Almost Like Being in Love - Softcover

Kluger, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060595833 ISBN 13: 9780060595838

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2014

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2004-05-11 Pages: 368 Language: English Publisher:. HarperCollins US The Greek root of school means leisure A language where hearse and rehearse have the same root and the word dunce comes from a great philosopher. English has hundreds of every day words that originated or acquired their meaning in unusual ways. Dictionaries dont have the space to tell us all the mysteries. but now Dr. Funk. with humor and insight. tells us the strange and intriguing stories of hundreds of words and how they came to be a part of our language. Recommended to everyone interested in the color and background of words .-- Nation

About this title

Synopsis:

Twenty years after falling in love their senior year and then drifting apart, Travis and Craig, the high-school athlete and the nerd, discover that something is missing in their lives and set out to discover what has happened to that first love. By the author of Last Days of Summer. Original.

About the Author:

Steve Kluger has written extensively on subjects as far-ranging as World War II, rock 'n' roll, and the Titanic, and as close to the heart as baseball and the Boston Red Sox. He lives in Santa Monica, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0060595833
• ISBN 13: 9780060595838
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366