Lawrence Dorfman: 13 books
The Snark Bible
A Reference Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and So Much More
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
An uproarious collection of sick burns from the Merchant of Venom himself!
The lord of snark, Lawrence Dorfman, is back! With this treasury of backhanded compliments, sarcastic insults, and catty comebacks, Dorfman gives us transformative wisdom that’s sure to change your life—or at least...
The Snark Handbook: Insult Edition
Comebacks, Taunts, and Effronteries
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010
The bestselling book on the art of the insult is back and it’s more blasphemous than ever. Author and snark connoisseur Lawrence Dorfman does his absolute worst, dishing out hundreds of clever insults for all situations and occasions. From careful instructions on how and when to throw a verbal punch...
The Snark Handbook: Sex Edition
Innuendo, Irony, and Ill-Advised Insults on Intimacy
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
According to NewYorker.com, Lawrence Dorfman assembled a heroic collection. I spent an hour in a state of catharsis, reveling in the sufficiency of the insults,” in his previous homage to snarkdom (Insult Edition). Now just imagine the reviewer’s state after an hour reading the Sex Edition....
The Snark Handbook: Politics and Government Edition
Gridlock, Red Tape, and Other Insults to We the People
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Another political year is upon us . . . a year in which we elect another useless figurehead to piss off the masses, confuse the classes, and, above all, reward the jackasses. It will be a time of fear, angst, and anger, the perfect moment for The Snark Handbook: Politics and Government Edition. Filled...
by Lawrence Dorfman, James Michael Naccarato
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
From the author of the bestselling Snark series comes the premiere guide to satire, sneering, jeering, and mockery in their finest forms. A surviving knight of many a verbal joust, Larry Dorfman has become an expert at backhanded sass and cathartic banter.
Featuring life lessons from the master...
The Snark Handbook
A Reference Guide to Verbal Sparring
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
The Snark Handbook is back and it’s more uproarious than ever. This revised and expanded edition contains even more snide remarks, witty comebacks, and biting commentary than the bestselling first edition. With dozens of hilarious jokes, plus lists such as Snarky Movie Descriptions,” Money...
Schadenfreude
A Handy Guide to the Glee Found in Others' Misery
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
A witty volume for anyone who’s ever asked, “Is it wrong that I’m smiling?”
The Germans may have come up with the word for it, but schadenfreude—the taking of pleasure in someone else’s misery—is a pretty universal human tendency. This book takes a look at the phenomenon with...
The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark
A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
What do Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, H. L. Mencken, Oscar Wilde, Robert Benchley, George Bernard Shaw, Jules Feiffer, Bill Hicks, Bill Maher, Phyllis Diller, Édith Piaf, W. C. Fields, Mark Twain, Voltaire, Charles Bukowski, and countless others have in common?
Not a thing, other than each...
The Cigar Lover's Compendium
Everything You Need to Light Up and Leave Me Alone
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
After an expert tutorial on choosing, buying, lighting, smoking and enjoying a good cigar, The Compendium gets into the finer points of smoking, finding the right cigar shop, then gets into the arcania of the cigar, with lengthy sections of cigar-related quotations, anecdotes, jokes, and, finally, a state-by-state listing of the country's best cigar stores and lounges.
The Snark Handbook: Clichés Edition
Overused Buzzwords, Hackneyed Phrases, and Other Misuses of the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
CLICHÉ: noun
Etymology: French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clichér, to stereotype, of imitative origin
Date: 1892
1 : a trite phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it
2 : a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation
3 : something that has become overly...
Snark! The Herald Angels Sing
Sarcasm, Bitterness and the Holiday Season
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Bah! Humbug! It’s that time of year again….Time to spend too much, drink too much, eat too much, smile falsely, dig down deep to try and find “good cheer,” battle crowds, try to find parking in over-crowded lots, ignore surly clerks, bartenders, waiters, valets, and parking lot attendants,...
The Snark Handbook
A Reference Guide to Verbal Sparring
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
It’s impossible to go a full day without using snark, so why fight it? Snark is everywhere, from television to movies to everyday life. This lively collection provides hours of entertainment—better than an Etch A Sketch, and more fun than Silly Putty! At the heart of it, being in a state of snark...
The Snark Handbook
A Reference Guide to Verbal Sparring
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
It’s impossible to go a full day without using snark, so why fight it? Snark is everywhere, from television to movies to everyday life. This lively collection provides hours of entertainment—better than an Etch A Sketch, and more fun than Silly Putty! At the heart of it, being in a state of snark...