{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-words-a-commonplace-book-paperback","title":"The Trouble With Words: A Commonplace Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaxine Ruvinsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixing memoir, scholarship, and social commentary, \u003cem\u003eThe Trouble With Words\u003c\/em\u003e uses the ancient technique of commonplacing to produce a series of essays on why language and learning still matter in a world awash in lies, a world increasingly described, blush-free, as \"post-truth.\" It seeks to counteract the idea that words no longer matter and, while entertaining and engaging readers, to encourage them to take up the practice of keeping a commonplace book-and maybe even to write their own. The book's final chapter offers tips on how best to keep a commonplace book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722804727871,"sku":"9781778224904","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/81a7e0b23feffba7afbd7c253fdf7b10.webp?v=1765097012","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-words-a-commonplace-book-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}