A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi - Book 123

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi - Words We Pinched from Other Languages is a word nerds delight. I breezed through the book in a couple of hours, revisiting the origins of foreign phrases commonly in use in English. For each entry, there's a literal translation, an explanation and an example of it in use. Most of the examples are funny, making the book even better. If you love words and are fascinated by their origin, you will love this book as much as I did. Highly recommended.

The Oxford Guide to Word Games - Book 93

This book is more than 20 years old, but it's still a refreshing treat for all of us word nerds. It lists word games from centuries ago to the present, showing how they have evolved and how to play them. It's probably better skimmed than read straight through as I did, but I learned some interesting new riddles and revisited palindromes and tongue twisters, as well as finding some word games I'd never heard of. Recommended.