Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen Contributor(s): Norris, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393352145 ISBN-13: 9780393352146 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
Dewey: 428.2 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.45 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Norris, Mary: - Mary Norris is the author of Greek to Me and the New York Times bestseller Between You & Me, an account of her years in The New Yorker copy department. Originally from Cleveland, she lives in New York. |