Kory and Steve Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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RIP FIAT LEX: A podcast about dictionaries by people who write them. Kory's book! https://t.co/WIK2B5NqPT Steve's book! https://t.co/pHit99v4QC…
Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon
Michael AdamsKory and SteveDAY 16: Just in time for the reboot-no-it's-not-a-reboot, grab a copy of Michael Adams' "Slayer Slang" so you can tell your kids that you were into total slayage before it was cool. https://t.co/swANseQaiv
Paperback, 2004
$23.99$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Slang: The People's Poetry
Michael AdamsKory and SteveDAY 16: Just in time for the reboot-no-it's-not-a-reboot, grab a copy of Michael Adams' "Slayer Slang" so you can tell your kids that you were into total slayage before it was cool. https://t.co/swANseQaiv
Hardcover, 2009
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
African American English
Lisa J. GreenKory and SteveDAY 19: For the serious scholar of dialect, nothing beats Lisa Green's "African American English: A Linguistic Introduction." https://t.co/yuiDkwzf38
Paperback, 2002
$66.99$41.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Simon WinchesterKory and SteveDAY 6 (a few hours late): Another two-parter! If you missed it the first time around, Simon Winchester's "The Professor and the Madman" is a great book about Victorian murder and <checks notes> the making of the OED? Yes. The making of the OED. https://t.co/smHUp85yyw
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The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture
Joshua KendallKory and SteveDAY 9: Continuing the historical theme, cozy up with a copy of Joshua Kendall's look at Noah Webster, "The Forgotten Founding Father." https://t.co/1iWGTgx4Vd
Paperback, 2012
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fixing English
Anne CurzanKory and SteveDAY 29: If your nerd is really into the "why" of grammar and language, then they absolutely need a copy of "Fixing English: Prescriptivism and Language History" by Anne Curzan. Technical, but your nerd can hang with it. https://t.co/QAHfgT32Ec
Paperback, 2016
$41.99$21.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Passage
Shion MiuraKory and SteveDAY 21: What if your nerd likes fiction, but also wants to read about lexicography? GET YOU A BOOK THAT CAN DO BOTH. Lexicographers adore Shion Miura's "The Great Passage": https://t.co/7yGEKu3U1D
Paperback, 2017
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Peter GilliverKory and SteveDAY 7 (happily on-time): The OED is one of those books that's launched a thousand...books. Peter Gilliver, editor at the OED, has written the definitive master work on this subject, "The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary." https://t.co/3DfcPvdgPY
Paperback, 2018
$36.99$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever
Raj HaldarKory and SteveDAY 3: We've got stuff for the kids, too--two recs, in fact. Rec 1 is Raj Haldar & Chris Carpenter's "P is for Pterodactyl," an alphabet book that TELLS IT LIKE IT IS. https://t.co/TqJVJH8xC9
Hardcover, 2018
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Language Death
David CrystalKory and SteveDAY 17: Some deep cuts for the real linguistics nerds in your life. First up: David Crystal's "Language Death," about how languages die and how we can preserve them. https://t.co/NZn2sySeWk
Paperback, 2014
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book