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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Bill Bryson, who gave glorious voice to The Mother Tongue, now celebrates her magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywood...and exactly why Mr.Yankee Doodle call his befeathered cap "Macaroni." Review:"Read this lively treatment of the development of American English . . . this book is no lemon--It's a peach!"(-- People) Review:"A wonderfully entertaining and informative history ofAmerican English, of how it and the country and its peopledeveloped ... Bryson captured me easily within the first 20pages of his engaging, information-packed book."-- Des Moines Register"A treasure trove of trivia about American culturepast and present."(-- Publishers Weekly) Review:"Delightful . . . relentlessly, exuberantly informative . . . a potted history of the United States, presenting aspects of American life from cooking to swearing, from warring to shopping."(-- Washington Post Book World) Review:"From slavery, immigration and Westward expansion to advertising, sex and shopping malls, he provides scads of fascinating, often little-known facts and anecdotes that, far from glutting his reader's appetites, should leave them hungry for more."(-- Wall Street Journal) Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-394) and index. About the AuthorBill Bryson's bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, and The Mother Tongue. He received the Aventis Prize for A Short History of Nearly Everything. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he now lives in Norfolk, England, with his wife and children. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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