Three Bricks Shy of a Load: A Collection of True Stories About Ordinary People Doing Really Dumb Stuff! - Couverture souple

Taylor, Peter

 
9781550416244: Three Bricks Shy of a Load: A Collection of True Stories About Ordinary People Doing Really Dumb Stuff!
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ISBN 10 : 1550416243 ISBN 13 : 9781550416244
Editeur : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2001

Synopsis

Here at last, a self-help book guaranteed to make you feel smarter than you did before you picked it up!

Convinced that nothing cheers a body quite as much as another person mucking up, Peter Taylor has pulled together a totally inspirational collection of true stories about ordinary people doing really dumb stuff.

Culled from newscasts and daily newspapers around the world, Three Bricks Shy of a Load is the author's salute to those wonderful folks whose primary function seems to be making the rest of us look good.

  • In Iran, a young man undergoes a sex change operation, only to discover that life as a woman is not all it's cracked up to be.
  • In Toronto, a young man tries to steal a car but because he can't work the standard shift he's still on the scene when the police arrive.
  • In New Brunswick, a young man on a budget buys his sweetheart a bus ticket to Moncton, then gets caught by baggage handlers pretending to be her luggage.
  • In Madrid, a man accused of robbing a cab driver is acquittedwhen he convinces the judge that on the night in question he was picking pockets in another town.
  • In Montreal, a bride heads for divorce court after knocking out her husband at their wedding reception.
  • In Knoxville, Tennessee, after being jilted by his girlfriend, a young man marches into city hall seeking permission to marry his car.

There, don't you feel smarter already?

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Taylor has spent more years than he cares to remember in newspaper and book publishing. He has written seven books.

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Éditeur
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1550416243
ISBN 13 
9781550416244
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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