{"product_id":"the-wit-wisdom-of-discworld-9780061370519","title":"The Wit \u0026 Wisdom of Discworld","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor every Terry Pratchett fan, an absolute must-have, giftable 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\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePratchett, Terry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir Terry Pratchett\u003c\/strong\u003e was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful Discworld series. His young adult novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Carnegie Medal, and \u003cem\u003eWhere's My Cow?\u003c\/em\u003e, his Discworld book for \"readers of all ages,\" was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller. His novels have sold more than seventy five million (give or take a few million) copies worldwide. Named an Officer of the British Empire \"for services to literature,\" Pratchett lived in England. He died in 2015 at the age of sixty-six.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668897173778,"sku":"9780061370519","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5683b7a1-8cf6-430e-840b-563182b658dc.jpg?v=1733751816","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wit-wisdom-of-discworld-9780061370519","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}