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luisalbertourreaLuis Alberto Urrea is a poet, novelist, journalist, and essayist who has been writing about the relationship between the United States and Mexico,... Continue »
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The Name of Things

by Susan Brind Morrow

ISBN13: 9781573226806
ISBN10: 1573226807
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A striking, original memoir of the archaeology of language praised as "an etymological wonderment" (William Safire) and "simply and eloquently — magic".
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ISBN:
9781573226806
Author:
Morrow, Susan Brind
Publisher:
Riverhead Trade
Subject:
General
Subject:
Middle East - Egypt
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Egypt
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Americans
Subject:
General Travel
Edition Description:
Riverhead Trade
Publication Date:
19980601
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.46x6.05x.69 in. .53 lbs.
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