The Word Detective the dagger and the coin " The media frequently poses

" The media frequently poses the question: "What can we do to ensure that al Qaeda does not smuggle a nuclear weapon into the U

A punchy and riveting narrative

a twisty legal thriller that's full of surprises

despite the odds

even if it means driving the Snow family out of town

The Word Detective the dagger and the coin " The media frequently posesCan you drink a glass of balderdash? What do you call the part of a dog's back it can't scratch? And if, serendipitously, you find yourself in Serendip, then where exactly are you? The answers to all of these questions and a great many more can be found in the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language. And there is no better guide to the dictionary's many wonderments than the former chief editor of the OED,