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Richard Lederer

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May 26, 1938 in The United States

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http://www.verbivore.com/

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Richard Lederer is the author of more than 35 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current book, The Gift of Age. He has been profiled in magazines as diverse as The New Yorker, People, and the National Enquirer and frequently appears on radio as a commentator on language. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.

He is the father of author and poet Katy Lederer and poker players Howard Lederer and Annie Duke.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,499 ratings · 185 reviews · 59 distinct works

	Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language by Richard Lederer, Bill Thompson (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 1987 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Crazy English 3.82 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	My rating:
	More Anguished English: an Expose of Embarrassing Excruciating, and Egregious Errors in English 4.10 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Get Thee to a Punnery: An Anthology of Intentional Assaults Upon the English Language 3.83 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Miracle of Language 4.03 avg rating — 76 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonanza of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos by Richard Lederer, Jim McLean (Illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Revenge of Anguished English: More Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language 3.91 avg rating — 54 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Play of Words by Richard Lederer, Elaine Pfefferblit (Editor), Bernie Cootner (Illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 48 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Man of My Words: Reflections on the English Language 3.63 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Comma Sense: A Fun-damental Guide to Punctuation by Richard Lederer, John Shore 3.56 avg rating — 43 ratings — 5 editions	My rating: