The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
By Bill Bryson
Read by Stephen McLaughlin
Unabridged
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1 Format: Retail CD
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$39.99
ISBN: 9781504715218
| Runtime: | 10.75 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Humor |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A New York Times Bestseller
A Book-of-the-Month Club Selection
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From 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.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson is the New York Times bestselling author of At Home, A Walk in the Woods, The Lost Continent, Made in America, The Mother Tongue, A Short History of Nearly Everything—winner of the Aventis Prize—and various other works. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he now lives in England, where he has worked for both the Times and Independent and written for most other major British and American publications.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Retail CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Humor |
| Runtime: | 10.75 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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