Author

John Pollack

4 books

Books

  1. The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics 2011
  2. Cork Boat 2003
  3. Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation, and Sell Our Greatest Ideas 2014
1 more
  1. The World on a String: How to Become a Freelance Foreign Correspondent 1997

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