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Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins (Perennial Library)
Retail Price $14.99Firefly Price $6.50Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins (Perennial Library) written by Charles Earle Funk. Published by Harper Paperbacks in January 1905. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Good condition...Retail Price $14.99Firefly Price $6.50 -
Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words
Retail Price $14.95Firefly Price $7.50Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words written by John Ayto. Published by Arcade Publishing in April 2011. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good...Retail Price $14.95Firefly Price $7.50 -
A Hog on Ice (Harper Colophon Books)
Retail Price $12.95Firefly Price $6.50A Hog on Ice (Harper Colophon Books) written by Charles E. Funk. Published by Harper Paperbacks in June 1985. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Good condition. ISBN-10: 0060912596 ISBN-13: 9780060912598...Retail Price $12.95Firefly Price $6.50 -
The Ultimate Book of Words You Should Know
Retail Price $49.99Firefly Price $6.99The Ultimate Book of Words You Should Know written by Michelle Bevilacqua & Justin Cord Hayes David Olsen. Published by Adams Media in January 2010. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition...Retail Price $49.99Firefly Price $6.99 -
Bring Home the Bacon and Cutting the Mustard: The Origins and Meaning of the Food We Speak
Retail Price $9.99Firefly Price $4.99Bring Home the Bacon and Cutting the Mustard: The Origins and Meaning of the Food We Speak written by Castle Books. Published by Castle in January 2002. This item is a Hardcover edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition...Retail Price $9.99Firefly Price $4.99 -
Xenia: A Hoard of Lost Words, Eighteenth-Century Street Lingo, and a Few Completely Confabulated Terms Collected and Exemplified
Retail Price $7.50Firefly Price $3.99Xenia: A Hoard of Lost Words, Eighteenth-Century Street Lingo, and a Few Completely Confabulated Terms Collected and Exemplified written by Coleman Barks. Published by Maypop in January 1994. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and...Retail Price $7.50Firefly Price $3.99 -
The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker
Retail Price $15.00Firefly Price $6.99The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker written by Charles Harrington Elster. Published by Mariner Books in January 1999. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed...Retail Price $15.00Firefly Price $6.99 -
The Language Wars: A History of Proper English
Retail Price $28.00Firefly Price $6.99The Language Wars: A History of Proper English written by Henry Hitchings. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in October 2011. This item is a Hardcover edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition. The dust jacket for the...Retail Price $28.00Firefly Price $6.99 -
So to Speak: 11,000 Expressions That'll Knock Your Socks Off
Retail Price $16.99Firefly Price $7.99So to Speak: 11,000 Expressions That'll Knock Your Socks Off written by Shirley Kobliner, Harold Kobliner. Published by S&S/Simon Element in December 2020. This item is a Flexi Binding edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good...Retail Price $16.99Firefly Price $7.99 -
Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins (Harper Colophon Books)
Firefly Price $4.99Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins (Harper Colophon Books) written by Charles Earle Funk. Published by HarperReference in January 1985. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good...Firefly Price $4.99 -
101 Two-Letter Words
Retail Price $19.95Firefly Price $4.99101 Two-Letter Words written by Stephin Merritt. Published by W. W. Norton & Company in September 2014. This item is a Hardcover edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition. ISBN-10: 0393240193 ISBN-13: 9780393240191...Retail Price $19.95Firefly Price $4.99 -
6,000 Soundalikes, Look-Alikes, and Other Words Often Confused
Retail Price $18.95Firefly Price $8.996,000 Soundalikes, Look-Alikes, and Other Words Often Confused written by Eugenie Fitzhugh, Mary Louise Gilman. Published by National Court Reporters Association in January 1992. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as...Retail Price $18.95Firefly Price $8.99 -
Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases
Retail Price $12.95Firefly Price $4.99Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases written by Webb B. Garrison. Published by Thomas Nelson Publishers in November 1992. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in...Retail Price $12.95Firefly Price $4.99 -
The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics
Retail Price $16.00Firefly Price $5.99The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics written by John Pollack. Published by Avery in April 2012. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed...Retail Price $16.00Firefly Price $5.99 -
Poplollies & Bellibones: A Celebration of Lost Words Along with Tenderfeet and Ladyfingers: A Compendium of Body Language
Retail Price $15.97Firefly Price $5.99Poplollies & Bellibones: A Celebration of Lost Words Along with Tenderfeet and Ladyfingers: A Compendium of Body Language written by Susan Kelz Sperling. Published by Konecky & Konecky in June 2005. This item is a Hardcover edition. This item is Used...Retail Price $15.97Firefly Price $5.99 -
The Story of English
Retail Price $24.95Firefly Price $6.99The Story of English written by Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert Macneil. Published by Viking Adult in September 1986. This item is a Hardcover edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Good condition. The dust jacket for the item is...Retail Price $24.95Firefly Price $6.99 -
The World In a Phrase: a Brief History of the Aphorism
Retail Price $19.95Firefly Price $5.99The World In a Phrase: a Brief History of the Aphorism written by James Geary. Published by Bloomsbury USA in November 2005. This item is a Hardcover edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition. The dust jacket for the item...Retail Price $19.95Firefly Price $5.99 -
The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories
Retail Price $9.95Firefly Price $4.99The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories written by Merriam-Webster. Published by Merriam-Webster in 1995. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Good condition. Front and back covers have light wear to...Retail Price $9.95Firefly Price $4.99 -
Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without
Retail Price $9.99Firefly Price $4.99Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without written by Francoise Blanchard, Jeremy Leven. Published by Scribner in August 2007. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition...Retail Price $9.99Firefly Price $4.99 -
Wordbook of Australian Idiom - Aussie Slang: No Worries! She's Apples!
Retail Price $15.12Firefly Price $7.50Wordbook of Australian Idiom - Aussie Slang: No Worries! She's Apples! written by Kerrin.P. Rowe. Published by Trafford Publishing in July 2006. This item is a Trade Paperback edition. This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition...Retail Price $15.12Firefly Price $7.50