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The author of the wildly successful Portable Curmudgeon and Portable Curmudgeon Redux outdoes himself in the biggest collection yet of acid wit and wisdom cunningly collected from sardonic savants of every stripe.

A curmudgeon is defined as 1. A crusty, ill-tempered, churlish old man; 2. Anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; or 3. anyone who points out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner. The Big Curmudgeon is the richest collection yet of curmudgeonly commentary, combining all of the material from the bestselling Portable Curmudgeon and Portable Curmudgeon Redux, plus selections from A Curmudgeon’s Garden of Love—and lots of brand-new quips, quotations, and wisdom freshly collected by compiler extraordinaire, Jon Winokur.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and featuring special sections on such world-class grumps as H.L. Mencken, John Simon, W.C. Fields, and Dorothy Parker, the book is the last witty word on all things cynical, snide, and hilariously grouchy.

Equally suited to the "humor" and "reference" sections, The Big Curmudgeon is filled with the pithiest, smartest things ever said by the wittiest people who ever lived..
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This book provides the reader with an in-depth detailed and easy to read approach to caregiving and explains what people in their care neurobiologically can do based on the Cognitive Level Scale and the latest research on brain function. It describes how informal caregivers are subjected to incredible stress causing inflammation within their own bodies resulting in a condition known as Caregiver Syndrome. Illogically, what is often not understood or discussed in this age of scientific advancement, modern medicine and improved health-care techniques is the fragility of the human brain and the deficits in functional cognition resulting from brain dysfunction. Caregivers recognize the difficulties faced by those they are assisting but have never been given a satisfactory reason why the person they are caring for cannot successfully do basic daily activities and tasks. It is extremely daunting for caregivers who need to prompt and cue knowing at any time they will be verbally abused by the person they care for, why do they continue -- because they care..
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