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The Wedding People

The hilarious and moving million-copy bestseller

by Alison Espach ...

Narrated by Helen Laser ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing he... ... Read more

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The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing he...
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Super Thinking

Upgrade Your Reasoning and Make Better Decisions with Mental Models

by Gabriel Weinberg, Lauren McCann ...

Narrated by Rene Ruiz ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Superthinking by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann, read by Rene Ruiz.You want to make better decisions. You want to be right more of the time professionally and personally. However, being more right consistently is a hard problem because the world is such a complex, evolving place. How do you navigate this complexity?Mental models are decision-making ... Read more

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Superthinking by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann, read by Rene Ruiz.You want to make better decisions. You want to be right more of the time professionally and personally. However, being more right consistently is a hard problem because the world is such a complex, evolving place. How do you navigate this complexity?Mental models are decision-making
... Read more
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The School of Life Guide to Modern Manners

Making sense of, and finding calm in, unsteady times

by The School of Life ...

Narrated by Rachel Lanning ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: we get stuck at a gathering with someone unusually boring and wonder how to move on without causing offence; in the course of introducing one friend to another, we realise that we have forgotten one of the party’s names; we run into an ex while on an early date with a new partner; we spill red wine across a host’s sofa... Such dilemmas might – at ... Read more

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Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: we get stuck at a gathering with someone unusually boring and wonder how to move on without causing offence; in the course of introducing one friend to another, we realise that we have forgotten one of the party’s names; we run into an ex while on an early date with a new partner; we spill red wine across a host’s sofa... Such dilemmas might – at
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The Science Of Discworld Revised Edition

by Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Terry Pratchett ...

Narrated by Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs ...

Unabridged

13 hours 45 min

In the 'fantasy' universe of the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series, everything runs on magic and common sense. The world is flat and million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten. Our world seems different - it runs on rules, often rather strange ones. Science is our way of finding out what those rules are. The appeal of Discworld is that it mostly makes sense, in a way that particle ... Read more

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In the 'fantasy' universe of the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series, everything runs on magic and common sense. The world is flat and million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten. Our world seems different - it runs on rules, often rather strange ones. Science is our way of finding out what those rules are. The appeal of Discworld is that it mostly makes sense, in a way that particle
... Read more
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Don’t Worry

From the million-copy bestselling author of Zen

by Shunmyo Masuno ...

Narrated by Adam Sims ...

Unabridged

3 hours 25 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The beautiful follow-up to Shunmyo Masuno's million-copy bestseller Zen:The Art of Simple Living. Feel your every day stresses melt away with 48 accessible, achievable lessons in his new book, Don't Worry.Learn to let go of stress,Change how you worry,And improve your life for good.Shunmyo Masuno, Zen Buddhist Monk and million copy bestselling author of Zen: The ... ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.The beautiful follow-up to Shunmyo Masuno's million-copy bestseller Zen:The Art of Simple Living. Feel your every day stresses melt away with 48 accessible, achievable lessons in his new book, Don't Worry.Learn to let go of stress,Change how you worry,And improve your life for good.Shunmyo Masuno, Zen Buddhist Monk and million copy bestselling author of Zen: The ...
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying

A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever

by Marie Kondo ...

Narrated by Lucy Scott ...

Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

Brought to you by PenguinLive in a clean and clutter-free home forever with the life-changing KonMari Method - now a multi-million copy international bestsellerTransform your home into a permanently clear and clutter-free space with the incredible KonMari Method. Japan's expert declutterer and professional cleaner Marie Kondo will help you tidy your rooms once and for all with her inspirational ... Read more

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Brought to you by PenguinLive in a clean and clutter-free home forever with the life-changing KonMari Method - now a multi-million copy international bestsellerTransform your home into a permanently clear and clutter-free space with the incredible KonMari Method. Japan's expert declutterer and professional cleaner Marie Kondo will help you tidy your rooms once and for all with her inspirational
... Read more
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A Year of Living Simply

The joys of a life less complicated

by Kate Humble ...

Narrated by Kate Humble ...

Series series Kate Humble
Unabridged

8 hours 3 min

'Simply wonderful.' - BEN FOGLE'Kate's book has the warmth and calming effect of a log fire and a glass of wine. Unknit your brow and let go. It's a treat.' - GARETH MALONE'Kate Humble pours her enviable knowledge into attainable goals. It's a winning combination and the prize - a life in balance with nature - is definitely worth claiming.' - LUCY SIEGLE'As ever, where Kate leads, I follow. She ... Read more

$39.99 AUD

'Simply wonderful.' - BEN FOGLE'Kate's book has the warmth and calming effect of a log fire and a glass of wine. Unknit your brow and let go. It's a treat.' - GARETH MALONE'Kate Humble pours her enviable knowledge into attainable goals. It's a winning combination and the prize - a life in balance with nature - is definitely worth claiming.' - LUCY SIEGLE'As ever, where Kate leads, I follow. She
... Read more
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Hidden Potential

The Science of Achieving Greater Things

by Adam Grant ...

