Details

ISBN13: 9781805227229
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 208
Edition: Main
Publication Date:
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x13(L)x1.6(W)185
Weight (gm): 185

Author Biography

Eli Burnstein is a Canadian humour writer, living in London. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist and Points in Case. He runs a spelling bee (Spelling Bae) that has been featured in the Toronto Star and the National Post, and on CBC Radio.

Reviews

'This delightful book is a tribute to the genius of the human mind for conceptual precision and the beauty of the English language in capturing it' - Steven Pinker,The Language Instinct
'A great idea, beautifully realized. I shall never have a latte again without thinking of this book! A joy to read' - David Crystal, How Language Works
'One doesn't have to read for long before experiencing a 'Eureka' moment, in which a previously murky subject comes into focus' - Wall Street Journal
'An immensely satisfying book' - Washington Examiner