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

John, Andrew; Blake, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159921878X ISBN 13: 9781599218786

Publisher: Lyons Press, 2010

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Andrew John and Stephen Blake are writers and editors whose previous books include The Txtr's A-Z, The Little Book of Great Ideas, and Sporting Slip-Ups and Goalmouth Gaffes. They live in Wales.

From the Back Cover

A funny book for the inner curmudgeon in us all

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.

“This is not a book that should be tossed lightly aside. It should be hurled with great force.”
—Dorothy Parker

“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
—Jane Austen

“Any man who hates dogs and babies can’t be all bad.”
—Leo Rosten, roasting W. C. Fields in 1939

“Americans always try to do the right thing­—after they’ve tried everything else.”
—Winston Churchill

“Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.”
—Katharine Hepburn

From the Inside Flap

Do you have to struggle to see the best in a situation? Does it always 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. We've all reveled in moments of gloom without good reason and wallowed in pools of negativity just for the sake of it, but why not? It's a lot of fun!

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; 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, Are You a Miserable Old Bastard? is definitely the book for you a cornucopia of cantankerousness, a miscellany of moodiness, an appreciation of all things curmudgeonly.

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Do you have to struggle to see the best in a situation? Does it always 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. We ve all reveled in moments of gloom without good reason and wallowed in pools of negativity just for the sake of it, but why not? It s a lot of fun!

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; 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,Are You a Miserable Old Bastard? is definitely the book for you a cornucopia of cantankerousness, a miscellany of moodiness, an appreciation of all things curmudgeonly.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159921878X
• ISBN 13: 9781599218786
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 172