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  • Bad English

    A History of Linguistic Aggravation

    by Ammon Shea ...
    The author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at language “mistakes” and how they came to be accepted as correct—or not.English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide variety of sources and syntaxes, and changing over time with popular usage. Many of the words and usages we embrace as standard and correct today were at first considered slang, impolite, or just ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Reading the OED

    One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

    by Ammon Shea ...
    An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as "the Super Size Me of lexicography.""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to," says Ammon Shea on his slightly masochistic journey to scale the word lover's Mount Everest: the Oxford English Dictionary. In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Depraved English

    The Most Disgusting and Hilarious Word Book Ever

    by Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea ...
    From aboiement to zooerastia, a guided tour of the lantrified underbelly of the English languageThis unusual, un-put-downable little volume by Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea collects more than three hundred of the English language's most disgusting, offensive, and obscene words--words that have fallen out of common usage but will no doubt delight, amuse, and in some cases prove surprisingly ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Phone Book

    The Curious History of the Book That Everyone Uses But No One Reads

    by Ammon Shea ...
    Read Ammon Shea's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community.A surprising, lively, and rich history of that ubiquitous doorstop that most of us take for granted.Ammon Shea is not your typical thirtysomething book enthusiast. After reading the Oxford English Dictionary from cover to cover (and living to write about it in Reading the OED), what classic, familiar, but little-read book would he ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $11.99 USD

  • Insulting English

    by Peter Novobatzky, Ammon Shea ...
    At last, a compendium of ingeniously insulting words for every occasion.For anyone who's been stymied by the level of sloth, bad looks and low intelligence of his fellow man (and woman), help is on the way. You can't change the tiresome creatures around you, but now you can describe them behind their backs with pleasing specificity.Yes, Insulting English is a user's guide to little-known and much ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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    Reading the OED

    One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

    by Ammon Shea ...
    Narrated by William Dufris ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 9 min

    ""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...""So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Bad English

    A History of Linguistic Aggravation

    by Ammon Shea ...
    Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 21 min

    English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide variety of sources and syntaxes, and changing over time with popular usage. Many of the words and usages we embrace as standard and correct today were at first considered slang, impolite, or just plain wrong.Whether you consider yourself a stickler, a nitpicker, or a rule-breaker in the know, Bad English is sure to enlighten, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Pay Any Price

    Greed, Power, and Endless War

    by James Risen ...
    Narrated by Christopher Lane ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 59 min

    War corrupts. Endless war corrupts absolutely.Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting terrorism, ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Missing Microbes

    How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

    by Martin J. Blaser ...
    Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 43 min

    Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take listeners to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer.In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Why Read Moby-Dick?

    by Nathaniel Philbrick ...
    Narrated by Nathaniel Philbrick ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 33 min

    A “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's EyeOne of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Stuff of Thought

    Language as a Window into Human Nature

    by Steven Pinker ...
    **This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Rationality, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now."Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty."--The New York Times Book Review**Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Tastemakers

    A Celebrity Rice Farmer, a Food Truck Lobbyist, and Other Innovators Putting Food Trends on Your Plate

    by David Sax ...
    **A James Beard Award–winning journalist reveals the surprising forces that shape our eating habits“Sax is great company, a writer of real and lasting charm.” —New York Times Book Review**In this eye-opening, witty work of reportage, David Sax uncovers the world of food trends: where they come from, how they grow, and where they end up. Traveling from the South Carolina rice plot of America’s ... Read more

    $10.99 USD