I've listed books about how 'spin' is put to language in the May 7th and January 13th 2014 posts. Here is a dictionary of that language, what it means, and who used it and where. Roll your eyes, do the 'snort-chuckle' and perhaps be a bit worried as you browse spin-glish: the Definitive Dictionary of Deliberately Deceptive Language, by Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf.

I seem to often be at odds with lists of 'the greatest' or 'the best' and so forth. Turns out, I'm not alone! I found myself nodding in agreement at most of the entries in Overrated: the 50 Most Overhyped Things in History, by Mark Juddery. Even something I liked, such as Star Trek (the original), well, I never felt it was the greatest show on TV! I believe this would go nicely with books on spinning the truth.

Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History, by Richard Shenkman, is an easy to read and interesting collection of events or people we thought to be real. It's not all that hard for a good story to become fact down through the ages, and Shenkman exposes those and sets the story straight. For the most part anyway. It too, would go nicely with the spin books. :-)

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