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The Secret Lives of Words
de West, Paul
- Usado
- Estado
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151004668
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004669
- Librería
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Better World Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 9263781-6
- Título
- The Secret Lives of Words
- Autor
- West, Paul
- Estado del libro
- Used - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Trade Cloth
- ISBN 10
- 0151004668
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004669
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Orlando, Florida, U.s.a.
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2000-06-25
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