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 enlarge | Author: James Lipton
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 81749
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0140170960
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780140170962
ASIN: 0140170960
Publication Date: November 1, 1993
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An Exaltation of Larks July 25, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book, so humorous and the illustrations are really well drawn. Two of my friends have already ordered this book after reading mine. This is a great coffee table book, everyone loves to look through it.
You can learn so much December 29, 2003
2 out of 56 found this review helpful
mr. Liton was my acting coach when I lived in New York. I was studying to be a methodist actor. That's when you become the character. If your character doesnt' get any sleep, then you dont sleep. It's a difficult technique to master, but it makes your acting so much better. You should buy this if youre interested in being a better actor, or trying to become a methodist actor, which is difficult, trust me.
A Brouse of Readers.. November 9, 2003
12 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is simply a wonderful book that you should have on your shelf.Lipton did a pile (there,s gotta be a better word) of work coming up with the source of many of these words.When one doesn't exist;his off-the-wall mind creates one.
Just a few gems:
An Advance of Authors
A Royalty of best-selling Authors
An Engima of Mystery Writrs
A Bosum of Romance Writers
A Blizzard of Quotes
A Tedium of Footnotes
A Providence of Publishers
THis ought to wet your appetite..but how come no word for a collection of bibliophiles . Is a Reading of Books legit for a bunch of books?
Maybe you get the point;it's great fun to come up with your own.
By the way;we know about puns,aphorisms,maxims,and so on,but what is the term for these 'collection' words?
You gotta get this book ,learn a few new ones every day,make up new ones,drive everyone around you bonkers,or even worse,have them imitating you.
 fun for wordsmiths June 20, 2003
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is a great book for those who love words. I ordered it because I was fascinated with the fact that a group of ravens is called a "murder." I then began to wonder what other groups of things might be called. Eventually I was led to this book. It is separated into entities, with lots of Victorian-type illustrations. A good addition to the reference library.
A splendid curiosity July 2, 2002
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
James Lipton's "An Exaltation of Larks" is a splendid curiosity and a must for any etymology lover's bookshelf. In it, Lipton gathers together virtually every known existing grouping phrase (as in a murder of crows, a leap of leopards, and, naturally, an exaltation of larks) and even admits to adding a few of his own--ones which he felt ought to be in use, even if they weren't already. The result is exhilarating good fun.A few of the choicer phrases are shown below, although of course it's difficult to pick out just a few gems when there is a treasure trove within these covers: A rash of dermatologists;
A pound of Englishmen;
A solidarity of Poles;
An outback of Aussies;
A quicksand of credit cards;
A thrill of brides;
A convulsion of belly dancers;
An insanity of clauses. Lipton gives all sorts of fascinating background on the existing phrases and provides many good reasons for the ones he makes up. The result is a hoot, and lots of fun to read aloud to your friends and family. Accompanying the text are superb, crisp old engravings of everything under the sun, each appropriate to the particular section in which it appears (sections include "Romance and Raunch," "People, Places & Things," "The Unknown," "The Unexpected," "Professions," and more). "An Exaltation of Larks" is the perfect gift for the word-lover who has everything else.
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