Quoth the Maven

By William Safire

Book Overview

The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist discusses contemporary figures of speech, from witty stories about expressions such as ""kiss and tell"" and ""stab in the back"" to the evolution of ""read my... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679423249
• ISBN13: 9780679423249
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 6.8"