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Reviews:
"[One of] the season's best language books"
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"Garg's latest little gem will be enjoyed by anyone with a thing for words, language and history."
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"[An] entertaining anthology of etymology ... sublime fun"
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"An ideal way to enjoy while getting smarter"
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"A fun, eclectic, informative book."
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"An informative and enjoyable book."
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"Here is infotainment at its very best! Read it for fun and to be better informed."
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"A slim, fun book."
-Hindustan Times
"The best of the independent Northwest 2007"
-A selection of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
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The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two:
The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
By Anu Garg
Published by Plume (an imprint of Penguin Group)
ISBN: 9780452288614
Release date: Oct 30, 2007
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