The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and Wisdom from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazine

The author of No Uncertain Terms and Words of Wisdom presents a wealth of humorous new investigations into language, usage, words, speech, and writing. 25,000 first printing.

• On Language
• How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar
• Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History (Updated and Expanded)
• On Language
• No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazine
• Safire's Political Dictionary
• Take My Word for It: More on Language
• I Stand Corrected: More on Language
• Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
• Let a Simile Be Your Umbrella