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Word Play: A cornucopia of puns, anagrams and other contortions and curiosities of the English language
Gyles Brandreth
Language: reference & general, Prose: non-fiction, Hobbies, quizzes & games, Indoor games, Humour
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- Paperback Oct 25, 2016 | 9781473620292 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 24, 2015 | 9781473620476 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Aug 27, 2015 | 9781473620315 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Coronet
- Paperback Oct 25, 2016 | 9781473620292 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 24, 2015 | 9781473620476 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Aug 27, 2015 | 9781473620315 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Coronet
- Paperback Oct 25, 2016 | 9781473620292 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 24, 2015 | 9781473620476 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Aug 27, 2015 | 9781473620315 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Words and why they matter.
'No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest.'
Only words can do that. Words are magic. Words are fun.
Join Gyles Brandreth - wit and word-meister, Just A Minute regular, One Show reporter, denizen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, founder of the National Scrabble Championships, patron of The Queen's English Society, QI, Room 101, Have I Got News For You and Pointless survivor - on an uproarious and unexpected magic carpet ride around the awesome world of words and wordplay.
Puns, palindromes, pangrams, Malaprops, euphemisms, mnemonics, acronyms, anagrams, alphabeticals, Tweets, verbiage, verbarrhea - if you can name it, you should find it here, along with the longest, shortest, wittiest, wildest, oldest, latest, oddest, most interesting and most memorable words in the English language - the richest, most remarkable language ever known.
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and government whip whose career has ranged from hosting Have I Got News For You to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London's West End. Currently a reporter with The One Show on BBC1 and a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute, his acclaimed Victorian detective stories - THE OSCAR WILDE MURDER MYSTERIES - are now being published in nineteen countries around the world and are currently in development for TV. All six books in the series, OSCAR WILDE AND THE CANDLELIGHT MURDERS, OSCAR WILDE AND THE RING OF DEATH, OSCAR WILDE AND THE DEAD MAN'S SMILE, OSCAR WILDE AND THE NEST OF VIPERS, OSCAR WILDE AND THE VATICAN MURDERS and OSCAR WILDE AND THE MURDERS AT READING GAOL are available from John Murray. You can find out more about the Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries at www.oscarwildemurdermysteries.com and about Gyles Brandreth at www.gylesbrandreth.net
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