{"product_id":"an-exaltation-of-larks-the-ultimate-edition","title":"An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eSecond Hand\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA delightfully unexpected, lovingly curated ode to the unique collective nouns that adorn our language, from \"a leap of leopards\" to \"a murder of crows\" and beyond.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor those who have wondered if the familiar \"pride of lions\" and \"gaggle of geese\" were merely the tip of a linguistic iceberg, James Lipton has provided a definitive answer: here are hundreds of equally pithy, often poetic terms he has unearthed and collected into one exhaustive volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver years of painstaking research, he embarked on an odyssey that has given us a \"slouch of models,\" a \"shrivel of critics,\" an \"unction of undertakers,\" a \"blur of Impressionists,\" a \"score of bachelors,\" a \"pocket of quarterbacks,\" and many more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWitty, beautiful, and remarkably apt, An Exaltation of Larks is a brilliant compendium of more than 1,100 resurrected or newly minted contributions to that ever-evolving species, the English language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Lipton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42965180252329,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/lipton.jpg?v=1678591453","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/an-exaltation-of-larks-the-ultimate-edition","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}