May 2009 • Brian Beholds

Alphabet Juice: The Stand-up Linguist Comedian

reading / Brian Tomlin / May 31, 2009

Blount, R., (2008). Alphabet Juice: the energies, gists, and spirits of letters, words, and combinations thereof; their roots, bones, innards,piths, pips, and secret parts, … with examples of their usage foul and savory.New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Blount is certainly knowledgeable about the English language. I can say I learned a great deal from […]

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Burn This Book, thought provoking book about censorship

Morrison, T., (2009). Burn This Book. City: HarperStudio. Anyone who has read even one book, poem or article or who has seen even one scripted play, movie or television program knows the power of the writer. The eleven writers of the essays in this book flesh out the reasons writing can affect people’s emotions and