The Story of Ain't

Author: David Skinner
Edition:
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B007HBH9VS

The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published

"It takes true brilliance to lift the arid tellings of lexicographic fussing into the readable realm of the thriller and the bodice-ripper. Download The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. ..David Skinner has done precisely this, taking a fine story and honing it to popular perfection."
-Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the MadmanThe Story of Ain't by David Skinner is the captivating true chronicle of the creation of Merriam Webster's Third New International Dictionary in 1961, the most controversial dictionary ever published. Skinner's surprising and engaging, erudite and witty account will enthrall fans of Winchester's The Professor and the Madman and The Meaning of Everything, and T Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

The Story of Ain't Download

The Story of Ain't education books for free. ..David Skinner has done precisely this, taking a fine story and honing it to popular perfection."
-Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the MadmanThe Story of Ain't by David Skinner is the captivating true chronicle of the creation of Merriam Webster's Third New International Dictionary in 1961, the most controversial dictionary ever published .David Skinner has done precisely this, taking a fine story and honing it to popular perfection."
-Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the MadmanThe Story of Ain't by David Skinner is the captivating true chronicle of the creation of Merriam Webster's Third New International Dictionary in 1961, the most controversial dictionary ever published. Skinner's surprising and engaging, erudite and witty account will enthrall fans of Winchester's The Professor and the Madman and The Meaning of Everything, and T

Related education books

The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code

In the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully blending history, linguistics, and cryptolo

Words of the World

Most people think of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a distinctly British product. Begun in England 150 years ago, it took more than 60 years to complete and, when it was finally finished in 1928, the British prime minister heralded it as a 'n

Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years

It first surfaced in the gripes of GIs during World War II and was captured early on by the typewriter of a young Norman Mailer. Within a generation it had become a basic notion of our everyday moral life, replacing older reproaches like lout and hee

Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat

Since prehistory, humans have striven to tame fire and ice, and have braved the business ends of mashers, scrapers, and razor-sharp knives-all in the name of creating something delicious (or, at least, edible). The technology of food matters even w