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1	Devils Dictionary more books like this by Ambrose Bierce Originally titled "The Cynic's Word Book", this classic of satire was written by a man who defined a cynic as "a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they might be." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Civil War Stories more books like this by Ambrose Bierce Sixteen dark and vivid tales by great satirist: "A Horseman in the Sky," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chicakamauga," "A Son of the Gods," "What I Saw of Shiloh," more. Note. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
3	The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary more books like this by Ambrose Bierce, David E. Schultz (Editor), S. T. Joshi (Editor) If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to listen, " and happiness is "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." This is the most ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $14.60! \| SVS
4	The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce more books like this by Ambrose Bierce Before he trailed off into the wilds of Mexico, never to be heard from again, Ambrose Bierce achieved a public persona as 'bitter Bierce' and 'the devil's lexicographer.' He left behind a nasty reputation and more than ninety short stories that are perfect expressions of his sardonic genius. Brought together in this volume, these stories represent ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce more books like this by Ambrose Bierce, Everett F Bleiler (Editor) These 23 modern horror stories by American master include "The Eyes of the Panther," "The Damned Thing," and 21 more that will "attract and hold the attention of anyone interested in the horror genre." -- "SF Booklog," see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.35! \| first editions \| SVS
6	In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians more books like this by Ambrose Bierce Some of the most chilling and macabre tales in the English language can be attributed to American journalist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce. Written in and around the time of the Civil War, this book includes "A Horseman in the Sky", "Chickamauga", "The Applicant", "A Holy Terror", "An Occurence at owl Creek Bridge"--perhaps his most famous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce more books like this by Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce The best from the legendary 19th-century journalist, including stories that still amuse, shock, and entertain. The Devil's Dictionary, Can Such Things Be? Negligible Tales, and more. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $91.66! \| first editions
8	Tales of Soldiers and Civilians more books like this by Ambrose Bierce This revised edition of Ambrose Bierce's 1892 collection of "Soldiers" and "Civilians" tales fills a void in American literature. A veteran of the Civil War and a journalist known for his integrity and biting satire, Ambrose Bierce was also a lively short-story writer of considerable depth and power. As San Francisco's most famous journalist ... see all copies from $2.36! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Can Such Things Be? more books like this by Ambrose Bierce On cover: Tales of horror and the supernatural. Contents: The death of Halpin Frayser --The secret of Macarger's gulch--One summer night--(etc.). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Ambrose Bierces Civil War more books like this by Ambrose Bierce, William McCann (Editor) William McCann has sifted through Ambrose Bierce's vast literary opus to present a collection of his most outstanding stories of the Civil War: seven selections from the author's memoirs and twenty works of fiction in all. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	The enlarged devil's dictionary more books like this by Ambrose Bierce see all copies from $7.97! new only from $19.03! \| first editions
12	The Monk & the Hangman's Daughter more books like this by Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce see all copies from $2.00! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	Fantastic Fables more books like this by Ambrose Bierce What happens when a wit like Ambrose Bierce sets out to one-up Aesop? Lots ofgood weird fun for readers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Poems of Ambrose Bierce more books like this by Ambrose Bierce, M E Grenander (Editor) A generous selection of ironic, melancholy, bitter, and wickedly amusing poems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.19! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The sardonic humor of Ambrose Bierce more books like this by Ambrose Bierce Insulting poems, cruel epigrams, parodies of bad fiction, character assassinations by America's bitterest, wittiest humorist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16	An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge more books like this by Ambrose Bierce Bierce's best-known Civil War story. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $90.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Shadows of Blue & Gray more books like this by Ambrose Bierce A collection of Bierce's writings on the Civil War, including such well-known pieces as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and more obscure reminiscences and newspaper articles. see all copies from $3.26! new only from $6.95! \| first editions
18	In the Midst of Life more books like this by Ambrose Bierce see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Phantoms of a Blood-Stained Period: The Complete Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce more books like this by Russell Duncan (Editor), David J Klooster (Editor), Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce, a veteran who saw action at Shiloh, Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, and other bloody battles, wrote extensively about the American Civil War, not only in his fiction but in his letters and personal reports based on his own experiences. The title of this collection of these writings is derived from Bierce's memoir "What I Saw of ... see all copies from $11.87! new only from $21.38! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary more books like this by Ambrose Bierce, Chaz Bufe, J. R. Swanson (Illustrator) This compilation of hundreds of biting, witty, cruel, and hilarious definitions combines the best 200 definitions from Ambrose Bierce's classic "The Devil's Dictionary, with more than 500 definitions from the most humorous and stinging entries in Chaz Bufe's "The American Heretic's Dictionary. This new edition includes 50 new definitions from Bufe ... see all copies from $4.29! new only from $7.71!
21 view cover	An Occurrence at Owl Creek/Bridge/One of the Missing more books like this by Ambrose Bierce Bierce's best-known Civil War story. see all copies from $3.11! new only from $3.11!
22 view cover	Civil War Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce more books like this by Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce In "The Devil's Dictionary" Ambrose Bierce defined "war" as "a by-product of the arts of peace." A Civil War veteran, Bierce had absolutely no illusions about "courage," "honor," and "glory" on the battlefield. These stories form one of the great antiwar statements in American literature. Included here are the classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $10.26! \| first editions \| SVS
23	Write it right : a little blacklist of literary faults more books like this by Ambrose Bierce This large print title is set in Tieras 16pt font as reccomended by the RNIB. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $13.15! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories more books like this by Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50!
25 view cover	Tales of Soldiers and Civilians: And Other Stories more books like this by Ambrose Bierce, Tom Quirk (Introduction by) Questing after Pancho Villa's revolutionary forces, Ambose Bierce rode into Mexico in 1913 and completely vanished off the face of the earth. Though his ultimate fate remains a mystery to this day, Bierce's contribution to American letter's rests firmly on the basis of his incomparable Devil's Dictionary and a remarkable body of short fiction. ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.50! \| SVS

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