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I've been reading mysteries and thrillers nonstop for a couple months but as I was going through my shelves this week these nonfiction titles jumped out at me. I'm going to make sure I include one or two NF books in my mix each month now.

A solid overview of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, focused mostly on the different people involved. A good complement to Winchester‘s The Professor and the Madman, with surprisingly little overlap.

Less a history and more a celebration of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary with a roll call to recognize the massive number of people who spent decades of their lives devoted to its creation. Unfortunately the long lists of names don‘t make for fine listening to the audiobook. I probably would have preferred the book. It‘s a good read for lovers of words who would like to honor those undertaking this immense task.

My next Audible book. Getting it queued up to listen on the plane.

This was a reasonably short nonfiction listen about the development and creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. I enjoyed this one a bit more than his book The Professor and the Madman, possibly because of a broader view of the process. It‘s fascinating to consider the time and effort that was put into compiling this dictionary.

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