The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

By (author): "Simon Winchester"
Genres:Nonfiction books  History books  Language books  Biography books  Books About Books  
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
ISBN0641715617
ISBN139780641715617
AsinThe Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Original titleThe Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Writing with marvelous brio, Winchester first serves up a lightning history of the English language—"so vast, so sprawling, so wonderfully