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Book SynopsisFollowing his bestselling Lost for Words, the ever-popular John Humphrys takes a provocative look at the hidden attitudes that lie behind so many of our current phrases and expressions.
Trade Review'Wonderfully spirited.' *
Daily Mail *
'Very amusing... managing to combine mellow wisdom with an endearing rattiness. Beyond Words is among the best books of a new bloodline of non-fiction that dissects modern ails from a position of dismay or bafflement.' * The Herald *
'He talks a lot of (well-punctuated) sense.' * londonpaper *
[Praise for Lost for Words]
'Humphrys is passionate about language - and very funny too'
* Rod Liddle *
'an exquisite sensitivity to the misuse of the English language' * The Sunday Times *
'for all those who care about the English language' * Ann Widdecombe, New Statesman *
