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The Switch: How Solar, Storage and New Tech Means Cheap Power for All

The Switch: How Solar, Storage and New Tech Means Cheap Power ...

Chris Goodall

We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights

We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil ...

Adam Winkler

Tickling the English

Tickling the English

Dara O Briain

Quiller Barracuda

Quiller Barracuda

Adam Hall

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Category: Etymology

The Meaning of Tingo: and Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World

The Meaning of Tingo: and Other Extraordinary Words from Around ...

Adam Jacot De Boinod

Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words

Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words

John Marciano

Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years

Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years

Geoffrey Nunberg

Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language

Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English ...

Mark Forsyth

Alphabetter Juice: Or, the Joy of Text

Alphabetter Juice: Or, the Joy of Text

Roy Blount Jr.

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English

John H. McWhorter

Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)

Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still ...

John McWhorter

The Vulgar Tongue: Green's History of Slang

The Vulgar Tongue: Green's History of Slang

Jonathon Green

The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English

The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English

Henry Hitchings

Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary

Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's ...

Henry Hitchings

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever

John McWhorter

The Hidden History of Coined Words

The Hidden History of Coined Words

Ralph Keyes

Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Success

Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Success

Allan Metcalf

OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word

OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word

Allan Metcalf

America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America

America in So Many Words: Words That Have Shaped America

Allan Metcalf

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