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

by Don Watson

Book Overview

A much-requested companion volume to DEATH SENTENCE and appealing to the same market. A book for people who really want to know what a 'six step reframe' and 'ratchet compulsion blow-out' are, and for those who want to mock the very idea. A useful handbook and guide to modern managerial language, newspeak, and linguistic political chicanery; and also an essential reference for victims and saboteurs. A book, like Death Sentence, both serious and amusing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1740513215
• ISBN13: 9781740513210
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Random House (Australia)
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.