Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
Edition,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
Bryson
Author First Name:
Bill
Pages:
272
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
Reissue
ISBN 10:
9780380715435
ISBN 13:
9780380715435
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
Harper Collins
Date Published:
9/1/1991
Genre:
History
Description
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.
