{"product_id":"never-let-a-fool-kiss-you-or-a-kiss-fool-you-chiasmus-and-a-world-of-quotations-that-say-what-they-mean-and-mean-what-they-say-9780142000571","title":"Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You: Chiasmus and a World of Quotations That Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say","description":"What do Mae West, John F. Kennedy, Victor Hugo, and H. L. Mencken have in common? They all indulged in chiasmus-a literary device in which word order is reversed to hilarious or poignant effect. When Mae West said, \"It's not the men in my life, it's the life in my men,\" she was using chiasmus; when John F. Kennedy said, \"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,\" he was doing the same. \u003cb\u003eDr. Mardy Grothe\u003c\/b\u003e has compiled hundreds of examples of chiasmus in this whimsically illustrated collection, bringing this witty and thought-provoking device out of obscurity and into the public imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mardy Grothe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.46w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142000571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMardy Grothe\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is a psychologist, marriage counselor, and management consultant. Coauthor of three business books, he has been extensively interviewed on radio and television, on topics from problem bosses to the art of the insult. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44436223033459,"sku":"9780142000571","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_339bcb26-fb8e-4057-b665-dbeecce421d3.jpg?v=1772894604","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/never-let-a-fool-kiss-you-or-a-kiss-fool-you-chiasmus-and-a-world-of-quotations-that-say-what-they-mean-and-mean-what-they-say-9780142000571","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}