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Josh Chetwynd

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A longtime journalist, I've worked as a staff writer for USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter and U.S. News & World Report. My byline has also shown up in such varied publications as The Wall Street Journal, The Times (of London), Variety, MLB.com, The Harvard Negotiation Law Review and the Chicago Tribune.

To date, I've written seven books.Notably, How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun was released by Lyons Press, which tells the tales of accidental discoveries and unexpected inspirations in the food world, charted on the New York Times best seller list in 2015. Another of my books The Secret History of Balls, was named a "Best Book of 2011" by NPR.

Other titles have ranged in topics from how show business changed the English language to the origins o ...more

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	How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun: Accidental Discoveries And Unexpected Inspirations That Shape What We Eat And Drink by Josh Chetwynd (Goodreads Author), David Cole Wheeler (Illustrator) 3.31 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Nice: A Nice Book About Nice Things for Nice People 3.37 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors: A Compendium of Competitive Words and Idioms 3.58 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret History of Balls: The Stories Behind the Things We Love to Catch, Whack, Throw, Kick, Bounce and B at 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	British Baseball and the West Ham Club: History of a 1930s Professional Team in East London by Josh Chetwynd (Goodreads Author), Brian Belton 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Totally Scripted: Idioms, Words, and Quotes from Hollywood to Broadway That Have Changed the English Language 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exemplar 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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