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- The spirited and scholarly #1 New York Times bestseller combines boisterous history with grammar how-to's to show how important punctuation is in our world--period.In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss, gravely concerned about our current grammatical state, boldly defends proper punctuation.
- About the Author: Lynne Truss is a writer and journalist who started out as a literary editor with a blue pencil and then got sidetracked.
- 240 Pages
- Language + Art + Disciplines, Grammar & Punctuation
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About the Book
A bona fide publishing phenomenon, Lynne Truss's now classic #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" makes its paperback debut after selling over 3 million copies worldwide in hardcover.Book Synopsis
The spirited and scholarly #1 New York Times bestseller combines boisterous history with grammar how-to's to show how important punctuation is in our world--period.In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss, gravely concerned about our current grammatical state, boldly defends proper punctuation. She proclaims, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. Using examples from literature, history, neighborhood signage, and her own imagination, Truss shows how meaning is shaped by commas and apostrophes, and the hilarious consequences of punctuation gone awry. Featuring a foreword by Frank McCourt, and interspersed with a lively history of punctuation from the invention of the question mark in the time of Charlemagne to George Orwell shunning the semicolon, Eats, Shoots & Leaves makes a powerful case for the preservation of proper punctuation.
Review Quotes
"You don't need to be a grammar nerd to enjoy this one... Who knew grammar could be so much fun?" --Newsweek "Witty and instructive... Truss is an entertaining, well-read scold in a culture that could use more scolding." --USA Today
"Truss is William Safire crossed with John Cleese's Basil Fawlty." --Entertainment Weekly
"Witty, smart, passionate, it gives long-overdue attention to 'the traffic signals of language.'"--John Rechy, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Best Books of 2004: Nonfiction" "Truss's scholarship is impressive and never dry." --Edmund Morris, The New York Times
"[Truss is] a reformer with the soul of a stand-up comedian." --Boston Globe
" This book changed my life in small, perfect ways like learning how to make better coffee or fold an omelet. It's the perfect gift of anyone who cares about grammar and a gentle introduction for those who don't care enough." --Boston Sunday Globe
"Lynne Truss makes [punctuation] a joy to contemplate." --Elle Magazine
"A witty look at the amusing foibles of punctuation." --Reader's Digest
"Lynne Truss has done the English-speaking world a huge service." --The Christian Science Monitor
"Witty and playful." --Time Out New York
About the Author
Lynne Truss is a writer and journalist who started out as a literary editor with a blue pencil and then got sidetracked. The author of three novels and numerous radio comedy dramas, she spent six years as the television critic of The Times of London, followed by four (rather peculiar) years as a sports columnist for the same newspaper. She won Columnist of the Year for her work for Women's Journal. Lynne Truss also hosted Cutting a Dash, a popular BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation. She now reviews books for the Sunday Times of London and is a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4. She lives in Brighton, England.Dimensions (Overall): 7.2 Inches (H) x 4.9 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Grammar & Punctuation
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Lynne Truss
Language: English
Street Date: April 11, 2006
TCIN: 11338163
UPC: 9781592402038
Item Number (DPCI): 248-00-6118
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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