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Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse
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Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse
by Douglas M Parker

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For years, readers have longed for a biography to match Nash's charm, wit, and good nature; now we have it in Douglas Parker's absorbing and delightful life of the poet....
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The Oxford Book of Comic Verse
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The Oxford Book of Comic Verse
by John Gross

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"Comic verse," writes editor John Gross, "is verse that is designed to amuse--and perhaps that is as far as any attempt at a definition ought to go." In The Oxford Book of Comic Verse, Gross has combed the annals of literature in English from the middle...
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Lingua Latina Extrema/X-Treme Latin: Unleash Your Inner Gladiator!
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Lingua Latina Extrema/X-Treme Latin: Unleash Your Inner Gladiator!
by Henry Beard

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The master of American wit?whose books have sold more than four million copies combined?delivers a hilarious handbook of Latin phrases for saying what's really on your mind, without any consequences. In staff meetings and singles bars, on freeways and...
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Now We Are Sixty
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Now We Are Sixty
by Christopher Matthew

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This is an affectionate tribute to A.A. Milne's Now We Are Six, for those who are not so young anymore, and for those who might not be sixty but certainly feel like they are. Enchantingly illustrated, this is the perfect gift for oldies of all ages....
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Here Speeching American
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Here Speeching American
by Kathryn Petras

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THE STRANGEST (AND FUNNIEST) TRAVEL GUIDE YOU’LL EVER READ The celebrated authors of the perennial bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said set the typical travel guide squarely on its head–taking you from the airport to the hotel, from...
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The Oxford Book of Comic Verse
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The Oxford Book of Comic Verse
by John Gross

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"Comic verse," writes editor John Gross, "is verse that is designed to amuse--and perhaps that is as far as any attempt at a definition ought to go." In The Oxford Book of Comic Verse, Gross has combed the annals of literature in English from the middle...
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Look Book
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Look Book
by Chris Sickles

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The Look Book is a charming peek into the lives of Ann and Ian, two siblings who leave the house one afternoon and see the world in unusual ways. The book combines stunning photographs of miniature scenes with dark and clever turns of phrase to create a...
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Archyology
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Archyology
by Don Marquis

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Archy and his racy pal Mehitabel are timeless, noted E. B. White in his essay on Don Marquis and his famous creations, and the undimmed enthusiasm of several generations of fans -- who every year buy thousands of copies of Marquis' earlier collections --...
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Random House Treasury of Light Verse
by Louis Phillips

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This delightful anthology of poems from American and English writers features lighthearted parodies, limmericks, and verses, plus perfectly unclassifiable funny poems by the likes of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Cole Porter, and (believe it or not...
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Selected Letters
by Edward Lear

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One of Edward Lear's best know poems begins, "'How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!' / Who has written such volumes of stuff! / Some think him ill-tempered and queer, / But a few think him pleasant enough." As Vivien Noakes--author of the definitive biography...
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Ogden Nash's Zoo: Ogden Nash
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Ogden Nash's Zoo: Ogden Nash
by Ogden Nash



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The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel (Penguin Classics)
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The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel (Penguin Classics)
by Don Marquis



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Every Excuse in the Book: 714 Ways to Say,
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Every Excuse in the Book: 714 Ways to Say, "It's Not My Fault!"
by Craig Boldman



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Faber Book of Nonsense Verse
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Faber Book of Nonsense Verse
by Geoffrey Grigson



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How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities
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How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities
by Judith Viorst



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Edward Lear :a biography
by Peter Levi

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-344) and index....
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Mad Amadeus Sued a Madam (Pocket Paragon Series)
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Mad Amadeus Sued a Madam (Pocket Paragon Series)
by Allan Miller

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The Palindrome (for those of you unfamiliar with it) is a phrase that has the odd property of reading exactly the same forward and backward. We realize that the world of palindromes is a bit circumscribed, defined by a narrow band of fanatics who find as...
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Letters of Edward Lear To Chichester For
by Edward Lear



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Limerick Lyrics a Collection of Choice H
by Stanton Vaughn



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Haunted Homes: a Victorian Album
by Fred Cody



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