488 Rules for Life: The thankless art of being correct (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to live. Providing you with the antidote to every annoying little thing, these rules are not made to be broken.
488 Rules for Life is not a self-help book, because it's not you who needs help, it's other people. Whether they're walking and texting, asphyxiating you on public transport with their noxious perfume cloud, or leaving one useless square of toilet paper on the roll, a lot of people just don't know the rules.
But thanks to Kitty Flanagan's comprehensive guide to modern behaviour, our world will soon be a much better place. A place where people don't ruin the fruit salad by putting banana in it … where your co-workers respect your olfactory system and don't reheat their fish curry in the office microwave ... where middle aged men don't have ponytails …
What started as a joke on Kitty Flanagan's popular segment on ABC TV's The Weekly, is now a quintessential reference book with the power to change society. (Or, at least, make it a bit less irritating.)
What people are (Kitty Flanagan is) saying about this book:
'You're welcome everyone.'
'Thank god for me.'
'I'd rather be sad and lonely, but right.'
'There's not actually 488 rules in here but it sure feels like it'.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Australian comedian Kitty Flanagan turns the self-help genre on its head with 488 Rules for Life, a deeply funny and relatable diatribe against the various unhinged human behaviours that boggle the mind. Adapted from her popular segment on ABC TV's The Weekly, the audiobook allows Flanagan to pontificate, with acidic wit, on subjects as diverse as fashion, mobile phones, pets and eating. Narrated by the author in a fittingly deadpan drawl, she calls for an end to “Gabfest[s] in the can”, strikes out stinky food in the office and advises bluntly that “No one wants to sign your change.org petition”. 488 Rules for Life is a hilarious and satisfyingly honest listen, that serves as a perfect antidote to bottled-up annoyances and vexations.
Customer Reviews
A really fun and witty read
I laughed out listening to this audiobook