Lying, Cheating, and Stealing: Great Writers on Getting What You Want When You Want It (1997)

by Sara Nickles

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Over 25 page-turning excerpts from this century's wildest and most entertaining American writers-including Dorothy Parker, Woody Allen, Tobias Wolff, and Groucho Marx-bring back the days when getting rich and getting even were more important than multitasking, working out, and recycling.

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Over 25 page-turning excerpts from this century's wildest and most entertaining American writers-including Dorothy Parker, Woody Allen, Tobias Wolff, and Groucho Marx-bring back the days when getting rich and getting even were more important than multitasking, working out, and recycling.

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25 excerpts from this century's wildest and most entertaining American writers, including Dorothy Parker, Dashiell Hammett, Woody Allen, Russell Baker, Cynthia Heimel, Tobias Wolff, Mark Twain, and Groucho Marx.

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