Let's make this fast: The Lazy Person's Handbookcondenses wisdom, information, and advice on everything from business, politics, and the military to spirituality, psychology, and practicality so anyone can get from point A to point B in the shortest possible time. Readers will discover the fastest way to: - Get promoted - Get over an ex - Climb Mount Everest - Make the in-laws like them - Achieve inner peace - Get someone off the phone - Travel across the country by car - Get elected to office - Retire early - Win an argument - Be the life of the party - Look fashionable - Lose ten pounds - And more Now everyone can tackle life's most pressing problems ASAP-without all the hassle. Life's too short not to buy it.
This is a tough book to rate, and I am giving it a four mainly for the terrific references to other books and web sites. Much of it is just plain common sense, as in "well, duh!", but sometimes it helps to see it in black and white. I particularly loved (thrown in for no apparent reason that I can discern) the exact instructions for driving from the easternmost point in the U.S., to the westernmost point, by the quickest route. Ditto the quickest way up Mount Everest. Some things are going to be impossible for the ordinary mortal - to wit, the quickest way to get rich is to marry money, or, to get invited to The White House, donate lots of cash. There are fun things, like how to solve a mystery, and how to perfect your golf swing, but all are only one or two pages of very spaced type. What the book is very strong in though, is the resources for further study. