From the bestselling author of 'Eats, ShootsLeaves', this is the hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.[...]
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.[...]
A battle-cry for civilised behaviour from the author of the multi-million selling Eats, Shoots and Leaves.[...]
One woman's journal of single life on the margins. A brilliant collection of Lynne Truss' journalism -- recording the life of a metropolitan refugee from coupledom. The alternative 'Bridget Jones'.[...]
From the bestselling author of 'Eats ShootsLeaves', a wonderfully funny collection of twelve monologues.[...]
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 that it demands to be told in a single sitting.[...]
In a title based on the best-selling adult edition, lively, subversive illustrations show how misplacing or leaving out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely.[...]
Just as the use of commas was hilariously demystified in "Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference ," now Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons put their talents together to do the same for apostrophes. Everyone needs to know where to put an apostrophe to make a word plural or possess[...]
Commas and apostrophes aren't the only punctuation marks that can cause big trouble if they?re put in the wrong place. Now, Truss and Timmons put hyphens, parentheses, quotation marks, periods, and more in the spotlight, showing how which marks you choose and where you put them can cause hilarious m[...]
At a certain age, women gain a huge confidence about themselves because they realise that life's too short to waste. These six women are in their forties and each has a very different - and sometimes surprising - story to tell. This book contains six radio monologues in the form of tales of love, ro[...]
We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne [...]
Looks at the history of punctuation and the rules governing the use of apostrophes, commas, dashes, hyphens, colons, and semicolons. Teacher's Guide available. Reprint. 250,000 first printing.[...]
An expat's witty and insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language that will leave readers gobsmacked In "That's Not English," the seemingly superficial differences between British and American English open the door to a deeper exploration of a hist[...]
Acclaimed "New York Times "#1 bestselling author Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves") is back with a mesmerizing and hilarious tale of cats and murder
For people who both love "and" hate cats comes the tale of Dr. "Wiggy" Winterton, a librarian who finds himself suddenly alone: he's just lost [...]
This title comes with an introduction by Lynne Truss. The Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers and Austen fans: Alexander McCall Smith, Lynne Truss, Amanda Vickery, Francesca Segal, P.D. Jame[...]
A witty portrait of rural England in the early twentieth century, the "Penguin Classics" edition of Stella Gibbons' "Cold Comfort Farm" is introduced by Lynne Truss, author of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves". When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is [...]