The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More

The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More

by Lawrence Dorfman
The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More

The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More

by Lawrence Dorfman

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Overview

What do Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, H. L. Mencken, Oscar Wilde, Robert Benchley, George Bernard Shaw, Jules Feiffer, Bill Maher, Phyllis Diller, Édith Piaf, W. C. Fields, Mark Twain, Voltaire, and Charles Bukowski, have in common?

Not a thing, other than each was a brilliantly snarky wit and all are included in this compendium along with dozens more. Here is sly, clever, edgy, and smart comments on:
  • The Opposite Sex
  • Religion and God
  • Family and Friends
  • Work & Money
  • Media, Movies, Television, Music
  • And much more!

A minor literary success (beloved by both minors and miners), Lawrence Dorfman’s snark handbooks have cemented their position in the literary world, high atop toilet seats everywhere. Now, this lofty tome promises to fulfill the need to chuckle, guffaw, titter, groan, and belly laugh as readers dip in and out of the great minds in literature, comedy, movies, music, and more. Proceed with caution.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781510740402
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 05/07/2019
Edition description: Illustrate
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 675,144
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Lawrence Dorfman has more than thirty years of experience in the bookselling world, including stints at Simon and Schuster, Penguin, and Harry N. Abrams. He is the author of the Snark Handbook series including The Snark Handbook: Politics and Government Edition, The Snark Handbook: Insult Edition; The Snark Handbook: Sex Edition, Snark! The Herald Angels Sing, and The Snark Handbook: Clichés Edition. He lives in Connecticut.
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