I am proud to carry another beautiful new illustrated etymology book by artist and author Dave Buchen, this time in four-color printing: The Horn Book: An Illustrated Dictionary of Proto-Indo-European.
Buchen is an extraordinary woodcut artist and also the author and illustrator of Why is an Apple an Apple? A Garden of Etymology and Why is a Tiger a Tiger? A Bestiary of Etymology. My clientele and I have benefitted enormusly from my ongoing joint ventures with Dave.
When Dave came out with his last book, I decided to offer a free-form 2-hour LEXinar, Why a Word is a Word, to explore the Why books. I'd like to offer a second round of this class focused on the new book and its use in studying with kids. Because the class will be different than the first offering, it is not available for recidivising, but clients who have already taken the class will get a discount code via email, and the book and the class can also be bundled in my store for a discount.
To maximize your discount, purchase the book, and add the class by checking the small box. That way, you save 10% on the more expensive item. Make sure you add the book to your cart.
Horns are fraught with meaning across time and space, frm the Jewish shofar to the royal trumpets heralding the monarch's arrival. There are battle horns and warning horns and horns of celebration, and horns to welcome the full moon. There's Tijuana Brass and Chuck Mangione and marching bands.
And now, there's Dave Buchen's new book in which Proto-Indo-European gets to toot its own horn, too. Join me, and let's make a joyful noise.