Word Nerds Unite!: The Fascinating Stories Behind 200 Words and Phrases 1400337976, 9781400337972

Word Nerds Unite! 9781400337996, 9781400337989, 9781400337972

Why are spectacularly successful movies called blockbusters? Why does "putting your best foot forward" mean yo

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What's In a Word?: Fascinating Stories of More Than 350 Everyday Words and Phrases 9781418557805, 1558538119, 9781558538115

Once upon a time... Tying the knot actually involved tying a knot-not saying vows. Meanwhile, a thinking cap wasn'

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Curious English Words and Phrases: THE TRUTH behind the expressions we use

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Japanese Core Words and Phrases 9781568364490

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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

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Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions 9781493069408, 2022024205, 2022024206, 9781493069392

Behind every Christmas tradition is a story — usually, a forgotten one. Each year, as we decorate a tree, build a ginger

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The Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases 0198631596, 9780198631590

If foreign words and phrases are your "bete noire", here is a superb reference that offers coverage of over 8,

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445 Fascinating Word Origins 0760745900, 9780760745908

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Capitalism: The Story behind the Word 9780691238876

Tracking the history of a word sheds new light on capitalism and modern politics What exactly is capitalism? How has t

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Words from the White House: Words and Phrases Coined or Popularized by America's Presidents 9780802743800

The founding fathers (a term created by Warren G. Harding for his "front porch campaign" of 1920) felt that co

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