Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Norris, Mary
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
- Genre
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Topic
- Writing, Research & Publishing Guides
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- NO
- ISBN
- 9780393352146
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393352145
ISBN-13
9780393352146
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215818971
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Between You and Me : Confessions of a Comma Queen
Subject
Style Manuals, Grammar & Punctuation
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
A rollicking adventure into the origins of the apostrophe, the proliferation of profanity in American culture, and everything in between., Brims with wit, personality--and commas. . . . Norris' enthusiasm is infectious. She's as passionate about sharp pencils as she is about sharp writing. . . . Delightful., There is so much to be learned from Mary Norris''s marvelous memoir: she tells us when to hyphenate a compound noun, shows whether to employ the subjunctive, and elucidates the suggestively named copulative verb. But she is no dry guardian of grammar, no punitive Poobah of punctuation. In giving an account of her journey from provincial obscurity to the glamour of New York--and The New Yorker--she offers a warm, tender, and funny coming of age story. (Or possibly it''s a ''coming-of-age'' story. Mary could tell you.), Destined to become an instant classic...It's hard to imagine the reader who would not enjoy spending time with Norris., Mary Norris is the verbal diagnostician I would turn to for a first, second, or third opinion on just about anything., There is so much to be learned from Mary Norris's marvelous memoir: she tells us when to hyphenate a compound noun, shows whether to employ the subjunctive, and elucidates the suggestively named copulative verb. But she is no dry guardian of grammar, no punitive Poobah of punctuation. In giving an account of her journey from provincial obscurity to the glamour of New York--and The New Yorker--she offers a warm, tender, and funny coming of age story. (Or possibly it's a 'coming-of-age' story. Mary could tell you.), Ms. Norris, who has a dirty laugh that evokes late nights and Scotch, is...like the worldly aunt who pulls you aside at Thanksgiving and whispers that it is all right to occasionally flout the rules., Destined to become an instant classic.... It's hard to imagine the reader who would not enjoy spending time with Norris., Mary Norris brings a tough-minded, clear-eyed, fine-tuned wisdom to all the perplexities and traps and terrors of the English sentence., Mary Norris has an enthusiasm for the proper use of language that's contagious. Her memoir is so engaging, in fact, that it's easy to forget you're learning things.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
428.2
Synopsis
New York Times Bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, the Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal "Hilarious...This book charmed my socks off." --Patricia O'Conner, New York Times Book Review, Mary Norris has spent more than three decades working in The New Yorker's renowned copy department, helping to maintain its celebrated high standards. In Between You & Me , she brings her vast experience with grammar and usage, her good cheer and irreverence, and her finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice. Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Amazon, Wall Street Journal , Publishers Weekly , Kirkus , and Library Journal ., New York Times Bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, the Wall Street Journal , Publishers Weekly , Kirkus Reviews , and Library Journal "Hilarious...This book charmed my socks off." --Patricia O'Conner, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris has spent more than three decades working in The New Yorker's renowned copy department, helping to maintain its celebrated high standards. In Between You & Me , she brings her vast experience with grammar and usage, her good cheer and irreverence, and her finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice.
LC Classification Number
PE1450.N67 2016
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