Are You a Miserable Old Bastard?: Quips, Quotes, And Tales From The Eternally Pessimistic

ISBN-13: 9781599218786 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 176 str.

Andrew John; Stephen Blake

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Do you always struggle to see the best in a situation? Does it seem like it s raining both outside and in? If you re blind to the lighter side of life then you re clearly a grump, but don t despair you re in good company. Are You a Miserable Old Bastard? is an amusing celebration of the grouchiness in life, featuring wittily downbeat sayings from famous grumps including P. J. O Rourke, Dorothy Parker, Michael Moore, H. L. Mencken, Fran Lebowitz, Winston Churchill, Groucho Marx, and W. C. Fields; pessimistic tales of doom and gloom; advice on ways to spot a naturally grumpy person; fascinating insights into the science of grumpiness; and quotations from literary and fictional gloom-mongers. If you re easily irritated by the annoyances of modern-day living, if it s the little things as well as the big things that drive you crazy, this is definitely the book for you. Topics include: *grumpiness *discontent *moodiness*doom & gloom *pessimism *idiocy*cantankerousness *contempt *loathing"