Gotham, October 2008. Hardcover. A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say ?I am reading a catalog? instead of ?I read a catalog Why do we say ?do? at all? Is the way we speak a...... More
Penguin (Non-Classics), August 2003. Trade Paperback. A brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. "Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read..also highly persuasive." --Time Now updated with a new afterword One of the world's leading..... More
Gotham, April 2004. Hardcover. We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots..... More
