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Book Richard Lederer s Ultimate Book of Literary Trivia

Download or read book Richard Lederer s Ultimate Book of Literary Trivia written by Richard Lederer and published by Waterside Productions. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What fictional detective survived an attempted murder by his creator? Whose gravestone bears the inscription "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"? Who was the single mother, living on state benefits, whose series of fantastic novels made her the richest writer in England? Richard Lederer's Ultimate Book of Literary Trivia lives up to its title by offering a treasure chest of amazing facts, curiosities, and quizzes about your favorite authors and their works. Looking back at the Bible, mythology, and Shakespeare and moving up to a library of contemporary writers. Literary Trivia promises bright days of entertainment and enlightenment for the passionate book lover. Answers: Sherlock Holmes, Mark Twain, J.K. Rowling

Book Richard Lederer s Literary Trivia

Download or read book Richard Lederer s Literary Trivia written by Richard Lederer and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Anguished English presents a compendium of fascinating facts and anecdotes about some of literature’s greatest authors and works. Author and English teacher Richard Lederer is one of the world’s foremost lovers of language and literature. In this endlessly engaging volume, he collects some of the most curious trivia about world-renowned authors and poets as well as their many immortal creations. The perfect gift for bibliophiles, Richard Lederer’s Literary Trivia sheds surprising new light on the books and writers we love.

Book Richard Lederer s Classic Literary Trivia

Download or read book Richard Lederer s Classic Literary Trivia written by Richard Lederer and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow-up to Richard Lederer’s Literary Trivia, the author delves into curious facts and anecdotes about mythology, Shakespeare, and the Bible. Through his numerous books and syndicated columns, Richard Lederer’s infectious love of language and literature has inspired and intrigued readers for decades. Now the author of Lederer on Language and Anguished English delivers a volume full of fascinating trivia about some of Western literature’s most foundational works. Here you will be able to test—and expand—your knowledge of the Bible, ancient Greek mythology, and the plays and poetry of William Shakespeare.

Book Literary Trivia

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Lederer
  • Publisher : Robson Books Limited
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9781861055323
  • Pages : 233 pages

Download or read book Literary Trivia written by Richard Lederer and published by Robson Books Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was Ben Jonson describing when he said He was not of an age, but for all time? This and hundreds of other questions abound in this collection of literary anecdotes, curiosities and quizzes.

Book A Pleasury of Word and Phrase Origins

Download or read book A Pleasury of Word and Phrase Origins written by Richard Lederer and published by Waterside Productions. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the man or woman who knows its origin, each word presents a picture, no matter how ordinary it may appear. Illuminating the faded image of a time-hallowed word or phrase throws light on who we are and where we came from. What does indenting a paragraph have to do with teeth? What's the origin of The cat's got your tongue? Why do we call left-handers southpaws? You'll find the answers in these pages, as best-selling language author Richard Lederer passionately and humorously explores the history and mystery of everyday language. Richard Lederer is the author of more than fifty books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current books, Richard Lederer's Ultimate Book of Literary Trivia and So That's What It Means! He is a founding co-host of A Way With Words broadcast on Public Radio. Dr. Lederer's syndicated column, Lederer on Language, appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Simone van Egeren.

Book Lit Wit Deck

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Lederer
  • Publisher : Potter Style
  • Release : 2010-03-16
  • ISBN : 9780307465368
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Lit Wit Deck written by Richard Lederer and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think you're an avid reader, prepare to be stumped and stimulated Overflowing with fascinating trivia questions covering topics ranging from Shakespeare to Salinger, Gertude Stein to Frankenstein, The Scarlet Letter to The Scarlet Pimpernel, this deck is a riveting game to play with friends, family, and book club members--or you can even quiz yourself to brush up on your book smarts. Featuring Q & As, mix-and-matches, fill-in-the-blanks, and more, this deck guarantees hours of erudite fun

Book Crazy English

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Lederer
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2010-05-11
  • ISBN : 143913894X
  • Pages : 228 pages

Download or read book Crazy English written by Richard Lederer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In what other language, asks Lederer, do people drive on a parkway and park in a driveway, and your nose can run and your feet can smell? In CRAZY ENGLISH, Lederer frolics through the logic-boggling byways of our language, discovering the names for phobias you didn't know you could have, the longest words in our dictionaries, and the shortest sentence containing every letter in the alphabet. You'll take a bird's-eye view of our beastly language, feast on a banquet of mushrooming food metaphors, and meet the self-reflecting Doctor Rotcod, destined to speak only in palindromes.

