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John Kahn (1)

Author of The Cat's Out of the Bag: The Stories Behind Some Everyday Expressions

For other authors named John Kahn, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by John Kahn

The Cat's Out of the Bag: The Stories Behind Some Everyday Expressions (1989) 28 copies

An Ear to the Ground: The Uncommon Origin of Some Common Expressions (1994) 16 copies, 1 review

What's in a Word? (1986) 12 copies

Quaint and Curious: The Unusual Origins of Some Ordinary Words (1990) 11 copies

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Legal name: Kahn, John Ellison
Gender: male

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An ear to the ground : the uncommon origins of some common expressions by John Kahn

by John Kahn; cartoons by Larry.
Type: Book; English
Publisher: Sydney : Reader's Digest, 1988.
ISBN: 0864380550 9780864380555
OCLC: 220952268
Related Subjects: English language -- Usage.

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Works: 4
Members: 67
Popularity: #256,178
Rating: 3.2

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 4

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