{"product_id":"a-garden-of-words-paperback","title":"A Garden of Words - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Barnette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know that the \u003ci\u003etulip\u003c\/i\u003e gets its name from a kind of headwear? What's the linguistic link between the lovely \u003ci\u003egladiolus\u003c\/i\u003e and a fierce \u003ci\u003egladiator\u003c\/i\u003e? A rose by any other name may smell as sweet--but why \u003ci\u003edo\u003c\/i\u003e we call it a \u003ci\u003erose\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this charming, witty volume, Martha Barnette leads a tour through the language of the garden, stopping along the way to coax out the many secrets that flowers have to tell about history, culture, psychology, folklore, and science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Everything in it is delightful to learn. Barnette takes us through languages and across millennia in a charming style that, starting with words describing things we eat, turns out to offer endless food for thought.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sheer etymological garden fun...Barnette begins with the flower's name and immediately jumps off the neat garden path into the wild underbrush of mythology, history, folk tales and scientific investigation.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Linda Yang, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Martha Barnette's anthology (literally, 'a gathering of flowers') is more than just a garden-variety book of word origins. With loving cultivation, the author shows how flower names yield up the fragrance and light stored from the past and tell us whence we came and who we are.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Richard Lederer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Garden of Words\u003c\/i\u003e is one to stroll through, sniffing the blossoms, admiring random artful paths and intriguing byways.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Calvin Ahlgren, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45395448037478,"sku":"9780595347490","price":28.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/b2JYeHUybTVWZWwvbmZHcFE2eWVFQT09.webp?v=1775299786","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-garden-of-words-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}