Grumpy Old Men : A Manual for the British Malcontent

by David Quantick

At last! A comprehensive, handy guide for the misery-guts in your life. Are you an irritable, crabby, cantankerous, malcontented old grump? Well relax, because you're not alone. Grumpy Old Men is an annotated, cross-referenced and fully illustrated manual for malcontents the comprehensive Gripes of Wrath.

Genres: Nonfiction

143 pages, Hardcover

First published September 5, 2000

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 2 out of 5]

c2004. Good for a quick read and although written a decade ago, some of the chapters are still pertinent. Still, its a hard trick to keep up the banter for even a short book and I found the joke to be running thin by the time I had finished it. If you see it, read it but don't spend too much money on it. "Oh, and you know what the worst thing is? The reason they're so obsessed with their charity? Because they're getting paid. Yes, unlike your old dear fibreglass dog, these people are on a wage. They get ten pounds an hour. And a further portion of your donation goes to the company who employs them.