Lying, Cheating & Stealing: Great Writers on Getting What You Want When You Want it by Sara Nickles

by Sara Nickles

Drinking, Smoking & Screwing made quite an impression, but it didn't tell the whole story. This deviously inspiring plunge mto the netherworld of grifters, fibbers, shysters, and scam artists finally settles the score. With over twenty-five page-turning 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 -- Lying, Cheating & Stealing brings back the days when getting rich and getting even were more important than multitasking, working out, and recycling. This priceless collection will remind everyone how good it feels to get what you want -- in bed, in the bank, and just in the nick of time. Bad boys and girls rejoice! Once again revenge is sweet, cheaters prosper, and nice guys finish last.

Genres: Writing, Humor, Fiction

Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[V · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really engaging. it's fun and sometimes funny. Sometimes it's heartwarming. I loved all the short stories. such a wide range of content. The topic is fun, though. Give it a read, for fun!

[hot dog princess · Rating 4 out of 5]

VERY ENJOYABLE!

[Jonathan]

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[Elissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining collection of writing. My only beef with it is that every time I really started to get into an excerpt, it ended, making plunging into the next one more difficult.

[Bonnie Fazio]

I don't remember this. I read it 14-1/2 years ago -- that's probably why.

[Dan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good premise, but boring reading. I bought it just for the e e cummings poem, May I Feel Said He?