Cryer, Max

The Godzone Dictionary Of Favourite New Zealand Words And Phrases

Max Cryer · 2006 · Book Haven

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.56 | £5.66 | ¥1,200)

Exisle Pub. 2006 Paperback, 191pp. The Godzone Dictionary is a concise A - Z of the words and phrases that make our New Zealand language and speech patterns so distinctive and individual, from Aotearoa and Avondale spiders to Zambuck and Zespri. Slang words and expressions fea...

Love Me Tender the Stories Behind the World\S Favourite Songs

CRYER MAX · 2008 · Little Lane Books

A$22.00 (€13.52 | $15.09 | £11.31 | ¥2,397)

Exile Publishing, New Zealand. 2008, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9781921497025) Hardcover , 22cm. Book, read the stories behind 40 of the world's favourite songs. Some have had truly remarkable origins. Songs featuring such diverse atrists as Mario Lanza, Judy Garland, Elton John and ...

Curious Thoughts

Max Cryer · 2002 · Book Haven

NZ$11.50 (€5.77 | $6.44 | £4.82 | ¥1,022)

Harper Collins 2002 Paperback, 219pp. At the conclusion of his 'Curious Questions' slot on National Radio each Saturday morning, Max Cryer delivers a final bon mot or aphorism, usually pithy and amusing, sometimes thought-provoking. (ISBN: 9781869504519). Good.

Curious Questions: as heard on national radio

Max Cryer · 2001 · Book Haven

$13.50 (€12.09 | £10.12 | ¥2,144)

HarperCollins New Zealand 2001 Paperback 176 This book contains questions and answers from the first three years of Max Cryer's 'Curious Questions' slot on National Radio. The questions focus on the quirks of the English language, the origins of unusual words and popular expre...

Is It True? The Facts Behind The Things We Have Been Told

Max Cryer · 2014 · Book Haven

NZ$17.50 (€8.77 | $9.80 | £7.34 | ¥1,556)

Exisle Publishing 2014 Paperback, 216pp. "In this revealing book, Max Cryer explores the truth or otherwise of facts and beliefs we may have always been told are true, but which on closer examination may not be. In a wide-ranging book encompassing social history, language, mus...

Curious Kiwi Words

Max Cryer · 2002 · Book Haven

$13.50 (€12.09 | £10.12 | ¥2,144)

HarperCollins Publishers 2002 Paperback 241 A look at peculiarly New Zealand words and expressions, as well as some words and usages that New Zealand shares with Australia. From kumara to hangi, from lolly to long drop, you will find a definition and an explanation in this boo...

Every Dog Has Its Day A Thousand Things You Didn\'t Know About Man\'s Best Friend

Max Cryer · 2013 · Book Haven

NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.56 | £5.66 | ¥1,200)

Exisle Publishing 2013 Hardback, 195pp. Why has Fido become a generic term for all dogs? Why did hundreds of people collect dog faeces – and sell it? Dogs never eat other dogs, so why is it a dog-eat-dog world? Did any dogs survive the \'Titanic\'? What is a Yorkipoo? Do mad d...

Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them

Cryer, Max · 2013 · Judith Patton

CA$11.95 (€7.55 | $8.42 | £6.31 | ¥1,338)

Skyhorse 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall pgs.320 clean tight copy Fine