{"product_id":"9781606523063","title":"Opening Pandora's Box: Phrases Borrowed from the Classics and the Stories Behind Them","description":"Are you known to \u003cb\u003estrike like a thunderbolt\u003c\/b\u003e when things don't go your way? \u003cbr\u003eAre you fortunate enough to have the \u003cb\u003eMidas touch\u003c\/b\u003e? \u003cbr\u003eHave you ever been struck by \u003cb\u003eCupid's arrow\u003c\/b\u003e? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassically derived expressions are commonly used in our everyday language, yet many of us have little knowledge of the Greek and Roman influences that inspired them. With \u003ci\u003eOpening Pandora's Box\u003c\/i\u003e you'll discover the fascinating stories behind familiar phrases like \u003cb\u003eAchilles' Heel\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003eNemesis\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTo Fly too Close to the Sun\u003c\/b\u003e, and more. For example, did you know that...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe lifesaving operation known as \u003cb\u003ethe Caesarean section\u003c\/b\u003e is so named because Julius Caesar was delivered by being cut out of his mother's womb?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe original \u003cb\u003elabyrinth\u003c\/b\u003e was built on the orders of King Minos of Crete after Aphrodite cursed his wife to fall in love with a bull and produce a monstrous baby? The king locked the baby in a maze so complicated and tangled that, once in, he would never emerge.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe word \u003cb\u003ecereal\u003c\/b\u003e is derived from the Italian corn goddess Ceres?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ePry open the lid of the English language to find the secrets behind classical phrases we use every day.","brand":"Reader's Digest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134852448496,"sku":"9781606523063","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781606523063_p0.jpg?v=1763828727","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781606523063","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}