John McWhorter

John McWhorter

John McWhorter has written at least 31 books. Their most popular book is Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue with 66 saves with an average rating of 3.8⭐.

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

2008 • 66 Readers • 264 pages 3.8

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever

2021 • 57 Readers • 288 pages 3.9

The Power of Babel

The Power of Babel
ByJohn McWhorter

2001 • 48 Readers • 352 pages 4.1

Woke Racism

Woke Racism
ByJohn McWhorter

2021 • 42 Readers • 224 pages 4.2

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2004 • 34 Readers • 19 pages 4.4

Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still

2016 • 27 Readers • 257 pages 4.3

The Language Hoax

The Language Hoax
ByJohn McWhorter

2014 • 25 Readers • 203 pages 3.3

Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca

2016 • 13 Readers 3.2

Language A to Z

Language A to Z
ByJohn McWhorter

2013 • 9 Readers • 7 pages 4

What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be

2011 • 9 Readers • 228 pages

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English

2009 • 8 Readers • 258 pages 3.7

Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words

2025 • 4 Readers • 241 pages

Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a Pure Standard English

1998 • 3 Readers • 306 pages

Language Families of the World

Language Families of the World
ByJohn McWhorter(Author, Narrator)

2019 • 2 Readers • 16 pages

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False Black Power?
ByJason L. Riley(Contributor),John McWhorter(Contributor)

2 Readers 4

Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations

2003 • 2 Readers • 416 pages

Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage

2012 • 2 Readers 4.5

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2000 • 1 Reader

Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language

2008 • 1 Reader 4

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2012 • 1 Reader

Authentically Black

Authentically Black
ByJohn McWhorter

2003 • 1 Reader • 308 pages

Doing Our Own Thing

Doing Our Own Thing
ByJohn McWhorter

2003 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America

2008 • 1 Reader • 180 pages 3

The Story of Human Language Complete Set

2004 • 1 Reader • 201 pages 4

Winning the Race

Winning the Race
ByJohn McWhorter