365 Days of Forgotten Words

English keeps losing its best words. Absquatulate (to leave abruptly) and zemblanity (the opposite of serendipity) are real words, nearly extinct. This book rescues one forgotten word a day, 365 in all.

Each page gives you the word, where it came from, what it meant, and how to smuggle it back into conversation. Some are useful, some are ridiculous, and the best are both.

It's a daily dictionary for people who love language, and one of the most giftable books we make. Word lovers tend to read it out loud at whoever happens to be nearby.