"Etymologicon", A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language, by Mark Forsyth.  Copyright 2011 by the author.  Published by Berkley Books, The Penguin Group, New York.  Second Edition, Stated First Paperback Edition, coded First Berkley Printing.  NOT Ex-Library.  ISBN 978-0-4252-6079-1.  Note - the photos you see are of this volume - no 'Stock Photos' - we never use them.

A tight, firm clean book in multicolor soft wraps, 7 3/4" x  5" x 279 pages of splendid text.  Here is the story of, for instance:

• How we get from 'gruntled' to 'disgruntled';
• Why your meager salary barely covers 'money for salt';
• How our biggest coffee chain - in Seattle - connects to whaling in Nantucket;
• What the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening;
• Much much more.         

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