Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges

by Browning, Guy

• ISBN13: 9781592402410
• ISBN10: 1592402410
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-21
• Publisher: Gotham

Summary

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 Guardianmagazine 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: • How to evaluate a bottle of wine (if the alcohol content is less than 15%, send it straight back) • How to get what you want at the barber’s (no multipart instructions, please) • 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. BACKCOVER: Praise for Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade A collection of daily drolleries . . . Full of short takes with a great deal of no-nonsense (well, maybe a little nonsense) charm.” Publishers Weekly This laugh-out-loud little essay collection serves up offbeat assistance. . . . Browning’s sophisticated humor makes this a winner.” —Library Journal, starred review Brilliant. . . . . Everyday matters are skewered with deadpan style and deadly accuracy.” —Sunday Times(London)

Author Biography

Guy Browning writes the popular -ôHow to . . .-ö column for the UK-'s Guardian magazine, and he has hosted his own radio show called Small Talk on the BBC. He describes his writing as -ôthe humor of being ambushed by the truth.-ö He is a business consultant who specializes in creativity.