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Slapped Together: The Dilbert Business Anthology
The books are a hilarious light read with some good information sprinkled in the mix. You're really not going to get any deep insights, but you're getting more real life business information than you would from the Dilbert comics. Individually, the books are relatively short with plenty of spacing, largish font, Dilbert comics strewn about, and emails/letters from people that generally tell humorous stories. In other words, there's plenty of filler, but it's not necessarily a bad thing in a light read like this. Together, the books add up to a very decent length.
874 pages, Hardcover
First published September 6, 2002
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Scott Adams
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Adams was born in Windham, New York in 1957 and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979.
He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
In recent years, Adams has been hurt with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing. He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal cords to behave in an abnormal manner. However, on October 24, 2006, he again blogged stating that he had recovered from this condition, although he is unsure if the recovery is permanent. He claims to have developed a method to work around the disorder and has been able to speak normally since. Also, on January 21, 2007, he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. Morton Cooper.
Adams is also a trained hypnotist, as well as a vegetarian. (Mentioned in, "Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips 00).
He married Shelly Miles on July 22, 2006.
Adams was born in Windham, New York in 1957 and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979.
He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
In recent years, Adams has been hurt with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing. He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal cords to behave in an abnormal manner. However, on October 24, 2006, he again blogged stating that he had recovered from this condition, although he is unsure if the recovery is permanent. He claims to have developed a method to work around the disorder and has been able to speak normally since. Also, on January 21, 2007, he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. Morton Cooper.
Adams is also a trained hypnotist, as well as a vegetarian. (Mentioned in, "Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips 00).
He married Shelly Miles on July 22, 2006.
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May 22, 2023
An omnibus of The Dilbert Principle, The Dilbert Future, and The Joy of Work. More bang for your buck. Oddly enough, his appendices/later chapters on OA5, affirmations, and his philosophy on humor are his best work.
Plus, these books are a fun 1990s time machine, written in the era of cubicles, PDAs, and when the internet was The Next Big Thing.
Before the Dot-Com Bust.
Plus, these books are a fun 1990s time machine, written in the era of cubicles, PDAs, and when the internet was The Next Big Thing.
Before the Dot-Com Bust.
October 22, 2008
As usual, an enjoyable and humurous book from Scott Adams. I always enjoy his strips and his books. It took me a while to read it, though, because it's really three books in one and it's kind of overloading reading one after the other. So I mixed it up. But, I enjoyed the book quite a bit. It's fun to make fun of people. Usually.
June 29, 2008
Tere seems to be a pattern to these three books: filled with amusing 'toons and texts (that get old FAST)... but the final chapter is a serious one, whether it's the "Out At 5" concept, or daily affirmations.
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