A surprising, lively, and rich history of that ubiquitous doorstop that most of us take for granted. Ammon Shea is not your typical thirtysomething book enthusiast. After reading the Oxford English
An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as "the Super Size Me of lexicography.""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to," says Ammon Shea on his slig
An obsessive word loverA's account of reading the Oxford English Dictionary cover to cover. A"IA'm reading the OED so you donA't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularl
