The Portable CurmudgeonJon Winokur An entertaining collection of quotations, anecdotes, and interviews from the likes of H.L. Mencken, W.C. Fields, Dorothy Parker, and others, arranged alphabetically by subject. No scholarly paraphernalia. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
WORLDCLASS CURMUDGEONS | 7 |
QUOTES ON B | 30 |
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