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"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague." -- William Safire
William Lewis Safire (December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009) was an American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter.

He was perhaps best known as a long-time syndicated political columnist for the New York Times and a regular contributor to "On Language" in the New York Times Magazine, a column on popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics.

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Total Books: 79
Before The Fall
Before the Fall (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780345273604
ISBN-10: 0345273605
Genre: Nonfiction
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Before the Fall  An Inside View of the PreWatergate White House
Before the Fall an Inside VIew of the Prewatergate White House (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780306803345
ISBN-10: 0306803348
Genre: History
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Before the fall An inside view of the preWatergate White House
Before the Fall an Inside VIew of the Prewatergate White House (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780385085953
ISBN-10: 0385085958
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COMING TO TERMS
Coming to Terms (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780385413008
ISBN-10: 0385413009
Genre: Reference
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Coming to Terms
Coming to Terms (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780805020052
ISBN-10: 0805020055
Genre: Reference
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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The First Dissident
The First Dissident (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780517137420
ISBN-10: 0517137429
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The First Dissident The Book of Job in Today's Politics
FREEDOM
Freedom (Hardcover)Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780246133069
ISBN-10: 0246133066
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Freedom
Freedom (Hardcover)Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780385159036
ISBN-10: 038515903X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 4

Freedom A Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
Freedom a Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780380705849
ISBN-10: 0380705842
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 3

Freedom Part 2
Freedom Part 2 (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9780786107353
ISBN-10: 0786107359
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Full Disclosure
Full Disclosure (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780091315306
ISBN-10: 0091315301
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Full Disclosure
Full Disclosure (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345271952
ISBN-10: 0345271955
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 7

Full disclosure A novel
Full Disclosure a Novel (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780385121156
ISBN-10: 0385121156
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Fumblerules
Fumblerules (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780385413015
ISBN-10: 0385413017
Genre: Reference
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 6

Fumblerules A lighthearted guide to grammar and good usage
Fumblerules a Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780760735787
ISBN-10: 0760735786
Genre: Reference
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2

Good Advice
Good Advice (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780812910131
ISBN-10: 0812910133
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Reference
  • Currently 1/5 Stars.
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Good Advice  More Than 2000 Quotations to help You Live Your Life
Good Advice More Than 2000 Quotations to Help You Live Your Life (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780517084731
ISBN-10: 0517084732
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Reference
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2

GOOD ADVICE ON WRITING
Good Advice on Writing (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780671872335
ISBN-10: 0671872338
Genres: Reference, Nonfiction
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How Not to Write The Essential Misrules of Grammar
How Not to Write the Essential Misrules of Grammar (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780393327236
ISBN-10: 039332723X
Genre: Reference
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 3

I Stand Corrected
I Stand Corrected (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780517636220
ISBN-10: 0517636220
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