Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
By: Cecelia Watson
3.67
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuat…
Want to Read $ 9.99"The semicolon was born in Venice in 1494"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
"At times I've felt less like a punctuation theorist than like a punctuation therapist"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
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1. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
By: Lynne Truss
3.87
Format: 209 pages, Hardcover
Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in e-mail and now "txt msgs", we have made … read more
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"The rule is: don’t use commas like a stupid person. I mean it."-Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
"Those spineless types who talk about abolishing the apostrophe are missing the point."-Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
"I hear there are now Knightsbridge clinics offering semicolonic irrigation – but for many it may be too late."-Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
"...punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop."-Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
2. Mozart's Starling
By: Lyanda Lynn Haupt
4.10
Format: 271 pages, ebook
A charming story of Mozart and his pet starling, along with a natural history of the bird. On May 2… read more
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3. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
By: Mary Norris
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Mary Norris has spent more than three decades in The New Yorker's copy department, maintaining its … read more
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4. The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
By: Robert M. Hazen
3.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Earth evolves. From first atom to molecule, mineral to magma, granite crust to single cell to verda… read more
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- history
5. Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
By: Kory Stamper
3.37
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
Do you have strong feelings about the word "irregardless"? Have you ever tried to define the word "… read more
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6. Paper: Paging Through History
By: Mark Kurlansky
3.00
Format: 285 pages, Paperback
Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millen… read more
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7. The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
By: Simon Winchester
4.07
Format: None pages,
From the best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and K… read more
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8. Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
By: Ken Jennings
4.43
Format: 85 pages, Hardcover
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonksis Ken's followup to his 2005 best-seller… read more
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9. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
By: Simon Winchester
3.84
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergart… read more
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- books about books
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10. Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat
By: Derek Beres
4.10
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Conspirituality takes a deep dive into the troubling phenomenon of influencers who have curdled New… read more
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- history
- audiobook
11. Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
By: Dennis Duncan
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book—it’s just where you go to look things up. Bu… read more
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"[Citing "Alice in Wonderland"] the White Knight insists on singing Alice a song which he introduces as follows: 'The name of the song is called "Haddocks' Eyes".' 'Oh, that's the name of the song, is…"-Dennis Duncan, Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
12. The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir
By: Caster Semenya
4.27
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and car… read more
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- audiobook
13. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
By: Sarah Ogilvie
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, … read more
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"Murray took Dictionary work with him to the hospital when Ada was giving birth. If you look at page 2, column 1 of the first volume of the printed Dictionary, twenty-third line from the bottom, you w…"-Sarah Ogilvie, The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
14. Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way
By: Roma Agrawal
3.63
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the 2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize A structural engineer examines the sev… read more
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15. All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia
By: Simon Garfield
3.65
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars a… read more
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- microhistory
- books about books
- audiobook
16. Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
By: Gretchen McCulloch
4.05
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. … read more
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- history
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"Irony is a linguistic trust fall."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"Language is humanity's most spectacular open source project."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"The appeal of having friends in your pocket is unlikely to go away."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"We've had the right to adapt longer than we've had the right to prevent copying."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
17. Rebel With A Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
By: Ellen Jovin
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Mary Norris and Benjamin Dreyer, an unconventional guide to the English language drawn … read more
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18. Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
By: Cecelia Watson
3.67
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuat… read more
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- language
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- nonfiction
- writing
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"The semicolon was born in Venice in 1494"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
"At times I've felt less like a punctuation theorist than like a punctuation therapist"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
19. Switched On Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why it Matters
By: Nate Sloan
4.04
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Pop music surrounds us - in our cars, over supermarket speakers, even when we are laid out at the d… read more
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20. Imagination: A Manifesto
By: Ruha Benjamin
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In this revelatory work, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of strug… read more
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21. The Black Tree Atop The Hill
By: Karla Yvette
3.88
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
What came first in this Gothic Western, the ghosts or The Black Tree Atop the Hill ? Set in an alt… read more
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