{"product_id":"9780471718451","title":"Another Word A Day: An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English","description":"\u003cb\u003eA smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this delightful encore to the national bestseller\u003ci\u003e A Word A Day, \u003c\/i\u003eAnu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day website (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual, intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers, scholars, and word buffs everywhere.\u003ci\u003e Another Word A Day\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness, grandeur, and fun, and features new chapters ranging from \"Words Formed Erroneously\" and \"Red-Herring Words\" to \"Kangaroo Words,\" \"Discover the Theme,\" and \"What Does That Company Name Mean?\" In them, you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words, including agelast, dragoman, mittimus, nyctalopia, quacksalver, scission, tattersall, and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, interspersed with illuminating quotations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e A Word A Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!\" —Barbara Wallraff, Senior Editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eWord Court\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories.\" —John Simpson, Chief Editor, \u003ci\u003eOxford English Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TURNER PUB CO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42860400181309,"sku":"9780471718451","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780471718451_p0.jpg?v=1771597312","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780471718451","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}