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Amazing Words: An Alphabetical Anthology of Alluring, Astonishing, Beguiling, Bewitching, Enchanting, Enthralling, Mesmerizing, Mirac
Contributor(s): Lederer, Richard (Author)

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 ISBN: 1936863308     ISBN-13: 9781936863303
Publisher: Marion Street Press
OUR PRICE: $12.71  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology
Dewey: 422
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8" L (0.65 lbs) 224 pages
Features: Price on Product
Awards: San Diego Book Awards, Winner, General Nonfiction, 2013
 
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Publisher Description:
With fascinating etymologies and letter patterns of more than 400 everyday words, bestselling language writer Richard Lederer offers insights into the most bedazzling, beguiling, and bewitching words in the English language. Readers will discover why William Shakespeare may be hiding in the Old Testament; why run is the longest word in English; how people's names become common words; and how the Bible, mythology, the sea, the land, show business, and games spark words and phrases in everyday vocabulary. Chock-full of transfixing word histories, magical letter play, and hilarious puns, Amazing Words is an essential book for wordaholics, logolepts, and verbivores.
 
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