Narrated by Adam Grant ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. We can all improve at ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. We can all improve at
... Read more
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The Hare With Amber Eyes

The Sunday Times bestselling biography, winner of the Costa Book of the Year award

by Edmund de Waal ...

Narrated by Michael Maloney ...

Unabridged

10 hours 40 min

Brought to you by Penguin.**THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD**264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dra... ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.**THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD**264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dra...
... Read more
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Ask A Historian

50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know

by Greg Jenner ...

Narrated by Greg Jenner, Dan Schreiber, Janina Ramirez, Shappi Khorsandi ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

'Brilliantly funny' SHAPARAK KHORSANDI'Immensely enjoyable' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'Every page contains delights' LINDSEY FITZHARRISWhy is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? How fast was the medieval Chinese post system? How do we know how people sounded in the past? Who invented maths?Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through ... Read more

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'Brilliantly funny' SHAPARAK KHORSANDI'Immensely enjoyable' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'Every page contains delights' LINDSEY FITZHARRISWhy is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? How fast was the medieval Chinese post system? How do we know how people sounded in the past? Who invented maths?Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through
... Read more
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The Undoing Project

A Friendship that Changed the World

by Michael Lewis ...

Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris ...

Unabridged

10 hours 17 min

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Undoing Project, by Michael Lewis, read by Dennis Boutsikaris.Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky met in war-torn 1960s Israel. Both were gifted young psychology professors: Kahneman a rootless son of holocaust survivors who saw the world as a problem to be solved; Tversky a voluble, instinctual blur of energy. In this ... Read more

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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Undoing Project, by Michael Lewis, read by Dennis Boutsikaris.Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky met in war-torn 1960s Israel. Both were gifted young psychology professors: Kahneman a rootless son of holocaust survivors who saw the world as a problem to be solved; Tversky a voluble, instinctual blur of energy. In this
... Read more
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Spark Joy

An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying

by Marie Kondo ...

Narrated by Ms Sumalee Montano ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Spark Joy by Marie Kondo, read by Sumalee Montano. This edition includes a bonus PDF of reference materials.Spark Joy is an in-depth, line illustrated, room-by-room guide to decluttering and organising your home. It covers every room in the house from bedrooms and kitchens to bathrooms and living rooms as well as a wide range ... Read more

$17.99 AUD

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Spark Joy by Marie Kondo, read by Sumalee Montano. This edition includes a bonus PDF of reference materials.Spark Joy is an in-depth, line illustrated, room-by-room guide to decluttering and organising your home. It covers every room in the house from bedrooms and kitchens to bathrooms and living rooms as well as a wide range
... Read more
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The World of All Souls

A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life

by Deborah Harkness ...

Narrated by Deborah Harkness, Jennifer Ikeda, Saskia Maarleveld, Steve West ...

Unabridged

15 hours 5 min

Discover the truths, the history, the myths and the magic behind the first three novels in the spellbinding All Souls series**. Fall under the spell once more with this all-encompassing insider's guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life.**The first three novels in the All Souls series by Deborah Harkness, featuring historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist ... Read more

$53.99 AUD

Discover the truths, the history, the myths and the magic behind the first three novels in the spellbinding All Souls series**. Fall under the spell once more with this all-encompassing insider's guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life.**The first three novels in the All Souls series by Deborah Harkness, featuring historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist
... Read more
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

The Stories in Our Genes

by Adam Rutherford ...

Narrated by Adam Rutherford ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

'A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You'll be spellbound' Brian CoxThis is a story about you.It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

'A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You'll be spellbound' Brian CoxThis is a story about you.It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of
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Fierce Self-Compassion

How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive

by Dr Kristin Neff ...

Narrated by Jean Ann Douglass ...

Unabridged

12 hours 34 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A follow up from the bestselling Self-Compassion, this book shows why it is more urgent than ever that women acknowledge their areas of suffering, celebrate their inner voice and challenge the male-orientated status quo.The book will draw on Kristin Neff's own life story as well as the stories of other women to show how readers can harness self-compassion and gain the ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.A follow up from the bestselling Self-Compassion, this book shows why it is more urgent than ever that women acknowledge their areas of suffering, celebrate their inner voice and challenge the male-orientated status quo.The book will draw on Kristin Neff's own life story as well as the stories of other women to show how readers can harness self-compassion and gain the
... Read more
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The First Binding

A Silk Road epic fantasy full of magic and mystery

by R.R. Virdi ...

Narrated by Vikas Adam ...

Series series Tales of Tremaine
Unabridged

41 hours 18 min

'A work of extraordinary depth; people are going to be unpicking the secrets of Tremaine for years to come' Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling authorAll legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first.I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I've stolen old magics and ... Read more

$53.99 AUD

'A work of extraordinary depth; people are going to be unpicking the secrets of Tremaine for years to come' Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling authorAll legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first.I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I've stolen old magics and
... Read more
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Just F*cking Do It

Stop Playing Small. Transform Your Life.

by Noor Hibbert ...

Narrated by Noor Hibbert ...

Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

'NOOR HIBBERT IS A FORCE OF NATURE AND HER BOOK IS A CANDID, NO-BULLSH*T BLUEPRINT FOR LIVING YOUR MOST AMAZING LIFE. INVIGORATING AND INSPIRING!' Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ckJUST F*CKING DO IT will take you on a mind-altering journey of self discovery and personal transformation using an approach which combines psychological ... Read more

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'NOOR HIBBERT IS A FORCE OF NATURE AND HER BOOK IS A CANDID, NO-BULLSH*T BLUEPRINT FOR LIVING YOUR MOST AMAZING LIFE. INVIGORATING AND INSPIRING!' Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ckJUST F*CKING DO IT will take you on a mind-altering journey of self discovery and personal transformation using an approach which combines psychological
... Read more
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You’re Not Listening

The lost art that can change your life

by Kate Murphy ...

Narrated by Kate Murphy ...

Unabridged

6 hours 31 min

Brought to you by Penguin.When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you?This life-changing book will transform your conversations foreverAs a society, we’ve forgotten how to listen. Modern life is noisy and frenetic, and technology provides constant distraction. So we tune things out or listen selectively – even to those we love most. We’ve become scared of ... Read more

$24.90 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you?This life-changing book will transform your conversations foreverAs a society, we’ve forgotten how to listen. Modern life is noisy and frenetic, and technology provides constant distraction. So we tune things out or listen selectively – even to those we love most. We’ve become scared of
... Read more
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The Scarlet Sisters

My nanna’s story of secrets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames

by Helen Batten ...

Narrated by Annie Aldington ...

Unabridged

11 hours 36 min

‘Oh my goodness – another girl Mrs Swain!’Clara’s normal iron composure broke and she screamed, ‘No! That’s not the bloody deal!’And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.When Helen Batten’s marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family’s past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna’s early life.What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red ... Read more

$21.99 AUD

‘Oh my goodness – another girl Mrs Swain!’Clara’s normal iron composure broke and she screamed, ‘No! That’s not the bloody deal!’And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.When Helen Batten’s marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family’s past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna’s early life.What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red
... Read more
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A Political History of the World

Three Thousand Years of War and Peace

by Jonathan Holslag ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Series series Pelican Books
Unabridged

15 hours 5 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Political History of the World by Jonathan Holslag, read by Roy McMillan.In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent over one hundred years at war. The dream of peace has been universal in the ... Read more

$22.99 AUD

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Political History of the World by Jonathan Holslag, read by Roy McMillan.In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent over one hundred years at war. The dream of peace has been universal in the
... Read more
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Great-Uncle Harry

A Tale of War and Empire

by Michael Palin ...

Narrated by Michael Palin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to Michael Palin, among which were photos of an enigmatic young man in army uniform, as well as photos of the same young man as a teenager looking uncomfortable at family gatherings. This, Michael learnt, was his Great-Uncle Harry, born in 1884, died in 1916. He had previously had no idea that he had a Great-Uncle ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to Michael Palin, among which were photos of an enigmatic young man in army uniform, as well as photos of the same young man as a teenager looking uncomfortable at family gatherings. This, Michael learnt, was his Great-Uncle Harry, born in 1884, died in 1916. He had previously had no idea that he had a Great-Uncle
... Read more
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The Art of Explanation

How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence

by Ros Atkins ...

Narrated by Ros Atkins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

A practical and accessible guide to getting across complex information clearly, by BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos.Explanation - conveying meaning - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos, is something of a master of the form. In this book, Ros shares the ... Read more

$44.99 AUD

A practical and accessible guide to getting across complex information clearly, by BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos.Explanation - conveying meaning - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos, is something of a master of the form. In this book, Ros shares the
... Read more
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The Trusted Advisor

20th Anniversary Edition

by David H. Maister, Robert M. Galford, Charles H. Green ...

Narrated by BJ Harrison ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

In today's fast-paced networked economy, professionals must work harder than ever to maintain and improve their business skills and knowledge. But technical mastery of one's discipline is not enough, assert professional advisors David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford. The key to professional success, they argue, is the ability to earn the trust and confidence of clients.In this ... Read more

$30.99 AUD

In today's fast-paced networked economy, professionals must work harder than ever to maintain and improve their business skills and knowledge. But technical mastery of one's discipline is not enough, assert professional advisors David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford. The key to professional success, they argue, is the ability to earn the trust and confidence of clients.In this
... Read more
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The Etymologicon

A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

by Mark Forsyth ...

Narrated by Don Hagen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 1 min

Do you know why……a mortgage is literally a death pledge? …why guns have girls’ names? …why salt is related to soldier?You’re about to find out…The Etymologicon (e-t?-‘mä-lä-ji-kän) is:*Witty (wi-te\): Full of clever humor*Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge*Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensiveThe Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. ... Read more

$43.99 AUD

Do you know why……a mortgage is literally a death pledge? …why guns have girls’ names? …why salt is related to soldier?You’re about to find out…The Etymologicon (e-t?-‘mä-lä-ji-kän) is:*Witty (wi-te\): Full of clever humor*Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge*Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensiveThe Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language.
... Read more

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