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The Little Book of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, and 86 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting Hardcover – September 3, 2019

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"Perfection for word nerds. We’re not being akrasic in saying this is a wonderful book!" --Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras, authors of You're Saying It Wrong and That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means

About the Author

JOE GILLARD is a history buff and founder of History Hustle, a digital publication for history fans. He believes history is really just one big story of humans doing hilarious and interesting things. History Hustle boasts over 320,000 loyal social media followers, 40 million video views, and has been featured on Quartz, The Chive, Bored Panda, Cheezburger, the Culture Trip, and more.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press; NO-VALUE edition (September 3, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399582673
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399582677
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.82 x 7.27 inches
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Joe Gillard is a history buff and founder of History Hustle, a digital publication for history fans. He believes history is really just one big story of humans doing hilarious and interesting things. History Hustle boasts over 330,000 loyal social media followers, 40 million video views and has been featured on Quartz, The Chive, Bored Panda, the Culture Trip, Cheezburger, and more.

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