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Author : Jon Winokur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Return of the Portable Curmudgeon written by Jon Winokur and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Various
Publisher : Plume Books
ISBN 13 : 9780452270305
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Return of the Portable Curmudgeon written by Various and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When turning the other cheek just won't do, try fighting back with the cantankerous remarks of some of the crustiest, grouchiest, and cleverest curmudgeons of all time. Profiles of three world-class wordsmiths--Alexander Woollcott, Oscar Wilde, and Robert Benchley--plus interviews with a variety of caustic commentators make this a collection of barbed remarks second to none.
Author : Various
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0452266688
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)
Download or read book The Portable Curmudgeon written by Various and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-10-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 1,000 outrageously irreverent quotations, anecdotes, and interviews on a vast array of subjects, from an illustrious list of world class grouches. “If you can’t say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.”—Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Author : Jon Winokur
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679763414
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (797 download)
Download or read book Advice to Writers written by Jon Winokur and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2000-05-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Advice to Writers, Jon Winokur, author of the bestselling The Portable Curmudgeon, gathers the counsel of more than four hundred celebrated authors in a treasury on the world of writing. Here are literary lions on everything from the passive voice to promotion and publicity: James Baldwin on the practiced illusion of effortless prose, Isaac Asimov on the despotic tendencies of editors, John Cheever on the perils of drink, Ivan Turgenev on matrimony and the Muse. Here, too, are the secrets behind the sleight-of-hand practiced by artists from Aristotle to Rita Mae Brown. Sagacious, inspiring, and entertaining, Advice to Writers is an essential volume for the writer in every reader.
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Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780809236817
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (368 download)
Download or read book The Book of Poisonous Quotes written by and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The creative arts. Literature. Drama film. Music. The media. Education.
Author : Jon Winokur
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466860308
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia Neurotica written by Jon Winokur and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Portable Curmudgeon, a delicious, witty, irreverent A to Z guide to the tics, twitches and safety-valves that characterize our twisted, neurotic modern world. We live in an Age of Anxiety. The events of modern life have overwhelmed the average homo sapiens until getting from Point A to Point B without being overcome by neuroses is a practical impossibility. Enter: the comic safety valve. Jon Winokur's Encyclopedia Neurotica is a delightful garden of the ills that beset modern man. Entries include excerpts from both popular and arcane published works, as well as original definitions, essential terms and the occasional cutting-edge concept, such as "celebriphilia, the pathological desire to sleep with a celebrity, suffered chiefly by groupies." Some samples from Encyclopedia Neurotica: --Abyss, the: the yawning unfathomable chasm of existential terror --Acquired Situational Narcissism: a condition characterized by grandiosity, lack of empathy, rage, isolation and substance abuse; mainly afflicts celebrities, who tend to be surrounded by enablers --Denial: unconscious defense mechanism that numbs anxiety by refusing to acknowledge unpleasant realities --Manic Run: prolonged state of optimism, excitement and hyperactivity experienced as part of bipolar disorder
Author : Burt Reynolds
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1910536431
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (15 download)
Download or read book But Enough About Me written by Burt Reynolds and published by Bonnier Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In But Enough About Me, legendary film actor and Hollywood superstar Burt Reynolds recalls the people who shaped his life and career, for better or for worse. From Robert Altman, Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum to Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, Woody Allen and Kirsty Alley, Burt pays homage to those he loves and respected, acknowledges those who've stayed loyal, and calls out the assholes he can't forgive. Recalling his life and career spanning over 50 glorious years, the legendary actor gives special attention to the two great loves of his life, Dinah Shore and Sally Field, his son, Quinton, as well as to the countless people who got in his way on his journey to Hollywood domination. With chapters on his early childhood, how he discovered acting, played poker with Frank Sinatra, received directing advice from Orson Welles, his golden years in Hollywood, his comeback in the late 1990s, and how his life and art led him to found the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre, But Enough About Me is a gripping and eye-opening story of one of cinema's true greats.
Author : Jack Lynch
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802719341
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Samuel Johnson's Insults written by Jack Lynch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lackbrain, oysterwench, wantwit, clotpoll--Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language. In Samuel Johnson's Insults, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs, along with definitions only the master himself could elucidate. Word lovers will delight in flexing their linguistic muscles with devilishly descriptive vituperations that pack a wicked punch. Many of these zingers have long lain dormant. Some have even come close to extinction. Now they're back in all their prickly glory, ready to be relished once more.
Author : James Garner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 145164261X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book The Garner Files written by James Garner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revered actor and quintessential self-made man recalls "trying to decipher" William Wyler with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, breaking Doris Day's ribs, having a "heart-to-heart and eyeball-to-eyeball" with Steve McQueen, being "a card-carrying liberal--and proud of it," and much more.
