The Dictionary of Bullshit: A Shamlessly Opinionated Guide To All That Is Absurd, Misleading and Insincere

By Nick Webb

Book Overview

Bull shit (n.; adj,; adv.; etc.) 1: deceitful language; lies 2: jargon or cliches intended to place a positive spin on something plainly negative 3: anything said by a politician, CEO or PR flak 4: new age, modern, postmodern, cutting edge, meta or Xtreme 5: pretty much everything you read or hear these days. A hilarious, irreverent and generally subversive compendium of what passes for discourse today, The Dictionary of Bullshit savages politics, self-help, marketing, the media, all things new age, statistics, science and business. From the political credibility gap (aka lying) to the oxymoronic instant classic, whether you're in a paperless office or have been out-sourced, The Dictionary of Bullshit is an all-out offensive against all that is phony, stupid and just plain meaningless.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402207808
• ISBN13: 9781402207808
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Factually Interesting

I bought this for my husband for christmas. It was full of information he loved learning about. He has told me this is a book he can easily put down and pick up again two months later and still be able to read with ease.

Delightful and perceptive

If you find human interaction increasingly irritating, it may be because your internal b.s. detector is working overtime. Nick Webb's little book will enlighten you and give you much-needed consolation and amusement.

Must read...

Must have companion when writing email explaining "strategy", "vision" and what not. Without book: "Does not comply with long term vision" With book : "We are not doing this now or anytime soon"

Very good little book

I gave this book to a word-loving, bs-hating editor friend of mine, and she loves it. It became quite the hit around our office. Very witty, very sarcastic, very cool!