{"product_id":"9780061758706","title":"Word Fugitives: In Pursuit of Wanted Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the many thousands of dictionary words at our disposal, our language can be dismayingly inadequate. How many times have you searched for a word that means just what you want it to but failed to find anything suitable anywhere? Most of us, it turns out, lead lives rife with experiences, people, and things that have no names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least, they lacked names until now. \u003cem\u003eWord Fugitives\u003c\/em\u003e comes to the rescue, supplying hundreds of inspired words coined or redefined to meet everyday needs. For instance, wouldn't it be handy to have a word for the momentary confusion people experience when they hear a cell phone ringing and wonder whether it's theirs? (How about \u003cem\u003efauxcellarm, phonundrum,\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003epandephonium\u003c\/em\u003e?)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr what about a word for offspring who are adults? (Try \u003cem\u003eunchildren\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eoffsprung\u003c\/em\u003e.) Or a word for the irrational fear when you're throwing a party that no one will show up? (That might be guestlessness, empty-fest syndrome, or fete-alism.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis mind- and vocabulary-expanding book grew out -- way out -- of Barbara Wallraff's popular column in \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e. Brimming with irresistible diversions and pop quizzes; illuminated by contributions and commentary from authors, linguists, and leading language authorities; and enlivened by pleas for help from people whose words have yet to be found, \u003cem\u003eWord Fugitives\u003c\/em\u003e will captivate and inspire anyone who ever struggles to describe the world that he or she, or they, or thon (\u003cem\u003ethon\u003c\/em\u003e? see page 141) lives in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078450626800,"sku":"9780061758706","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061758706_p0.jpg?v=1769909776","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061758706","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}