Rebel With A Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
By: Ellen Jovin
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Mary Norris and Benjamin Dreyer, an unconventional guide to the English language drawn …
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1. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
By: Mary Norris
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Mary Norris has spent more than three decades in The New Yorker's copy department, maintaining its … read more
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- memoir
- language
- humor
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
2. Blood Shot (V.I. Warshawski, #5)
By: Sara Paretsky
3.49
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about… read more
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3. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
By: Oliver Darkshire
3.97
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackvill… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- nonfiction
- books about books
- audiobook
"Early one morning, which is to say about five minutes before noon..."-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
"It's my belief that anyone worth knowing enjoys spending time in a bookshop."-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
"Hell hath no fury, they say, like a man treated the same way as he treats women."-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
"There is something about geriatric men which attracts them to dangerous ladders."-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
4. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
By: Shannon Reed
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more
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- humor
- nonfiction
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- books about books
- audiobook
"I think, therefore, I cry..."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"Life is so much better with books than without."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
5. Romaine Wasn't Built in a Day: The Delightful History of Food Language
By: Judith Tschann
3.29
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"A truly delightful smorgasbord of history and linguistics that kept us entertained—and made us hun… read more
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- linguistics
- nonfiction
- language
- audiobook
6. Edison's Ghosts: The Untold Weirdness of History’s Greatest Geniuses
By: Katie Spalding
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Overturn everything you knew about history’s greatest minds in this raucous and hilarious book, whe… read more
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- humor
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
By: Benjamin Dreyer
4.35
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
A witty, informative guide to writing "good English" from Random House's longtime copy chief and on… read more
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- language
- humor
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
- books about books
- audiobook
"I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up, which is a problem when you've already grown up"-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
"And that’s often the problem, isn’t it? In writing and in so many things: that we accept things we’re taught without thinking about them at all."-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
"He implied without saying." ...I scarcely had the heart to cross out "without quite saying" and to note in the margin, politely and succinctly, ""-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
"As a lexicographer friend once confided over sushi, the dictionary takes its cues from use: If writers don’t change things, the dictionary doesn’t change things."-Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
8. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
By: Amanda Jones
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- books about books
- audiobook
9. Bad Lawyer: A Memoir of Law and Disorder
By: Anna Dorn
3.38
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Law school was never Anna Dorn's dream. It was a profession pushed on her by her parents, teachers,… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
10. Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature
By: Sarah Hart
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice “Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning.” ―Jordan Elle… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
- writing
- audiobook
11. Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
By: Gretchen McCulloch
4.05
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. … read more
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- linguistics
- language
- nonfiction
- writing
- audiobook
"Irony is a linguistic trust fall."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"Language is humanity's most spectacular open source project."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"The appeal of having friends in your pocket is unlikely to go away."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
"We've had the right to adapt longer than we've had the right to prevent copying."-Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
12. The English Experience
By: Julie Schumacher
3.91
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
Jason Fitger may be the last faculty member the dean wants for the job, but he’s the only professor… read more
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- humor
- audiobook
13. Killing Orders (V.I. Warshawsky, #3)
By: Sara Paretsky
3.90
Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition
V.I.'s battleaxe Aunt Rosa is under investigation by the FBI and SEC after counterfeit stock certif… read more
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- audiobook
"I guess my ideals died the hardest. It’s often that way with the children of immigrants. We need to buy the dream so bad we sometimes can’t wake up."-Sara Paretsky, Killing Orders (V.I. Warshawsky, #3)
14. You Are What You Watch
By: Walter Hickey
3.72
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Data expert Walter Hickey explains the power of entertainment to change our biology, our beliefs, h… read more
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- nonfiction
15. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
By: A.J. Jacobs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
16. Rebel With A Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
By: Ellen Jovin
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Mary Norris and Benjamin Dreyer, an unconventional guide to the English language drawn … read more
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- linguistics
- memoir
- language
- humor
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
- books about books
- audiobook
17. Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
By: Cecelia Watson
3.67
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuat… read more
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- language
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
- books about books
- audiobook
"The semicolon was born in Venice in 1494"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
"At times I've felt less like a punctuation theorist than like a punctuation therapist"-Cecelia Watson, Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
18. I Cannot Control Everything Forever: A Memoir of Motherhood, Science, and Art
By: Emily C. Bloom
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An eloquent and intimate debut memoir about navigating the gap between expectation and reality in m… read more
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- memoir
19. Burn
By: Peter Heller
3.72
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emer… read more
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20. The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession
By: Amy Stewart
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Fifty gorgeously illustrated vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by th… read more
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21. The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds
By: Abigail Heringer
4.46
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring story of hearing loss and hope from The Bachelor's first deaf contestant Abigail Heri… read more
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- memoir
- audiobook
