Not Wet Yet: An Anthology of Commentary (1982-1996)

A Devil's Dictionary for the tail end of the century, Not Yet Wet anthologizes Ian Shoales' hilarious jeremiads from 1982-1996. Uber-cynical, borderline snide, and eminently clever, Shoales is a master of the rant against cant, jargon and nonsense in general; and his takes on everything from the differences between New York and Los Angeles, James Bond, American politics and the rapidly disappearing art of a simple cup of hot black coffee, are a total scream.