{"product_id":"thereby-hangs-a-tale-9780062720498","title":"Thereby Hangs a Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \"mad as a wet hen\" to \"corn dodger\" and \"hobgoblin,\" Charles Funk's collections of curious words and expressions are a treasure trove of word origin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a language where hearse and rehearse have the same root and the word dunce comes from a great philosopher, English has hundreds of everyday words that originated or acquired their meanings in unusual ways. Dictionaries don't have the space to tell us all the mysteries but now Dr. Funk, with humor and insight, tells us the strange and intriguing stories of hundreds of words and how they came to be a part of our language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles E. Funk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.33w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062720498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFunk, Charles E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Earle Funk was editor in chief of the Funk \u0026amp; Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Series. He wrote several other books on word and phrase origins, including \u003cem\u003eHorsefeathers, Heavens to Betsy!, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThereby Hangs a Tale.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41138316378227,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":21.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_67e901c1-48f1-4dd5-94b3-7e612fde50c5.jpg?v=1701787659","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/thereby-hangs-a-tale-9780062720498","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}