num_pages: 208
description: Stitch for stitch, no American writer working today can match the witty scalpelwork of Florence King. She has been compared to Dorothy Parker, H.L. Mencken, even Will Rogers—though Rogers, of course, never met a man he didn't like. Florence King spots them on every corner. Proudly, now, this unreconstructed people-hater makes her stand: Simply put, the lady is a misanthrope.With Charity Toward None is a pièce de résistance from the Queen of Spleen: a guided tour of delights of the misanthropic life. With America's denatured society as a backdrop, King offers an inspirational handbook for Americans grown tired of unreconstructed people-hater offers her piece de resistance a "goo-goo humanitarianism and sensitivity that never sleeps." Her pantheon of kindred spirits—from Timon of Athens to Ty Cobb, from Ayn Rand to Richard Nixon—is a lesson in historical misanthropy; along the way she skewers Oprah guests, "lovable pseudocurmudgeons," and other pretenders to the throne, all on the tip of her poison-dipped pen. An irresistible jolt of venom in a world where "hostile situations barely get started before somebody pops up and announces, 'the healing has begun,'" With Charity Toward None is a manifesto for Florence King's crusade "win one for the Sonofabitch."
language: English
title: With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy
titlecomplete: With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy
genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Politics, Humor, History, Philosophy
ratings_count: 313
publisher: St Martins Pr