Humor, Grammar & Language Learning

A hilarious and moving poetry collection from bestselling poet, Costa Prize shortlisted novelist and Twitter laureate, Brian Bilston.

A Christmas anthology from legendary historian and Christmas Cracker compiler, John Julius Norwich.

An analysis of the present political moment, and the anger that defines it, from bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P.J. O'Rourke.

Full of new horrifyingly humorous facts, the 2021 edition of the 365 Facts That Will Scare the S#*t Out of You 2021 Daily Calendar will terrify you every day of the year.

Brent Meersman's memoir of a humble yet eccentric upbringing in a Milnerton, Cape Town, flat in the 1970's and 1980's reads as a stirring eulogy to his schizophrenic mother, yet also as a vivid snapshot in time.

Mark Powell shares his experiences in online dating in an honest, brutal yet hilarious manner!

The fate of the Charted Universe hangs in the balance, and if there's one man who can save it, it certainly isn't Guy Leatherman. Unfortunately, he seems to be the only one available at the moment...

In this best-selling introductory textbook, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Divided into three sections, this book explains basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches as well as introducing more recent research. This fifth edition has been revised and updated throughout using key concepts and

An extensively revised and updated edition of this popular and accessible text.

Take a walk on any of the South African university campuses and you will hear the air resonating with the sounds of different languages seamlessly interweaving with each other as students engage in academic work, talk, laughter and play.

Grammar in Use is the world's best-selling grammar series for learners of English.

Charts new directions in the study of African-language literatures generally, and isiZulu fiction in particular. Mhlambi proposes that African popular arts and culture models be considered as a logical solution to the debates and challenges informing discourses about expressive forms in African languages.