Richard's Poor Almanac: 12 Months of Misinformation in Handy Cartoon Form (Paperback)

by Richard Thompson (Illustrator) "JUST WHO IS THIS RICHARD THOMPSON FELLER, THAT HE SHOULD HAVE HIS OWN ALMANAC?..." (more)
Key Phrases: Emmis Humor

Editorial Reviews

Review
"...puts Richard Thompson among America's great living cartoonists." -- Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post

"...this anthology is well overdue….As a cartoonist, Thompson is simply a joy." -- Tim O'Neil, PopMatters.com

Product Description
Richard's Poor Almanac, inspired by seven years of weekly contributions to the "Washington Post," is Richard Thompson's omnium-gatherum of seasoned observations for all seasons — indoors and out. Like the almanac we've all come to know and ignore, Richard's Poor Almanac is an annual compendium of weathered wisdom rendered in the more palatable form of cartooning.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Emmis Books (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578601843
• ISBN-13: 978-1578601844
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #140,411 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, April 20, 2005

By	Francis Heaney (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is true I copyedited this book (and Mr. Thompson illustrated mine), so perhaps I have a conflict of interest (oh, heck, let's admit it -- I do!), but I laughed the whole time I was wielding my red pen. And imagine how much funnier the book will be to someone who isn't forced to think about semicolons while they're reading it!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Splendid "Poor Almanac", January 15, 2005

By	Allan Janus (Washington Grove, MD) - See all my reviews

Richard Thompson's Richard's Poor Almanac appears weekly in the Washington Post, but you don't have to live inside the Beltway to larf out loud at this collection, which includes entries like the Smithsonian's Dillinger Wing (now featuring the Splendors of Ypsilanti) or the lists of local restaurant closings - "Eurodonut" being shut down for finding Marmite in the jelly donuts, and the frequent tragic travails of "P.J. Piehole's Family Place". One learns, at last, the Equine Statue Code for Civil War monuments; some obscure and faintly disturbing constellations in the monthly Skywatch - and don't miss the touching "Remembering Elvis". But that's not all! There's also a page of commemorative Richard Thompson stamps. If you need a laugh, you need this book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What's Black and White and Yellow All Over? , January 15, 2005

By	2ManyCooks "avid reader, avid cook...just an ... (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

Obvious answer: this amazingly beautiful book that's printed in two colors and manages to capture this entire noisy, giddy, wayward world in its lines. It's a hilarious and smart compendium of nearly every living, breathing, pontificating thing on the planet. If you're a birdwatcher, you'll want to add Thompson's rare birds to your life list: the Eastern Pottymouthed Snark; the Unmitigated Gull; the Commonplace Dullard; and, hardly least of all, the Flightless Grouse who "plods up and down the Eastern U.S. whining the whole damn time." There are guides to weeds, clouds, cookies, county fairs, catalogues, constellations, Halloween costumes, and "local bogeymen." Basically, Richard Thompson covers the waterfront, dipping his pen into everything from politics and other pollutants, to surburbia and other relicts. It's a blissful romp that should carry you through the seasons, year after year.