Anglický jazyk

Tales of the Truly Unpleasant

Vydavateľstvo: iUniverse
Rok vydania: 2010
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 235 x 157 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781450222051

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O knihe

Two decades of laughs ... and wisdom? For
20 years, starting in 1988 and continuing to 2007, Steve
Johnston's humor columns were a reader favorite in The
Seattle Times. Now, for the first time, his family has
collected some of their favorites in this book -
immortalizing, among other things, Steve's wife Nancy, the
"Truly Unpleasant Mrs. Johnston." Here you will find more
than 40 of the 200 or so Sunday Punch columns he wrote for
the newspaper's Pacific Northwest magazine, plus a tasty
selection of the "restaurant reviews" and Just Ask Johnston
question-and-answer columns he did for the paper's Eastside
edition. Settle back, prepare to chuckle ... and perhaps nod
your head in agreement as Steve recounts his life with a big
and sometimes noisy family, among many other topics. A
word from a boss... When people learned that I worked at The
Seattle Times, their first question - usually asked with an
air of hopeful expectation - was, "Do you know Steve
Johnston?" That was followed quickly by, "Is he really like
what he sounds like in his columns?" And, "Is his wife
'Truly Unpleasant'?" The short answers were yes, yes and
definitely, absolutely no. Steve connected with so many
readers not just because he is funny (though many women
failed to appreciate the humorous way he regarded his wife,
Nancy, in print), but because he writes about life in ways
many of us experience it. In a word, Steve's writing is
genuine. So is he. Steve's stories are funny, but they are
also filled with timeless insights about life that make them
worth reading again and again. Enjoy. Alex MacLeod Managing
Editor, 1986-2003 The Seattle Times