false 2122904 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg New York Times Book Review, Woe Is I gives lighthearted, witty instruction on the subject most of us dreaded in school--grammar. Discussion is brief and concise, and much more engaging than the grammar books you may remember. With chapter titles such as "Woe is I: Therapy for Pronoun Anxiety," "Your Truly: The Possessive and the Possessed," "Verbal Abuse: Words on the Endangered List," "Comma Sutra; The Joy of Punctuation," and "Death Sentence: Do Cliches Deserve to Die?," O'Conner proves that even grammar can make for entertaining reading. ]]> 108835 8 104889 1996 Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, Second Edition total:541|5:152|4:218|3:132|2:30|1:9| 541 2097 934 88 63015 3.84 670 120 23438570 26511 567772 1573226254 9781573226257 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175871807m/567772.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175871807s/567772.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567772.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English 4.05 100 New York Times Book Review, Woe Is I gives lighthearted, witty instruction on the subject most of us dreaded in school--grammar. Discussion is brief and concise, and much more engaging than the grammar books you may remember. With chapter titles such as "Woe is I: Therapy for Pronoun Anxiety," "Your Truly: The Possessive and the Possessed," "Verbal Abuse: Words on the Endangered List," "Comma Sutra; The Joy of Punctuation," and "Death Sentence: Do Cliches Deserve to Die?," O'Conner proves that even grammar can make for entertaining reading. ]]> 1996 2 3 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 08:46:12 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 08:49:16 -0700 2008 Eats, Shoots and Leaves really delivered.

Perhaps I just got turned off by the Garrison Keillor blurb on the cover and nev...more...]]> 55590138 1758594 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.82 396 1996 4 0 false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 13:54:28 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 13:59:18 -0700 2009 1
After hearing the author on NPR hawking her book ‘Origins of the Specious’ (yesterday, May 9th) I went to Barnes and Ignoble the next day (yah, that would be today May 10th) all hot and bothered only to find the book was published last Tuesday (May 5th – so far so good) but ...more...]]> 969421 40204 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 2 1 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 01 10:27:09 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 07 11:25:55 -0800 2007 I'll stick with Strunk & White for real help...more...]]> 55711166 1093061 567771 0399141960 9780399141966 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567771.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English 3.92 37 New York Times Book Review, Woe Is I gives lighthearted, witty instruction on the subject most of us dreaded in school--grammar. Discussion is brief and concise, and much more engaging than the grammar books you may remember. With chapter titles such as "Woe is I: Therapy for Pronoun Anxiety," "Your Truly: The Possessive and the Possessed," "Verbal Abuse: Words on the Endangered List," "Comma Sutra; The Joy of Punctuation," and "Death Sentence: Do Cliches Deserve to Die?," O'Conner proves that even grammar can make for entertaining reading. ]]> 1996 4 1 false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 14:48:10 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 19:20:41 -0700 2009 1
The book as a whole is very good. The...more...]]> 41670816 350848 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 1 0 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 19:33:17 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 19:38:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42484741 1851337 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 3 1 false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 09 12:33:43 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 12:37:33 -0800 2009 1
And even though -personally- not much of what was read stuck, this book keeps things simple and to the point, which is great as you don...more...]]> 37178016 1689515 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 4 1 false Sat Nov 08 07:56:11 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 07:56:50 -0800 2008 75054153 1019021 567771 0399141960 9780399141966 7 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567771.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English 3.88 541 New York Times Book Review, Woe Is I gives lighthearted, witty instruction on the subject most of us dreaded in school--grammar. Discussion is brief and concise, and much more engaging than the grammar books you may remember. With chapter titles such as "Woe is I: Therapy for Pronoun Anxiety," "Your Truly: The Possessive and the Possessed," "Verbal Abuse: Words on the Endangered List," "Comma Sutra; The Joy of Punctuation," and "Death Sentence: Do Cliches Deserve to Die?," O'Conner proves that even grammar can make for entertaining reading. ]]> 1996 4 0 false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 19 15:02:28 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 15:02:28 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 54202431 185766 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 2 0 false Mon Apr 27 20:56:56 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:02:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45518629 634692 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 1 0 false Thu Feb 05 19:02:37 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 19:11:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 29274592 366485 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 3 1 false Mon Aug 04 20:17:30 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 20:17:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 46824802 1453851 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 18 20:23:44 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 20:25:57 -0800 2009 45382770 1995011 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 4 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Wed Feb 04 13:39:14 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 13:43:22 -0800 2009 57767974 78142 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 3 0 false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 12:49:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 12:46:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 62533641 2459469 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 4 0 false Tue Jul 07 15:59:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 16:01:01 -0700 2009 45248390 1094613 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Feb 03 08:29:58 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 08:32:21 -0800 2009 39205850 185139 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 4 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:06:49 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:08:54 -0800 2008 1 74260372 2278550 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 1 0 false Mon Oct 12 07:02:53 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 07:04:37 -0700 2009 59572740 2363325 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 0 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jun 13 19:51:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 19:52:11 -0700 2009 59348466 2281649 108835 1594480060 9781594480065 68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779m/108835.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171591779s/108835.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108835.Woe_Is_I_The_Grammarphobe_s_Guide_to_Better_English_in_Plain_English_Second_Edition 3.88 541 1996 5 0 false Thu Jun 11 19:38:51 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 19:39:52 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2122904