{"product_id":"9781407073392","title":"Dr Johnson's Dictionary of Modern Life: Survey, Definition \u0026 justify'd Lampoonery of divers contemporary Phenomena, from Top Gear unto Twitter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 2009 Dr Samuel Johnson made a surprise re-emergence from eighteenth century retirement and began Twittering.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt proved the perfect vehicle for his acerbic, aphoristic wit and he has quickly become the darling of the site. The \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e calls him the 'greatest' thing on Twitter and the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e dubs him its 'star'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur gouty man of letters finds the modern world in a parlous state. It is peopled with fools like \"Raisin-ey'd Tyrant Mister Nick GRIFFIN\" and \"BABOON-SLAYER, Fop, Macaroni, Dandy\u0026amp;Folderol, Mister AA Gill\". His attempts to negotiate a path through the vagaries of modern life do not fare well either - for instance, on a trip to \"Mister LIBERTY'S blast'd Haberdashery\", upon finding \"all else clad as Lumber-Jacks, I left thwart'd\u0026amp;alone... unwilling to dress as an unmanly Pastiche of Mister COBAIN.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDictionary of Modern Life\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e our gouty man of letters takes a wickedly funny look at all things modern. From Top Gear and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e to Dubstep and Celebrity Big Brother, nothing escapes his sardonic gaze.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184320135408,"sku":"9781407073392","price":14.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781407073392_p0.jpg?v=1763718691","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781407073392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}