Lying, Cheating & Stealing: Great Writers on Getting What You Want When You Want it - Softcover

Sara Nickles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811818209 ISBN 13: 9780811818209

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 1997

Synopsis

Drinking, Smoking & Screwing made quite an impression, but it didn't tell the whole story. This deviously inspiring plunge mto the netherworld of grifters, fibbers, shysters, and scam artists finally settles the score. With over twenty-five page-turning excerpts from this century's wildest and most entertaining American writers -- including Dorothy Parker, Dashiell Hammett, Woody Allen, Russell Baker, Cynthia Heimel, Tobias Wolff, Mark Twain, and Groucho Marx -- Lying, Cheating & Stealing brings back the days when getting rich and getting even were more important than multitasking, working out, and recycling. This priceless collection will remind everyone how good it feels to get what you want -- in bed, in the bank, and just in the nick of time. Bad boys and girls rejoice! Once again revenge is sweet, cheaters prosper, and nice guys finish last.

About this title

Synopsis:

A collection of writings on the fine art of deception includes contributions by Woody Allen, James Thurber, S.J. Perelman, Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, Russell Baker, and Dorothy Parker.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0811818209
• ISBN 13: 9780811818209
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200