist Theoretical and experimental studies of polymeric solids using mechanical and dielectric relaxation. Of interest to chemists, physicists and electrical, mechanical and chemical engineers. see all copies from $62.80!

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