Alphabet juice
the energies, gists and spirits of letters, words and combinations thereof : their roots, bones, innards, piths, pips and secret parts, tinctures,tonics and essences, with examples of their usage foul and savory in media current and ancient, offered in the joy of their perusal for the juicing up of gentle folk and rude
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Author
Publication
2008 - Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
91,000 words, Guess
Page Count
364 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL18500654M
- Internet Archivealphabetjuiceene0000blou
- ISBN-100374103690
- ISBN-139780374103699
- Goodreads3573608
and 4 more
- LibraryThing5933512
- Library of Congress Control Number2008008918
- OCLC Control Number212376244
- Better World Books9780374103699
Classifications
- DDC818/.5407
- LCCPN6231.W64 B48 2008
- LCCPN6231.W64B48 2008
Description
After 40 years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, Blount still can't get over his ABCs. In this book, he celebrates the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations.
Subjects
Topics
Genres
- Humor
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- Alphabet juice: the energies, gists and spirits of letters, words and combinations thereof : their roots, bones, innards, piths, pips and secret parts, tinctures,tonics and essences, with examples of their usage foul and savory in media current and ancient, offered in the joy of their perusal for the juicing up of gentle folk and rude
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