Claiborne, Robert

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Loose cannons & red herrings

a book of lost metaphors
Gives the meaning of over a thousand words and phrases used in everyday speech where the original meaning has been lost.
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The birth of writing

Examines various ancient forms of written communication, including protowriting, pictographs, hieroglyphics, cuneiform and others.

The first Americans

A lavishly illustrated introduction to the people of prehistoric America, discussing their lives, customs, culture and achievements.

The birth of writing

Examines various ancient forms of written communication, including protowriting, pictographs, hieroglyphics, cuneiform and others.

The first Americans

The first Americans

A lavishly illustrated introduction to the people of prehistoric America, discussing their lives, customs, culture and achievements.

The roots of English

a reader's handbook of word origins
1989
Presents in concise readable form the ancestral sources of over six thousand common English words and how they have grown into the terms we use today.

The first Americans

The birth of writing

The birth of writing

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