Leonard Q Ross
Leonard Q. Ross (1908-1997), born in Lodz, Poland, was the recipient of the Freedom Foundation award and the George Polk Memorial Award. He is best known for introducing American audiences to a wealth of Jewish lexical and cultural delights. A frequent contributor to Harper's and The New Yorker, he taught and lectured in political science at several universities.
Leonard Q. Ross (1908-1997), born in Lodz, Poland, was the recipient of the Freedom Foundation award and the George Polk Memorial Award. He is best known for introducing American audiences to a wealth of Jewish lexical and cultural delights. A frequent contributor to Harper's and The New Yorker, he taught and lectured in political science at several universities. See less
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Leonard Q Ross book reviews
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The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n
KitCat
by KitCat, Mar 5, 2010
Teachers and parents should love this book, if they are amused by concrete thinkers' struggle to understand the abstract and the rules that govern "proper English." Hyman Kaplan has come to the US ... Read More
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The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n
Meeting an old friend again
by fredro, Nov 7, 2008
The slightly worn copy of The Return of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (the delightful cemntral character's own singular way of writing his name) seemed appropriate. I got to know H*K and his long-suffering ... Read More
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The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n
Classic for over 50 years
I loved this book when I read it 50 years ago (it's older than that), and I still do. You cannot help but admire Kaplan's spirit, and empathize with his travails, as he struggles with the ... Read More
