Language and Reference

• Publisher: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd
• ISBN: 978 0 55010 398 7
• Publication Date: 25 April 2008
• Format: pbk, tbc
• Extent: ca 224 pp
• Price: £5.99
• Rights available: World

The words featured in 200 Words You Should Use are common enough to be generally understood, but difficult enough to be often misused or neglected. This book explains the precise meaning of each and shows the appropriate context in which to use them, thus helping you to express yourself more clearly and impressively. An ideal tool to expand your powers of communication, with words including: derisory, desultory, efficacy, incipient, invidious, ostensibly, precipitous, vitriolic.

• Publisher: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd
• ISBN: 978 0 24560 787 5
• Publication Date: April 2007
• Format: pbk, 240x150 mm
• Extent: 288 pp
• Price: £14.99
• Rights available: World

This brand-new title aims to demystify French grammar for all A-level and university students of French. Written by two university lecturers aware of the grammar points students find particularly difficult, it focuses on common pitfalls and will guide students through the technical terms associated with language learning. The online version contains all the text of the book as well as recordings of every item of French.

• Publisher: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd
• ISBN: 978 0 55010 325 3
• Publication Date: April 2007
• Format: pbk, 150x105mm
• Extent: 208 pp
• Price: £5.99
• Rights available: World

Chambers Desktop Guide to Business English offers simple and effective advice for anyone who has to communicate in a business environment. It covers the basics of written communication and shows you how to put these into practice in contexts such as e-mails, reports and press releases to enhance the professionalism and efficiency of your business.

Annie Noble is a marketing and communications consultant with over 20 years’ experience in the high-tech and business sector.

Contact: Elaine O’Donoghue - eodonoghue@chambers.co.uk