Richard Lederer’s Books

Amazing Words – $14 Word WizardRichard Lederer offers his insight into the most bedazzling, beguiling, and bewitching words in the English language. With enchanting, enthralling, and entrancing etymologies, puns, and letter patterns of more than a thousand everyday words, readers will delight in the love of words that Dr. Lederer has poured into each entry. This is Lederer’s career-capping book for language lovers.

Trade paperback, 168 pages       Lederer on Language – $14 In this wide-ranging collection, Richard Lederer offers his reflections on the English language, along with his tales of a life in letters. The more than 30 chapters include Dr. Lederer’s best columns from the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Trade paperback, 272 pages       Word Wizard – $14   A career-capping anthology of Richard Lederer’s best and most popular pieces on the English language. The essays capture the sweep of Dr. Lederer’s many adventures as a verbivore and enlighten, inspire, and tickle the funny bone.

Trade paperback, 168 pages     The Gift of Age – $14   Richard Lederer shares wit and wisdom, information and inspiration about the incredible journey to maturity. The touching stories, fascinating facts, and rollicking humor will stir your soul, stimulate your mind, and tickle your funny bone. The pages are set in 14-point type.

Trade paperback, 144 pages       American Trivia – $10 Richard Lederer and Caroline McCullagh have written American Trivia to make American history live for their readers. More than 90 illustrations enliven the panoramic history of our great nation — from how our country got its name and from Lady Liberty to the Liberty Bell to our favorite foods, movies, and sports.

Trade paperback, 152 pages     Presidential Trivia – $10 Who was our youngest American president? Who was our oldest? Who were our tallest, shortest, and fattest? Richard Lederer offers a treasury of fascinating facts about the feats, fates, families, foibles, and firsts of our American presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama.

Hardcover, 128 pages     A Treasury for Cat Lovers – $14   In these pages cat lovers can celebrate the special bond they share with their beloved companions. A heartwarming collection of fascinating facts, touching stories, history, science, and hilarious jokes about our feline friends.

Hardcover, 128 pages       A Treasury for Dog Lovers – $14   In these pages dog lovers can celebrate the special bond they share with their beloved companions. A heartwarming collection of fascinating facts, touching stories, history, science, and hilarious jokes about our best friends.

Trade paperback, 168 pages     A Tribute to Teachers – $13 Cheering on the true heroes of the classroom,Richard Lederer sings a chorus of praise for those who change our lives one day and one lesson at a time. Readers will meet great teachers throughout history, as well as educators captured in literature, film, and comic strips. A must for teachers and those who love them.

Beyond Language

American Trivia (what we all should know about our great nation) $10.00
Presidential Trivia (fascinating facts about our presidents) $10.00
A Tribute to Teachers (in praise of teachers) $13.00
The Gift of Age (wit and wisdom, information and inspiration) $14.00
A Treasury for Cat Lovers (in praise of cats) $14.00
A Treasury for Dog Lovers (in praise of dogs) $14.00

Holidays

Hilarious Holiday Humor (the history and humor of our major holidays) $8.00
Puns Spooken Here (Halloween lore and puns) $8.00
Have a Punny Christmas (Christmas lore and puns) $8.00

Words

Amazing Words (an anthology of fascinating words) $14.00
Word Wizard (the best of Richard Lederer) $14.00
Lederer on Language (reflections on the English language) $14.00
Crazy English (a joyride through English) $14.00
The Play of Words (educational word games) $14.00
The Miracle of Language (a hymn of praise to English) $14.00

Bloopers

Anguished English (bloopers) $10.00
More Anguished English (bloopers) $8.00
Fractured English (bloopers) $14.00
The Bride of Anguished English (bloopers) $14.00
The Revenge of Anguished English (bloopers) $14.00

Puns

Get Thee to a Punnery (classic puns) $10.00
The Cunning Linguist (good clean dirty wordplay) $14.00
The Ants Are My Friends (a concert of musical punchlines) $10.00

For Children

Pun & Games (word play for children 9-13) $10.00
The Circus of Words (letter play for children 9-13) $14.00
Super Funny Animal Jokes (for children 8-12) $8.00
Wild & Wacky Animal Jokes (for children 8-12) $8.00
Rip Roaring Animal Jokes (for children 8-12) $8.00
Cleverly Comical Animal Jokes (for children 8-12) $8.00

Language Skills

The Write Way (a guide to real-life writing) $14.00
Sleeping Dogs Don’t Lay (advice for the grammatically challenged) $14.00
Comma Sense (a fun-damental guide to punctuation) $11.00

Games

The Word Circus (making the alphabet dance) $14.00
The Big Book of Word Play Crosswords (100 original puzzles) $14.00

Literature

Literary Trivia (stories and games for book lovers) $8.00
Classic Literary Trivia (Bible, mythology, Shakespeare) $8.00

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