Paul Dickson (1) (1939–)
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Paul Dickson is the author of more than sixty nonfiction books, including Sputnik: The Shock of the Century and The Bonus Army: An American Epic (with Thomas B. Allen), and books on electronic warfare and war slang. He concentrates on writing about the American language, baseball, and 20th century visa mer history. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland. visa färre
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Verk av Paul Dickson
The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball (1997) 230 exemplar
The Unwritten Rules of Baseball: The Etiquette, Conventional Wisdom, and Axiomatic Codes of Our National Pastime (2009) 80 exemplar
The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor (2020) 67 exemplar
Dickson's Word Treasury: A Connoisseur's Collection of Old and New, Weird and Wonderful, Useful and Outlandish Words (1992) 46 exemplar
The Official Rules and Explanations: The Original Guide to Surviving the Electronic Age With Wit, Wisdom, and Laughter (1999) 38 exemplar
From Elvis to E-Mail: Trends, Events, and Trivia from the Postwar Era to the End of the Century (1999) 27 exemplar
Words from the White House: Words and Phrases Coined or Popularized by America's Presidents (2013) 27 exemplar
The Official Rules at Work: The Principles, Maxims, and Instructions that Define Your Life on the Job (1996) 25 exemplar
Toasts: The Complete Book of the Best Toasts, Sentiments, Blessings, Curses, and Graces (1981) — Redaktör — 22 exemplar
Dickson's Joke Treasury: An Anthology of Gags, Bits, Puns and Jests-- And How To Tell Them (1992) 11 exemplar
The Official Rules: 5,427 Laws, Principles, and Axioms to Help You Cope with Crises, Deadlines, Bad Luck, Rude… (2013) 11 exemplar
The Volvo Guide to Halls of Fame: The Traveler's Handbook of North America's Most Inspiring and Entertaining… (1995) 4 exemplar
Firestone : A Legend. A Century. A Celebration. The Firestone Centennial 1900-2000 (2000) 2 exemplar
Jokes: Outrageous bits, atrocious puns and ridiculous routines for those who love jests (1984) 1 exemplar
The Official Rules Explained 1 exemplar
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- 1939
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- male
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- USA (birth)
- Bostadsorter
- Yonkers, New York, USA
- Utbildning
- Wesleyan University (1961)
- Yrken
- Freeland Writer
- Organisationer
- National Press Club
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- 63
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- 1
- Medlemmar
- 2,850
- Popularitet
- #9,006
- Betyg
- 3.9
- Recensioner
- 28
- ISBN
- 182
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- 1