Jon Winokur



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born
August 05, 1947 in The United States

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Nonfiction


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Jon Winokur (b. Aug. 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor. Born in Detroit, the son of Martin M. and Elinor Winokur, he attended Temple University (BA, 1970) and the University of West Los Angeles (JD, 1980).


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Average rating: 3.76 · 925 ratings · 188 reviews · 29 distinct works
The Portable Curmudgeon
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions
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The Big Book of Irony
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2007
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The Portable Curmudgeon Redux
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1992
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The Return of the Portable ...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1995
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A Curmudgeon's Garden of Love
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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Advice to Writers: A Compen...
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
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Writers On Writing
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions
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Mondo Canine
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions
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Encyclopedia Neurotica
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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The Big Curmudgeon: 2,500 I...
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2007
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“GRUBELEIEN: German word for a not entirely unpleasant form of brooding; a sort of inward directed schadenfreude, i.e., perverse delight in one's own troubles”
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“HOLLOW-TOOTH SYNDROME: Compulsion to torture oneself mentally, based on the fact that nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it. ”
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“SITUATIONAL INTIMACY: Intimacy generated by a shared situation rather than a romantic or familial relationship, as when random train or airliner seatmates share their innermost secrets.”
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