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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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American journalist

Born 1939-07-30

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  • Cover of: The great American ice cream book

    First published in 1972 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: War slang: fighting words and phrases of Americans from the Civil War to the Gulf War

    First published in 1994 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition warslangamerican0000dick Cover of edition warslangamerican00dick
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  • Cover of: Drunk: the definitve drinker's dictionary

    First published in 2009 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Labels for locals: what to call people from Abilene to Zimbabwe

    First published in 1997 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition labelsforlocalsw00dick
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  • Cover of: Family Words: A Dictionary of the Secret Language of Families (How America Speaks series)

    First published in 1988 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition familywordsdicti00dick Cover of edition familywordsdicti00dick_420
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  • Cover of: Journalese: A Dictionary for Deciphering the News

    First published in 2012 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Baseball's greatest quotations

    First published in 1991 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Toasts, the complete book of the best toasts, sentiments, blessings, curses, and graces

    First published in 1982 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition toastscompletebo00dick
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  • Cover of: The Official Rules at Home: The Laws That Determine What Can, and Probably Will, Go Awry in Your Daily Life

    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The future file: a guide for people with one foot in the 21st century

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition futurefileguidef0000dick
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  • Cover of: The library in America: a celebration in words and pictures

    First published in 1986 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of the space age

    First published in 2009 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryspacea00dick
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  • Cover of: There are alligators in our sewers, and other American credos: a collection of bunk nonsense and fables we believe

    First published in 1983 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition therearealligato00dick
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  • Cover of: Timelines

    First published in 1990 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition timelinesdaybyda00dick
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    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The official rules for golfers

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The official rules for lawyers, politicians-- and everyone they torment

    First published in 1996 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Golf is--: a definitive book of quotes

    First published in 2012 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Contraband cocktails: how America drank when it wasn't supposed to

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The book of Thanksgiving

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American journalist

Born 1939-07-30
Subjects
American wit and humor, Dictionaries, English language, History, Quotations, maxims, Humor, Toasts, Etymology, Golf, Names, Popular culture, United States, American wit and humor, sports and games, Americanisms, Baseball, Chronology, English, English Names, Folklore, Forms of Address, Geographical Names, Language, Military art and science, Modern History, Quotations
Places
United States, East Anglia, East Anglia (England), England
Time
1945-, 1945-1989, 1989-, 20th century

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January 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
March 11, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe Edited without comment.
May 7, 2014 Edited by KirstinM added author website
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import