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Richard Lederer Author & Columnist

4:30 - 5:30pm

Fascinating Facts About our Presidents

AUDITORIUM

Especially fun in this election year! Richard is the American History Quizmaster for the Union-Tribune!

6:30 - 7:30pm

An Evening of Language & Laughter

AUDITORIUM

Richard is learning dressed up to have fun!

7:45pm

Book Signing

AUDITORIUM

Get your books signed and personalized by Richard himself!

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Join us at University City High School to help raise funds for UCHS's 2016 Grad Nite!

5:30 - 6:30pm

Potluck

MEDIA CENTER

Bring food to share Richard loves potlucks!

7:30 - 7:45pm

Auction

AUDITORIUM

Auction for Poker 101 with Richard or for Lederer on Language for highest bidders. All proceeds go toward Grad Nite.

Admission

Students and Teachers

$5 per event or $8 for both events

Open to students and teachers from other schools.

Adults

$10 per event or $15 for both events

Bring one, bring all. The more, the merrier! (Prices increase on February 10)

Register and Pre-pay by February 9 at:



About Richard Lederer

Richard Lederer is the author of more than 50 books about language, history, and humor, including

his best-selling Anguished English series and his current books, Amazing Words, Lederer on Language, and Monsters Unchained!

Dr. Lederer's syndicated column, "Lederer on Language," appears in newspapers and magazines

throughout the United States, including the San Diego Union-Tribune, and he is a founding co-host of "A Way With Words" on KPBS Public Radio. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's

Golden Gavel winner.

See back for more details! >>

Event Descriptions

FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT OUR PRESIDENTS

Union-Tribune history quizmaster Richard Lederer will offer a treasury of insights into the feats, fates, families, foibles, and firsts of our American presidents, including the patterns of their elections.

AN EVENING OF LANGUAGE AND LAUGHTER

Union-Tribune language columnist Richard Lederer, author of Anguished English, will take you on a joy ride through the glories and oddities of our marvelous English language, in which your nose can run and your feet can smell.

AUCTION ITEMS

POKER 101. As the father of Howard "The Professor" Lederer and Annie Duke, "The Princess of Poker," Richard Lederer is the most successful breeder of world-class poker players in history. Dr. Lederer will instruct us in the fundamentals of the great American game of Texas Hold'em.

LEDERER ON LANGUAGE

Language author and columnist Dr. Richard Lederer will come to your home, child's school, house of worship, local library, service club, supper club, book club, or business to present whatever program of language learning and fun you wish.

Ordering Richard Lederer's Books

Below is a listing of Richard's current titles. If you wish to acquire signed and (on request) personally inscribed copies of any of them, just follow the instructions at the bottom of the listing, or use the PayPal account on his website, , which further describes each book.

BEYOND LANGUAGE AMERICAN TRIVIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 (what we all should know about our great nation) AMERICAN TRIVIA QUIZ BOOK (quizzes about our history) . . . . . . . $10 PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA (fascinating facts about our presidents) . . . $10 A TRIBUTE TO TEACHERS (in praise of those who change our lives) .$13 THE GIFT OF AGE (a treasury for the chronologically endowed) . . . $14 A TREASURY FOR CAT LOVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 (humor, information, and inspiration) A TREASURY FOR DOG LOVERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 (humor, information, and inspiration)

WORDS WORD WIZARD (the best of Richard Lederer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 AMAZING WORDS (an anthology of fascinating words) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 LEDERER ON LANGUAGE (reflections on English) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14

CHALLENGING WORDS (a wordy workout for smart people) . . . . . . . . . $14 RICHARD LEDERER IN PERFORMANCE (75-minute DVD). . . . . . . . . $10 CRAZY ENGLISH (a joyride through our language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 THE PLAY OF WORDS (educational word games). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 THE MIRACLE OF LANGUAGE (a hymn of praise to English) . . . . . . . $14 THE WORD CIRCUS (making the alphabet dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 THE BIG BOOK OF WORD PLAY CROSSWORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 (100 original puzzles)

BLOOPERS ANGUISHED ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 MORE ANGUISHED ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 FRACTURED ENGLISH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 THE BRIDE OF ANGUISHED ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 THE REVENGE OF ANGUISHED ENGLISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14

PUNS GET THEE TO A PUNNERY (the classic puns book). . . . . . . . . . $10 THE CUNNING LINGUIST (good clean dirty wordplay) . . . . . . . . $14 THE ANTS ARE MY FRIENDS (musical punchlines) . . . . . . . . . .$13 THE GIANT BOOK OF ANIMAL JOKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 (4,509 beastly puns)

LANGUAGE SKILLS THE WRITE WAY (a guide to real-life writing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 SLEEPING DOGS DON'T LAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 (advice for the grammatically challenged) COMMA SENSE (a fun-damental guide to punctuation) . . . . . . . . . $11

CHILDREN'S BOOKS MONSTERS UNCHAINED! (for children 9 and above). . . . . . . . . . $9 HILARIOUS HOLIDAY HUMOR (for children 9 and above). . . . . $8 PUN & GAMES (word play for children 9-13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 THE CIRCUS OF WORDS (letter play for children 9-13). . . . . . . $14 SUPER FUNNY ANIMAL JOKES (for children 8-12). . . . . . . . . . . $8 WILD & WACKY ANIMAL JOKES (for children 8-12). . . . . . . . . . $8 RIP ROARING ANIMAL JOKES (for children 8-12). . . . . . . . . . . . $8 CLEVERLY COMICAL ANIMAL JOKES (for children 8-12). . . . . $8 ANIMAL CRACKERS JUNIOR (for children 7-8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8

LITERATURE LITERARY TRIVIA (stories and games for book lovers). . . . . . . . . $8 CLASSIC LITERARY TRIVIA (Bible, mythology, Shakespeare) . . $8

HOLIDAYS PUNS SPOOKEN HERE (Halloween lore and puns). . . . . . . . . . . . $8 HAVE A PUNNY CHRISTMAS (Christmas lore and puns) . . . . . . $8

Add $2.00 for first book and $.50 for each additional book for Media Mail postage rate. Send your order to Richard Lederer, 9974 Scripps Ranch Blvd., #201, San Diego, CA 92131.

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