{"product_id":"yes-i-could-care-less-9781250006639","title":"Yes, I Could Care Less","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are interesting times for word nerds. We ate, shot and left, bonding over a joke about a panda and some rants about greengrocers who abuse apostrophes. We can go on Facebook and vow to judge people when they use poor grammar. The fiftieth anniversary of the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Style \u003c\/i\u003einspired sentimental reveries. Grammar Girl's tally of Twitter followers is well into six digits. We can't get enough of a parody of the Associated Press Stylebook, of all things, or a collection of \"unnecessary\" quotation marks.\u003cbr\u003eCould you care less? Does bad grammar or usage \"literally\" make your head explode? Test your need for this new book with these sentences: \u003cbr\u003e\"Katrina misplaced many residents of New Orleans from their homes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Sherry finally graduated college this year.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"An armed gunman held up a convenience store on Broadway yesterday afternoon.\"\u003cbr\u003ePat yourself on the back if you found issues in every one of these sentences, but remember: There is a world out there beyond the stylebooks, beyond Strunk and White, beyond Lynne Truss and Failblogs. In his long-awaited follow-up to \u003ci\u003eLapsing Into a Comma \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Elephants of Style, \u003c\/i\u003e while steering readers and writers on the proper road to correct usage, Walsh cautions against slavish adherence to rules, emphasizing that the correct choice often depends on the situation. He might disagree with the AP Stylebook or Merriam-Webster, but he always backs up his preferences with logic and humor.\u003cbr\u003eWalsh argues with both sides in the language wars, the sticklers and the apologists, and even with himself, over the disputed territory and ultimately over whether all this is warfare or just a big misunderstanding. Part usage manual, part confessional, and part manifesto, \u003ci\u003eYes, I Could Care Less \u003c\/i\u003ebounces from sadomasochism to weather geekery, from \"Top Chef\" to Monty Python, from the \u003ci\u003echile \u003c\/i\u003eof New Mexico to the daiquiris of Las Vegas, with Walsh's distinctive take on the way we write and talk. \u003ci\u003eYes, I Could Care Less \u003c\/i\u003eis a lively and often personal look at one man's continuing journey through the obstacle course that some refer to, far too simply, as \"grammar.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250006639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bill Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648489713820,"sku":"9781250006639","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bafd6968-b2d2-47aa-a3d1-fc1c31ae251a.jpg?v=1603870183","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/yes-i-could-care-less-9781250006639","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}