Word Wizard: Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312351717)

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 Word Wizard. In this career-capping anthology the reader will find essays that enlighten, inspire, and tickle the funny bone.

From his hilarious bloopers to his hymns of praise to the English language, these essays are the brightest gems of a storied career. Word Wizard 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, Word Wizard is sure to delight language lovers and Lederer fans everywhere.

Author: Richard Lederer
ISBN-10: 0312351712
ISBN-13: 9780312351717
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 03/21/2006
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/20/2006