{"product_id":"alphabet-juice-jr-9780374532048","title":"Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf everybody's first English teacher were Roy Blount Jr., we might still be trillions in debt, but we would be so deeply in love with words and their magic . . . that we'd hardly notice. --Chris Tucker, \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter forty years of making a living using words in every medium except greeting cards, Roy Blount Jr. still can't get over his ABCs. In \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Juice\u003c\/i\u003e, he celebrates the juju, the crackle, the sonic and kinetic energies, of letters and their combinations. He has a strong sense of right and wrong, but he is not out to prescribe proper English. His passion is for questions such as these: Did you know that both \u003ci\u003emammal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ematter \u003c\/i\u003ederive from baby talk? Have you noticed how \u003ci\u003ewince\u003c\/i\u003e makes you wince? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree and a half centuries ago, Thomas Blount produced his \u003ci\u003eGlossographia\u003c\/i\u003e, the first dictionary to explore derivations of English words. \u003ci\u003eThis \u003c\/i\u003eBlount's Glossographia takes that pursuit to new levels. From sources as venerable as the \u003ci\u003eOED\u003c\/i\u003e and as fresh as Urbandictionary.com, and especially from the author's own wide ranging experience, \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Juice \u003c\/i\u003ederives an organic take on language that is unlike, and more fun than, any other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmusing, bemusing, and smart as hell. --Daniel Okrent, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDanced in Blount's arms, English swings smartly. --Jack Shafer, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGracefully erudite and joyous. --Katherine A. Powers, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Jr. Blount\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374532044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374532048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/2009 pg. 24","brand":"Roy Jr. Blount","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946557079807,"sku":"9780374532048","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a8435148-82ed-4798-b4c8-a8ca74f606b0.jpg?v=1681513827","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alphabet-juice-jr-9780374532048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}