Book The Miracle of Language

Download or read book The Miracle of Language written by Richard Lederer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's "Wizard of Idiom" (Denver Post), presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements... Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him "In Praise of English," and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as "of small reatch" has become the most widely spoken language in history: English never rejects a word because of race, creed, or national origin. Did you know that jukebox comes from Gullah and canoe from Haitian Creole? Many of our greatest writers have invented words and bequeathed new expressions to our eveyday conversations. Can you imagine making up almost ten percent of our written vocabulary? Scholars now know that William Shakespeare did just that! He also points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of English. If a man mans a station, what does a woman do? In the "The Department of Redundancy Department," "Is English Prejudiced?" and other essays, Richard Lederer urges us not to abandon that which makes us human: the capacity to distinguish, discriminate, compare, and evaluate.

Book Anguished English

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Lederer
  • Publisher : Gibbs Smith
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9780941711814
  • Pages : 198 pages

Download or read book Anguished English written by Richard Lederer and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2006 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of humorous language bloopers including misspelled words, bungled translations, mangled modifiers, and much more.

Book Sleeping Dogs Don t Lay

Download or read book Sleeping Dogs Don t Lay written by Richard Lederer and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years Richard Lederer has enthralled fans of the English language with his keen insights, commonsense advice, and witty presentation. Now Lederer has teamed up with Richard Dowis to take readers on another journey through the world's most wonderful, albeit perplexing, language. How many times have we all heard the word viable used in company meetings? Lederer and Dowis show us how "viable," somewhere along the line, was extracted from medical books, where it literally means "capable of living," and placed into the business lexicon, where it means...well, who knows? The authors clear up once and for all the confusion between lay and lie and put to rest some common myths about language. The book's finale is a ten-minute writing lesson from which everyone, from rank amateur to seasoned pro, can benefit. These and dozens of other features make this book pure pleasure for language buffs, writers, and teachers. Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay is useful and authoritative as well as fun to read, with humorous touches often popping up where least expected and most needed.

Book The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook

Download or read book The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook written by Rebecca Rupp and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists all the resources needed to create a balanced curriculum for homeschooling--from preschool to high school level.

Book Fractured English

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Lederer
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 1996-11
  • ISBN : 0671000365
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Fractured English written by Richard Lederer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of humorous language errors from newspaper headlines, politician's remarks, court transcripts, insurance forms, signs, and classified ads.

Book More Anguished English

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Lederer
  • Publisher : Dell
  • Release : 1994-09-04
  • ISBN : 0440215773
  • Pages : 209 pages

Download or read book More Anguished English written by Richard Lederer and published by Dell. This book was released on 1994-09-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the joy of the best-selling Anguished English is back! 2,000 all-new side-splitting flubs, fluffs, and hilariously funny accidental assaults on our language.

Book Comma Sense

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Lederer
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2007-07-10
  • ISBN : 9780312342555
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Comma Sense written by Richard Lederer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-07-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" will delight in this collection from one ofAmerica's favorite grammarians. 15 illustrations.

Book Get Thee to a Punnery

Download or read book Get Thee to a Punnery written by Richard Lederer and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get Thee to a Punnery proves that the pun is mightier than the sword . . . and here are sidesplitting puns of every color, stripe and persuasion to suit every whim. Even if you don't know that your humerus is your funny bone, this is the book for you. The Time of the Signs: On a diaper service truck: Rock a dry baby. On a plumber's service truck: A flush is better than a full house. Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a communist plot! -Edgar Bergen Quiche me-I'm French! Hangover-the wrath of grapes Work is the ruin of the drinking classes. -Oscar Wilde

Book Literary Trivia

Download or read book Literary Trivia written by Richard Lederer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1994 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Crazy English and The Miracle of Language, a fiendishly engrossing, thoroughly addictive volume of anecdotes, curiosities, and quizzes testing your knowledge of books from Genesis to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest..