Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymology, making this little-known field accessible to everyone interested in the history of words. Partly a history, partly a how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.
A woman is lying dead in the stillness of an airless trailer. Why someone would murder the homeless loner is only one of the questions nagging at the police. Why did the killer use an 85-year-old bullet, fired from the gun used in the brutal murder of two other women? The slayings are as oppressive as the 100 degree heat for Sheriff Joanna Brady in Cochise County, Arizona. She must put marital distractions and an opponent's dirty tricks aside to deal with the case that threatens everyone in her jurisdiction. Now there is a serial killer in their midst.
Moira's Birthday Moira wants to invite grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, aaaaand kindergarten to her birthday! "Are you CRAZY?!" asks her mom and dad. But...when Moira goes to school with only 6 invitations, she ends up inviting everyone anyway! And her parents don't know, until...rap rap rap rap rap rap ... on the door...!!!
Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese and this provides an excellent excuse for the animated duo to take their holiday on the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese.
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