{"product_id":"9780470324752","title":"Another Word A Day: An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English","description":"\u003cb\u003eA smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual, intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers, scholars, and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness, grandeur, and fun, and features new chapters ranging from \"Words Formed Erroneously\" and \"Red-Herring Words\" to \"Kangaroo Words,\" \"Discover the Theme,\" and \"What Does That Company Name Mean?\" In them, you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words, including agelast, dragoman, mittimus, nyctalopia, quacksalver, scission, tattersall, and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, interspersed with illuminating quotations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for a word a day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Barbara Wallraff, Senior Editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eWord Court\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories.\"\u003cbr\u003e--John Simpson, Chief Editor, \u003ci\u003eOxford English Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177783443696,"sku":"9780470324752","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470324752_p0.jpg?v=1772497856","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470324752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}