11.26.08
Recommended by Dean Koontz, Lawrence Block, Richard Lederer and Steven Raichlen
With Black Friday looming, I today offer unhumble suggestions for your holiday shopping list. (It’s a commercial, dammit! I admit it! And I’m not kidding about the headline.)
Other vaguely humble suggestions for my books that are possibly enjoyable by people other than my mom (see the headline):
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Write Tight: Say Exactly What You Mean With Precision and Power > ”These days, most creative-writing courses teach self-indulgence. Write Tight counsels discipline. It is worth more than a university education. Its advice is gold.” — Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author > ”If you read Write Tight, and if you apply its lessons, you will be a better writer.” — Lawrence Block, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master > ”Write Tight is a supremely valuable ‘must-have’ for aspiring writers in all fields.” — Midwest Book Review |
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Everything You Know About English Is Wrong > ”If you love language and the unvarnished truth, you’ll love Everything You Know About English Is Wrong. You’ll have fun because his lively, comedic, skeptical voice will speak to you from the pages of his word-bethumped book.” — Richard Lederer, author of Anguished English and other popular word books > ”The book provides a good counterpoint to Lynne Truss’s anxiety-inducing Eats, Shoots & Leaves and will be enjoyed by everyone who can’t quite admit to being amused by William Safire because they can’t get past his politics. In other words, Brohaugh is funner.” — FeatureBook.com |
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The Grill of Victory: Hot Competition on the Barbecue Circuit > ”It’s not about words, but it uses them.” — Bill Brohaugh, author of The Grill of Victory” > ”Thank you, William Brohaugh. Thank you for writing this book. Barbecue is the better for it.” — Doug Mosley in The National Barbecue News > ”A must read for aspiring pit masters and great for armchair cooks, too.” — Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue Bible > ”The blend of travel, social and culinary history is exceptional and fun in this highly recommended pick.” — Midwest Book Review |
JohnnyB said,
November 26, 2008 at 10:16 am
I have three of the four – I am missing Write Tight – and they are all excellent books which I enjoyed reading (and I’m not just saying that because I am in one of the dedications – get all 4 to find out which one).
I am sure Oscar Wilde would agree with me and L. Frank Baum and Edgar Rice Burroughs would concur at least a little bit.