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Written by one of the country's most experienced and entertaining etymological detectives, The Hidden History of Coined Words provides a delightful excavation into the process by which words became minted. Not only does Ralph Keyes give us the who-what-where of it all, but delights in stories that reveal the mysteries of successful coinage.

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Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. Ralph Keyes's "The Quote Verifier "considers not only classic misquotes such as "Nice guys finish last, " and "Play it again, Sam, " but more surprising ones such as "Ain't I a woman?" and "Golf is a good walk spoiled, " as well as the origins of popular sayings such as "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings, " "No one washes a rented car, " and "M...

Today's eighteen-year-olds may not know who Mrs. Robinson is, the size of a breadbox, or why going postal refers to a major uproar. Such "retroterms" are words or phrases whose origin lies in our past. I Love It When You Talk Retro discusses these verbal fossils that linger in our national conversation long after the topic they refer to has galloped into the sunset. That could be a person (Charles Ponzi), product (Edsel), radio show (Gang Bust...

A lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words, "Euphemania" traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak.

The anxiety of rejection is an inevitable part of any writer's development. In this book, Ralph Keyes turns his attention from the difficulty of putting pen to paper--the subject of his acclaimed "The Courage to Write"--to the frustration of getting the product to the public.

Katherine Anne Porter called courage "the first essential" for a writer. "I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence, " agreed Cynthia Ozick, "sometimes every syllable." E. B. White said he admired anyone who "has the guts to write anything at all."An author who has taught writing for more than thirty years, Ralph Keyes assures readers that anxiety is felt by writers at every level and can be harnessed to produce honest and discipl...