Richard Lederer is to wordplay what John Philip Sousa is to marches. — Rod L. Evans, author of Tyrannosaurus Lex

Is there anyone alive who has more fun with words than Richard Lederer? In dozens of books, from Crazy English to The Word Circus, he has continually entertained and amazed us with his boundless knowledge of and enthusiasm for all things linguistic. Now, in Amazing Words, Lederer puts on yet another dazzling display, elucidating the wondrous stories and secrets that lie hidden in the language. There’s an ooh! and an ah! and a hearty ha-ha-ha! on every page. — Charles Harrington Elster, author of The Accidents of Style

Richard Lederer has outdone Richard Lederer. Amazing Words is clever, compelling, and totally captivating. This book is for anyone and everyone who loves the English language. It is one of a dozen books I would select to take along if I were exiled to a desert island. — Paul Dickson, author of Words

This is not simply a book about Amazing Words, it is also an amazing book about words—and one that could have only been written by the inimitable Richard Lederer. Enjoy, word lovers, enjoy! — Dr. Mardy Grothe, author of I Never Metaphor I Didn’t Like

Amazing Words is chock full of constant surprise. Each entry is a font of delight and knowledge. I had to keep reading because I unfailingly wanted to see how the next word would bedazzle, beguile, and bewitch me. — Caroline McCullagh, author of American Trivia

Words are wonderfully interesting, yes, but only Richard Lederer makes them amazing. –– Robert Hartwell Fiske, editor of The Vocabula Review and author of The Best Words

Richard Lederer is the true King of Language Comedy. His Anguished English books are the funniest books I have ever read! — Sidney Sheldon

If I had been given this book [Crazy English] to be read in high school or college while suffering through English classes, I would have grown up thinking of my own language as a magic moving sea of possibilities and not a corset for my mind. The final paragraph ought to be read in every English class in the land and the book ought to be set alongside The Elements of Style by Strunk and White as an equal classic. — Robert Fulghum

Richard Lederer’s delight in the English language is itself delightful — and contagious. — Edwin Newman

Richard Lederer’s new book [The Miracle of Language] will remind many readers of a good after-dinner speech. It combines one part meat and potatoes with four parts salad and dessert. It rests easily upon the reader’s eye. Lederer is a serious teacher of English who does not take himself too seriously. — James J. Kilpatrick

Richard Lederer has done it again — another delightful, witty, and hugely absorbing celebration of the English language. Is there no stopping the man? — Bill Bryson

Nowadays, plenty of writers tackle the subject of our national tongue, but Richard Lederer’s explorations are especially engaging. — Philadelphia Inquirer

America’s Wittiest Verbalist. — Book of the Month Club

The Wizard of Idiom. The first name in popular linguistics.
— Denver Post

The Abbot of Absurdity — Boston Globe

Columnist Extraordinaire — The New Yorker

Someone should declare Richard Lederer a national treasure. — Richmond Times-Dispatch

Lederer beguiles and bedazzles. — Lost Angeles Times

America’s Top Pun. — Chicago Tribune