Amazing Words - 2nd Edition by Richard Lederer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>With fascinating etymologies and letter patterns of more than 400 everyday words, bestselling language writer Richard Lederer offers insights into the most bedazzling, beguiling, and bewitching words in the English language. Readers will discover why William Shakespeare may be hiding in the Old Testament; why "run" is the longest word in English; how people's names become common words; and how the Bible, mythology, the sea, the land, show business, and games spark words and phrases in everyday vocabulary. Chock-full of transfixing word histories, magical letter play, and hilarious puns, <em>Amazing Words</em>, now in its second edition, is an essential book for wordaholics, logolepts, and verbivores.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Richard Lederer </b>is the author of more than 35 books, including <i>Anguished English, Crazy English, Get Thee to a Punnery, More Anguished English</i>, and <i>The Gift of Age</i>. He is a former teacher at St. Paul's School in Concord, NH, where he taught English and media for 27 years. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner. He lives in San Diego.
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