Book Talk
Term for the shallow center trough between the pages of a book, & where my bowling ball usually ends up
BU for short, it had a different name when it was founded, as it was then in Vermont
What is Boston University?
In July 1812 U.S. general William Hull launched an invasion of this country & was ignominiously repulsed
What is Canada?
A part of a garment is mentioned in this phrase that means "I accidentally called you from my cell phone"
What is a pocket dial?
In the original Italian, this coffee drink with steamed milk has "caffé" before it
What is latte?
The American Institute for Conservation says use paper these; the fancy leather ones can stain the pages
What are bookmarks?
In 1860 William T. Sherman was the 1st leader of this then seminary of learning & military academy, 9 years before it moved to Baton Rouge
What is LSU?
He wrote a 1796 "Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation" before coming up with his steamboat
Who is Fulton?
An aircraft's limit, not a stationery item, is in this phrase for going beyond the usual range
What is push the envelope?
The name of this craft is Japanese for "folding paper"
What is origami?
A foreword is by someone else to set up your book; one of these introductions is by you to explain why you wrote it
What is a preface?
In 1855 2 faculty members & 10 students began hitting the books at this now-Big Ten school less than 15 miles from Chicago
What is Northwestern?
A 1975 N.Y. Daily News headline after this man opposed a federal bailout:
him "To City: Drop Dead"
Who is Gerald Ford?
A part of the lawn is mentioned in this phrase that refers to the rank & file
What are grass roots?
Oy, you're so clumsy--in fact, you're this Yiddish word for a clumsy person, from a word meaning "wooden beam"
What is a klutz?
12-letter term for a book produced by adapting a movie script
What is a novelization?
This NYC school of design was founded in 1896 & became a division of The New School for Social Research in 1970
What is Parsons?
On June 1, 1660 Mary Dyer, one of this religious sect's "Boston martyrs", was hanged on Boston Common
What are the Quakers?
Overly flamboyant writing is known by this colorful phrase
What is purple prose?
A pair of Mandarin ducks in your home are great for love luck in this harmonious Chinese living space practice
What is feng shui?
This adjective is used for a shortened version of a written work that still contains the basic story
What is abridged?
One of the Seven Sisters, this Poughkeepsie college was founded in 1861 but didn't open until 1865
What is Vassar?
A 1921 federal law put the first limits on the number of these, followed by 1924's National Origins Act
What are immigrants?
In the theater, it threw a powerful beam on one actor, so "to be in" it is to bask in the full glare of the public's attention
What is the spotlight?
The name of this mythical sea monster was released from the Norwegian language
What is the Kraken?