{"product_id":"101-two-letter-words-hardcover-by-stephin-merritt-roz-chast","title":"101 Two Letter Words Hardcover by Stephin Merritt;Roz Chast","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2014-09-30)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e216\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393240191\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e362.88\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e18.44 x 13.94 x 1.85\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA one-of-a-kind celebration of the 101 two-letter words allowed in Scrabble.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e has called singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields “the Cole Porter of his generation”; \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e has hailed cartoonist Roz Chast as “the wryest pen since Dorothy Parker’s.” Together they have crafted a wonderfully witty book that is sure to prove useful to Scrabble players and Words With Friends addicts—and to delight anyone in thrall to the weirder corners of the English language.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the mordant wit and clever wordplay of Edward Gorey or Shel Silverstein, Stephin Merritt has written an original four-line rhyming poem for each of the 101 two-letter words included in \u003ci\u003eThe Official Scrabble Players Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e. Here are poems about familiar words (such as \u003ci\u003eat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ego\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ehi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eno\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eup\u003c\/i\u003e) as well as obscure ones (such as \u003ci\u003eaa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eka\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eoe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eqi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003exu\u003c\/i\u003e). And every one of the 101 poems is accompanied by a full-color illustration by the incomparable cartoonist Roz Chast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e101 Two-Letter Words\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for any language lover or Scrabble player (it may even improve your score!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eWith the Magnetic Fields, \u003cb\u003eStephin Merritt\u003c\/b\u003e has written, produced, and recorded ten albums, including \u003ci\u003e69 Love Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named one of the 500 best albums of all time by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. Merritt has performed as part of Lincoln Center’s “American Songwriters” series and at BAM’s “Next Wave of Song,” and he has composed the score for the Academy Award–nominated film \u003ci\u003ePieces of April\u003c\/i\u003e and for \u003ci\u003eEban and Charley\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoz Chast\u003c\/b\u003e has been a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1978. Her cartoons have been collected in \u003ci\u003eWhat I Hate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheories of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Party After You Left\u003c\/i\u003e. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eThe Alphabet from A to Y, with Bonus Letter Z\u003c\/i\u003e, the best-selling children’s book by Steve Martin. 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