The Hamptons Dictionary: The Essential Guide to Class Warfare [Hardcover]

Miles Jaffe (Author), Plinio Pinto (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008

A Devil's Dictionary for the modern age, The Hamptons Dictionary is a wicked social satire and hysterical lexical send-up of the rich and famous who flock to the Hamptons each summer and the locals who count the minutes until Labor Day when they leave.

While Eastern Long Island, New York's swanky beach community, is the inspiration for Miles Jaffe's hilariously scathing look at the misadventures of the overloaded, it will be thoroughly enjoyed by anyone who has experienced what happens wherever the ubër-rich set up camp.

Miles Jaffe is an industrial designer turned satirist who rocked the summer denizens of the swanky "Hamptons" in 2001 with his NukeTheHamptons.com website. The son of renowned architect Norman Jaffe, Miles is a gadfly to be reckoned with. He lives in the heart of the Hamptons. This is his first book.

 

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About the Author

Miles Jaffe is an industrial designer cum satirist who rocked the summer denizens of the swanky "Hamptons" towns in 2001 with his NukeTheHamptons.com website. The son of reknowned architect Norman Jaffe, Miles is a gadfly to be reckoned with. He lives in the heart of the Hamptons. This is his first book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: The Disinformation Company (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934708046
• ISBN-13: 978-1934708040
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AMERICANNED, August 20, 2008

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Bill Brent "writer, editor, publisher" (HI and CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hamptons Dictionary: The Essential Guide to Class Warfare (Hardcover)

Bracing humor and apt illustrations. Check out def. 1 of "trashole": "One who disposes of their [sic] weekend garbage in a restaurant or construction site dumpster or public refuse container prior to returning to their home in the city, a behavior justified by the $42 per month cost of garbage pickup that was not included in one's $50,000 summer rental, usually performed after dark on Sunday evenings or very early on Monday mornings in an attempt to avoid discovery." If you like this, you'll probably enjoy the rest. A witty send-up of the American landed-gentry lifestyle.

--Bill Brent [last edited 20 August 2008]

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars did not buy...inadequate kindle sample, August 18, 2009

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Anna (Cudjoe Key, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hamptons Dictionary: The Essential Guide to Class Warfare (Kindle Edition)

charming intro but sample ends there. as key west local am afraid it might be too redundant to numerous books articles bumper stickers and just daily life down here with similar theme.
ex...save the Keys blow the bridges