The Dictionary of Bullshit
Bull shit (n.; adj,; adv.; etc.)\ 1: deceitful language; lies 2: jargon or cliches intended to place a positive spin on something plainly negative 3: anything said by a politician, CEO or PR flak 4: new age, modern, postmodern, cutting edge, meta or Xtreme 5: pretty much everything you read or hear these days.\ A hilarious, irreverent and generally subversive compendium of what passes for discourse today, The Dictionary of Bullshit savages politics, self-help, marketing, the media, all things...
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Serious and subversive, shamelessly opinionated and hilarious, The Dictionary of Bullshit is--no shit--the first of its kind.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Introduction for the American Edition, and Some Theories of BullshitPART ONE:Corporate Bullshit: Let Me Share This with YouPART TWOPolitical Bullshit:I'm Glad You Asked Me That...PART THREECrapmatcis:The Magic of NumbersPART FOURSales and Marketing Bullshit:Your Call Is Important to UsPART FIVEProfessional Bullshit:Guarding the MysteriesPART SIXNew Age and Alternative Bullshit: Finding Your Inner ChildPART SEVENA Brief Burble about Logical BullshitPART EIGHTFossil Words and Tired Old ImagesAppendixAfterword: Contributing Your Own BullshitAbout the Author
\ From Barnes & NobleWe live in an age in which advertising jargon and corporate-speak dominate our lives. Consultants blabber about "core competencies" and "problem-solving algorithms"; commercials assure us that "we gotta have it" and that our call really matters; corporate communiqués pontificate about "creative downsizing" and "flexible game plans." Author Nick Webb knows whereof he speaks: He describes his business career as "paddling a small raft across an ocean of bullshit." He cuts through it all in this "shamelessly opinionated guide."\ \
