Angels, Barbarians, and Nincompoops: . . . and a lot of other words you thought you knew

Its hard not to love this book, which employs a diverse cast of characters ranging from C. S. Lewis and Emily Dickinson to Lily Munster and the Great Pumpkin to reveal the historical, hilarious, and even holy origins of the words we use, even though many of us have forgotten what they mean. Join Professor Esolen on this fun yet educational romp through 98 of your soon-to-be-favorite words.•Learn how and why (to say nothing of when and where) to properly use the word ;drunken.; (Hint: not to...