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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

By Kory Stamper
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Hardcover edition

Publisher Penguin Random House Imprint Pantheon ISBN

9781101870945

Awards and Honors <i>Publishers Weekly</i>’s Best Books of 2017, Nonfiction<br> 2017 Goodreads Choice Award, Best Nonfiction<br> Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2017, Adult<br> Los Angeles Public Library, Best of 2017: Nonfiction

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

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Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes

Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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