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A good book about bad language by a trash-talking woman? Sign me up! Swearing Is Good for You makes science feel downright celebratory. -- Mary Norris, best-selling author of Between You & Me Byrne crafts an enthusiastic case for bad language. . . . [Her] immensely readable first outing will be a real fucking treat. -- Booklist Engaging and often irreverent. . . . Byrne's style is conversational [and] entertaining. -- Library Journal Engaging and conversational. . . . Byrne provides a refreshing, entertaining, instructive examination of a `surprisingly flexible part of a linguistic repertoire.' -- Kirkus Reviews In Swearing Is Good for You, Emma Byrne unearths an unorthodox body of research to reveal how swearing helps reduce pain and anxiety and can even bring people together. This fascinating debut is perfect for fans of Mary Roach. -- Real Simple Shit, this book is fascinating. -- Refinery29 A poppy, comprehensive look at an often taboo topic. -- New York Post An entertaining and often enlightening book. . . Byrne's readers are sure to come away with a fresh appreciation of language at its most foul. -- Economist

A good book about bad language by a trash-talking woman? Sign me up! Swearing Is Good for You makes science feel downright celebratory. -- Mary Norris, best-selling author of Between You & Me

A good book about bad language by a trash-talking woman? Sign me up! Swearing Is Good for You makes science feel downright celebratory. -- Mary Norris, best-selling author of Between You & Me Byrne crafts an enthusiastic case for bad language. . . . [Her] immensely readable first outing will be a real fucking treat. -- Booklist Engaging and often irreverent. . . . Byrne's style is conversational [and] entertaining. -- Library Journal Engaging and conversational. . . . Byrne provides a refreshing, entertaining, instructive examination of a `surprisingly flexible part of a linguistic repertoire.' -- Kirkus Reviews

An entertaining and often enlightening book. . . Byrne's readers are sure to come away with a fresh appreciation of language at its most foul. -- Economist A poppy, comprehensive look at an often taboo topic. -- New York Post Shit, this book is fascinating. -- Refinery29 In Swearing Is Good for You, Emma Byrne unearths an unorthodox body of research to reveal how swearing helps reduce pain and anxiety and can even bring people together. This fascinating debut is perfect for fans of Mary Roach. -- Real Simple Engaging and conversational. . . . Byrne provides a refreshing, entertaining, instructive examination of a 'surprisingly flexible part of a linguistic repertoire.' -- Kirkus Reviews Engaging and often irreverent. . . . Byrne's style is conversational [and] entertaining. -- Library Journal Byrne crafts an enthusiastic case for bad language. . . . [Her] immensely readable first outing will be a real fucking treat. -- Booklist A good book about bad language by a trash-talking woman? Sign me up! Swearing Is Good for You makes science feel downright celebratory. -- Mary Norris, best-selling author of Between You & Me

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Emma Byrne has written on science, language, and society for the BBC, Science, the BMJ, the Financial Times, and Forbes. She lives in London.

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