The Devil's Dictionary

Classic satire in the form of a dictionary. According to Wikipedia: "Ambrose Bierce (1842 ? 1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist, today best known for his An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Bierce's lucid, unsentimental style has kept him popular when many of his contemporaries have been consigned to oblivion. His dark, sardonic views and vehemence as a c...