The classic look at the past with a very jaundiced eye-now updated with even more disheartening facts! 
The original "irreverent jaunt through the catastrophes, cataclysms and outrages that shaped our world" has sold more than 73,000 copies. This updated edition takes us from the Big Bang (it was an explosion, after all) to the turn of the millennium, with more than 10,000 new words and 100 new entries that chronicle the disasters, bad decisions, and downright evil events that have taken place since September 1991 (the last entry in the first book). With a light but informative tone and a handy timeline of events, this is addictively friendly fare for those who want a different--some might argue more intriguing-view of history.

The Pessimist's Guide to History: An Irresistible Compendium Of Catastrophes, Barbarities, Massacres And Mayhem From The Big Bang To The New Millennium

Humor & Entertainment

Flexner, Doris

FLEXNER, Stuart Berg

Puzzles & Games

William Morrow Paperbacks

In Defense of Good Eanglish
The words Oxford Dictionary have long stood for ultimate authority in the English language. Now students and general readers can get the some thoroughness, precision, and certainty in the long-awaited OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARY, the first modern paperbound dictionary to lay down the law on correct grammar Hundreds of notes on usage clarify grammatical points and words that are easily confused: Should you use chairperson or chairwoman? Is disinterested an acceptable way of expressing lack of interest? Is it correct to say the media is doing anything? Can one catch a movie? The OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARY is completely up-to-date and establishes a firm standard for all lovers of our language. 
While the dictionary follows the Oxford style and linguistic criteria, the editorial staff is headed by three eminent American lexicographers: Stuart Berg Flexner, noted for his work on American slang; Eugene Ehrlich of Columbia University, author of several books on American usage; and Gorton Carruth, former Editor-in-Chief of Funk and Wagnalls. Joyce Hawkins, who reviewed the material for the Oxford Dictionary Department, has been described in newspapers throughout the world as "the lady lexicographer who has declared a one-woman war on sloppy English."

Oxford American Dictionary

Ehrlich, Eugene

Carruth, Gorton

Hawkins, Joyce M.

Collins Reference

The one dictionary for americans who need to use their language well.

Historical information and entertaining illustrations of the vagaries of the American language supplement this detailed etymology of words and phrases native to the United States

I Hear America Talking: An Illustrated Treasury of American Words and Phrases

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Van Nostrand-Reinhold Co.

Building upon the distinguished tradition of Oxford reference works, including the thirteen-volume "Oxford English Dictionary" --the dictionary of record for all English-speaking people--the "Oxford American Dictionary" was compiled by expert American editors. It contains all the words an American is likely to hear or read in the home, office, or school and features American spelling, pronunciation, usage, and idioms.

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Demco Media

An illustrated survey of the origins, evolutions, and meanings of thousands of phrases and expressions unique to American English adds up to an entertaining, reliable history of modern American idioms and speech

Listening to America: An illustrated history of words and phrases from our lively and splendid past

Words, Language & Grammar

Simon&Schuster

I Hear America Talking: An Illustrated History of American Words and Phrases

Listening to America: An Illustrated History of Words and Phrases from Our Lively and Splendid Past

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