Interesting Stories about Curious Words

Interesting Stories about Curious WordsJoin Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE DAY WONDERS in the English language. Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS? What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER? Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk? What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE? Or robbers with PULLING

parents-to-be

" — Jess Armstrong

but being LGBTQ+ when you’re a parent does bring with it a host of conundrums that mainstream guides — which tend to assume heterosexuality — do not address

and specters of familial and national violence

But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a "Circle of Safety" that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside

Bennett Ryan

” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Lily would like to take him out into the wilderness and leave him there

It’s PAJAMA TIME

bias and discrimination are baked into our systems

Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on

is my complete opposite