The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins - Comprehensive Writer's Reference Guide | Perfect for Authors, Students & Language Enthusiasts | Ideal for Research, Writing Projects & Vocabulary Building

Full of knowledge this book is. I'm happy I purchased it.Intelligent (literate) people become addicted to this book. Everytime they hear an idiom/phrase/ comment they/we go to the book and look it up. We have given it for wedding and Christmas presents. A fun book for particular people. We moved up from the 3rd to the 4th edition to get more of it.I have bought this updated version. Had the old one, thought it was time to update. Great entertainment to just sit and read about words/phrases we use everyday.This is a constant source of reference for my writing. The in-depth and extensive explanations make me wish I had an entire collection of all volumes on hand.I wanted this book since I saw it at Borders a couple years ago. When Borders was going out-of-business I kept waiting for this book to get lower in price and on the day I went to purchase it, it was gone. Bummer. Then I found it on Amazon at an excellent price. I love it.I bought this book for my husband as we are always trying to figure out the origins of words and phrases. This book is VERY in depth, we enjoy using it all the time.We refer to it again and again. It's always out for ready reference and entertainment. Totally recommended!This book is so heavy and so large that it is virtually unusable.Took a little longer than expected to arrive but very good communication with the seller the book is big and it’s a book that you can dip in and out of not one for reading cover to cover, think of a phrase or saying and look up the origins of itJust what I was looking forSometimes the definition was given and not the origin. Interesting.Not entirely what I was looking for