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pp. 296, “As fun a word book as has hit the market since Eric Partridge’s Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, The Secret Lives of Words is selective instead of comprehensive, and therein lies some of its charm. It’s informal. It’s a taste. It’s purely for the joy of the language. In his introduction, West reflects that “sadly, all words seem much the same to many people, like checkers, and they feel about them much as I do about Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: all sound like Winter.” Yet it’s hard to imagine anyone skimming through the boondoggles and dead-cat bounces of The Secret Lives of Words and emerging without a joyous smile and a hunger for more.”
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| ISBN | 151004668 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780151004669 | |
| Number of pages | 296 | |
| Original Title | The Secret Lives of Words | |
| Published Date | 2000 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hb | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Reference | |
| Author: | Paul West | |
| Publisher: | Harcourt |
pp. 296, “As fun a word book as has hit the market since Eric Partridge’s Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, The Secret Lives of Words is selective instead of comprehensive, and therein lies some of its charm. It’s informal. It’s a taste. It’s purely for the joy of the language. In his introduction, West reflects that “sadly, all words seem much the same to many people, like checkers, and they feel about them much as I do about Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: all sound like Winter.” Yet it’s hard to imagine anyone skimming through the boondoggles and dead-cat bounces of The Secret Lives of Words and emerging without a joyous smile and a hunger for more.”
| Weight | 1 kg |
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