Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy: And Other Rules to Live By

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy: And Other Rules to Live By
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Mitchell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreReportage and collected journalism
Humour collections and anthologies
ISBN/Barcode 9781783351985
ClassificationsDewey:828.9207
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Guardian Faber Publishing
Imprint Guardian Faber Publishing
Publication Date 3 September 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Mitchell is an exceptionally clever, eloquent and spot-on commentator. We should be grateful for him.' - Daily Mail David Mitchell's 2014 bestseller Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse must really have made people think - because everything's got worse. We've gone from UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, from horsemeat in lasagne to Donald Trump in the White House, from Woolworths going under to all the other shops going under. It's probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up. But if you're determined to give it a go, you might enjoy this eclectic collection (or eclection) of David Mitchell's attempts to make light of all that darkness. Scampi, politics, the Olympics, terrorism, exercise, rude street names, inheritance tax, salad cream, proportional representation and farts are all touched upon by Mitchell's unremitting laser of chit-chat, as he negotiates a path between the commercialisation of Christmas and the true spirit of Halloween. Read this book and slightly change your life! 'Mitchell combines breathtaking general knowledge with withering wit.' - Guardian

Author Biography

David Mitchell is a comedian, actor, writer and the polysyllabic member of Mitchell and Webb. He won BAFTAs for Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, and has also starred in Jam and Jerusalem, Ambassadors, Back and as Will Shakespeare in Ben Elton's Upstart Crow. He writes for the Observer, chairs The Unbelievable Truth, is a team captain on Would I Lie To You? and can't drive.

Reviews

Mitchell is an exceptionally clever, eloquent and spot-on commentator. We should be grateful for him. -- Daily Mail, Books of the Year Mitchell combines breathtaking general knowledge with withering wit and mordancy. -- Guardian A satirist of crass innovations, a poet of minor irritations. -- Observer Packed with laughs. -- i Newspaper