Barbed Quotes (Hardcover)

by Colin Jarman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This wickedly witty and viciously funny collection of cutting quotes contains the best barbs by and about some of the 20th century's most famous -- and infamous -- characters. Catty comments from the stage, screen, page, and platform include notables from Marlon Brando to the Spice Girls. Barbed Quotes will provide hours of devilish entertainment.

About the Author
Colin Jarman is an experienced sailor and journalist and the features editor of Yachting Monthly, a British sailing magazine. Illustrator Bill Beavis spent 12 years as a merchant navy officer and was assistant editor of Yachting Monthly.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809227819
• ISBN-13: 978-0809227815
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,607,355 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best of the negative voices, January 26, 2000

By	David R. Cox (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

In this small book, you'll find just about every negative quote about any celebrity. For that matter, many quotes put down entire groups of people in one or two short sentances. You won't find the quotes that appear in the daily cryptoquote, but you'll find interesting stuff. The most unflattering thing I can say is that this book is tremendously negative. If your read it for awhile, you'll laugh, but you'll begin to wonder if any celebrities like anything.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable!, July 29, 1999

By A Customer

I giggled for HOURS over this book. This is the ultimate collection of quotes. A must have. Perfect when trying to find just the right line that fits for an upcoming speech or when trying to give life to those staid management reports. Highly recommended!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too negative, May 4, 2001

By A Customer

This book is too negative. I enjoyed it at first and then it got to be too much! Would prefer a balance between put-downs, cleverness and self-deprecating humour. This book was mostly put-downs. Recommend books on Dorothy Parker with her clever witticisms to those such as this one.