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		The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary / Simon Winchester. by Winchester, Simon Edition: 1st ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Nature of contents: ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1998 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 423.092 W759. Place hold
		The Ring of Words Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary / Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall, Edmund Weiner. by Gilliver, Peter Marshall, Jeremy Weiner, E. S. C Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 823.912 R581. Place hold
		The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson. by Hendrickson, Robert, 1933- Series: Facts on File library of language and literature Edition: 4th ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York, NY : Facts On File, c2008 Other title: Encyclopedia of word and phrase origins Word and phrase origins Availability: Items available for reference: Main Library: Not for loan (1)Collection, call number: Reference 422.03 H498.
		Common phrases : and the amazing stories behind them / Max Cryer. by Cryer, Max Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York : Chicago : Skyhorse Pub. ; ALA Editions, 2010 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 423.1 C957. Place hold
		Dictionary of first names : an indispensable guide to more than 10,000 names / Julia Cresswell. by Cresswell, Julia, 1950- Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Edinburgh [Scotland] : Chambers, 2009 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 929.44 C922. Place hold
		Words to eat by : five foods and the culinary history of the English language / Ina Lipkowitz. by Lipkowitz, Ina Edition: 1st ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 422 L764. Place hold
		The story of English in 100 words [sound recording] / David Crystal. by Crystal, David, 1941- AudioGO (Firm) Edition: Unabridged. Material type: Sound; Literary form: Publisher number: SLD2882 AudioGO Publication details: [North Kingstown, RI] : AudioGo, p2011 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Audiobook 422 C957. Place hold
		The unexpected evolution of language : discover the surprising etymology of everyday words / Justin Cord Hayes. by Hayes, Justin Cord Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Avon, MA : Adams Media, c2012 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 422 H417. Place hold
		Let's bring back, the lost language edition : a collection of forgotten-yet-delightful words, phrases, praises, insults, idioms, and literary flourishes from eras past / Lesley M. M. Blume. by Blume, Lesley M. M Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, c2013 Other title: Let us bring back the lost language edition Collection of forgotten-yet-delightful words, phrases, praises, insults, idioms, and literary flourishes from eras past Lost language edition Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 422 B658. Place hold
		How to sound clever : master the 600 everyday words you pretend to understand-- when you don't / Hubert van den Bergh ; illustrations by www.sandrahowgate.com. by Bergh, Hubert van den Howgate, Sandra Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2013, c2011 Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 428.1 B497. Place hold
		How to sound really clever : 600 words you need to know / Hubert van den Bergh ; illustrations by www.sandrahowgate.com. by Bergh, Hubert van den [author.] Howgate, Sandra [illustrator.] Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: General; Publisher: London Bloomsbury, 2013Copyright date: ©2013 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 428.1 B497. Place hold
		Written in stone : a journey through the Stone Age and the origins of modern language / Christopher Stevens. by Stevens, Chris, 1964- [author.] Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2015Copyright date: ©2015 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 417.7 S844. Place hold
		Words on the move : why English won't - and can't - sit still (like, literally) / John McWhorter. by McWhorter, John H [author.] Edition: First edition. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2016 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 417.7 M177. Place hold
		That doesn't mean what you think it means : the 150 most commonly misused words and their tangled histories / Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras. by Petras, Kathryn [author.] Petras, Ross [author.] Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publisher: New York : Ten Speed Press, 2018 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 428.1 P493. Place hold
		Wordslut : a feminist guide to taking back the English language / Amanda Montell. by Montell, Amanda [author.] Edition: First edition. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publisher: New York : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019 Other title: Word slut Wordslut : /w3dsl∧t/ a feminist guide to taking back the english language Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 427.973 M776. Place hold
		The accidental dictionary : the remarkable twists and turns of English words / Paul Anthony Jones. by Jones, Paul Anthony Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York : Pegasus Books, 2019 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 422 J78. Place hold
		Literally : amazing words and where they come from / by Patrick Skipworth ; illustrated by Nicholas Stevenson. by Skipworth, Patrick [author.] Stevenson, Nicholas [illustrator.] Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Juvenile; Publisher: Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom ; Greenbelt, Maryland, United States : What on Earth Books, 2020 Availability: Items available for loan: Dr. James Carlson Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's NonFiction 420.9 S628. Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Children's NonFiction 420.9 S628. Place hold
		Around the world in 80 words : a journey through the English language / Paul Anthony Jones. by Jones, Paul Anthony, 1983- [author.] Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2018 Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: NonFiction 422 J78. Place hold
		The liar's dictionary : a novel / Eley Williams. by Williams, Eley [author.] Edition: First United States edition. Material type: Text; Format: print regular print ; Literary form: Fiction Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2020] Availability: Items available for loan: Main Library (1)Collection, call number: Fiction WILLIAMS ELEY. Northport Library (1)Collection, call number: Fiction WILLIAMS ELEY. Place hold

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