Doing Our Own Thing By: John Mcwhorter is a thought-provoking book published by Penguin Publishing Group in October 2003. The hardcover book is 9.3 inches in length, 6.3 inches in width, and 1 inch in height, with 304 pages. The book explores the degradation of language and music and why we should care about it. It delves into minority studies, grammar and punctuation, speech, general linguistics, sociolinguistics, and pop vocal genres and styles. The book weighs 19.9 oz and is written in English. Acid-Free paper