Paul Holmes: 17 books
Q & Eh
Questions and Answers On Language With a Kiwi Twist
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Fascinating answers to quirky questions about languageWhy is it not wrong to be doubly negative? Where do you place the stress in such words as 'dissect'? Where do 'wowser', 'craw thumper' and the 'f-word' come from? Do New Zealanders mangle the English language? Should we say different 'from' or...
Rivers
A natural and not-so-natural history
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2019
Throughout British history rivers have been of profound economic, social and cultural importance – yet as we see with increasing frequency they have the potential to wreak great destruction. This book describes the natural and not-so-natural changes that have affected British rivers since the last...
Fabulous Farmer
The Story of Walter Knott and His Berry Farm
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2019
TWENTY MILLION people have walked the acres of Knott’s Berry Farm at Buena Park, California. Its chicken dinners, its wild west atmosphere, its “Ghost Town,” are familiarly known to travellers from every part of the world. Less known, perhaps, is the remarkable story of Walter Knott and his...
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