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Title: Literary Trivia : Fun and Games for Book Lovers by Richard Lederer, Michael Gilleland ISBN: 0-679-75380-X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 29 November, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fun Little Book!
Comment: I've had a lot of fun with this book, testing my own knowledge of literary trivia and using it on friends in my book discussion group. Appealing format, informative and entertaining. This would be a great gift for any bibliophile.
Rating: 5
Summary: Where Milton, Melville, Mencken Merge
Comment: Entertainingly organized by topic, and with question lists, "Literary Trivia" is truly fun and games for book lovers.
This stuff is trivia, but Richard Lederer deals only with the big authors. He doesn't ask you any inane questions about authors who no one has ever read. That would be taking trivia a step farther than what is useful. Anyone with a decent reading list will know many of the questions, and he presents them in such a way that it also turns out to be fun learning.
What will you learn? Delightfully, nothing of consequence. Each chapter begins with a pithy discussion of what little quiz or game is to follow.
For example: in a chapter about how books end, Lederer tells us about the origin of "cock and bull stories". Then, he lists 15 quotes to match with 15 books, and then 15 authors to match accordingly. He also generously supplies the answers.
You'll ponder pen names, significant numbers, the Bible in the news (impressive overall subsection on this very influential book), and, of course, a fair dose of Shakespeare trivia.
Every chapter is succinct. Get stuck or bored with one? Move onward.
This is more than bathroom bookshelf fodder, but a couch and cola book. Teachers can use this to excite students about books. Any coffeeshop owner ought to grab a few copies as well.
By the way, yes: Milton, Melville and Mencken are in here.
Do I recommend this book? Wholeheartedly.
Anthony Trendl
Rating: 5
Summary: Can trivia really be worthy of 5 stars?
Comment: The answer is yes-if you're an English teacher who is always looking for ways to get kids engaged with research methods in the library. This book is filled with challenges that set students in motion in the library. The rest of the non-high school world of readers should find this book a pleasant diversion and a more stimulating breakfast companion than the daily crossword.
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Title: Literature Lover's Book Of Lists : Serious Trivia for the Bibliophile by Judie L. H. Strouf, Judie L.H. Strouf ISBN: 0735201218 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Miracle of Language by Richard Lederer ISBN: 0671028111 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Rock 'N' Roll Trivia: A Rollicking Ride Through the Glory Days of Rock 'n' Roll by Michael Harling ISBN: 1550549030 Publisher: Greystone Publishing Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Play of Words: Fun & Games for Language Lovers by Richard Lederer, Bernie Cootner, Elaine Pfefferblit ISBN: 0671689096 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged by Richard Lederer, Richard Dowis ISBN: 0312263945 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 11 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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