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| Author | : Susie Dent |
| Publisher | : John Murray |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2023-09-28 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 139981169X |
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language. Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS? What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER? Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk? What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE? Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG? Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS? And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT? 'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth
| Author | : Susie Dent |
| Publisher | : John Murray |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2020-10-15 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1529311500 |
'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres 'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard Osman Welcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone's name at the very moment you need it) to snaccident (the unintentional eating of an entire packet of biscuits), WORD PERFECT is a brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable stories, fascinating facts, and surprising etymologies tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again.
| Author | : Bill O'Neill |
| Publisher | : Lak Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2021-05-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781648450778 |
Want to impress your coworkers at your next happy hour? Need to think of something interesting to do at the next family gathering? Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal? Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People 2, your ultimate source of interesting facts about a wide range of diverse topics. This book is truly a quick read packed with information from cover to cover. Here you will find out:- Was martial arts expert and action film star Bruce Lee the victim of a curse?- How did the guillotine become France's execution method?- What is the Mokele-mbeme? - Did famous American bank robber John Dillinger survive his shootout with the FBI?- Do some people have a natural immunity to HIV/AIDs?Interesting Stories for Curious People 2 is not some boring book packed with useless facts, but is an engaging reference guide that brings to life some of the strangest and most fascinating aspects of our planet, and beyond! The book is designed for the busy person, so you can pick up it at your convenience, read a quick story, and then go about your business. Whether you just like to learn new things that aren't normally taught in school, of if you're honing your skills for trivia challenges, you'll definitely find this book entertaining and useful. Some of these stories are ripped from the headlines, while others come from the history books, and some are just weird, but you're sure to find plenty in here that will keep you reading!
| Author | : Kory Stamper |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2018-03-06 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 110197026X |
“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.” With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage. Filled with fun facts—for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill—and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines (including how she became America’s foremost “irregardless” apologist, despite loathing the word), Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.
| Author | : Stacey Abrams |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2021-12-28 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0063209497 |
#1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner! The debut picture book from iconic voting rights advocate and bestselling author Stacey Abrams is an inspiring tale of determination, based on her own childhood. Stacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them out, and finding comfort in them when things are hard. But when her teacher chooses her to compete in the local spelling bee, she isn’t as excited as she thought she’d be. What if she messes up? Or worse, if she can’t bring herself to speak up, like sometimes happens when facing bullies at school? Stacey will learn that win or lose . . . her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all. Plus don't miss the follow-up from the same team, Stacey's Remarkable Books!
| Author | : Charles Earle Funk |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 1958 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : |
A Potpourri of curious words like butterscotch, sputnik, or pin money, with explanations of their origin and significance.
| Author | : Melissa D. Savage |
| Publisher | : Crown Books For Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1524700126 |
After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sitings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.
| Author | : Jesse Sullivan |
| Publisher | : Big Dreams Kids Books |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2021-09 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781953429131 |
DISCOVER, WONDER, EXPLORE, IMAGINE You have found the book that is a wild, whirling tornado of breathless fascination. This book, a gift for kids who revel in reading (or even those who find it tedious) is a most extraordinary, gratifying, daring affair, teeming with life and vivid stories, abundantly complete with diverse and unique marvels for the young mind, the whole forming a blazing vision of breathtaking splendor that will astonish, inspire, and capture the imagination of young readers everywhere. Each story is an adventure, each tale a discovery. Each page is dripping with captivating tales from history and scientific wonders, all of which have been specifically curated and written for YOUNG READERS. The purpose of this book is to fascinate but also to empower and uplift. These 100 stories filling over 280 pages will inspire awe and fascination in both reluctant readers as well as budding aficionados of the written word. You will be amazed at what your child excitedly learns from a book like this. Get this book today and ignite your child's curiosity. ★ Fascination is an incredible gift. ★
| Author | : H. A. Rey |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 27 |
| Release | : 2010-09-06 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0547505744 |
Curious George is helping Professor Wiseman train for a race, but she thinks running is boring. Can George find a way to show her that running is fun before the big race?
| Author | : Jane (EDFR) Bingham |
| Publisher | : Write Your Own |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2021-10-28 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781474986816 |
An enticing write-in book packed with words and phrases to inspire young writers. Provides helpful advice on choosing the best words for creating characters, setting scenes and shaping stories, as well as special vocabulary for different story themes. Young authors can create their own stories and build up a word bank of favourite words and phrases, so that they need never use 'nice' again... This book is the perfect companion to Usborne's best-selling Write Your Own Story Book. Like this book, it has space for writing on pages that open flat, as well as over 1000 interesting words and phrases for story writing.
