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245		0	_aScorn
260			_a _bProfile books, _c2016
500			_athe wittiest and wickedest insults in human history
505			_aIntroduction; Humanity; God and Religion; Morality; Nations; Places; Race; Class and Courtesy; Kings, Queens and Commoners; People, Politicians and Government; Left and Right; British Politics; Peers; Australian Politics; American Politics; Politics in Europe and Beyond; War; Empire; Journalism; Writers, Publishers and Critics; Art; Music; Theatre, Film and Television; Doctors and Psychologists; Law and Lawyers; Business and Economics; Sport; Celebrity; Food and Drink; Women and Men; Marriage and Family; Age; Ancients, Primitives and Folk Curses. EU Referendum ScornAcknowledgements; Index.
520			_aThe ideal stocking-filler - miniature in size and big on malevolence -- Francis Wheen * Mail on Sunday * The clearest pen and the most fastidious sense of quality -- Alan Clark * The Times * A beautiful collection of insults down the ages. Parris has a feel for language, a sense of history and a wonderful wit -- Books of the Year * Scotland on Sunday * [A] glorious compendium of spite. * Daily Mail *
590			_b'Fully revised and updated edition containing a special selection of the finest EU Referendum scorn.'--Back cover of dust jacket. ; Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
630			_aCLASS P - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE _9475
650			_aInvective _911986
650			_aWit and humor _911987
650			_aAbuse _911988
650			_a Verbal _911989
650			_aInsults _911990
650			_aInsults _911990
650			_a Verbal _911989
650			_aVerbal abuse _911991
650			_aVituperation _911992
650			_a _912
700			_aParris, Matthew _eAuthor _911993
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912			_a2016-01-01
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