Labels for Locals: What to Call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe - Couverture souple

Dickson, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0877796165 ISBN 13 : 9780877796169

Editeur : Merriam Webster,U.S., 1999

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

“A fascinating and useful tour de force.” (Charles Osgood)

“Filled with tantalizing trivia and fascinating facts, this book will be savored by word loveres everywhere.” (Mardy Grothe, author of Viva La Repartee and Oxymoronica)

“Labels for Locals is loaded with surprising, entertaining, and useful tidbits.” (Barbara Wallraff, author of Word Fugitives and Word Court)

“Dickson’s done it again with another book that no classroom or newsroom should be without.” (Grant Barrett, Project Editor Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Oxford University Press)

Biographie de l'auteur

Paul Dickson has written eight bat and ball books (one on softball, seven on baseball) and is working on the third edition of his Dickson Baseball Dictionary, as well as a new work, The Unwritten Rules of Baseball. He also writes narrative 20th century American history and compiles word books. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland, with his wife, Nancy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Merriam Webster,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0877796165
• ISBN 13: 9780877796169
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible