{"product_id":"alphabet-juice-the-energies-gists-and-spirits-of-letters-words-and-combinations-thereof-their-roots-bones-innards-piths-pips","title":"Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eAlphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJr\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780374532048\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSarah Crichton Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If everybody's first English teacher were Roy Blount Jr., we might still be trillions in debt, but we would be so deeply in love with words and their magic . . . that we'd hardly notice.\" --Chris Tucker, \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter forty years of making a living using words in every medium except greeting cards, Roy Blount Jr. still can't get over his ABCs. In \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Juice\u003c\/i\u003e, he celebrates the juju, the crackle, the sonic and kinetic energies, of letters and their combinations. He has a strong sense of right and wrong, but he is not out to prescribe proper English. His passion is for questions such as these: Did you know that both \u003ci\u003emammal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ematter \u003c\/i\u003ederive from baby talk? Have you noticed how \u003ci\u003ewince\u003c\/i\u003e makes you wince? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree and a half centuries ago, Thomas Blount produced his \u003ci\u003eGlossographia\u003c\/i\u003e, the first dictionary to explore derivations of English words. \u003ci\u003eThis \u003c\/i\u003eBlount's Glossographia takes that pursuit to new levels. From sources as venerable as the \u003ci\u003eOED\u003c\/i\u003e and as fresh as Urbandictionary.com, and especially from the author's own wide ranging experience, \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Juice \u003c\/i\u003ederives an organic take on language that is unlike, and more fun than, any other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amusing, bemusing, and smart as hell.\" --Daniel Okrent, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Danced in Blount's arms, English swings smartly.\" --Jack Shafer, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gracefully erudite and joyous.\" --Katherine A. Powers, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Sarah Crichton Books","offers":[{"title":"Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips | Jr | Paperback | 9780374532048 | Used: Like New | Language \u0026 Writing 1690157","offer_id":48743062896792,"sku":"1690157","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81jAZZwYxUL.jpg?v=1773857938","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/alphabet-juice-the-energies-gists-and-spirits-of-letters-words-and-combinations-thereof-their-roots-bones-innards-piths-pips","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}