{"title":"Mary Varchaver","description":"\u003cp\u003eMARY VARCHAVER is a freelance writer, researcher, and editor and the co-author, with Frank Ledlie Moore, of two reference works: \u003cem\u003eThe Dictionary of the Performing Arts\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Browser’s Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases\u003c\/em\u003e, an A-to-Z reference of nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne reviewer described Varchaver and Moore as \"veteran reference book compilers and editors.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Varchaver’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-browsers-dictionary-of-foreign-words-and-phrases","title":"The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together.\"-Richard Lederer, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Miracle of Language \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases This handy, practical, and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. \u003cem\u003eThe Browser's Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan-words from more than sixty languages around the world. In addition, each entry provides:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA guide to pronunciation using easy-to-understand transcriptions from ordinary English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe word's source language, as well as its literal meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471383724\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471383727\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Mary Varchaver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212281872600,"sku":"9780471383727","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470249413_FC_mockup_v2_1740146027_9f2ba880-81c7-406c-ae10-b44331aefd5b.jpg?v=1790993735"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-mary-varchaver.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}