{"product_id":"endangered-words-simon-hertnon-9781632204530","title":"Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfterwit, agathism, ambsace, anacampserote, antepenultimate, antimony, and more \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"When a word perfectly captures a human truth, humans respond to it in the same way that they respond to a beautiful melody. They smile. They nod their heads. They tell others of their discovery.\" So says Simon Hertnon in his introduction to \u003ci\u003eEndangered Words\u003c\/i\u003e, and after wrapping your tongue around the lexical rarities he offers up to his readers, you'll have to agree  Hertnon provides one hundred hand-selected rarities, and, in a virtuoso display of \u003ci\u003econcinnity\u003c\/i\u003e, breathes life into them with his lucid descriptions of their meaning and engaging examples of their usage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps you are an \u003ci\u003earriviste\u003c\/i\u003e enjoying a newfound sense of \u003ci\u003enikhedonia\u003c\/i\u003e as you demonstrate your \u003ci\u003esprezzatura\u003c\/i\u003e in a given subject. Or maybe you are a \u003ci\u003edesipient\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eplutomaniac\u003c\/i\u003e destined to a life of \u003ci\u003eposhlost\u003c\/i\u003e. If this doesn't describe you, then take your pick of the many wonderful words in this book: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOmnistrain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrilemma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAporia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr maybe these are all \u003ci\u003eschlimmbesserung\u003c\/i\u003es  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThanks to \u003ci\u003eEndangered Words\u003c\/i\u003e, you no longer have to be at a loss for words or reach for the clich d and commonplace. The English language is brimming with ambrosial alternatives, and this compendium offers the cream of the crop. Filled with words to be treasured for their elegant precision, from \u003ci\u003eapophenia\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ezemblanity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEndangered Words\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect handbook for writers, an excellent resource for communicators, and an entertaining read for anyone with an appetite for the very brightest gems of the English language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Hertnon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632204533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632204530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Simon Hertnon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939455664383,"sku":"9781632204530","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d0f887b7-fa7c-4374-b4d5-db79e8a82457.jpg?v=1681441597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/endangered-words-simon-hertnon-9781632204530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}