The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics

Pollack, John

ISBN 10: 1592406238 / ISBN 13: 9781592406234

Verlag: Gotham (edition First Edition), 2011

With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1592406238-11-1-29

Inhaltsangabe:

A former speechwriter for Bill Clinton provides a light-hearted exploration of puns, including the brain science and history behind them, as well as how they play out in pop culture.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Former presidential speechwriter John Pollack won the 1995 O. Henry World Championship Pun-Off. Earlier in his career, he wrote for The Hartford Courant and spent three years in Spain as a freelance foreign correspondent writing for the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Miami Herald, and Advertising Age, among others. His previous books include Cork Boat and The World on a String: How to Become a Freelance Foreign Correspondent. He currently works as a speechwriter and consultant for ROI Communication, a consulting firm. He lives in New York City.

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Titel: The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun ...
Verlag: Gotham (edition First Edition)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag
Auflage: First Edition.