The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary Picture Book much of it untranslated and

much of it untranslated and unknown outside of Germany

and secondhand books

She is in debt and her landlord is trying to shake her down for rent

and having a chauffeur

Shannon can never seem to just be happy

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary Picture Book much of it untranslated andA WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A history and celebration of the many far flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word. Enthralling and exuberant, Sarah Ogilvie tells the surprising story of the making of the OED. Philologists, fantasists, crackpots, criminals, career spinsters, suffragists, and Australians: here is a wonder book for word lovers. Jeanette Winterson, author