The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Free PressISBN-13:9780743236607ISBN-10:743236602UPC:9780743236607Book Category:Humor, Education, FictionBook Subcategory:ReferenceSize:9.04 x 6.02 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.1707Product ID:SCXAQTR1AC
The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
A long and distinguished tradition of writers have used the form of a satirical dictionary to undermine the received ideas of their day. Voltaire wrote a sharply humorous "Philosophical Dictionary," while Samuel Johnson's dictionary of the English language was derisive and opinionated. These early dictionaries and encyclopedias were really weapons in a struggle for the soul of civilization...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Free PressISBN-13:9780743236607ISBN-10:743236602UPC:9780743236607Book Category:Humor, Education, FictionBook Subcategory:ReferenceSize:9.04 x 6.02 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.1707Product ID:SCXAQTR1AC
Saul, John Ralston: - John Ralston Saul is the International President of PEN International, an essayist, novelist, and long-time champion of freedom of expression. His works have been translated into twenty-three languages in thirty countries, are widely taught in universities, and central to the debate over contemporary society in many countries. They include the philosophical trilogy:...
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