{"product_id":"9780062027498","title":"The Story of Ain't","description":"By: David Skinner     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It takes true brilliance to lift the arid tellings of lexicographic fussing into the readable realm of the thriller and the bodice-ripper….David Skinner has done precisely this, taking a fine story and honing it to popular perfection.”\u003cbr\u003e—Simon Winchester, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Story of Ain’t\u003c\/em\u003e by David Skinner is the captivating true chronicle of the creation of \u003cem\u003eMerriam Webster’s Third New International Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e in 1961, the most controversial dictionary ever published. Skinner’s surprising and engaging, erudite and witty account will enthrall fans of Winchester’s \u003cem\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Meaning of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Know-It-All\u003c\/em\u003e by A.J. Jacobs, as it explores a culture in transition and the brilliant, colorful individuals behind it. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Ain’t\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, often outrageous, and altogether remarkable tale of how egos, infighting, and controversy shaped one of America’s most authoritative language texts, sparking a furious language debate that the late, great author David Foster Wallace (\u003cem\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/em\u003e) once called “the Fort Sumter of the Usage Wars.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48108564906211,"sku":"DTRHCUS-9780062027498","price":112.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780062027498.jpg?v=1770717908","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh-mo\/products\/9780062027498","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}