Grandiloquent Words: A Pictoric Lexicon of Ostrobogulous Locutions by Jason Travis Ott
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Category: Words and Writing
Words confirm and deny, guarantee and deceive, elucidate and obfuscate. The more words you know, the better you can express yourself and the more you can do in life. The founder of Grandiloquent Word of the Day accordingly presents a voluptuary of verbiage encompassing rare and obscure terms that confo ...Show more
Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate more effectively in the real world by Todd Rogers, Jessica Lasky-Fink
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Category: Words and Writing
We were all taught the fundamentals of writing well in school. But how do we write effectively in today's hyper-interactive world?When The Elements of Style and On Writing Well were published in 1959 and 1976, the internet hadn't been invented. Since then, there has been a radical transformation in how ...Show more
Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings by Susie Dent
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Category: Words and Writing | Series: Father Anselm Novels Ser.
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?What's the dramatic true story ...Show more
The Deorhord: an Old English Bestiary by Hana Videen
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Category: Words and Writing
'A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page' Lucy Mangan'If you love words, the weird and the wild, I guarantee you'll crouch over this book like a dragon over gold' Meg Clothier Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from the creatures in our fields to those in our fantas ...Show more
Literary Lion Tamers: Book Editors Who Made Publishing History by Craig Munro
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Category: Words and Writing
'Writers, their friends, enemies, editors, and publishers began to materialise out of the library's archive boxes, and I found myself setting off in search of these elusive, eccentric, and often quarrelsome characters.' In this unique and entertaining blend of memoir, biography, and literary detective w ...Show more