Big Curmudgeon: 2,500 Outrageously Irreverent Quotations from World-Class Grumps and Cantankerous Commentators: 2500 Outrageously Irreverent ... Grumps and Cantankerous Commentators - Softcover

Curmudgeon: definition 1. A crusty, ill-tempered churlish old man. 2. (modern) Anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone who points out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner. This anthology contains 2,500 outrageously irreverent quotations and interviews with world-class grumpy old men and women, including Dorothy Parker, Truman Capote, John Cleese, Hunter S. Thompson, Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis, Quentin Crisp, Clive James, Jessica Mitford, Nancy Mitford, Malcolm Muggeridge, Prince Phillip, and Evelyn Waugh.

Jon Winokur was the originator of the Curmudgeon franchise, which includes The Portable Curmudgeon, The Portable Curmudgeon Redux, and A Curmudgeon's Garden of Love. He is also the editor responsible for Zen to Go, Mondo Canine, and True Confessions. He lives in Pacific Palisades, California.