| Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages Contributor(s): Shea, Ammon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399535055 ISBN-13: 9780399535055 Publisher: Tarcherperigee OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: With sharp wit, sheer delight, and a keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the "Oxford English Dictionary," delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, and wonderful gems he discovers along the way. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy - Reference | Dictionaries |
| Dewey: 423.028 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.44" W x 8.22" (0.48 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |