The Keener's Manual

The Keener's Manual is an imaginary book created by the 20-century American novelist Richard Condon. From it Condon produced quotations, always in verse, in a large number of his works, and it is, in fact, the source of the titles of several novels, among them three of his first four, The Oldest Confession, Some Angry Angel, and A Talent for Loving—only The Manchurian Candidate derived its title elsewhere.