Random Oddities, Hardcover/Ltd Publications International

The Book of Random Oddities is a massive volume that is packed with stories, lists, anecdotes, and quotes about words and language. Explore 16 chapters of fascinating information about the quirks of language, unusual vocabulary, word games, etymology, and more. Find out the origins of words from "juggernaut" to "meh," discover the intricacies of baseball lingo, and laugh at poorly worded headlines and spell-checker mistakes. "Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine - they are the life, the soul of reading; take them out of this book for instance - you might as well take the book along with them." - Laurence Sterne