Imagen del autor

Richard Lederer

Autor de Anguished English

55+ Obras 4,654 Miembros 58 Reseñas 8 Preferidas

Sobre El Autor

Richard Lederer, the well-known wordsmith, originally intended to practice medicine. He entered Haverford College as a pre-medical student, but when he realized that he was more interested in the textbooks' language than their substance, he switched his major to English. He next attended Harvard mostrar más Law School, but again switched majors--this time entering Harvard's Master of Arts and Teaching program. After graduation, he taught English and media at St. Paul's School, in Concord, N.H., for 27 years. Upon earning his Ph.D. in English and Linguistics from the University of New Hampshire, he decided to pursue a career writing books on the English language. His first book, Anguished English, was a popular success and launched his career. His books, newspaper columns, and speaking engagements have allowed Lederer, in his own words, "to extend my mission of teachership." Lederer describes himself as a "verbivore" - one who consumes words. He says, "Carnivores eat meat; herbivores eat plants and vegetables; verbivores devour words." His fascination with word play (particularly, palindromes and puns) resulted in his nicknames--"Attila the Pun" and "Conan the Grammarian." (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Incluye los nombres: Richard Ldrr, Richard Lederer

Créditos de la imagen: Photo by Hoffman Photographic

Series

Obras de Richard Lederer

Anguished English (1987) 1,201 copias
Crazy English (1989) 542 copias
Get Thee to a Punnery (1988) 398 copias
Miracle of Language (1991) 368 copias
The Play of Words (1990) 298 copias
Adventures of a Verbivore (1994) 168 copias
Fractured English (1996) 79 copias
Puns Spooken Here (2006) 10 copias
American Trivia Quiz Book (2014) 6 copias
Wild & wacky animal jokes (2011) 2 copias
The Joy of Names (2018) 2 copias
Hilarious Holiday Humor (2013) 1 copia

Obras relacionadas

Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul (1997) — Contribuidor, algunas ediciones1,346 copias
Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History's Greatest Wordsmiths (2004) — Prólogo, algunas ediciones637 copias
The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate (1994) — Introducción, algunas ediciones580 copias
The Dictionary of Concise Writing: More Than 10,000 Alternatives to Wordy Phrases (2002) — Prólogo, algunas ediciones59 copias
The Signet Book of American Essays (2006) — Contribuidor — 36 copias
Vocabula Bound (2004) — Contribuidor — 7 copias
Canadian Farmer's Almanac, 1998 — Contribuidor, algunas ediciones2 copias

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Miembros

Reseñas

48 Fun questions to test your book knowledge
 
Denunciada
betty_s | otra reseña | Sep 7, 2023 |
Interesting read, whether you agree with the authors opinions or not.
 
Denunciada
mykl-s | 15 reseñas más. | Jun 17, 2023 |
Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher at ALA Annual 2019.
 
Denunciada
fernandie | 4 reseñas más. | Sep 15, 2022 |
 
Denunciada
laplantelibrary | 2 reseñas más. | Aug 29, 2022 |

También Puede Gustarte

Autores relacionados

Estadísticas

Obras
55
También por
8
Miembros
4,654
Popularidad
#5,425
Valoración
3.8
Reseñas
58
ISBNs
139
Favorito
8

Tablas y Gráficos