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In a new book, “Gobsmacked!,” writer and language commentator Ben Yagoda delves into the way Americans have adopted so many ...
Interpreting modern and classic poetry into British Sign Language may at first glance seem like a simple concept. It has, in ...
While promoting his new book about F1 history, Will Buxton revealed how Brad Pitt caused a delay in the book's publishing.