{"product_id":"toponymity-an-atlas-of-words","title":"Toponymity: An Atlas of Words","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eToponymity: An Atlas of Words\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Bemelmans Marciano\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781608193707\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBloomsbury USA\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e176\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\u003eIt's no secret that America's cookouts owe a lot to the exports of the European towns of Frankfurt and Hamburg, but we may not realize how much we've taken from two others: Budweis and Pilsen. Likewise, we know who to thank for Panama hats and Bermuda shorts. But did you know that Tuxedo Park, New York, brought Americans a staple of formal wear? Or that the Bikini Atoll gave us something dramatically less formal?\u003cbr\u003eIn this ingenious follow-up to the popular \u003ci\u003eAnonyponymous\u003c\/i\u003e, John Bemelmans Marciano brings us a new, geographical, way of thinking about words. This book takes us on a lively tour of American, European, and world history, revealing our linguistic heritage in all its richness and--to use another toponym--serendipity. Illustrated with maps drawn in Marciano's witty style, this book is consistently smart, entertaining, and enlightening. It makes a perfect gift for language lovers, whether they come from Cologne, Germany, or the Canary Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Toponymity: An Atlas of Words | John Bemelmans Marciano | Hardcover | 9781608193707 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks C 1780206","offer_id":49947777171608,"sku":"1780206","price":11.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/716hBleIHGL.jpg?v=1789781549","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/toponymity-an-atlas-of-words","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}