Nerve gas, Weapon of chemical warfare that affects the transmission of nerve impulses through the nervous system.
According to Ryan Compton's Infinite Jest by the Numbers, Wallace used a vocabulary of 20,584 unique words to write the 577,608-word Infinite Jest. 10. 11. n+1 has a neat story about where the name for Michael Pemulis, Hal's drug-dealing friend at Enfield Tennis Academy, came from.
Loveâs Abiding Joy (2003) by Janette Oke, aimed at a younger audience perhaps, is half that length at 65,668 words. The range is wide open when it comes to non-fiction books in the Christian world. Rick Warrenâs first big publishing success, The Purpose Driven Church (1995) was composed of 103,208 words. The perennial favorite by Gary Chapman, the Five Love Languages (1995), comes in at only 46,145 words. Publishers ultimately decide what length is proper for a particular book. However, here are some guidelines you will find helpful.