Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States, (Paperback)

from zojo

Just finished this for the second time, it's amazing how much you forget in a few years. I'll be telling the story of the Jerusalem artichoke at every given opportunity! Bryson is one of my favouri...

from MiaCulpa

If the author hadn't been Bill Bryson I may not have picked "Made in America" up. This is one of Bryson's lesser works (although his lesser works are still infinitely preferable to many authors' be...

from Bibliotropic

It isn't that often that you can say, "I enjoy history, linguistics, and trivia," and have all your interests addressed and satisfied in the same book. Billy Bryson manages this in Made in America,...

from SeriousGrace

Made in America has multiple personalities. It could be seen as a classification of American etymology, a short history of American culture, a collection of forgotten trivia, a handbook of conversa...

from Sandydog1

This is or seems to be, a long book - stay with it and read in small bits. And it's not just about linguistics. There's a lot of USA history here. And, it's the real history a la Howard Zinn or Jam...