{"product_id":"the-mother-tongue-bill-bryson-9780380715435","title":"The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vastly informative and vastly entertaining...A scholarly and fascinating book.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Bryson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0380715430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780380715435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/02\/1991","brand":"Bill Bryson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051246481663,"sku":"9780380715435","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aab791fd-b2a5-4336-9ba3-05df3d1fb304.jpg?v=1685011951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mother-tongue-bill-bryson-9780380715435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}