Are You a Miserable Old Bastard?: Quips, Quotes, and Tales from the Eternally Pessimistic - Paperback

by Andrew John (Author), Stephen Blake (Author)

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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A funny book for the inner curmudgeon in us allDo 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 ParkerI do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.--Jane AustenAny man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.--Leo Rosten, roasting W. C. Fields in 1939Americans always try to do the right thing----after they've tried everything else.--Winston ChurchillActing is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.--Katharine Hepburn

Author Biography

Andrew John and Stephen Blake are writers and editors who live in Wales. Their previous books include The Little Book of Great Ideas and The Txtr's A-Z.