Author : Samuel I Schwartz
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541724046
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (417 download)
Download or read book No One at the Wheel written by Samuel I Schwartz and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The country's leading transport expert describes how the driverless vehicle revolution will transform highways, cities, workplaces and laws not just here, but across the globe. Our time at the wheel is done. Driving will become illegal, as human drivers will be demonstrably more dangerous than cars that pilot themselves. Is this an impossible future, or a revolution just around the corner? Sam Schwartz, America's most celebrated transportation guru, describes in this book the revolution in self-driving cars. The ramifications will be dramatic, and the transition will be far from seamless. It will overturn the job market for the one in seven Americans who work in the trucking industry. It will cause us to grapple with new ethical dilemmas-if a car will hit a person or a building, endangering the lives of its passengers, who will decide what it does? It will further erode our privacy, since the vehicle can relay our location at any moment. And, like every other computer-controlled device, it can be vulnerable to hacking. Right now, every major car maker here and abroad is working on bringing autonomous vehicles to consumers. The fleets are getting ready to roll and nothing will ever be the same, and this book shows us what the future has in store.
Author : Jon Winokur
Publisher : Franz Steiner Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9781862055919
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (559 download)
Download or read book How to Win at Golf Without Actually Trying written by Jon Winokur and published by Franz Steiner Verlag. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here at last is a guide to winning at golf that tells you how to dominate your opponents – not by out-playing them, but by out-thinking them. Golf is a complex and demanding game, so fickle and perverse, that even its masters never truly master it. But, Jon Winokur assures us in this entertaining and eminently practical manual, that if you can’t play golf consistently well, you can at least win consistently. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Winokur provides various tried and true gamesmanship techniques with which to gain the advantage, from the most subtle psychological warfare to the carefully stifled sneeze. Filled with wry humour, peppered with tips, quotes, and anecdotes from golf’s greats, and illustrated throughout, this book is indispensable for anyone whose priority is to win ... at whatever cost!
Author : Brad Schreiber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621536017
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)
Download or read book What Are You Laughing At? written by Brad Schreiber and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “People have forgotten how to be funny,” says Chris Vogler in his foreword to What Are You Laughing at? Luckily, experienced and award-winning humor writer Brad Schreiber is here to remind us all how it’s done. If laughter is the best medicine, be prepared to feel fit as a fiddle after perusing these pages. Brad’s clever wit and well-timed punch lines are sure to leave you grasping your sides, while his wise advice will ensure that you’re able to follow in his comedic footsteps. With more than seventy excerpts from such expert prose and screenwriters as Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr., as well as unique writing exercises for all situations, this comprehensive tutorial will teach you how to write humor prose for any literary form, including screenwriting, story writing, theater, television, and audio/radio. Additionally, readers are given sage advice on different tactics for writing comedic fiction versus comedic nonfiction. Some of the topics discussed include: Life experience versus imagination How to use humor to develop theme/setting, character, and dialogue Rhythm and sound of words Vulgarity and bad taste How to market your humor prose in the digital market Thoroughly revised and updated, and with new information on writing short, humorous films, What Are You Laughing at? is your endless source to learning the art of comedy.
Author : Jon Winokur
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 146685975X
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book The Big Book of Irony written by Jon Winokur and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jon Winokur defines and classifies irony and contrasts it with coincidence and cynicism, and other oft-confused concepts that many think are ironic. He looks at the different forms irony can take, from an irony deficiency to visual irony to an understatement, using photographs and relate-able examples from pop culture. * "Irony in Action" looks at irony in language, both verbal and visual, while "Bastions of Irony" and "Masters of Irony" look at institutions and individuals steeped in irony, though not always intentionally. PLUS: * The Annals of Irony looks at irony, and its lack thereof, throughout history. A delight for anyone with a smart, dark sense of humor.
Author : Tamara Jacobs
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1601633866
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Your Ultimate Success Plan written by Tamara Jacobs and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2015-06-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere between self-help and self-promotion lies self-awareness and advancement. Your Ultimate Success Plan is a book that provides surprisingly easy-to-apply business strategies in an approachable, actionable, authentic way and encourages you to find your voice and realize your potential. The characters you will meet in each chapter of this book are quite relatable—professional women and men plagued with the Cinderella complex, waiting patiently (and hopelessly) to be rescued; the insecure who subjugate their core identities to get others to like them; and the perennial complainers who merely want to vent, not solve. Do any of these characters sound familiar? If you are one yourself—or if you have to deal with one or more of them, as most of us do—you need this book. With principles based on awareness, forgiveness, strategic application, and follow-through, you can join the thousands of enlightened converts who have participated in Tamara’s workshops and seminars for more than 25 years. Your Ultimate Success Plan will teach you how to: Build your brand Com-YOU-nicateTM your worth while enhancing your self-worth Elevate the status of “You”
Author : Phil Eisenhower
Publisher : Random House of Canada
ISBN 13 : 9780375720413
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Vicious Vocabulary written by Phil Eisenhower and published by Random House of Canada. This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical guide to improving one's vocabulary combines hilarious quotations and phrases, creative quizzes, and precise definitions to enhance readers' vocabulary with such impressibe words as obdurate, edacious, vulpine, and more. Original. 15,000 first printing.
Author : Walter Allen
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN 13 : 9780353309715
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Writers on Writing written by Walter Allen and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Jon Winokur
Publisher : Penguin Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Je Ne Sais What? written by Jon Winokur and published by Penguin Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C'est magnifique! Learn the language of amour, fashion, food and diplomacy in this delightful guide to the French terms that we all use but may not understand. This reference explores the French expressions, maxims, and literary allusions that grace English. With his customary finesse, Portable Curmudgeon author Jon Winokur offers definitions and often brief etymological notes and illustrative quotations.
