Jack Lynch

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1) The lexicographer's dilemma: the evolution of proper English, from Shakespeare to South Park

Author

Lynch, Jack

Publisher

Walker & Co

Pub. Date

2009

Language

English

2) You could look it up: the reference shelf, from ancient Babylon to Wikipedia

Author

Lynch, Jack

Publisher

Bloomsbury Press

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

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National Library Week

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"Today we think of Wikipedia as the source of all information, the ultimate reference. Yet it is just the latest in a long line of aggregated knowledge--reference works that have shaped the way we've seen the world for centuries. You Could Look It Up chronicles the captivating stories behind these great works and their contents, and the way they have influenced each other. From The Code of Hammurabi, the earliest known compendium of laws in ancient...

3) Becoming Shakespeare: the unlikely afterlife that turned a provincial playwright into the bard

Author

Lynch, Jack

Publisher

Walker

Pub. Date

2007

Language

English

4) The majestic twelve: the true story of the most feared combat escort unit in Baghdad

Author

Lynch, Jack W

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Pub. Date

c2009

Language

English

5) The Canterbury tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer

Series

Critical insights

Publisher

Salem Press

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

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Provides an enjoyable approach to the complexities of The Canterbury Tales, with expert discussions of the stories that have enraptured, stunned, and enlightened six centuries of readers.