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Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail: The Names Within Well-Known Expressions

Andrew Sholl

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Description:Why is a button-down sweater called a cardigan? Who is the fair Madeleine behind Proust's fables cakes? Why was a man named Franz Anton Mesmer so hypnotic?Many of the most common works and expressions in our language have their origins in a name. Mayonnaise is named after a 1756 French victory at Mahon in Minorca; sandwiches after one of the most hated figures in eighteenth-century politics, John Montigue, the Earl of Sandwich; and ammonia after the Egyptian king of the gods, Amon, whose name translates as "the hidden one." Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail collects over 450 of these familiar and fascinating words - called eponyms - into one volume .This essential book of words and the stories that surrouond them will appeal to trivia buffs and language lovers alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail: The Names Within Well-Known Expressions. To get started finding Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail: The Names Within Well-Known Expressions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Why is a button-down sweater called a cardigan? Who is the fair Madeleine behind Proust's fables cakes? Why was a man named Franz Anton Mesmer so hypnotic?Many of the most common works and expressions in our language have their origins in a name. Mayonnaise is named after a 1756 French victory at Mahon in Minorca; sandwiches after one of the most hated figures in eighteenth-century politics, John Montigue, the Earl of Sandwich; and ammonia after the Egyptian king of the gods, Amon, whose name translates as "the hidden one." Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail collects over 450 of these familiar and fascinating words - called eponyms - into one volume .This essential book of words and the stories that surrouond them will appeal to trivia buffs and language lovers alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail: The Names Within Well-Known Expressions. To get started finding Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail: The Names Within Well-Known Expressions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail: The Names Within Well-Known Expressions

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