{"product_id":"green-eyed-monsters-and-good-samaritans-9780071460835","title":"Green-Eyed Monsters and Good Samaritans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow King Midas's touch became golden and other stories behind everyday phrases, idioms, and literary allusions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding silver would not spark the same excitement if all a prospector could say was, \"There it is \" nor would anyone be menacing with the moniker \"Arthur the Somewhat Disgruntled.\" But thanks to thousands of years of evolving language, we have words and phrases like \"Eureka \" and \"Attila the Hun\" that bring color and vibrancy to our conversations and our writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, often lost in the millennia is the history of how these sayings came to be. \u003ci\u003eGreen-Eyed Monsters and Good Samaritans\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the tales behind more than 175 phrases, drawing from the Bible, Greek and Roman mythology, the works of Shakespeare, and other literary resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Mann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.66w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071460835\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40855138435187,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e2bc925d-6676-4b18-80ee-be2ab4506f2d.jpg?v=1686921828","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/green-eyed-monsters-and-good-samaritans-9780071460835","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}