Traces the uproarious experiences of a cat with nine lives, a wicked sense of humor and decided cattitudes about humans. By the author of the best-sellingEats, Shoots & Leaves.
Alec Charlesworth, a librarian suddenly facing the loss of his job, the death of his wife, and his sister's disappearance, hears a shocking tale of dark forces from his sister's cat, Roger, who is the
An evaluation of the way discourteous behavior has become commonplace and even applauded in today's society is a humorous call to arms that challenges ill manners and the practices that support them.
In 2002 Lynne Truss presented Cutting a Dash, a well-received BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation, which led to the writing of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The book became a runaway success in the UK,
In 2002 Lynne Truss presented Cutting a Dash, a BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation.Through sloppy usage and low standards on the Internet, in e-mail, and now "txt msgs," we have made proper punctua
In a recent U.S. survey, 79 percent of adults said that lack of courtesy was a serious problem. For all of those fed up with antisocial behavior and suffering in silence, realize that you are the maj
A wryly entertaining new crime novel from Lynne Truss, New York Times bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves.It's 1957, and the famed theater critic A. S. Crystal has come to the British seasid
The scene: a cottage on the coast on a windy evening. Inside, a room with curtains drawn. Tea has just been made. Under a pool of yellow light, two figures face each other across a kitchen table. A ma
Tennysons ascendency as Englands foremost poet coincided with one of the most significant inventions of the nineteenth century: photography. This text captures the spirit of the age through images of
Tells the tale of a cat with nine lives, and a relationship as ancient as time itself and just as powerful. This book presents the story about to be related is so unusual yet so terrifyingly plausible
Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuation that is sure to sort the dashes from the hyphens.