Snails and Monkey Tails, 9780008530204
Hardcover
Unlock punctuation secrets! A fun, visual guide to mastering symbols.

Snails and Monkey Tails

$27.72

  • Hardcover

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    22 February 2023

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Summary

Snails and Monkey Tails: A Punctuation Lover’s Guide

An entertaining, informative, and elegantly designed guide that makes understanding punctuation marks and symbols simple and fun.

A rollicking linguistic ride for fans of Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Just My Type.

What is the purpose of the comma – perhaps the most used symbol in the English language – and what are the proper uses of the asterisk? Do quote marks go inside or outs…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008530204
ISBN-10:0008530203
Author:Michael Arndt
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HQ
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:22 February 2023
Weight:450g
Dimensions:171mm x 171mm x 18mm
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Critics Review

“From commas to semicolons, from slashes to asterisks, from guillemets to octothorpes (named, perhaps, after athlete Jim Thorpe), you’ll never look at punctuation the same way again.” Michael Bierut, partner, Pentagram

About The Author

Michael Arndt

Michael Arndt is an award-winning graphic designer, author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed Cat Says Meow and other, My Heart Grows, One Yellow Sun, Minimal New York City and Thoughts Are Air. He lives in New York City.

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