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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 90,654 Ratings and 5,212 Reviews

Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller

In 2002 Lynne Truss presented a well-received BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation which led to the writing of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The book became a runaway success in the UK, hitting number one on the bestseller lists and prompting extraordinary headlines such as "Grammar Book Tops Bestseller List" (BBC News). With over a half million copies in print in En... More

Book Information
PublisherThorndike Press
BindingHardcover (48 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages231
ISBN-100786268379
ISBN-13978-0786268375
Publication Date08/23/2004
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About Lynne Truss (Author) : Lynne Truss is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Lynne Truss include Twenty-Odd Ducks: Why, every punctuation mark counts!, The Girl's Like Spaghet... more
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6/8/2010 Maureen Boucher said: Children and Adults love this book! Proves to children why commas do make a difference!
tags: I recommend, I read

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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 10234
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