{"product_id":"9781586423780","title":"I'd Rather Not: Essays","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSkinner, Robert\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteerforth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A decidedly skewed, hilarious collection of life reflections and colorful storytelling.\" — \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn endlessly entertaining collection of wayward autobiographical tales about a search for a richer life thwarted at every turn by beagles, bureaucrats, and ill-advised love affairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unlikely story of how a failed dishwasher, tour guide, cabinet maker, bus driver, bookseller and literary journal publisher became one of Australia's hottest humor essayists \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of humorous, thought-provoking authors like Sloane Crosley, Jenny Lawson, Samantha Irby, and David Sedaris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis wryly subversive book of adventures (and misadventures) offers an original and utterly hilarious take on work, escape, and that something more we all need. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Skinner arrives in the city, searching for a richer life. Things begin badly and then, surprisingly, get slightly worse. Pretty soon he's sleeping rough and trying to run a literary magazine out of a dog park. His quest for meaning keeps being thwarted, by gainful employment, house parties, ill-advised love affairs, camel trips, and bureaucratic entanglements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book's 14 essays\/stories can be savored one at a time, or binge read:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Perfect Host\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCinderella Pays the Rent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLessons from Camels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Make It in Business\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Stopover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eKings of Sweden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHouse Party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCar Sick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Fought the Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlways Coming Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Art of Tour Guiding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Fisherman’s Lament\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue: Dying Art of Hitchhiking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert's distinctive voice possesses uncommon immediacy, at once humorous and soulful, self-effacing and wise. Perhaps most important of all, he is endlessly entertaining.","brand":"Steerforth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214025519359,"sku":"9781586423780","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781586423780_s600x595.jpg?v=1775584026","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781586423780","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}