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Karen Elizabeth Gordon

Karen Elizabeth Gordon is the author of seven books, including her mischievous language handbooks "The Deluxe Transitive Vampire", "The New Well-Tempered Sentence", and "Torn Wings and Faux Pas". She divides her time between California and France.

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The New Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed

The best book on punctuation ever

by dekesolomon, Oct 31, 2009

If you are one of those who is mystified by comma placement, Karen Elizabeth Gordon can straighten you out. In this book of 148 numbered pages, she devotes 37 pages (25 percent) to comma placement.
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The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager and the Doomed

Grammar that keeps you up all night

by dekesolomon, Oct 31, 2009

I bought 'The Deluxe Transitive Vampire' because it is a companion to 'The New Well-Tempered Sentence.' I don't use it much because I don't often need it -- but when I need it, it works for me.

So ... read more
Paris Out of Hand: A Wayward Guide

Bantock saves this book

by Loren, Oct 2, 2008

Comes across as a travel guide, but with all the funny Bantock pictures &/or obscure and odd references, it is hard to tell what is real & what is tongue-in-cheek. If I took this guide to Paris with ... read more

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Karen Elizabeth Gordon

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Karen Elizabeth Gordon book reviews

The New Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed

The best book on punctuation ever

by dekesolomon, Oct 31, 2009

The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager and the Doomed

Grammar that keeps you up all night

by dekesolomon, Oct 31, 2009

Paris Out of Hand: A Wayward Guide

Bantock saves this book

by Loren, Oct 2, 2008

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