{"product_id":"wordapodia-matthew-j-goldberg-9781450222730","title":"Wordapodia: Volume One: An Encyclopedia of Real Fake Words","description":"Humorist and wordsmith extraordinaire Matthew Goldberg shares over two hundred and fifty fake words for others to learn and use as they attempt to heal themselves from \u003ci\u003ecarpool tunnel syndrome, \u003c\/i\u003e battle strange hankerings for good old-fashioned \u003ci\u003eTalibanjo\u003c\/i\u003e music, and watch helplessly as their dogs conk out from \u003ci\u003ebarkolepsy.\u003c\/i\u003e Goldberg was unintentionally born into a family that has always used words creatively and he relies on his internal artistic fire to share both one-word and multiple-word entries, called wordapods. While introducing such words and phrases as \u003ci\u003eboredello, anthropomurphic, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ehit-and-shun\u003c\/i\u003e accident, Goldberg includes definitions, sample sentences, ways to master the word, and trivia that will both entertain and inform. Goldberg interviews dozens of fascinating characters that help define the words including Vegestarian Mars Greenman, Pastafari Scholar Tosh Kingsmon, and baseball fan and original \u003ci\u003eboob bird\u003c\/i\u003e Clara Heatley. Meant for the creative word enthusiast, the budding \u003ci\u003esemantician, \u003c\/i\u003e and for anyone with a good sense of humor, \u003ci\u003eWordapodia: Volume One\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique compilation of new words, fun facts, and observations. So, hold your breath, grab on to your \u003ci\u003ecaribooster seat, \u003c\/i\u003e and get ready for a wild ride through one man's imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew J. Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450222730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450222730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Matthew J. Goldberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241298047231,"sku":"9781450222730","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4495df2-c96a-46c7-9ce6-82c75e7a98e5.jpg?v=1772653743","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wordapodia-matthew-j-goldberg-9781450222730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}