The Best Time to do Everything
Expert Advice on How to Live Cooler, Smarter, Faster, Better
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Publisher Description
The Best Time to Do Everything is really just that-a guide to the best time to do everything in life. From buying shoes to cleaning a murder scene, each entry is built around the well-informed advice of an expert in that particular field: Donald Trump on the best time to haggle, Johnny Ramone on the best time to learn to play guitar, Bill Maher on the best time for a political conversation, the Car Talk guys on the best time to repair your car. Not all of the advice comes from celebrities, but all of it does come from people who know their stuff. Incredibly useful (best time to buy life insurance, best time to look for a job, best time to purge and organize), entertaining (best time to start a high-fashion modeling career, best time to approach a celebrity, best time to cheat on your diet), and outrageous (best time to get punched in the face, best time for a coup, best time to have sex with 209 strangers), The Best Time to Do Everything is educational, practical, and wholly addictive. Michael Kaplan is a journalist based in Brooklyn, NY, and his writing has appeared in Wired, Details, Spin, Playboy, and SmartMoney. He is the author of the nonfiction book Buried Mistakes and the gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado.
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The best time to clean up a murder scene? Sooner rather than later with a shooting in bed, to keep blood from leaching into the floor. The best time to write a scathing tell-all about your boss? After he's dead. Best time to pose nude for Playboy? Between the ages of 18 and 25, though they have photographed women over 40. Did you need to know any of this? Probably not. Kaplan's volume carries self-help to absurdity--it's designed more for an occasional idle browse than as a compendium of truly useful information. That said, there are some good tips here: fish at your local fish market is freshest on Tuesdays and Fridays, according to a fish distributor in New York. Appliances are cheapest after January 1, but electronics should be bought before Thanksgiving, according to a former online retailer. Kaplan, the gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado, has consulted experts in each area, from Donald Trump on deal-making to the stars of Car Talk for car repairs. There's no table of contents, and the tips seem randomly organized, so if you need specific information, head straight for the index.
