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Etymologies

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7405642.gif 1,001 FUN AND FABULOUS FORGOTTEN WORDS AND PHRASES.
By W.R. Runyan. Remainder Item #7405642 Our Price $7.95


1653520.gif ANONYPONYMOUS: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words.
By John Bemelmans Marciano. Current Item #1653520 Pub at $18.00 - Our Price $12.95


7112424.gif BALLYHOO, BUCKAROO, AND SPUDS: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins.
By Michael Quinion. This book is shopworn. It may have scuffed covers or edges, or other minor imperfections. Remainder Item #7112424 Pub at $12.95 - Our Price $4.95


BRINGING HOME THE BACON AND CUTTING THE MUSTARD.
Remainder Item #7080034 Our Price $2.95


7389248.gif COMMON PHRASES AND WHERE THEY COME FROM.
By Myron Korach with J.B. Mordock. Remainder Item #7389248 Pub at $9.95 - Our Price $4.95


7434774.gif IN THE LAND OF INVENTED LANGUAGES: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language.
By Arika Okrent. Current Item #7434774 Pub at $26.00 - Our Price $16.95


743409X.gif MORE WORD HISTORIES AND MYSTERIES: From Aardvark to Zombie.
Remainder Item #743409X Pub at $12.95 - Our Price $4.95


7294166.gif OXFORD DICTIONARY OF WORD HISTORIES.
Edited By Glynnis Chantrell. This book is shopworn. It may have scuffed covers or edges, or other minor imperfections. Remainder Item #7294166 Pub at $16.95 - Our Price $4.95


7285574.gif SPANISH WORD HISTORIES AND MYSTERIES: English Words That Come from Spanish.
Remainder Item #7285574 Pub at $12.95 - Our Price $4.95


7189745.gif SWINGING THE LEAD & SPIKING HIS GUNS.
Remainder Item #7189745 Our Price $2.95


7327102.gif WEBSTER'S NEW EXPLORER DICTIONARY OF WORD ORIGINS.
Remainder Item #7327102 Our Price $5.95


7335318.gif WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORDS.
Edited By Erin McKean. Remainder Item #7335318 Pub at $16.95 - Our Price $5.95


7301235.gif WHERE DID THAT WORD COME FROM? Fascinating and Curious Origins of Everyday Words.
Edited By A.M. MacDonald. Remainder Item #7301235 Our Price $5.95



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