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The Thurber Carnival (Perennial Classics)

16 reviews
James Thurber

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999

Hooray for Thurber!
A great introduction to this wonderful humorist. I dare you not to laugh out loud at "The Night the Bed Fell." Go on, try it.

Is Sex Necessary?: Or Why You Feel the Way You Do

6 reviews
James Thurber, E. B. White

Harper Perennial, 2004

Ahhh... the sexual revolution--30 years early!
You've probably heard of E.B. White--he wrote "Charlotte's Web" after all, quite possibly still required reading in many middle schools (as a lead-in to 2pac Shakur's poetry, I'm sure). James Thurber may be a bit more obscure to some of you, but he was an Ohio State alumnus (go Buckeyes! *cough*), an awesome cartoonist/artist, and an author possessed of a wonderfully ascerbic wit. The ...

The Dog Department: James Thurber on Hounds, Scotties, and Talking Poodles

3 reviews
James Thurber, Michael J. Rosen, ...

HarperCollins, 2001

A must
This book contains one of the great dog stories of all time: THE DOG WHO BIT PEOPLE....... Scratch that ...... This book contains one of the great stories -- period -- of all time, THE DOG WHO BIT PEOPLE. Once you have read this story you will remember it forever. Isn't that the definition of a "great" story?

My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics)

26 reviews
James Thurber

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999

Talent Like This is Rare
Thurber's classic about growing up in Columbus, Ohio is laugh out loud funny, even 80 years removed. Talent like this is rare. He deserves his literary reputation.

The Wonderful O (Childrens Collection)

9 reviews
James Thurber

NYR Children's Collection, 2009

Chas and cnfusin reign supreme
"The Wonderful O" is a delightful book for our younger readers about a dastardly group of pirates who invade the island of Ooroo looking for treasure. Oh wow, with a name like Ooroo, this place is just asking for trouble. Seems that Black, the pirate chief, hates the letter O, because when he was a child his mother got stuck in a porthole, and he couldn't pull her in, so he had to push her out. ...

Many Moons (A Harcourt Brace contemporary classic)

26 reviews
James Thurber

Voyager Books, 1998

Wonderful find of a book!
This book was among 8-10 children's books I found at a thrift store, never having heard of it "but it looked kind of good, was in great condition and the pictures were interesting (Slobodkin illustrations)". For .69 I didn't even take the time to glance at what it was about. And WOW!, was I surprised!! I took a longer look at it prior to reading it to my 4-year old daughter, realized how ...

Campaigns and Elections American Style (Transforming American Politics)

4 reviews

Westview Press, 2009

A good book to read...!
I'm a university student in Taiwan.The book has been translated in Chinese,and I've read the book.In the beginning,my professor suggest me to read it,then I did it.The book is really helpful to people to understand how's the campaigns & elections going on!

Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations

3 reviews
James A. Thurber

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2009

Excellent Undergraduate Text
Highly recommend for classroom reading on complex relationship between Congress and President. A must for political science students.

The 13 Clocks (Childrens Collection)

58 reviews
James Thurber

NYR Children's Collection, 2008

Quite Possibly the Best Book Ever Written
I wish I'd found this book long before I was 53 years old, but I am having a wonderful time reading it with my son. I own a book store and I'm going to be hand-selling this like mad, to kids who think that Harry Potter is literature. I am also a writer, and the writing is literally amazing. Reading it aloud is the most fun I've had in a long time. I was really unhappy that my son fell asleep, ...

Selected Shorts: Timeless Classics (Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story)

1 review
James Thurber, Edith Wharton, ...

Symphony Space, 2006

Selected Shorts: Timeless Classics (Selected Shorts series)
So much fun! Great for a few minutes or hours.

The Years with Ross (Perennial Classics)

6 reviews
James Thurber

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2001

How He Was
Thurber got into trouble with his friend and co-New Yorker stalwart E.B. White for writing this portrait of their boss and benefactor. Between them the three wrote most of "The New Yorker" in its crucial first decades. These chapters, first written as a series of articles for "The Atlantic", are a model of the rich, primary source biography. Thurber pulls no punches. His Ross is not "a monument" ...

Thurber: Writings and Drawings (Library of America)

8 reviews
James Thurber

Library of America, 1996

Humor talk
James Thurber's brand of humor often went under the radar -- he didn't have scintillating wordplay, goofy puns or juvenile humor. (No offense to you, Mr. Barry -- I love your work too). But, as "James Thurber: Writings and Drawings" demonstrates, the subtle approach worked just as well. Thurber wrote and drew so much during his lifetime that this book is actually not a full collection, but a ...

My World and Welcome to It

4 reviews
James Thurber

Amereon Limited, 1985

Constant Companion
This collection of short essays and stories is marvellous. I have carried it with me on every trip I have taken since I first read it. I have my grandfather's copy, which has been on a longtime loan (say, ten years...) I am fondest of the essays, which range from clever little tirades against the Telephone Company and the Motor Vehicle Bureau to accounts and commentaries on Thurber's travels in ...

The White Deer

5 reviews
James Thurber

Harvest Books, 1968

Excellant story for the young at heart of all ages
Great story with masterful language. A real treat.

Fables for Our Time (Harper Colophon Books, Cn/999)

4 reviews
James Thurber

Harper Perennial, 1983

"early to rise and early to bed...
...makes a man healthy, wealthy and dead." Quoting one of the fables; I remember reading this book thirty years ago. It is superb. The pictures are excellent too. I can still recall the man leaping down into the lion's pit to get the lady's glove, also the pictures of birds (shrikes, I think). I'll buy this one right away, my daughter will love it.

Secret Lives of Walter Mitty and of James Thurber (Wonderfully Illustrated Short Pieces) (No. 1)

1 review
James Thurber

Collins Design, 2006

A Longstanding Pair
Thurber and Simont were friends and neighbors in West Cornwall, Connecticut, when Simont was a young man. After Thurber lost his own eyesight, Simont illustrated such works of Thurber's as "The Thirteen Clocks" and "The Wonderful O". Recently, Simont provided new illustrations for a new edition of "Many Moons", the first illustrations of which had earned Louis Slobodkin a Caldecott Award. ...

The Thurber Carnival
James Thurber

Harper & Brothers, 1944

"This book is complete and unabridged in contents, and is manufactured in strict conformity with Government regulations for saving paper." World War II printing.

Books and Reading: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)

2 reviews
John Keats, Mark Twain, ...

Dover Publications, 2002

Books & Reading
Because of my professional career, I collect quotation books about reading and literacy. And this collection by Bill Bradfield is the best I've found to date. Yes, he's got the standard oldies by folks like Emerson, Erasmus, and Shaw but he's also included up-to-date quotations from the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Malcolm X, and Stephen King. Granted, he included me in the list but I didn't need it ...

Is Sex Necessary? Or Why You Feel the Way You Do
James Thurber and E. B. White

Harper & Brothers, 1929

The first book of prose published by either James Thurber or E. B. White, Is Sex Necessary? combines the humor and genius of both authors to examine those great mysteries of life -- romance, love, and marriage. A masterpiece of drollery, this book stands the test of time with its sidesplitting spoof of men, women, and psychologists; and more than fifty funny illustrations by Thurber.

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