Editorial Reviews

Richard Lederer, author of "A Man of My Words", May 2004
"Travel with Michael on his joy ride through language. He's the English teacher you wish you had had.

Doug Stanton, author of "In Harm's Way", May 2004
"Sheehan does it all-figures of speech, history of the language, punctuation, spelling, usage, writing tips-with accuracy and humor."

Steve Cook, Production Director, WTCM Radio
"Sheehan...succeeds because he has the wit of a class clown and the erudication of a venerable English Professor."

Reader review from Amazon.com

Eats and Stays, June 7, 2004
Reviewer: Nancy Pearman (Lakeville, CT)
"Words to the Wise," in my opinion, is much more useful than "Eats, Shoots and Leaves." There are a couple of reasons for this.
First of all, the British book contains a number of punctuation rules which simply don't apply in America; quotation marks are handled differently on each side of the Atlantic, for instance.

Secondly, Sheehan's book doesn't limit itself merely to punctuation, as Truss' book does. He gets into word meanings, the origin of phrases, language history, and an incredible range of language humor.

In addition, the format of the book (Q & A) lends itself to easy reading. You don't have to plow through dense chapters to get the answers you need.

This book will serve as my graduation gift to nieces and nephews this season.

Nancy Pearman

Words to the Wise: A Lighthearted Look at the English Language
written by Michael J. Sheehan
ISBN 0-96653186-8-X