By Woody Allen

From the cover. In Getting Even Woody Allen revenges himself upon such significant subjects as death, obe­sity, organized crime, the invention of the sandwich, adult education, laundry lists of famous people, and Latin American revolu­tionaries. Here is Woody Allen at his philo­sophical deepest: •    "... Death is an acquired trait.'' •    "If man were immortal, do you realize what his meat bills would be?" •    "Why pork was proscribed by Hebraic law is still unclear, and some scholars believe that the Torah merely suggested not eating pork at certain restaurants." •    "Eternal Nothingness is OK if you're dressed for it." •    "My mind can never know my body although it has become quite friendly with my legs."

NY. Random House. 1978. 124p.

By Ambrose Bierce

From the Preface: The Devil's Dictionary was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued in a desultory way and at long intervals until 1906. In that year a large part of it was published in covers with the title The Cynic's Word Book, a name which the author had not the power to reject nor the happiness to approve. To quote the publishers of the present work: “This more reverent title had previously been forced upon him by the religious scruples of the last newspaper in which a part of the work had appeared, with the natural consequence that when it came out in covers the country already had been flooded by its imitators with a score of‘cynic’ books - The Cynic’s This, The Cynic's That and The Cynic's t’Other. Most of these books were merely stupid, though some of them added the distinction of silliness. Among them, they brought the word ‘cynic’ into disfavour so deep that any book bearing it was discredited in advance of publication.”

Hertfordshire. Wordsworth Editions Limited. 1996. 243p.

By Digby Anderson

A dictionary like no other!

"This book will shortly replace a university;education and it's cheaper." John Cleese.

The dictionary of dangerous words from access to zionist via exclusion, partner and self-esteem.

Contributors: Alice Thomas, Ellis Frederick Forsyth, Simon Heffer, Peter Hitchens, Andrew Roberts, Auberon Waugh, Michael Wharton, and many Others

London. Social Affairs Unit. No Date. 129p.

By Nino Culotta

From the cover: Cop This Lot by Nino Culotta (John O’Grady) is the hilarious sequel to the well-known They’re a Weird Mob. In Cop This Lot we enjoy once more the magnificent humour that comes from genuine Australian dialogue, and the lovable charac­ter of Nino, the friendly Italian migrant bent on becoming a 'dinkum Aussie’. A new note of hilarity is reached when Nino’s workmates, Joe and Dennis, accompany him on a visit to Nino’s parents in Italy. Their struggles with the Continental way of life enable Nino to get his own back, and provide countless laughs for the reader. Illustrated by WEP

Sydney. Ure Smith. 1960. 216p.