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Armed Gunmen, True Facts and Other Ridiculous Nonsense: A Compiled Compendium of Repetitive Redundancies by Richard Kallan
Pantheon, May, 2005Hardcover, 160 pages
ISBN: 0758202288
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Armed Gunmen, True Facts and other Ridiculous Nonsense
is an absolutely essential book that catalogs tautologies.
Some of them are blatantly obvious while others are
oddly peculiar. You will laugh out
loud at the many ways redundant phrases such as planned
conspiracy, ATM machines, famous celebrity, contributing factor, mass
exodus, innocent bystander and deliberate lie insidiously make their
way into our speech and words. Even Dick Cheney's
undisclosed secret location is a tautology.
Our final conclusion is that Richard Kallan, the author of this
compiled compendium, has successfully accomplished his task of writing
a book about repetitive redundancies that is vastly superior
than other collections of repetitious tautologies.
The Cat Fanciers' Association Complete Cat Book by Mordecai Siegal
HarperResource, October, 2004Hardcover, 528 pages
ISBN: 0062702335
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The Cat Fanciers' Association Complete Cat Book contains information
about forty-one different breeds of cats, including the popular American Shorthair,
Burmese, Egyptian Mau, Persian and Siamese breeds. Each cat breed section
includes pictures and information about the cat's origin and history,
personality, typical behaviors and special needs. The CFA Show Standards
for each breed of cat are also provided. Other sections in the book
include a helpful chapter about how to find and choose a cat. Once a kitten
has been chosen the chapter about "New Kitten Basics" will come in very
handy -- especially for novice kitten owners. The book also includes
information about cat care, feline nutrition and cat shows. The Complete
Cat Book is a well-organized book that is packed with information that no
cat owner should have to go without.
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