Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack - (Modern Library Humor and Wit) by Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Dave Berry writes the Introduction to this edition of one of the first American classics, focusing primarily on what Franklin called "entertaining remarks"--such as "Fish and visitors stink after three days" and Poor Richard's explanation of why he started the almanack.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Franklin's <b>Autobiography</b> is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed "deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"If you want the brutal truth, I did not expect to get much useful information out of Poor Richard's Almanack. I wondered, what could Benjamin Franklin--a guy who has been, no offense, dead for more than two hundred years--possibly have to say that would be relevant to a resident of today's dot-com world? Plenty, as it turns out."--from the Introduction by Dave Barry<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), diplomat, scientist, writer, inventor, and printer, was one of the drafters and signers of the Declaration of Independence. In his spare time, he founded the University of Pennsylvania and the first American public library.
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