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Title: Not Very Informative or Entertaining
Review: Oliver belives that fascinating stories lie behind many terms and phrases in our language; his objectives are to inform and entertain with this material.The material is grouped by topic - eg. Food and Drink, Military, Sports and Games, Law and (dis)Order, Religion, etc. Some examples follow."Caesar's Salad" - not named after the Roman leader, but a 1924 innovation by Chef Caesar in an Italian Restaurant in Tijuana."Foot the Bill" - originally a 15th century term meaning to add up all the components and total them at the foot (bottom) of a bill."Boycott" - came from people agreeing to abstain from contact with a very disliked Captain Boycott during the late 19th century while land reform was underway.Unfortunately, overall Oliver failed to achieve his objectives. The first because, seemingly more often than not, he was unable to explain a phrase or term's origin; as a result, the interestingness of the material also suffered.
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