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Secret Lives of Words
por West, Paul
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Brochura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente
- ISBN 10
- 0156014092
- ISBN 13
- 9780156014090
- Livreiro
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Monroe, Michigan, United States
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Sinopse
We are often unaware of the unique and intriguing stories of the words we love. Thousands of our words have been so twisted, tangled, misused, and muddled over the centuries that their original meaning has been obscured. You'll be surprised to learn that table napkins were once made of and referred to as asbestos, that atom means uncuttable, that a cloud was once a hill, and that a companion is one who eats bread with you. Compiled over the years in his handwritten notebooks, acclaimed prose stylist Paul West offers us an album of treasures. The Secret Lives of Words is an "Antiques Road Show" of language, in which West chronicles the centuries-long travels of words across continents and through cultures. For word enthusiasts, speakers, writers, thinkers, and all readers, this volume recounting the intimate ancestry of language will enrich our understanding of and appreciation for the words we use every day.
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- Livreiro
- Book Nook Monroe
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 310956
- Título
- Secret Lives of Words
- Autor
- West, Paul
- Formato/Encadernação
- Brochura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0156014092
- ISBN 13
- 9780156014090
- Editorial
- Harvest Book
- Local de publicação
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Data de publicação
- 2001
- Páginas
- 296
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall
- Palavras-chave
- words, word origins, word histories
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Reference;
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