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PERIGEE Trade Paperback June 2012<br />
TYRANNOSAURUS LEX<br />
The Marvelous Book of Palindromes,<br />
Anagrams, and Other Delightful and<br />
Outrageous Wordplay<br />
Rod L. Evans, Ph.D.<br />
978-0-399-53749-3 • $14.00/$15.00 Can.<br />
Trade Paperback<br />
224 pp./4 1/2” x 8”<br />
Carton: 40<br />
Reference<br />
Rights: W00<br />
First serial, UK, translation, audio: Perigee<br />
Other: Janet Rosen<br />
Sheree Bykofsky Associates, Inc.<br />
P.O. Box 706, Brigantine, NJ 08203<br />
Publishing History: Original<br />
Previous Book: Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits<br />
978-0-399-53672-4 (6/11)<br />
EAN: 9780399537493 51400<br />
On sale June 5, 2012<br />
SUGGESTED ORDER<br />
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A fascinating and accessible look at the world of<br />
recreational linguistics.<br />
In Tyrannosaurus Lex, Rod Evans takes readers down the rabbit hole into<br />
the bizarre and intriguing world of recreational linguistics (or logology)—<br />
the pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling words. Readers will learn about:<br />
• Anagrams, palindromes, and puns<br />
• Words with unusual nonsemantic features, such as only one vowel or<br />
all the vowels in alphabetical order<br />
• Paraprosdokians—sentences with surprise endings (“I’ve had a<br />
perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.” —Groucho Marx)<br />
• Kangaroo words, which contain letters in sequence that form<br />
synonyms of the original word (curtial/cut; regulate/rule)<br />
Praise for Evans’s Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits:<br />
“In this entertaining dictionary, Evans enables you to impress your<br />
friends by proving to them that, yes, English has a word for that.”<br />
—Tyler Hinman, five-time winner of the American Crossword<br />
Puzzle tournament<br />
“Positively bursting with linguistic gems.” —Chicago Tribune<br />
MARKETING<br />
• Print features and re<strong>view</strong>s<br />
• Online re<strong>view</strong>s and author inter<strong>view</strong>s<br />
• Online promotion<br />
SALES POINTS<br />
• A fascinating and fun look into the bizarre and intriguing world of word<br />
puzzles, including anagrams, palindromes, and puns<br />
• Makes obscure trivia and knowledge accessible and entertaining<br />
• Perfect for word, puzzle, and trivia lovers<br />
ALSO AVAILABLE<br />
Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits 978-0-399-53672-4 @ $12.95/$15.00 Can.<br />
Sorry, Wrong Answer 978-0-399-53586-4 @ $11.95/$15.00 Can.<br />
The Artful Nuance 978-0-399-53482-9 @ $13.95/$15.50 Can.<br />
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge 978-0-399-53351-8 @ $12.95/$16.00 Can.<br />
Rod L. Evans, Ph.D., is a teacher of philosophy at Old Dominion in Norfolk.<br />
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