Watson's Dictionary of a Weasel Words ; Contemporary Cliches, Cant & Management Jargon

Knopf, Sydney, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Petty. introduction by author. Illustrated endpapers, by Petty, against a light green background. Navy blue coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of the author to the rear fold over panel. A dictionary, of what the author calls "weasel words". In here you will find such jargon as; an involuntary career event -- you're fired, or a hospital that refers to "negative patient outcomes" -- patients have died. You'll find the definition of asset footprint or even plausible deniability and other words that obscure the true meaning of what people are trying to say. Softening of the back strip edges and rubbing of the book corners. Tanning of the textblock edges and age toning of the pages. Gift inscription to the top edge of the free front end page. Minor rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VI, 362 pages, last three pages blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Petty. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Language; ISBN: 1740513215. ISBN/EAN: 9781740513210. Inventory No: 0128477. . 9781740513210