Download or read book Word Myths written by David Wilton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the most famous stories, tales, and histories of the world that are provably wrong provides a look at why certain myths are created and spread, the reasons they persist, and the actual truths that long have been obscured by misinformation.