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Every Word Tells a Story by Tom Read Wilson games klephtic ballads and rebetikoTom Read Wilson is here to take us on a rip roaring tour through some of the most astonishing and amusing words in the English language with Every Word Tells a Story. See how the English language evolved in this extraordinary exploration of the origins of everyday words. Full of funny stories and fascinating facts, Tom Read Wilson knows even the most ordinary sounding word can have the most surprising story behind it! Did you know, for instance, that: