Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-194) and index.
Review
"Touring with great good humor, the Humez brothers explore the Greek alphabet and the roots of our own world." Los Angeles Times
Review
"...a kind of thinking man's Book of Lists" Erich Segal, The New York Times Book Review
Review
"As one who never has any instruction in Greek, I found this a novel idea and a thoroughly pleasant way to learn about the contributions of Greek to our language and to our lives." Edwin Newman, author of A Civil Tongue and Strictly Speaking
Synopsis
A letter-by-letter look at the Greek alphabet portrays diverse aspects of ancient Greek culture and identifies its contribution to modern English