Rodney Dale Libros

From its beginnings in North America at the turn of the century, Jazz has become a truly international music. This looks at the music of blues and ragtime, big bands, swing and modern jazz

Part 1 is an alphabetical arrangement of words and phrases, taking in such esoterica as Apple-polishing, Gematria, the Last Trump and Schlamperei. Part 2 presents tables of information on topics as wide ranging as chemical elements, foodstuffs, names of hurricanes, religion, slang, fashion and medicine. Ages 8+.

It s a long road that has no turning... Empty vessels make the most noise... such sayings are an essential part of our communication equipment; of our everyday speech. This collection presents sayings both so usual that we use them without thinking, and so unusual that they bring us up short when we hear them. But, as the introductory essay discusses, even the most obscure saying is immediately recognisable for what it is, and its meaning and use are instantly clear. This Wordsworth collection acts both as a classified list of sayings, and as a source of bon mots for brightening up one's conversational skills, and will provide a welcome and amusing companion for your other reference books.

Few Victorian writers are as well remembered as Charles Dickens (1812-70). And many of his characters have been widely known since they first saw the light of day in books such as The Pickwick Papers, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and Great Expectations.The Wordsworth Dickens Dictionary gives a comprehensive account of Dickens's writings and characters, and presents a chronology of his life and times. As well as providing a mine of information for students of literature, it will be found invaluable by addicts of the quiz and the crossword, as well as being an interesting browse in its own right.