Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet from A to Z by Sacks, David

Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet from A to Z

A fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabet--and cultural history. Letters are tangible language. Joining together...
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Author: David Sacks
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Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet from A to Z by Sacks, David

Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet from A to Z

$254.31

Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet from A to Z

$254.31
Author: David Sacks
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabet--and cultural history.

Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions: the alphabet.

The heart of the book is the 26 fact-filled "biographies" of letters A through Z, each one identifying the letter's particular significance for modern readers, tracing its development from ancient forms, and discussing its noteworthy role in literature and other media. We learn, for example, why the letter X has a sinister and sexual aura, how B came to signify second best, why the word "mother" in many languages starts with M, and what is the story of O.

Packed with information and lavishly illustrated, Letter Perfect is accessible, entertaining, and essential to the appreciation of our own language.

Author: David Sacks
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.55w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780767911733

About the Author
DAVID SACKS is author of the Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World. His articles mainly on cultural topics have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the Wall Street Journal, the Ottawa Citizen, and dozens of magazines. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

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