"Remote on the one hand from the banal, on the other from the eccentric, his genius was calculated to win at once the adhesion of the general public and the admiration, both sympathetic and ...

The word ‘thesaurus’ comes from the Latin word for ‘treasure.’ Words are gems, stored in a book for quick reference, a treasure chest. That metaphor strikes the Doc as fitting. He learned in graduate ...

The word "hoard" may conjure up images of vast amounts of coins and jewelry made of precious metals. However, some hoards comprise much more modest items. One example was found by metal detectorists ...