Torbjoern Lundmark (8 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 7 3/4" x 5 1/4", xii, 250 pages, line drawings. All around the world, people say hi and bye in innumerable languages and countless ways: they wave and bow and curtsey and shake hands and rub noses and fist-bump and mwah-mwah and perform a vast array of greeting and farewell rituals, so common and natural that no-one stops to notice. 'Tales of Hi and Bye' provides a delightful, witty, and intriguing insight into the sometimes strange and often wonderful customs associated with an ordinary, everyday event. Hb in dw, virtually as new.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. dj: as new. book: as new Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 176 pages. This charming book whisks the reader through a fascinating, lighthearted hist ory of an object most people take for granted: the keyboard. Recounting the deve lopment of Qwerty, the modern typing system millions use everyday-named for th e first six letters on the keyboard, Q.W.E.R.T.Y.-TorbjArn Lundmark taps out a n eat archaeology of each letter and symbol and brings the discussion into the twe nty-first century by addressing the role of punctuation in the digital age. Lund mark's vast knowledge, solid research, and friendly, digestible style make this a perfect book for both the casual word-buff and the experienced linguist.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Condition: New. All around the world, people say hi and bye in innumerable languages and countless ways. Tales of Hi and Bye provides a delightful, witty, and intriguing insight into the sometimes strange and often wonderful customs associated with greeting and farewell ri.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. We do it over and over again, day after day, and never seem to get enough of it. Albanians do it. Zulus do it. Movie stars and plumbers do it. All around the world, people say hi and bye in innumerable languages and countless ways: they wave and bow and curtsey and shake hands and rub noses and fist-bump and mwah-mwah and perform a vast array of greeting and farewell rituals, so common and natural that no-one stops to notice Tales of Hi and Bye provides a delightful, witty, and intriguing insight into the sometimes strange and often wonderful customs associated with an ordinary, everyday event. For more information, book extracts and cartoons All around the world, people say hi and bye in innumerable languages and countless ways. Tales of Hi and Bye provides a delightful, witty, and intriguing insight into the sometimes strange and often wonderful customs associated with greeting and farewell rituals around the world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…