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nytimes published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010
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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory
"Writers love a good list," begins Roy Blount Jr.'s entry for lists in his book Alphabet Juice, which both contains many lists and is itself a list. But one needn't read the lists entry to know that "extraordinary miscellaneity" and "rhythm" are "two ... (read full critics)
austinchronicle published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010
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- English Books
- Others 384 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0374103690
- ISBN-13: 9780374103699
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Pub date: Oct 14, 2008
- Dimensions: 1478 mm x 1013 mm x 232 mm Just how big is that?
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780374103699 | Others | $25.00 | $21.37 | bn.com |
| $25.00 | -- | The Book Depository |
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Roy Blount Jr. has returned from the fields where the American lingo grows wild to write “Alphabet Juice,” his personal lexicon, usage manual, writers’ guidebook, etymological investigation and literary junk drawer. This alphabetically arranged book ... (read full critics)