Spinglish: The Definitive Dictionary of Deliberately Deceptive Language

Beard, Henry

ISBN 10: 0399172394 / ISBN 13: 9780399172397

Published by Blue Rider Press, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spinglish: The Definitive Dictionary of Deliberately Deceptive Language
• Publisher: Blue Rider Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399172394
• ISBN 13: 9780399172397
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The art of political spin is a delicate one, indeed. If you want to succeed in politics without really lying - and business, sports, the arts and basically any other field - you must perfect the art of terminological inexactitude. This handy dictionary - a bullshictionary, if you will will make you an expert in misdirection in no time. Wish you could nimbly side-step a straightforward question without batting an eye? Not sure how to apologise while also. not apologising? Look no further; Spinglish has you covered.

About the Author

Henry Beard attended Harvard University and was a member of the Harvard Lampoon. He went on to found the National Lampoon with Douglas Kenney and served as its editor during the magazine’s heyday in the 1970s. He has written numerous bestselling humor books.
 
Christopher Cerf is an American author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and record and television producer. He was a founding contributor to National Lampoon and is known for his musical contributions to Sesame Street, for co-creating and co-producing the award-winning PBS literacy education television program Between the Lions, and for his humorous articles and books.