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Overview"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 year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ammon SheaPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: TarcherPerigee Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.80cm Weight: 0.238kg ISBN: 9780399535055ISBN 10: 0399535055 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 05 May 2009 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsOddly inspiring...Shea has walked the wildwood of our gnarled, ancient speech and returned singing incomprehensible sounds in a language that turns out to be our own. <br>-Nicholson Baker, New York Times Book Review <br><br> Delicious...a lively lexicon. <br>- O , The Oprah Magazine<br><br> Readworthy. <br>-William Safire, The New York Times Magazine <br><br> aOddly inspiring...Shea has walked the wildwood of our gnarled, ancient speech and returned singing incomprehensible sounds in a language that turns out to be our own.a <br>aNicholson Baker, New York Times Book Review <br> aDeliciousa]a lively lexicon.a <br>a O, The Oprah Magazine <br> aReadworthy.a <br>aWilliam Safire, The New York Times Magazine Oddly inspiring...Shea has walked the wildwood of our gnarled, ancient speech and returned singing incomprehensible sounds in a language that turns out to be our own. -Nicholson Baker, New York Times Book Review Delicious...a lively lexicon. - O , The Oprah Magazine Readworthy. -William Safire, The New York Times Magazine Author InformationAmmon Shea is the author of two previous books on obscure words, Depraved English and Insulting English (written with Peter Novobatzky). He read his first dictionary, Merriam Webster’s Second International, ten years ago, and followed it up with the sequel, Webster’s Third International. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |