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How often have you been instructed to strike when the iron is hot? Or advised that a good name is better than precious ointment? Or warned that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy? Where do such colorful expressions originate and how did they enter the English language? The Viva-Facts on File... More

"Fine words butter no parsnips" is an expression dating back 400 years. "Twocking" and "chav" are popular new arrivals in the ever-growing vocabulary of British slang. What do words and phrases like these have in common, and what sets them apart? That's what this fascinating book sets out to explore... More

With more than 180,000 synonyms and antonyms and a user-friendly A-to-Z format, Chambers Synonyms and Antonyms offers a wide range of alternative words and phrases to help users build vocabulary. This new edition contains even more headwords and an up-to-date vocabulary -- colloquial and formal -- d... More

This absorbing anthology includes famous and insightful sayings from all the major figures in Christian history, as well as from the Bible itself. Its simple alphabetical arrangement, along with its helpful index of key words, make it easy to find the right quotation for a particular need or occasio... More

The Ultimate A-to-Z Resource to Common Expressions and Curious Words from the Bible Martin Manser is a professional reference-book editor and Bible scholar who has compiled and edited more than 70 titles, including dictionaries and biblical reference works. He holds the BA Honours degree in linguist... More

Contains hundreds of intriguing questions to test your knowledge of the Greatest Book Ever Written - the Bible. The questions vary in degrees of difficulty which will allow all ages to participate in these fun and entertaining quizzes.Contains hundreds of intriguing questions to test your knowledge ... More

From ancient times, the psalms have been embraced as a way of expressing the often-unexplainable movements of the human heart. When our own words fail us, the psalmist's words are available as a model for prayer and as a guide for communing with God. The psalms collected in A Treasury of Psalms are ... More

The Bible contains some of the most well-known quotations in the English language. A group of people may be said to be the salt of the earth; authorities are sometimes referred to as the powers that be; we may escape from something by the skin of our teeth; and something that spoils may be described... More