{"product_id":"the-devils-dictionary-paperback-8","title":"The Devil's Dictionary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Bierce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican satirist AMBROSE GWINNETT BIERCE (1842-c. 1914) began his satirical redefinitions of ordinary words in a weekly newspaper in 1881, and saw them first collected in *The Cynic's Word Book* in 1906. But it was with the 1911 republication as *The Devil's Dictionary* that he struck comedy gold for the ages with his pointedly mocking and ironic riffs on politics, business, religion, the arts, and American culture at large. From *abasement* (\"a decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth or power; peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer\") to *zoology* (\"the science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly\"), *The Devil's Dictionary* remains as witty today as it was a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730288021567,"sku":"9781605206554","price":22.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fc317d6378180fda5c7c6afa6857b4c4.webp?v=1765125539","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-devils-dictionary-paperback-8","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}