Robert Claiborne

17 books

Loose Cannons and Red Herrings: A Book of Lost Metaphors by Robert Claiborne
Loose Cannons and Red Herrings: A Book of Lost Metaphors
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Robert Claiborne

Loose Cannons and Red Herrings: A Book of Lost Metaphors

Robert Claiborne

254 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

On every side the sea: Man's involvement with the oceans by Robert Claiborne
On every side the sea: Man's involvement with the oceans
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Robert Claiborne

On every side the sea: Man's involvement with the oceans

Robert Claiborne

175 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

Our Marvelous Native Tongue: The Life and Times of the English Language by Robert Claiborne

Our Marvelous Native Tongue: The Life and Times of the English Language

Robert Claiborne

339 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
The Roots of English: A Reader's Handbook of Word Origins by Robert Claiborne
The Roots of English: A Reader's Handbook of Word Origins
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Robert Claiborne

The Roots of English: A Reader's Handbook of Word Origins

Robert Claiborne

335 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

Saying What You Mean: A Common Sense Guide to American Usage by Robert Claiborne
Saying What You Mean: A Common Sense Guide to American Usage
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Robert Claiborne

Saying What You Mean: A Common Sense Guide to American Usage

Robert Claiborne

272 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

funny informative reflective medium-paced
Saying What You Mean: A Commonsense Guide to American Usage by Robert Claiborne
Saying What You Mean: A Commonsense Guide to American Usage
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Robert Claiborne

Saying What You Mean: A Commonsense Guide to American Usage

Robert Claiborne

269 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Summer Stargazer by Robert Claiborne

The Summer Stargazer

Robert Claiborne

222 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

nonfiction medium-paced