The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary

by Ambrose Bierce, Chaz Bufe, Charles Bufe

Book Overview

This compilation of hundreds of biting, witty, cruel, and hilarious definitions combines the best 200 definitions from Ambrose Bierce's classic 'The Devil's Dictionary', with more than 500 definitions... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884365353
• ISBN13: 9781884365355
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: See Sharp Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

a classic!

Let the right-wingers rant and rave - this is a really, really funny (and unusually truthful) look at society, life in the 2000's and people in general. Those who rail at this book would do well to read a little more closely and ponder a bit more deeply. Whatever your (political, sexual, etc.) bent, at the very least this book should make you think. Have some individuals forgotten the term "devil's advocate"?

A Funny Pick Up and Read Book

Bierce's is obviously a classic and Bufe modernizes it wonderfully in his new version which lashes out at society just as well as it's inspiration albeit with slighty more layman language. Both books (despite what some seem to think) are decidedly anti-religious and leftist. That doesn't mean, however, that liberals are left unharmed though. All in all I think it's target audience will find it a fun read and it's targeted victims will be the only ones whining about it.

A new classic in satire and political humor

I have been a fan of Ambrose Bierce for many years, and I've often wished that someone would update and add to his classic Devil's Dictionary. Bufe has done a great job of blending his definitions with those of Bierce. Bufe certainly has the sardonic wit and caustic humor that characterized "Bitter" Bierce. Instead of reading the old reprints of Bierce's D.D., I would highly recommend this updated and overhauled version of that classic satire.

Another geat book from AK Press

A caustic exercise in political and social black humor. 300 plus definitions such as - JUSTICE, n. A term of vicious mockery, as in "equal justice under the law."