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Jon Winokur (born August 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor. Born in Detroit, the son of Martin M. and Elinor Winokur, he attended Temple University (BA, 1970) and the University of West Los Angeles (JD, 1980). Books MasterTips (Potshot Press, 1985). Writers on Writing (Running Press, 1986) The Portable Curmudgeon (NAL, 1987) Zen to Go (NAL, 1988) A Curmudgeon’s Garden of Love (NAL, 1989) Friendly Advice (Dutton, 1990) Mondo Canine (Dutton, 1991) True Confessions (Dutton, 1992) The Portable Curmudgeon Redux (Dutton, 1992) Fathers (Dutton, 1993) Je Ne Sais What? (Dutton, 1995) Return Of The Portable Curmudgeon (Penguin, 1995) The Rich Are Different (Pantheon, 1996) Happy Motoring (with Norrie Epstein; Abbeville, 1997) Advice to Writers (Pantheon, 1999) How to Win at Golf Without Actually Playing Well (Pantheon, 2000) The Traveling Curmudgeon (Sasquatch, 2003) The War Between the State (Sasquatch, 2004) Encyclopedia Neurotica (St. Martin’s, 2005) In Passing (Sasquatch, 2005) Ennui to Go (Sasquatch, 2005) The Big Curmudgeon (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2007) The Big Book of Irony (St. Martin’s, 2007) The Garner Files: A Memoir (with James Garner; Simon & Schuster, 2011) But Enough About Me: A Memoir (with Burt Reynolds; Putnam, 2015)References External links "Jon Winokur on Twitter" “With Dodgers Announcer Vin Scully, It's Always More Than Pleasant Good” "Ten Questions with Jon Winokur: How to Heighten Your Sense of the Absurd" "You Call That Irony?" "Advice To Writers: The Best Books On Writing Books" "Interview with Jon Winokur by Scott Holleran" AdviceToWriters.com" How to Win at Golf Interview with Jon Winokur "L.A.'s Viceroy of Vitriol: Profile of Jon Winokur," by Garry Abrams, Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1990.. Discover the Jon Winokur popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jon Winokur books.

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  • Zen to Go synopsis, comments

    Zen to Go

    Jon Winokur

    This provocative guide offers bitesize wisdom from East and West, from such intuitive Zen masters as Henry Miller, Albert Einstein, Yogi Berra, Woody Allen, and Joan Didion. It con...

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    The Portable Curmudgeon

    Jon Winokur

    More than 1000 outrageously irreverent quotations, anecdotes, and interviews on a vast array of subjects, from an illustrious list of worldclass curmudgeons