I Love Me, Vol. I FROM THE PUBLISHER
Arranged from aa (a type of lava) to Zzz-zzz-zzz (snoring), this book of many happy returns will have everybody reading not only between the lines, but north, south, east, and west along them. Michael Donner, former editor of Games magazine, not only reveals and interprets classic palindromes, such as A man, a plan, a canal: Panama, he offers hundreds of strange and delightful originals. Even better, he takes us on a magical mystery tour of palindromic places, such as Adaven, Nevada; Apollo, PA; and Ekalaka Lake, Montana. The whimsical and erudite commentaries are as much fun as the "dromes" themselves.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
A palindrome is a phrase that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., "Nemo, we revere women." Donner, a founding editor of Games magazine, presents a collection here for readers who revel in word games. Donner includes amusing and informative commentaries for many of the entries and frequently acknowledges his sources, enabling the curious to go further. Too many palindromes strain at sense"Separate tar apes!"but others delight"Dog doo! Good God!" OCLC lists dozens of palindrome collections, but the 3500 entries in this volume seem to make it more comprehensive than most. Libraries lacking a good-sized and up-to-date palindrome collection will be well served by this one.Peter A. Dollard, Alma Coll. Lib., Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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