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Violence
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No violence
Language
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No strong language; the wit is Bierce's weapon of choice
Sexual Content
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No sexual content
Substance Use
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No substance use
Emotional Intensity
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No psychological concerns; cathartic rather than disturbing
What this book is about
Ambrose Bierce's satirical lexicon, collected from his journalism and published in 1911, offers definitions for common words that say what everyone knows but no one admits: cynical, brilliant, and still bracingly contemporary. An American classic of wit and disillusionment.
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