Here’s a delightful collection of American riddles and puzzles, illustrated with wonderfully quirky cartoons. 101 American English Riddles will amuse you for hours- while giving insight into American idioms and humor. Harry Collis has arranged 101 riddles into nine sections based on the type of riddle, including: • Riddles with words with more than one meaning • Riddles that trick you • Riddles that use numbers and logic • Riddles that use idioms • And more! And he has turned them over to illustrator Joe Kohl, whose eye-grabbing cartoons gives you clues to the answers-or lead you astray! You’ll find help everywhere you need it, including explanations of wordplays, idioms and culture. Where helpful, there are also dialogues or narratives that show how the language in the riddle is used in everyday American English.

Here’s a delightful collection of American superstitions, wonderfully illustrated with whimsical cartoons. 101 American Superstitions will amuse you for hours- while giving insight into American customs, belief and humor. Harry Collis has arranged 101 superstitions into the following nine lighthearted sections: • Body language • Love and Marriage • Food for Thought • I’ve Got Your Number • Be careful! • Lots of Luck • Win or Lose • Special Days • And Many More. Each superstition is accompanied by an explanation and then is used in a real-life context-either in a dialogue or in a narrative- to show how these beliefs and behaviors fit into everyday life.

Here’s a delightful collection of American superstitions, wonderfully illustrated with quickly cartoons. 101 American Superstitions will amuse you for hours- while giving insight into age-old traditions as well as .American habits of more recent origin. Harry Collis has arranged 101 superstitions into the following eight lighthearted sections: Those special occasions • Courtship and Marriage • Body Language • Enjoy! • All in the family • Let’s Have Fun • Red Letter Days • Icons of America Each custom is accompanied by an explanation of its origin and then illustrated by a real-life context- either in a dialogue or a narrative- to show how the behavior fits into everyday life and is alluded to in conversational American English speech.