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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Mark Forsyth
4.23 average rating, · 12.8k ratings
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The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
4.05 average rating, · 11.2k ratings
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P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever
Raj Haldar
4.28 average rating, · 3.8k ratings
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Paulien Cornelisse
4.11 average rating, · 2.8k ratings
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The Awful German Language / Die schreckliche deutsche Sprache
Mark Twain
4.12 average rating, · 2.3k ratings
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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language
Richard Lederer
4.07 average rating, · 2.2k ratings
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!
Lynne Truss
4.16 average rating, · 1.8k ratings
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The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
Karen Elizabeth Gordon
4.10 average rating, · 1.6k ratings
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You Took the Last Bus Home
Brian Bilston
4.23 average rating, · 1.4k ratings
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Take Away the A
Michaël Escoffier
4.15 average rating, · 1.3k ratings
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The Cat in the Hat Dictionary
P.D. Eastman
4.40 average rating, · 1.2k ratings
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The King Who Rained
Fred Gwynne
4.28 average rating, · 844 ratings
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Motherfoclóir: Dispatches from a Not So Dead Language
Darach Ó Séaghdha
4.12 average rating, · 861 ratings
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Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words
Anne Curzan
4.09 average rating, · 848 ratings
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No Reading Allowed: The WORST Read-Aloud Book Ever
Raj Haldar
4.08 average rating, · 793 ratings
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Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs
Linda Sue Park
4.08 average rating, · 703 ratings
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The Girl's Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage without Apostrophes!
Lynne Truss
4.17 average rating, · 608 ratings
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Wicked Words
Terry Deary
4.02 average rating, · 592 ratings
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