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A word book, straight up, with a twist The Devil's Dictionary is an American classic. A Yankee Oscar Wilde with a wicked edge to his tongue, gained ... More

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If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in "The Unabridged Devil's ... More

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Handed down via oral tradition, Texas folk sayings are expressive, unique, useful, delightful, quite descriptive, oftentimes bizarre, and always ... More

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This new book, designed to look like a dictionary, lists all the wild, weird, and strange sayings of the native Texan. In addition, it lists some of ... More

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In Bloom's Bouquet, words blossom. You know what a pigeon is, but what is a "pugeon"? An overweight bird, of course. Change one letter of ... More

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"My First Dictionary" is a wickedly funny satirical children's dictionary, comprised of sunny illustrations from a real 1950s kids' book paired with ... More

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A new collection of bitter, biting definitions to celebrate the centenary of "The Devil's Dictionary" that exposes pretension and deceit and paints a ... More

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Bloor shines a light on nearly 300 of the least-known words in the English language, illuminating the history and mystery of each in short, humorous ... More

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"The last WoW module was clunky and a bit slow on my rig but it had a great toolset for building adventures for my avatar. Now I'm at sixtieth level! ... More

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Foxworthy's three bestsellers are rolled into one hilarious redneck reference. This practical, portable A-to-Z crash course will have readers ... More

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'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons' The secret to being a truly Superior Person is to use really superior words. More impressive than ... More

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The author and the illustrator who created "Sailing, Golfing, Fishing, " and other well-defined dictionaries, now turn their unflinchingly funny eye ... More

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The author and the illustrator who created "Sailing, Golfing, Fishing, " and other well-defined dictionaries, now turn their unflinchingly funny eye ... More

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this book was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour, as ... More

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In Bloom's Bouquet, words blossom. You know what a pigeon is, but what is a "pugeon"? An overweight bird, of course. Change one letter of ... More

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Beat About the Bush is a hilarious book of sayings we use that don't really make any sense. It's a humorous read for all ages. Author Phil Woods ... More

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The entertaining second volume of Frantic Semantics, gathered from the Saturday Telegraph Magazine column; Are you antsy, eggy or is life just cushty ... More

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What goes into our dictionaries and why? This informative collection of essays shows how dictionaries today have grown from the small beginnings of ... More

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It's "clear as a bell"--this informative and fun A to Z guide to English idioms really "plumbs the depths" of the subject. Over 10,000 cross ... More

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What if you fired your shrink and hired a proofreader? More than just a dictionary of euphemisms by a hip young linguist, "The Evasion-English ... More

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How can you tell a blog from a bleg or a wanksta from a gangsta? Not fluent in the new urban slang, techno-talk, consultobabble, sports jargon, and ... More

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Wobbly bits explains the origins of over 3,000 euphemisms in a fun and informative way.

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At once entertaining and educational, this engaging book is a funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this ... More

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