Erin McKean

Autor(a) de The Secret Lives of Dresses

16+ Works 1,022 Membros 29 Críticas

About the Author

Erin McKean is the founder of Wordnik.com. Previously, she was the editor in chief for American Dictionaries at Oxford University Press, and the editor of the New Oxford American Dictionary, 2E. Her non-fiction books include Weird and Wonderful Words, More Weird and Wonderful Words, Totally Weird mostrar mais and Wonderful Words, That's Amore, and The Hundred Dresses. Her first novel, The Secret Lives of Dresses, was published in 2011. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Obras por Erin McKean

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The Secret Lives of Dresses (2011) 385 exemplares

Verbatim: From the bawdy to the sublime, the best writing on language for word lovers, grammar mavens, and armchair… (2001) — Editor — 224 exemplares

Weird and Wonderful Words (2002) — Editor — 161 exemplares

More Weird and Wonderful Words (2003) — Editor — 81 exemplares

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words (2006) — Editor — 71 exemplares

The Hundred Dresses: The Most Iconic Styles of Our Time (2013) 39 exemplares

That's Amore!: The Language of Love for Lovers of Language (2007) 18 exemplares

Oxford Compact Thesaurus (2007) 18 exemplares

Compact Oxford Dictionary (2007) 13 exemplares

Aftercrimes, Geoslavery, and Thermogeddon: Plus 157 More New Words from a Lexicographer's Notebook (TED Books) (2011) 3 exemplares

The New Oxford American Dictionary 2nd (second) edition Text Only (2005) 3 exemplares

Le bugie hanno le gonne corte (2012) 2 exemplares

Not Waving, but Drowning 1 exemplar

Quiero... 1 exemplar

Je bent om op te vreten! liefde in alle talen 1 exemplar

Thats Amore 1 exemplar

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Associated Works

Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die (2010) — Contribuidor — 973 exemplares

The New Oxford American Dictionary (2001) — Editor, algumas edições — 849 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento: 1971
Sexo: female
Nacionalidade: USA
Locais de residência: Chicago, Illinois, USA
San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Educação: University of Chicago
Ocupações: Chief Consulting Editor (for American Dictionaries ∙ Oxford University Press)
editor (Verbatim: The Language Quarterly)
lexicographer
Organizações: Wordnik
Oxford University Press
Wikimedia Foundation

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The Secret Lives of Dresses por Erin McKean

It's a cute concept but the whole book seems forced. Didn't hate it but I don't really recommend it either.

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hmonkeyreads | 26 outras críticas | Jan 25, 2024 |

The Secret Lives of Dresses por Erin McKean

This felt a little fluffy at times but that didn't stop me from enjoying it! I never really put words to it before reading this book but I have always shared the sentiment that "things" have stories to tell and I really liked the idea of writing a novel around that concept.

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jskeltz | 26 outras críticas | Nov 23, 2023 |

The Secret Lives of Dresses por Erin McKean

A light, heart-warming read without being sappy or overly-emotional. This book found its reader at the right time.

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Kimberlyhi | 26 outras críticas | Apr 15, 2023 |

The Secret Lives of Dresses por Erin McKean

Easy to read but not a book I’d recommend.

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CandyH | 26 outras críticas | Sep 7, 2020 |

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