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Street Smarts - by Deborah Warren (Paperback)

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  • Travel through the endless lore of roads, turnpikes, highways, and whatever byways humans have put on Earth in these short, funny, and interconnected essays.
  • About the Author: Deborah Warren is the author of four poetry collections―Connoisseurs of Worms, The Size of Happiness, Zero Meridian, and Dream with Flowers and Bowl of Fruit―as well as Strange to Say (a book on etymology) and Famous Freaks (biographical thumbnails).
  • 220 Pages
  • Reference, Curiosities & Wonders

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Travel through the endless lore of roads, turnpikes, highways, and whatever byways humans have put on Earth in these short, funny, and interconnected essays.

Deborah Warren is a sure and entertaining guide to nearly every road-related topic out there--from odonymy (the study of street names) to map-making techniques to the history of the world's most celebrated lanes.

Did you know...

  • The word "travel" derives from Latin tripaliare: "to trouble" (literally "impale with three stakes; torture").
  • The length of the parasang, used in Arabia and Persia, was a day's walk: hence its distance was a function of climate and terrain--i.e, longer under smooth conditions.
  • Realtor.com reports that streets with female names are higher-value than ones with male names.
  • Street names in the US include Bucket of Blood Street (Holbrook, AZ), Divorce Court (Heather Highlands, PA), Haviture Way (Eugene, OR), Weiner Cutoff Road (Mallard Landing, AR), and Justin Bieber Way (Forney, TX).
  • Japan does not name its actual streets. You typically get directions and addresses from landmarks or traffic signals, which do have names.
  • In California it is illegal for a woman to drive wearing a bathrobe. San Francisco forbids polishing your car with your underwear.
  • Skippers Canyon Road in New Zealand is considered so dangerous that your rental car insurance won't be honored if you drive on it.
Read Street Smarts, and laugh as you turn the pages!



Review Quotes




PRAISE FOR DEBORAH WARREN AND HER BOOKS

"[Warren's] curiosity and embrace of the unpredictable, as well as her delight in both the archaic and the homespun, animate Strange to Say, a tour of English that savors the language's mutability."
Wall Street Journal on Strange to Say

"[Warren] brings a poet's ear and eye to Strange to Say, finding joy in the words as much as in their pedigrees . . . A brilliant, holistic approach."
Los Angeles Review of Books on Strange to Say

"Warren goes anywhere, inhabits anything: it is fun to see a poet so willing to embrace metamorphosis . . . A great book."
The Millions on Connoisseurs of Worms

"Immensely engaging . . . Steeped in references to Greek and Roman history and literature, this book sings with an erudite yet accessible energy one might expect from a former Latin teacher. After finishing this collection, readers will definitely want to dive into the rest of Warren's oeuvre."
Booklist on Connoisseurs of Worms




About the Author



Deborah Warren is the author of four poetry collections―Connoisseurs of Worms, The Size of Happiness, Zero Meridian, and Dream with Flowers and Bowl of Fruit―as well as Strange to Say (a book on etymology) and Famous Freaks (biographical thumbnails). Her writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Paris Review, Poetry, and other publications, and she has won the Robert Penn Warren Prize, Howard Nemerov Award, Robert Frost Award, and Meringoff Award for her work. She lives in Massachusetts.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 220
Genre: Reference
Sub-Genre: Curiosities & Wonders
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Deborah Warren
Language: English
Street Date: March 24, 2026
TCIN: 94473569
UPC: 9781589882119
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-4383
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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