Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

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Bookcover for Word by Word by Kory Stamper

Monday, December 9 through Friday, December 20, 2019. Read by Michele Good.

Word by Word brings to life the hallowed halls (and highly idiosyncratic cubicles) of Merriam-Webster, a startlingly rich world inhabited by quirky and erudite individuals who quietly shape the way we communicate.

(Pantheon; ISBN-13: 9781101870945 – ISBN-10: 110187094X)

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THEME: Leroy Anderson, “The Typewriter”, Performed by the Eastman-Rochester “POPS” Orchestra, Frederick Fennell conductor, Mercury Records

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