{"product_id":"euphemania-ralph-keyes-9780316056564","title":"Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms","description":"How did die become kick the bucket, underwear become unmentionables, and having an affair become hiking the Appalachian trail? Originally used to avoid blasphemy, honor taboos, and make nice, euphemisms have become embedded in the fabric of our language. \u003ci\u003eEuphemania\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As much social commentary as a book for word lovers, \u003ci\u003eEuphemania\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words and our power over them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Keyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316056561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316056564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Spark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/14\/2011","brand":"Ralph Keyes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981567721727,"sku":"9780316056564","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca653ec6-e553-44e1-abb9-d5817b4b8426.jpg?v=1683256329","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/euphemania-ralph-keyes-9780316056564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}