Word Wizard - by Richard Lederer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>After a multi-decade career of stimulating readers to appreciate and laugh at the glories and oddities of our English language, beloved language maven Richard Lederer has collected his very best and most popular pieces in <i>Word Wizard</i>. In this career-capping anthology the reader will find essays that enlighten, inspire, and tickle the funny bone. <p/>From his hilarious bloopers to his hymns of praise to the English language, these essays are the brightest gems of a storied career. <i>Word Wizard</i> includes a new introduction, prefaces for each essay, sprightly verse, and material never before published in Leader's language books. With classic chapters such as The World According to Student Bloopers, English Is a Crazy Language, and The Case for Short Words, and shiny new essays such as The Way We Word and Add Wealth to Your Vocabulary, <i>Word Wizard </i>is sure to delight language lovers and Lederer fans everywhere.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Richard Lederer is the true King of Language Comedy. His <i>Anguished English</i> books are the funniest books I have ever read. <br>---Sidney Sheldon <p/>After a multi-decade career of stimulating readers to appreciate and laugh at the glories and oddities of our English language, beloved language maven Richard Lederer has collected his very best and most popular pieces in <i>Word Wizard</i>. In this career-capping anthology the reader will find essays that enlighten, inspire, and tickle the funny bone. <p/>From his hilarious bloopers to his hymns of praise to the English language, these essays are the brightest gems of a storied career. <i>Word Wizard</i> includes a new introduction, prefaces for each essay, sprightly verse, and material never before published in Leader's language books. With classic chapters such as The World According to Student Bloopers, English Is a Crazy Language, and The Case for Short Words, and shiny new essays such as The Way We Word and Add Wealth to Your Vocabulary, <i>Word Wizard </i>is sure to delight language lovers and Lederer fans everywhere.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Richard Lederer is the true King of Language Comedy. His <i>Anguished English</i> books are the funniest books I have ever read." --Sidney Sheldon<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Richard Lederer</b> is the author of more than thirty books on the English language, including <i>Anguished English</i> and <i>A Man of My Words</i>. His syndicated column, Looking at Language, appears in newspapers and magazines nationwide, and he cohosts A Way with Words each week on public radio. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Simone van Egeren.</p>
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