{"product_id":"the-horologicon-isbn-9780425264379","title":"The Horologicon","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Mark Forsyth, the author of the #1 international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Etymologicon\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a book of weird words for familiar situations. \u003ci\u003eThe Horologicon\u003c\/i\u003e (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you wake up feeling rough? Then you’re \u003ci\u003ephilogrobolized\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Find yourself pretending to work? That’s \u003ci\u003efudgelling\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And this could lead to \u003ci\u003erizzling\u003c\/i\u003e, if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling \u003ci\u003edeipnosopbist \u003c\/i\u003eby dinner. Just don’t get too \u003ci\u003evinomadefied\u003c\/i\u003e; a drunk dinner companion is never appreciated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eante-jentacular\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003esnudge \u003c\/i\u003eby way of \u003ci\u003equafftide \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ewamblecropt\u003c\/i\u003e, at last you can say, with utter accuracy, exactly what you mean.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEtymologicon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Facebook of books…Before you know it, you’ve been reading for an hour.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A breezy, amusing stroll through the uncommon histories of some common English words…Snack-food style blends with health-food substance for a most satisfying meal.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The stocking filler of the season...How else to describe a book that explains the connection between Dom Perignon and \u003ci\u003eMein Kampf\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Robert McCrum, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Crikey...this is addictive!”—\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mark Forsyth is clearly a man who knows his onions.”—\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delightful…Witty and erudite and stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Witty and well researched…Who wouldn’t want to read about the derivation of the word ‘gormless’? Or the relationship between the words ‘buffalo’ and ‘buff’?”—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cb\u003eMark Forsyth \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, journalist, proofreader, ghostwriter, and pedant. He was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present and has never looked back. He is the creator of The Inky Fool, a blog about words, phrases, grammar, rhetoric, and prose. He lives in the UK.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303706775781,"sku":"NP9780425264379","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425264379.jpg?v=1767739827","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-horologicon-isbn-9780425264379","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}