false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256093087m/5052294.jpg 5052294 1 “Florey writes with verve.”—Slate.com<br><br>“Florey . . . rattles off crackling prose in a no-nonsense voice.”—<i>The San Diego Union-Tribune</i><br><br>Steeped in the Palmer Method of handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed “penmanship nut” who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called <em>keyboarding</em>, it gave her pause: “There is a widespread belief that, in a digital world, forming letters on paper with a pen is pointless and obsolete,” she says, “and anyone who thinks otherwise is right up there with folks who still have fallout shelters in their backyards.”<br><br>Florey tackles the importance of writing by hand and its place in our increasingly electronic society in this fascinating exploration of the history of handwriting. Weaving together the evolution of writing implements and scripts, pen collecting societies, the golden age of American penmanship, the growth in popularity of handwriting analysis, and the pockets of aficionados who still prefer scribbling on paper to tapping on keys, she poses the question: Is writing by hand really no longer necessary in today’s busy world?<br><br><strong>Kitty Burns Florey</strong> is the author of <i>Sister Bernadette’s Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences</i>. A veteran copy editor, she has also written nine novels and many short stories and essays. She lives in central Connecticut with her husband, Ron Savage. 5118905 1 11 2008 Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting total:48|5:8|4:23|3:11|2:5|1:1| 48 176 186 28 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 01:01:45 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 01:14:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 12:04:21 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 12:10:46 -0700 2009 1
It only seemed to drag at the chapter on graphology (which I believe to be about 90% baloney). but a little knowledg...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 16:09:08 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:09:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 19:55:45 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 20:00:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 10:30:29 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 13:21:33 -0700 2009
While I am definitely in the camp of those who think that the lack of handwriting practic...more...]]> 0 2 false false Fri Jan 09 08:48:54 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 08:50:06 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:28:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:30:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 11:29:24 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 11:30:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 26 14:56:03 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:49:12 -0700 2009
As someone with mildly atrocious handwriting, I thought I wou...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 22 17:38:37 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 11 17:41:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 11:33:57 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 13:59:15 -0800 2009
There was lots of boring stuf...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 03 06:13:26 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 08:30:33 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 06:13:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 07:12:20 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 07:14:20 -0700 2009
I find it quite interesting. There are some editing errors in the book which I find a littl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 07:51:47 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 20:41:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 13:10:22 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 13:13:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 15 08:24:49 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 08:25:50 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 09:45:02 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 09:46:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 13 04:42:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 29 16:58:05 -0800 2009 the author is a coworker, but that isn't why i liked this book so much. both this and her previous 'sister bernadette's barking dog' are witty, intelligent, unprete...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 29 19:08:50 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 19:09:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 18:15:53 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 18:17:21 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5052294