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The Book of Random Oddities

Format: Hardback

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The Book of Random Oddities is a massive 704-page padded hardcover book that is packed with stories, lists, anecdotes, and quotes about words and language.
  • Explore 16 chapters of fascinating information about the quirks of language, unusual vocabulary, word games, etymology, and more.
  • Find out the origins of words from "juggernaut" to "meh."
  • Discover the intricacies of baseball lingo.
  • Laugh at poorly worded headlines and spell-checker mistakes.
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Format: Hardback
Published: 2014
Pages: 704
Publisher: Publications International, Limited
ISBN: 9781450875554

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Our conditions mean the following:

  • New - a brand new book
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  • Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
  • Standard Secondhand - Clearly been read before, but not too bad. We do not recommend these for gifting. Spines usually creased. Could also include creases or folds to cover, some writing such as in the cover or elsewhere, underlining or highlighting, but might not do. Possibly some stains or marks. Similar in general to books in any secondhand shop or charity shop.
  • Poor Condition - Usually this will have a specific problem such as writing inside, water damage, missing dust jacket, heavy staining, large creases or cuts. These are readable copies but not nice ones. On other websites this condition is called 'Acceptable' or 'Fair' , but we want to be more honest.
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