Vocabulary Energizers II: Stories of Word Origins

This is a wonderful book for anyone who uses the Enlgish language --(ages: 12 to 200) and a wonderful companion to Strunk & White's The Elements of Style. Vocabulary Energizers II is instructive, witty, challenging and entertaining. Its etymology includes both fascinating history and superb quotes of the classics of all the world literatures which inform and constitute the current version of our English language. If you want to improve your communication skills (especially if you work in a virtual world), this book should be on the top of your "to do" list. This is is a terrific book.