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A New Yorker film critic and author of American Sucker evaluates the cultural consequences of snide and sarcastic language that has become pervasive in today's political, entertainment, and other public arenas, in an assessment that cites the importance of developing true wit instead of insult-based forms of communication.
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Editions
5 editions- Audiobook · English · 2009Tantor Media Inc · 9781608478705
- Paperback · English · 2009PICADOR · 9780330511377
- Other · English · 2010Simon & Schuster · 9781416599463
- Other · English · 2009Simon & Schuster · 128 pages · 9781416599456
- Other · English · 2009Simon & Schuster · 9781439110089
Social aspectsInvectiveWit and humorHumorNew York Times reviewed
