Robert McCrum
Robert McCrum
Awards
Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2005
Books by Robert McCrum
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language
Hardback, 2010
How English conquered the world: a Guns, Germs, and Steel argument based on the power of the word.
Wodehouse: A Life
Paperback, 2010
"An invaluable portrait, thanks to a broad, incisive and complex understanding of Wodehouse's psyche." --Janet Maslin, New York Times
Globish: How English Became the World's Language
Paperback, 2011
“A fascinating study not only of the roots and growth of our own language but of its future.”—Bloomsbury Review
Globish: How English Became the World's Language
E Book, 2010
“A fascinating study not only of the roots and growth of our own language but of its future.”—Bloomsbury Review
My Year Off: Recovering Life After a Stroke
Paperback, 1998
A frank and moving memoir of the stroke that felled the author at his peak of vigor and achievement.
Just Enough Jeeves: Right Ho, Jeeves; Joy in the Morning; Very Good, Jeeves
Paperback, 2010
Irresistible comic masterpieces—two novels and a story collection—from the author Christopher Hitchens calls "the gold standard of English wit."