Josh Chetwynd
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"A smorgasbord of vignettes and tidbits about the quirky--and sometimes downright odd--origins of various kitchen inventions, products, and foodstuff, How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun includes seventy-five short essays that will dispel popular myths and draw lines between food facts and food fiction. Charming text combined with simple line illustrations makes this an attractive gift book and go-to source book for all food and trivia buffs"--
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Nice is the secret ingredient to a better life. It makes us happy. It may even be what makes us civilized-when we say thank you, shake hands, send flowers, we're doing the nice things that bring people together.
?A compulsive and chunky book for lovers of trivia, popular history, customs, and culture-and a perfect gift to say "you're nice"-The Book of Nice is an entertaining, quirky compendium of those signs, traditions, and expressions that we...
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The language of Hollywood resonates beyond the stage and screen because it often has inherent drama-or comedic effect. This volume contains a combination of approximately 100 expertly researched essays on words, phrases and idioms made famous by Hollywood along with the stories behind 30 or so of the most iconic-and ultimately often used-quotes from films. There are also sidebars that focus on other ways the entertainment world has changed language....
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