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Exaltation of Larks the Ultimate Edition by James Lipton Publisher Comments An "exaltation of larks"? Yes! And a "leap of leopards," a "parliament of owls," an "ostentation of peacocks," a "smack of jellyfish," and a "murder of crows"! For those who have ever wondered if the familiar "pride of lions" and "gaggle of geese" were... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics by John Pollack Publisher Comments A funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this derided wordplay's remarkable impact on human history. In The Pun Also Rises, John Pollack-a former World Pun Champion and presidential speechwriter for Bill... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Depraved and Insulting English (Harvest Book) by Peter Novobatzky Publisher Comments Originally published as two distinct collections, Depraved and Insulting Englishbrings to light the language's most offensive and obscene words--words that have fallen out of today's lexicon but will no doubt delight, amuse, and in some cases prove... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson From Powells.com "Everything, it seems, is interesting to Bill Bryson. The marvel is that he can make it all interesting to us....Bryson's book, Mother Tongue...is the one that convinced me he could probably write informatively and with humor about anything. I mean, who... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Alphabetter Juice: Or, the Joy of Text by Roy Blount, Jr. Publisher Comments Fresh-squeezed Lexicology, with Twists No man of letters savors the ABCs, or serves them up, like language-loving humorist Roy Blount Jr. His glossary, from ad hominy to zizz, is hearty, full bodied, and out to please discriminating palates coarse and... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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History in English Words by Owen Barfield Publisher Comments Owen Barfield's original and thought-provoking works over three-quarters of a century have made him a legendary cult figure. History in English Words, his classic historical excursion through the English language, is now back in print after five years... (read more) List Price $20.50 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World by James Geary Publisher Comments From President Obama’s political rhetoric to the bursting of the housing bubble, from conversations to commercials, James Geary shows that every aspect of our day-to-day experience is molded by metaphor. Geary takes readers from Aristotle’s... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Bride of Anguished English by Richard Lederer Publisher Comments Fans of Richard Lederer's Anguished English series will cherish this newest installment of the author's latest chronicle of the gifts and gaffes of our oddball language. From headlines to menus, student papers to politicians' speeches, every embarrassing... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Word Savvy: Use the Right Word Every Time, All the Time by Nancy Ragno Publisher Comments Build Your Word Know-How--and Stand Out The right words help you make a good impression--smart, professional, and trustworthy. Poor word choices can make coworkers, teachers, friends, or editors think you're unprofessional, uneducated, or lazy. It's... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Death Sentences: How Cliches, Weasel Words and Management - Speak Are Strangling Public Language by Don Watson Publisher Comments A brilliant and scathing polemic about the sorry state of the English Language and what we canand mustdo about it. When was the last time you heard a politician use words that rang with truth and meaning? Do your eyes glaze over when you read a... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Lexicon: A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquesitive Word Lover by William F Jr Buckley Publisher Comments This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the authors most erudite, outré, and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assualts Upon Our Language by Richard Lederer Publisher Comments Anguished English is the impossibly funny anthology of accidental assaults upon our language. From bloopers and blunders to Signs of the Times to Mixed Up Metaphors...from Two-Headed Headlines to Mangling Modifiers, here is an outrageous treasury of... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Describer's Dictionary by David Grambs Publisher Comments Have you ever found yourself grasping in vain for that ideal descriptive word lost somewhere within the misty recesses of your vocabulary? Or felt frustrated that an oddly shaped structure or pretty setting you wished to portray in writing didn't quite... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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More Anguished English: An Expose of Embarrassing Excruciating, and Egregious Errors in English by Richard Lederer Publisher Comments All the joy of the best-selling Anguished English is back 2,000 all-new side-splitting flubs, fluffs, and hilariously funny accidental assaults on our language.... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $1.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal Publisher Comments The world's foremost expert on the English language takes us on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the history of our vernacular through the ages. In The Story of English in 100 Words, an entertaining history of the worlds most... (read more) Your price: $22.99 New - Hardcover
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The Revenge of Anguished English: More Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language by Richard Lederer Publisher Comments Richard Lederer has been called Attila the Pun, Conan the Grammarian, and the Viceroy of Verbivores. In The Revenge of Anguished English, Lederer leaves us limp with laughter at how the innocent, the negligent, and the pompous mangle the English language.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word by Allan Metcalf Publisher Comments It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage Coke. It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is "OK"--the most ubiquitous and invisible of... (read more) Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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English Through the Ages by William Brohaugh Publisher Comments This comprehensive reference features the birth dates of more than 50,000 words -- from Old English to modern-day slang. Readers can avoid anachronisms and add accuracy to their writing.... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis: The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases by Graeme Donald Publisher Comments Did you know they started 'hearing through the grapevine' during the American Civil War? It was a reference to the telegraph lines used for communicating with the army. These looked like twisted grapevines. And why does the phrase now suggest unreliable... (read more) List Price $15.25 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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World English: From Aloha to Zed by Robert Hendrickson Publisher Comments English is spoken by more than a billion people worldwide. And from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Portsmouth, England, to Papua New Guinea, wherever it is spoken, the English language is enriched by its diverse speakers. Expressions such as the... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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