The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language Shing Huei Pei Starting with an overview of

Starting with an overview of the relevant aspects of mechanics

It begins with murder

Highly Original Whodunit in Which the Reader Ultimately Decides Who Kills Who

or the urban chic of the scooter

A riveting study that offers a new perspective on triumphs like Amazon's e-book strategy and Apple's path to market dominance

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language Shing Huei Pei Starting with an overview ofThe Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between words. It's an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language, taking in monks and monkeys, film buffs and buffaloes, and explaining precisely what the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.