{"product_id":"the-wit-wisdom-of-discworld-paperback","title":"The Wit \u0026 Wisdom of Discworld - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Pratchett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Pratchett has created an alternate universe full of trolls, dwarfs, wizards, and other fantasy elements, and he uses that universe to reflect on our own culture with entertaining and gloriously funny results. It's an accomplishment nothing short of magical.\" -- \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor every Terry Pratchett fan, an absolute must-have book\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003efavorite quotations from his beloved Discworld canon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGleaned from more than two decades' worth of Discworld tales, here is an essential compendium of insightful musings, witty commentary, and sagacious observations by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Terry Pratchett, compiled by Pratchett expert Stephen Briggs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- All assassins had a full-length mirror in their rooms, because it would be a terrible insult to anyone to kill them when you were badly dressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with wonderful bon mots, double entendres, not to mention breathtaking insights, \u003cem\u003eThe Wit and Wisdom of Discworld\u003c\/em\u003e is a compendium of the wittiest, pithiest, and wisest quotations from Terry Pratchett's madcap universe--a place that looks, sounds, and smells suspiciously like our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA flat planet traveling through space carried by four elephants balancing on the back of a giant turtle; a world populated by (mostly inept) wizards, dwarfs, despots, policemen, assassins, aged barbarians, vampires, thieves, witches, and civil servants; a place where technology, per se, is nonexistent but magic works . . . except when it doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGleaned from more than two decades' worth of Discworld tales, here is an essential compendium of insightful musings, witty commentary, and sagacious observations by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Terry Pratchett, compiled by Pratchett expert Stephen Briggs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519015186739,"sku":"9780061370519","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RU5iMU5QM21rQmw1bjJKOXVkR1A5Zz09.webp?v=1760486015","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-wit-wisdom-of-discworld-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}