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1	Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation more books like this by Lynne Truss A panda walked into a cafe. He ordered a sandwich, ate it, then pulled out a gun and shot the waiter. 'Why?' groaned the injured man. The panda shrugged, tossed him a badly punctuated wildlife manual and walked out. And sure enough, when the waiter consulted the book, he found an explanation. 'Panda,' ran the entry for his assailant. 'Large black ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! more books like this by Lynne Truss, Bonnie Timmons (Illustrator) Illuminating the comical confusion the lowly comma can cause, this new edition uses lively, subversive illustrations to show how misplacing or leaving out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely. This picture book adaptation of the "New York Times" bestseller is sure to elicit gales of laughter--and better punctuation--from all who ... see all copies from $2.82! new only from $6.37! \| SVS
3	Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Homeand Bolt the Door more books like this by Lynne Truss Taking on the boorish behavior that for some has become a point of pride, this is a rallying cry for courtesy and a colorful call to arms. When did society become so thoughtless? It's a topic that has been simmering for years, and the author says it's now reached the boiling point. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Lynne Truss Treasury: Columns and Three Comic Novels more books like this by Lynne Truss Lynne Truss debuted in America as a guffaw-inducing grammarian, but her British audience has known her for years as a critically acclaimed novelist and columnist. Her previous works are now available stateside in one volume, complete with a new preface. "With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed," a raucous comedy of errors, follows the exploits of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Envelopes: A Puzzling Journey Through the Royal Mail more books like this by Harriet Russell, Lynne Truss (Foreword by) This engaging book of illustrated envelopes that made it through the United Kingdom's postal system against all odds will appeal to puzzlers and punsters of all ages. Full color. see all copies from $66.00! new only from $66.00!
6	Eats, Shoots & Leaves more books like this by Lynne Truss We all know the basics of punctuation--or do we? In "Eats, Shoots & Leaves," Truss dares to say, in her delightfully witty way, that it is time to institute a zero tolerance approach to punctuation. Unabridged. 1 CD. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Girl's Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage Without Apostrophes! more books like this by Lynne Truss, Bonnie Timmons (Illustrator) Just as the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" hilariously demystified the comma, this companion book does the same for apostrophes. Silly scenes throughout show how apostrophes make a difference, too, in proper punctuation. Full color. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $4.94! \| SVS
8	Making the Cat Laugh: One Woman's Journal of Single Life on the Margins more books like this by Lynne Truss A collection of essays about the vicissitudes and strange pleasures of living alone with only cats to hear your thoughts. We discover a writer not only obsessed with cats, but prone to over-reacting generally to all life's little irritations. see all copies from $2.34! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	With one lousy free packet of seed more books like this by Lynne Truss Osborne Lonsdale, 48, a down-at-heel journalist, writes a regular celebrity interview for "Come Into the Garden". When he arrives in Devon to do an interview for his weekly "Me and My Shed" column, he learns that the sleepy magazine has been taken over by thrusting new management. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Going loco by Lynne Truss When Belinda, a writer married to Stefan, a geneticist, hires a cleaner called Linda, she gets more than she bargained for. With a knack for making drudgery seem glamorous, it's not long before Linda seems to take over Belinda's whole life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.96! \| first editions
11 view cover	Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation: Illustrated Edition more books like this by Lynne Truss, Pat Byrnes (Illustrator) Language lovers can cheer the arrival of this new edition, beautifully packaged in a larger format with a red cloth-over-board cover and containing more than 50 vivid, full-color drawings by acclaimed "New Yorker" cartoonist Byrnes. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $12.50! \| SVS
12 view cover	Tennyson's gift more books like this by Lynne Truss This is a comical novel based on some real events that happened on the Isle of Wight in the summer of 1864, revolving around Tennyson, Ellen Terry, Julia Margaret Cameron and Edward Lear. The book examines the fictional relationships and the love triangles that develop between these individuals. see all copies from $4.97! new only from $8.41! \| first editions
13 view cover	Eats Shoots & Leaves: 2009 Day-To-Day Calendar by Lynne Truss This word lover and wordsmith's calendar is based on the punctuation sensation "Eats, Shoots and Leaves," With such observations as "people truly do not know their apostrophe from their elbow," Lynne Truss has made "the history of punctuation a subject at once urgent, sexy, and hilarious" (John Walsh, "The Independent"). see all copies from $4.99! new only from $8.85!
