{"product_id":"true-color-the-strange-and-spectacular-quest-to-define-color-from-azure-to-zinc-pink-hardcover","title":"True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color--From Azure to Zinc Pink - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKory Stamper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA kaleidoscopic journey through the secret history of hues--and the story of the obsessive genius behind the definitions of colors we use today, from the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eWord by Word \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wildly entertaining and bountifully informative; I couldn't have enjoyed myself more.\" --Benjamin Dreyer, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDreyer's English\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ebegonia (n.): 3 -s: \u003c\/b\u003e a deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral (see coral 3b), bluer than fiesta, and bluer and stronger than sweet william -- called also gaiety \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat could \"bluer than fiesta\" possibly mean? While editing dictionaries for Merriam-Webster, Kory Stamper found herself drawn again and again to the whimsical color definitions in \u003ci\u003eWebster's Third New International Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e--especially when compared to the dry and impersonal entries that filled the rest of the volume. Stamper couldn't help but wonder: Who was the voice behind these peculiar definitions? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet I. H. Godlove, an erratic but brilliant up-and-coming scientist who was one of the experts Merriam-Webster hired in 1930 to help revise the dictionary to reflect a rapidly modernizing world. His fascinating life mirrors the wild and winding journey that color science, color psychology, and color production took through the twentieth century. Stamper tracks these industries as they move into the atomic age and intertwine in strange and surprising ways, spanning two world wars and involving chemical explosions, an unexpected suicide, dramatic office politics, and an extraordinary love story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with captivating facts about color words and colors themselves--did you know that the word \"puke\" used to refer to a fashionable shade of reddish-brown before it was associated with vomit?--and fueled by Stamper's inexhaustible curiosity, \u003ci\u003eTrue Color\u003c\/i\u003e will transform the way you see the world, from black-and-white to Technicolor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKORY STAMPER is a lexicographer who has written dictionaries for nearly thirty years at Merriam-Webster, Cambridge Dictionaries, and Dictionary.com. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWord by Word\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The New York Times, New York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e and she blogs regularly on language and lexicography at www.korystamper.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990045294893,"sku":"9781524733032","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/6vA3KKrSSG9781524733032.webp?v=1776257239","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/true-color-the-strange-and-spectacular-quest-to-define-color-from-azure-to-zinc-pink-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}