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  • A Word A Day

    A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English

    by Anu Garg, Suti Garg ...
    "Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!"-Barbara WallraffSenior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word CourtPraise for A Word a Day"AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories. The people who use them have curious ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Another Word A Day

    An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English

    by Anu Garg ...
    A smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic wordsIn this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual, intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers, scholars, and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English ... Read more

    $13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two

    The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words

    by Anu Garg ...
    From the creator of the popular A.Word.A.Day e-mail newsletterA collection of some of the most interesting stories and fascinating origins behind more than 300 words, names, and terms by the founder of WordSmith.org.Did you know:There’s a word for the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell? Petrichor, combining petros (Greek for stone) and ichor (the fluid that flows in ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words

    A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right

    by Bill Bryson ...
    One of the English language’s most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free grammar.As usual Bill Bryson says it best: “English is a dazzlingly idiosyncratic tongue, full of quirks and irregularities that often seem willfully at odds with logic and common sense. This is a language where ‘cleave’ can mean to cut in half or to hold two halves together; where the simple ... Read more

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  • Vocabulary For Dummies

    by Laurie E. Rozakis ...
    Have an interest in words? From the meaning of prefixes and suffixes to word origins and trivia, this book can help you build your vocabularySomeone just called you captious. Should you be flattered? Considering your extreme lactose intolerance, is it a good idea to order veau au béchamel from a French menu? Calumny is to slander as obloquy is to a) flattery, b) sermon, or c) invective? You've ... Read more

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  • 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles

    by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries ...
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    Eliminate mistakes and improve your vocabulary with this engaging guide to the world's most misused words.Do you know your delegate from your relegate, your cachet from your cache?At one time or another we've all suffered the embarrassment of having our remarks corrected by a family member, colleague, or stranger. 100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents fifty pairs of words that ... Read more

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  • Grammar Girl's 101 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know

    by Mignon Fogarty ...
    Series series Quick & Dirty Tips
    Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 30 million times. Now she's turning her attention to improving our vocabulary—one word at a time—with Grammar Girl's 101 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know.Not sure whether your post-high school vocabulary is up to snuff ... Read more

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  • The Painted Word

    A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and Their Origins

    by Phil Cousineau ...
    To untangle the knot of interlocking meanings of these painted words, logophile and mythologist Phil Cousineau begins each fascinating word entry with his own brief definition. He then fills it in with a tint of etymology and a smattering of quotes that show how the word is used, ending with a list of companion words. The words themselves range from commonplace — like biscuit, a twice-baked cake ... Read more

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  • The Miracle of Language

    by Richard Lederer ...
    Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's "Wizard of Idiom" (Denver Post), presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements...Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, ... Read more

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  • Puzzlemaster Deck: 75 Mind Bogglers

    by Will Shortz ...
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    Amuse your mind and build your brain power with the verbal gymnastics found in these seventy-five word workouts from the acclaimed puzzle creator.Chronicle Books is pleased to continue the Puzzlemaster Deck line with this new deck from acclaimed NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times. Packed with seventy-five verbal brainteasers each, this deck will challenge ... Read more

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  • Starting from Scratch

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    by Rita Mae Brown ...
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