The Meaning of Everything

I don't read a lot of history, because it's usually really boring. But, this book is an amazing chronicle of dedication, ingenuity and perseverance - the 60+ year story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. I know, I didn't think it was going to be a good read either when someone recommended it to me, but it is. It's intelligent without being stuffy, and brings a wonderful human face to the people who worked so hard for so long to produce the dictionary. A real classic.