The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary Classics_Gift_Guide reflective listening

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Here David Oshinsky tells the gripping story of the polio terror and of the intense effort to find a cure

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this is a book that inspires awe and admiration

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary Classics_Gift_Guide reflective listeningA WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A history and celebration of the many far flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word. Enthralling and exuberant, Sarah Ogilvie tells the surprising story of the making of the OED. Philologists, fantasists, crackpots, criminals, career spinsters, suffragists, and Australians: here is a wonder book for word lovers. Jeanette Winterson, author