Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges Paperback - 2006
by Guy Browning
Life's big questions seem to take care of themselves it's the little things that cause the most trouble. Guy Browning shares his hilarious advice for facing a million and one small challenges in this gem that was a runaway bestseller in Britain.Readers of the UK's Guardian magazine already know and love Guy Browning as the author of a droll weekly column. In Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade, Browning introduces his laugh-out-loud rules for living to an American audience. He interprets life's smaller truths and tackles everyday matters with a keen eye and a distinctive, sardonic wit. His tongue-in-cheek advice spans a wide range of topics: Sickness and Health, Cooking and Eating, Fashion and Grooming, Sleeping and Waking, Love and Marriage, and more, encompassing:á How to evaluate a bottle of wine (if the alcohol content is less than 15%, send it straight back) á How to get what you want at the barber's (no multipart instructions, please) á How to pretend to laugh at a friend's joke (the closest most men get to faking orgasm) In Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade, Browning gives the essential rules for living life with a sense of humor.
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- Title Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges
- Author Guy Browning
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 278
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Gotham Books
- Publication date September 21, 2006
- ISBN 9781592402410 / 1592402410
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.14 x 5.08 x 0.78 in (18.14 x 12.90 x 1.98 cm)
- Age range 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Category Humor
- Dewey Decimal Code 828.920
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