14 view cover	Twenty-Odd Ducks: Why, Every Punctuation Mark Counts! more books like this by Lynne Truss, Bonnie Timmons (Illustrator) Commas and apostrophes arenat the only punctuation marks that can cause big trouble if theyare put in the wrong place. Now, Truss and Timmons put hyphens, parentheses, quotation marks, periods, and more in the spotlight, showing how which marks you choose and where you put them can cause hilarious mix-ups. see all copies from $7.48! new only from $7.48! \| SVS
15 view cover	Going Loco: A Comedy of Terrors more books like this by Lynne Truss A New York Times Bestselling Author A CBA Bestseller Lynne Truss debuted in America as a guffaw-inducing grammarian with her #1 New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves, but her UK audience has known her for years as a critically acclaimed novelist and columnist. Going Loco features a critic trying to write a definitive account of the ... see all copies from $6.99!
16	Cutting a Dash: Eats, Shoots & Leaves more books like this by Lynne Truss The BBC Radio 4 series that inspired the best-selling book Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Lynn Truss accompanies the founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society through Berwick Street Market on a hunt for the "greengrocer's" apostrophe," enters the classroom to hear how children learn punctuation, and finds out whether anyone punctuates text messages. ... see all copies from $5.63! new only from $5.63!
17 view cover	Tennyson and His Circle more books like this by Lynne Truss Tennyson's ascendancy as England's foremost poet coincided with one of the most significant inventions of the 19th century: photography. As Poet Laureate, Tennyson, and those who moved in his circle, became targets of the photographer's lens. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $28.46! \| first editions
18 view cover	A Certain Age by Lynne Truss In the tradition of Alan Bennett's "Talking Heads", Lynne Truss' twelve highly original monologues are about love, romance, friendship and family. Here are six men and six women, each with a very different story to tell, ranging from the wife who feels better when her husband disappears to the pedant who undergoes a TV makeover and the Olympic ... see all copies from $15.50! new only from $15.50! \| first editions
19 view cover	Tennyson's Gift: Stories from the Lynne Truss Omnibus, Book 2 more books like this by Lynne Truss A New York Times Bestselling Author The bestselling author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves turns a fiendishly clever eye to the literary world. Tennyson's Gift is an imaginative cocktail of Victorian seriousness and farce that re-imagines the world of the nineteenth-century English poet laureate, placing him in the midst of eccentric company that ... see all copies from $7.68!
20 view cover	Certain Age by Lynne Truss This book contains the original six radio monologues written by Lynne Truss, author of the phenomenal bestsellers "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" and "Talk to the Hand". "Dazzling series...sad, funny and, of course, exquisitely written; superb, finely crafted" - "Daily Mail". In the tradition of Alan Bennett's "Talking Heads" come Lynne Truss' female ... see all copies from $19.33! new only from $25.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Eat, Shoots & Leaves: 2006 Engagement Calendar by Lynne Truss New from AMP Are you a Scrabble fanatic? A crossword puzzle junkie? Join the punctuation sensation that's sweeping across America. In 2003, Lynne Truss followed up her popular BBC radio show Cutting a Dash with Eats, Shoots & Leaves, which makes the issue of proper grammar pressing again. The book became a runaway success in the UK and hit ... see all copies from $47.58!
22 view cover	Talk to the hand : the utter bloody rudeness of everyday life (or six good reasons to stay home and bolt the door) by Lynne Truss "Talk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listening," the saying goes. When did the world become so rude? It's a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says that it has now reached boiling point. Taking on the boorish behaviour that has become a point of pride for some, "Talk to the Hand" is a rallying cry for courtesy. Like "Eats, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.95! \| first editions
23	Certain Age Signed Edition by Lynne Truss see all copies from $19.46! new only from $19.46!
24	Tennyson's Gift & Going Loco by Lynne Truss, Timothy West Lynne Truss debuted in America as a guffaw-inducing grammarian, but her UK audience has known her for years as a critically acclaimed novelist. Tennyson's Gift is an imaginative cocktail of Victorian seriousness and farce that reimagines the world of the nineteenth-century English poet laureate, placing him in the midst of eccentric company that ... see all copies from $39.66! new only from $120.45!
25	Complã¨Tement Schizo by Lynne Truss see all copies from $8.99! new only from $55.35!

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