Cheap Bastard's™ Guide to Boston: Secrets Of Living The Good Life--For Free! - Softcover

Frieswick, Kris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762750227 ISBN 13: 9780762750221

Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Boston writer and humorist Kris Frieswick gives sound advice on how to live the good life in Beantown, for peanuts. Thrifty readers will discover where to have all kinds of fun, experience the city's culture, and fortify themselves with grub and brew, all for a pittance. Also includes tips on how to break into Boston's social network, a great source of free parties and events!

About this title

About the Author

Kris Frieswick is a humor, business and lifestyle writer, an award-winning humor columnist, and a stand-up comedian. Her work has been in demand at such magazines as The Economist, Boston Magazine, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Redbook, and USA Today, and she has been anthologized in two humor books, Mirth of a Nation (Harper Perennial) and 101 Damnations (St. Martin's). The Independent Media Institute called her a "smart, funny voice" to watch in American media. She lives in Boston's South End.

From the Back Cover

Boston is full of free and ridiculously inexpensive stuff--you just need to know where to look. Leave it to The Cheap Bastard to uncover all the ins and outs and exclusive bargains to be had and to tell you the real deal with wit and humor. The Cheap Bastard's(R) Guide to Boston will show you: - How to gain free entrance to plays, films, concerts, and museums - Where to find free or low-cost classes in anything from yoga to sailing - Where to find half-price meals and free food, including clam chowder, beer, and burgers - How to get a low-cost haircut, color treatment, manicure, or massage With The Cheap Bastard's(R) Guide to Boston, anyone can enjoy the good life!

Edition details

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762750227
• ISBN 13: 9780762750221
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336