{"product_id":"2026200013782-secondhand-the-second-book-of-insults","title":"The Second Book Of Insults","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has ever longed for the perfect withering retort, The Second Book of Insults delivers a masterclass in the art of verbal demolition, gathering history's most devastating put-downs, barbs, and cutting observations into one gloriously sharp collection. Nancy McPhee chronicles centuries of inspired invective, drawing on the wit of politicians, playwrights, poets, and public figures to present a treasury of scorn that ranges from the elegantly civilised to the magnificently vicious.\n\nThis volume serves as both a celebration of linguistic ingenuity and a testament to humanity's enduring talent for creative contempt, illustrating how the well-aimed insult has long been a weapon of choice for the sharpest minds in history. McPhee's curation is astute and wide-ranging, arranging her ammunition by theme and target to maximum comic and rhetorical effect. As a companion to her original Book of Insults, this sequel proves that the world's supply of inspired rudeness is, happily, inexhaustible — leaving the reader to wonder just who, in their own life, might deserve a perfectly chosen volley from these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160896938203,"sku":"2026200013782-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3bfd061c-90c3-49bd-b99f-c04d35e9664c.png?v=1787188225","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013782-secondhand-the-second-book-of-insults","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}