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Why is an Apple an Apple? A Garden of Etymology

It's finally here! The long-awaited-for, tho never-quite-asked-for sequel to Why is a Tiger a Tiger? This new book, Why is an Apple an Apple? A Garden of Etymology traces the linguistic roots of over 50 fruits and vegetables with 50+ paper-cut illustrations. Why might eating a nectarine be good for your life expectantcy? What do corn and the pomegranate have in common? Which herb's name means "burn" as in burning a sacrifice?


Why is an Apple an Apple? A Garden of Etymology is only available here at https://www.amazon.com/author/davebuchen The book is print-on-demand, which means when someone wants one, they print one. This works a lot better than having 40 very heavy boxes sent to my friend's house in Chicago! And don't ask about those stairs to the basement that he had to lug them all down!


The book took me down several unexpected rabbit holes. The book explores the linguistic roots of fruits and vegetables, but also where those fruits first were cultivated and how they moved around the world, as well as trips into the mythology that surrounds them.


Below are some of the illustrations from the book, each a single sheet of paper cut with an exacto knife.


If you don't have a copy of Why is a Tiger a Tiger? A Bestiary of Etymology, and what good reference library should be without it, you can find it at the same link (click on paperback).


And, felicidades!




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