{"product_id":"words-you-dont-know-9780978979119","title":"Words You Don't Know","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWords You Don't Know takes the reader on a spirited romp through the dusty corridors of the English language. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 23 chapters and 208 pages, author Robin Bloor shines a light on nearly 300 of the least known words in the language, illuminating the history and mystery of each, in short, humorous essays. He has reached back in time and selected some of the most obscure and fascinating words the reader has likely never encountered: words that span the centuries, from the time of Aristotle to the time of Google; words on the verge of extinction, and words being coined right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each of the 23 chapters, the author weaves a theme around 10 of these words. Each humorous story is unique. The reader will discover rare words, swear words, wrong words, long words, curse words, terse words, legal words, regal words, tech words, sex words, eponyms, retronyms, nonsense words, and words with limericks - even words about words The author's sharp wit, playfulness, and British charm lend each essay a special perspective that is guaranteed to both entertain and enlighten the word lover in every reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's a sample: \"Quickhatch is not what it sounds like to me at any rate that is, a chick emerging swiftly and prematurely from its egg. It's something else entirely. Hugh Jackman portrays a human quickhatch in the X-Men movies... The word derives from the American Indian word kwiihkwahaacheew. Sounds like a sneeze to me... Killing is divination based on the variety of cabbage a blindfolded person picks out of a line-up. I promise you I am not making this up... Quomodocunquize is a word for recessionary times. It means to make money by any possible means... both immoral and amoral, but could also include ingenious means, such as making money from doing nothing more than writing about unusual words. Aischrolatry: I write this rather tentatively, but it seems obvious to me that there are some people who appreciate smut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou know as well as I do that I wouldn't have written this if I didn't recognize that some people are aischrolatrists...\" So, in summary, this book is a work of linguistic archaeology and the reader is invited to come along and uncover these fascinating artifacts in the world of Words You Don't Know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobin Bloor is an Englishman who makes his home in the U.S. He is the author of at least two blogs - HaveMacWillBlogcom and WordsYouDontKnowcom - as well as several Dummies books, published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., on the topic of computer technology. This is his first voyage into the world of words he didn't know - until now. He currently resides in Austin, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Bloor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloor Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780978979119\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloor Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40430371766387,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e35b3652-89c1-450a-8dd2-2267f0fbccf4.jpg?v=1662818246","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/words-you-dont-know-9780978979119","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}