Classic Put-Downs. Insults with style; Arcturus, 2019

Do words fail you just when you need them most? If so, you need a few pointers from the past masters of put-down to keep others in their place. This book brims over with stinging comments, verbal face shippings, and subtle insults for dealing with every kind of situation.

Features contributions from some of history’s greatest word-slingers, including Oscar Wilde, Samuel Johnson, Woody Allen, Dorothy Parker, Truman Capote, Bette Davis, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Winston Churchill, Gore Vidal, Joan Rivers, and Stephen Fry.