The Wickedictionary: Twisted Definitions That Perversely Expose the Truth - Softcover

Abbott, Derek

 
9781463668266: The Wickedictionary: Twisted Definitions That Perversely Expose the Truth
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1463668260 ISBN 13: 9781463668266
Verlag: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

The name Wickedictionary is intended to be a satirical play on the word Wiktionary. This is a collection of definitions of words as in a dictionary, except the definitions are perverse in the style of Ambrose Bierce's the Devil's Dictionary.This is not a book of quotations, although the definitions are quotable. The idea is tomodernize Ambrose Bierce, coming up with a more contemporary and cutting-edge collection ofdefinitions. This is intended to be comical, there are no sides, and nothing is sacred here. Basically any definition that has a surprise twist qualifies for entry, whether it happens to be cynical or not. The idea is we don't have to necessarily agree with these definitions, but to merely enjoy them for making us think. As Aristotle once said, “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

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Derek Abbott was born in South Kensington, London, UK, and is a well-known scientist and academic. He regularly lectures in the USA, UK, and Australia. He has previously lived in the USA and UK. He currently lives in Adelaide, Australia, and is married.

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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1463668260
ISBN 13 
9781463668266
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178
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