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615 pages • paperback • first pub 2005 • 8 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780060935726
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Edition Pub Date: 27 Jun 2006
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Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. From...
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615 pages • paperback • 2005
ISBN/UID: 9780060935726
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Edition Pub Date: 27 Jun 2006
About SGAI
SGAI (StoryGraph AI) is a complete in-house solution. This is not ChatGPT or Claude.
All processing is done on StoryGraph, so your reading data is kept private and never shared.
Regarding the environmental impact: The entire feature uses the power of a single gaming PC and runs on 100% renewable energy.
SGAI is opt-in and off by default. Press the button below to turn it off, and you can turn it back on from the Preferences page:
Description
Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. From...