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Paul Dickson

Paul Dickson is the author of several classic baseball books, including The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, The Unwritten Rules of Baseball, The Hidden Language of Baseball, and The Joy of Keeping Score. He is also the author of the seminal narrative history Sputnik: The Shock of the Century and the coauthor of the acclaimed The Bonus Army: An American Epic. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.

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1939-07-30

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Sputnik: The Shock of the Century

by Paul Dickson
First published in 2001
9 editions, 4 ebooks

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Slang: The Topical Dictionary of Americanisms

by Paul Dickson
First published in 1990
7 editions, 4 ebooks

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Unwritten Rules of Baseball: The Etiquette, Conventional Wisdom, and Axiomatic Codes of Our National Pastime

by Paul Dickson First published in 2009
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Words: A connoisseur's collection of old and new, weird and wonderful, useful and outlandish words

by Paul Dickson First published in 1982
5 editions, 1 ebook

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The great American ice cream book

by Paul Dickson First published in 1972
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War slang: American fighting words and phrases since the Civil War

by Paul Dickson
First published in 1994
5 editions, 2 ebooks
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Drunk: the definitve drinker's dictionary

by Paul Dickson First published in 2009
4 editions, 1 ebook
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The Dickson baseball dictionary

by Paul Dickson
First published in 1989
4 editions, 3 ebooks

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Labels for locals: what to call people from Abilene to Zimbabwe

by Paul Dickson
First published in 1997
4 editions, 2 ebooks
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Work Revolution

by Paul Dickson First published in 2017
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The joy of keeping score: how scoring the game has influenced and enhanced the history of baseball

by Paul Dickson
First published in 1996
3 editions, 3 ebooks

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Toasts: Over 1,500 Of the Best Toasts, Sentiments, Blessings, and Graces

by Paul Dickson First published in 1982
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Great American Ice Cream Book, The

by Paul Dickson First published in 1972
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Official Rules: 5,427 Laws, Principles, and Axioms to Help You Cope with Crises, Deadlines, Bad Luck, Rude Behavior, Red Tape, and Attacks by Ina

by Paul Dickson First published in 1980
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Family words: the dictionary for people who don't know a frone from a brinkle

by Paul Dickson
First published in 1988
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Journalese: A Dictionary for Deciphering the News

by Paul Dickson and Robert Skole First published in 2012
2 editions, 1 ebook
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A dictionary of the space age

by Paul Dickson First published in 2009
2 editions, 1 ebook
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The Official Rules

by Paul Dickson First published in 1979
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The Hidden Language of Baseball

by Paul Dickson
First published in 2003
2 editions, 2 ebooks

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The library in America: a celebration in words and pictures

by Paul Dickson First published in 1986
2 editions, 1 ebook
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American journalist

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL32515A
GoodReads: 66190
ISNI: 0000000000898499
Library of Congress Names: n79007089
VIAF: 107032311
Wikidata: Q7150280
Inventaire.io: wd:Q7150280

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