An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition

An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition
- Paperback - white with blue and black design. 255 pages
A delightfully unexpected, lovingly curated ode to the unique collective nouns that adorn our language, fromÂ â‚¬Å“aÂ leap of leopardsâ‚¬Â toÂ â‚¬Å“aÂ murder of crowsâ‚¬Â and beyond, from the inimitable voice behindÂ Inside the Actors Studio

â‚¬Å“I am madly in love with collective nouns! They make language so colorful and ticklish. . . . [An Exaltation of Larks] possess[es] an embarrassment of riches (wink wink!).â‚¬ÂÂ â‚¬"Lupita Nyongâ‚¬o,Â The New York Times

For those who have wondered if the familiar â‚¬Å“pride of lionsâ‚¬Â and â‚¬Å“gaggle of geeseâ‚¬Â were merely the tip of a linguistic iceberg, James Lipton has provided a definitive answer: here are hundreds of equally pithy, often poetic terms he has unearthed and collected into one exhaustive volume. Over years of painstaking research,Â he embarked on an odyssey that has given us a â‚¬Å“slouch of models,â‚¬Â a â‚¬Å“shrivel of critics,â‚¬Â an â‚¬Å“unction of undertakers,â‚¬Â a â‚¬Å“blur of Impressionists,â‚¬Â a â‚¬Å“score of bachelors,â‚¬ÂÂ a â‚¬Å“pocket of quarterbacks,â‚¬Â and many more.

Witty, beautiful, and remarkably apt,Â An Exaltation of Larks is a brilliant compendium of more than 1,100 resurrected or newly minted contributions to that ever-evolving all species, the English language.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Books
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140170962
Color Yellow
ReleaseDate 1993-11-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780140170962

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Books
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780140170962
Color	Yellow
ReleaseDate	1993-11-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780140170962

An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition

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