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BOOK CLUB: THE DEADLY DICTIONARIES
bring the seven sins to your bookshelf.
by liza darwin
Let's face it: we don't usually think of dictionaries as being scandalous. But Deadly Dictionaries comes about as close as you can possibly get.
This set of seven mini-reference books (one for each sin) gives definitions of pride, gluttony, sloth, wrath, envy, greed and lust, sure- but that's not even the fun part. With quotes Malcolm X to Nietzche to Woodrow Wilson, we think this collection makes the ultimate housewarming, birthday, or anytime gift.
Then again, they might look so great sitting on your own bookshelf or coffee table, you might be tempted to greedily keep them all for yourself. Hey, it is the seven deadly sins we're talking about, after all...