[bksvol-discuss] Book Request: The Little Book of Big Excuses
- From: "Lora" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:02:51 -0600
OK, the following is a book of humor. A friend read me bits of it the other
day when I was feeling down, and I thought: Now that would be fun for
Bookshare. If anyone wants to see if their library has it, that'd be cool.
The Little Book of Big Excuses: More Strategies and Techniques for Faking It
by Addie Johnson
Copyright 2007
Book Description
Nobody ever said being an adult was easy. But it's easier with The Little
Book of Big Excuses, with hundreds of excuses for things you did, things you
didn't do, things you did wrong, and things you never want to hear about
again. First things first: "Fake Don't Flake." In here are your excuses for
being
late for or not showing up to any number of places for any number of
reasons--grandma's birthday party, work, home, weddings, dentists
appointments.
"Excusez-Moi, si'l vous plait" is where to look when you're caught wearing a
halter top to a black tie event. Or forget your boss's spouse's name--again.
Or don't want to pick up the tab. The French have a word for everything.
If you need to learn how to say "I'd Love to, but"--the art of articulating
just why you can't do most anything you don't want to do--in any language,
this
is the book for you. Demonstrate your incompetence. When someone asks you to
bring those complicated hors d'oeuvres, show up half an hour late with half
the ingredients. Bonus section here: how to get someone else to do all the
work while you still get the credit.
"Delivery Subsystem Failure--Mailboxes, Messages, Missives Gone Awry, Oh
My!" Never, ever again will you want for an excuse for not writing, calling,
IMing,
or emailing. Fake communication breakdowns make fail-safe excuses for a
myriad of don't wannas and didn't do its.
"All's Fair in Love" contains excuses for not calling, not going on the
second date, forgetting the birthday or anniversary of the one you love.
Plus how
to retreat with remorse, even from the altar steps. Hint: You could have
your mother or your manager phone it in. That's what Julia Roberts did.
* Hundreds of excuses for thousands of situations, plus "The Excuse Clinic:
How to Make Lame Excuses Walk and Okay Excuses Sing."
* Life is serious business, people, so pay attention. Let Addie help you off
the hook.
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