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Books on Words - Non Fiction

A list of 50 non-fiction books on the art that is words, how they evolve, are constructed, and translated.
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The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Melvyn Bragg)
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Melvyn Bragg)
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Because Internet (Gretchen McCulloch)
Because Internet (Gretchen McCulloch)
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Books: A Living History (Martyn Lyons)
Books: A Living History (Martyn Lyons)
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The Cabinet of Calm: Soothing Words for Troubled Times (Paul Anthony Jones)
The Cabinet of Calm: Soothing Words for Troubled Times (Paul Anthony Jones)
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Cultish (Amanda Montell)
Cultish (Amanda Montell)
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The Devil's Details
The Devil's Details
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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (Vicki Myron)
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (Vicki Myron)
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Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language (David Shariatmadari)
Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language (David Shariatmadari)
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Empires of the Word (Nicholas Ostler)
Empires of the Word (Nicholas Ostler)
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The Etymologicon (Mark Forsyth)
The Etymologicon (Mark Forsyth)
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Fifty Sounds (Polly Barton)
Fifty Sounds (Polly Barton)
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A Gentle Madness (Nicholas Basbanes)
A Gentle Madness (Nicholas Basbanes)
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Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language (Robin Dunbar)
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language (Robin Dunbar)
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Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing (Melissa Mohr)
Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing (Melissa Mohr)
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The Horologicon (Mark Forsyth)
The Horologicon (Mark Forsyth)
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In the Land of Invented Languages (Arika Okrent)
In the Land of Invented Languages (Arika Okrent)
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear? (David Bellos)
Is That a Fish in Your Ear? (David Bellos)
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Just My Type (Simon Garfield)
Just My Type (Simon Garfield)
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The Language Instinct (Steven Pinker)
The Language Instinct (Steven Pinker)
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The Library: A World History (James W.P. Campbell)
The Library: A World History (James W.P. Campbell)
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Like Literally Dude (Valerie Fridland)
Like Literally Dude (Valerie Fridland)
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Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe (Gaston Dorren)
Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe (Gaston Dorren)
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Mother Tongue (Jenni Nuttall)
Mother Tongue (Jenni Nuttall)
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Mother Tongue (Bill Bryson)
Mother Tongue (Bill Bryson)
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Nine Nasty Words (John McWhorter)
Nine Nasty Words (John McWhorter)
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue (John McWhorter)
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue (John McWhorter)
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A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order (Judith Flanders)
A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order (Judith Flanders)
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The Power of Babel (John McWhorter)
The Power of Babel (John McWhorter)
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Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories From Book History (J.P. Romney)
Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories From Book History (J.P. Romney)
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English... (Simon Winchester)
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English... (Simon Winchester)
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The Pun Also Rises (John Pollack)
The Pun Also Rises (John Pollack)
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Script and Scribble (Kitty Burns Florey)
Script and Scribble (Kitty Burns Florey)
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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English (Henry Hitchings)
The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English (Henry Hitchings)
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Semicolon (Cecilia Watson)
Semicolon (Cecilia Watson)
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Shady Characters (Keith Houston)
Shady Characters (Keith Houston)
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Sin and Syntax (Constance Hale)
Sin and Syntax (Constance Hale)
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The Story of English (Robert McCrum/Wm. Cran/Robert Macneil)
The Story of English (Robert McCrum/Wm. Cran/Robert Macneil)
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The Story of English in 100 Words (David Crystal)
The Story of English in 100 Words (David Crystal)
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Swearing Is Good for You (Emma Byrne)
Swearing Is Good for You (Emma Byrne)
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Through the Language Glass (Guy Deutscher)
Through the Language Glass (Guy Deutscher)
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