关于作者
John Pollack, who won the 1995 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships, was a Presidential Speechwriter for Bill Clinton. Earlier, he worked as a foreign correspondent in Spain, as a field assistant in Antarctica, and as a strolling violinist on Mackinac Island. His books include "Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation and Sell Our Greatest Ideas"; "The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History and Made Wordplay More than Some Antics"; "Cork Boat: A True Story of the Unlikeliest Boat Ever Built"; and "The World on a String: How to Become a Freelance Foreign Correspondent." He lives in New York City.
