Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,789 Words of Wisdom

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,789 Words Of Wisdom is brimming with great advice, maxims, sayings and saws, proverbs, precepts and truths-8,789 of them, to be exact. Turn to any spot in the book and there is the secret to living a happier,...

Consider This...: Questions That Make You Think

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

Over 1,000 provocative, thought-provoking questions are posed in the latest book by bestselling author, Barbara Ann Kipfer. Tackling philosophical questions in a fun, engaging way, this impulse purchase is bound...

21st Century Grammar Handbook

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

This all-new guide to english is designed to be user-friendly.  Its innovative A-to-Z dictionary format lets you find the answers to your questions about grammar, punctuation, and preferred usage quickly and...

Dictionary of American Slang 4e

by Barbara Ann Kipfer & Robert L. Chapman

We all know language changes rapidly, but to follow along requires an historical view. Chapman's Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition, provides just what is needed to trace the language of today back...

The Culinarian: A Kitchen Desk Reference

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

A culinary reference packed with thousands of straightforward definitions and fun tips and trivia

Perfect for cooks, food lovers, and even trivia buffs, The Culinarian is a wide-ranging kitchen reference that...

The Order of Things: Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

Utterly compelling!

Barbara Ann Kipfer has elevated the list to high art and bestselling pleasure. A foremost expert of classification, in The Order of Things, she does for life what her previous books do for...

14,000 Things to be Happy About.

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

No opinions, no explanations, no asides, footnotes, editorializing, or proselytizing. And all in a plain white cover with large black type. With over one million copies in print, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About...

4,000 Questions for Getting to Know Anyone and Everyone

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

4,000 ways to achieve instant intimacy

What, more than anything, makes you angry?

Who were your childhood idols?

What kind of leader are you most inclined to follow?

What has happened to the art of conversation?...

The Life of Language

by Sol Steinmetz & Barbara Ann Kipfer

If time travelers from the nineteenth century dropped in on us, our strange vocabulary would shock them just as much as our TVs, cars, and computers. Society changes, and so does its word stock. The Life of...