Wit and Wisdom: The Art of the Put-down

Wit and Wisdom: The Art Of The Put-down is a compilation of some of the finest and quintessential examples of (sometimes overly!) dry wit. It includes thousands of quotations from all over the world, and from many different periods of time, from William Shakespeare to Edmund Blackadder, Oscar Wilde to Joan Rivers, this book includes many of the most memorable and ascerbic put-downs the World has thus-far seen, along with who said them, when, and when available and necessary, the context. Here are a few gems: "Michael Caine can out-act any, well, nearly any, telephone kiosk you care to mention." -Hugh Leonard, Irish ...  Read the complete review

The Art of The Put down is an enjoyable collection of witty and ascerbic quotes spanning the worlds of art, literature, sport, politics, celebrity and historical correspondence, and though some of these are mundane there are frequent gems to be found throughout. One politician describes his political opponnent's attack as "like being flogged with wet lettuice", Marlon Brado is described as "sounding like he has a mouth full of wet tissue paper", whilst of Margaret Thatcher someone comments "She suprised everyone by buying a house in Dulwich instead of moving to Bolivia with the rest of the Nazis". Peter Mandelson comes under fire ...  Read the complete review