For those who want laughter, The Best of S. J. Perelman is exactly what the doctor ordered. It is a cure for nearly everything that ails a melancholy world. The knife of Perelman’s wit and wisdom is sharpened on the boot of satire. The incomparable parodist, he takes a cut at books, advertising, magazines, publishers, the movies, columnists, socialites and even himself—and they are all the better for his keen scalpel and deft hand. Perelman is at his best in this book of fifty hilarious pieces, each one warranted as a tonic to your sense of humor and guaranteed to keep you healthy with laughter.