{"product_id":"9781411467750","title":"Devil's Dictionary (Barnes \u0026 Noble Digital Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary to rumor and speculation, \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Bierce\u003c\/b\u003e was not in league with the devil.  Bierce earned the nickname “The Wickedest Man in San Francisco” not by indulging in acts of depravity himself, but by recording the sins and follies of his fellow man.  As a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e and other newspapers, he heaped scorn upon the scoundrels infesting late nineteenth-century America.  Here, in his best work, Bierce relies less on venom than on a wit sharp enough to cut glass.  \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDevil’s Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most oft-quoted works in all of American literature.  Yet beneath its cynical humor, it remains an unflinchingly honest books about human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126164013296,"sku":"9781411467750","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411467750_p0.jpg?v=1769896916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411467750","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}