Friendly Advice

by Jon Winokur

The author of The Portable Curmudgeon compiles quotations and forgettable friendly advice from misanthropes, saints, convicted criminals, cynics, and shady ladies. Original. 40,000 first printing.

Genres: Humor

Hardcover

First published September 30, 1990

About the author

Jon Winokur (b. Aug. 5, 1947) is an American writer and editor. Born in Detroit, the son of Martin M. and Elinor Winokur, he attended Temple University (BA, 1970) and the University of West Los Angeles (JD, 1980). He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book of quotes. Some were funny, some were interesting, some were frustrating... Definitely something you could pickup and put down, open at random and see what you get. I read it straight through because it's not my book, but doing it in smaller chunks, reading a section at a time, might be better.

[Charles Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me exactly a whole year to get through this delightful little book? That was wholly unplanned, I assure you.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny clever little collections of witty sayings and advice, from history, famous writers, and the like.
A pleasant evenings entertainment.

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a book of collected quotes.

[Karen-Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author of The Portable Curmudgeon compiles quotations and forgettable friendly advice from misanthropes, saints, convicted criminals, cynics, and shady ladies. Original. 40,000 first printing.

[nobody · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't as good as Winokur's other quotey compendium, The Portable Curmudgeon, but it was still a decent read. The best part of this book is this sequence of quotes near the end:

"It is not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game"
Grantland Rice

"Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I'm concerned"
Gene Autry

[Jamie Rosen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been dipping into various and sundry quotation books lately, and this is one of the few I just sat down and read. Some spotty copy-editing is really the only problem I found.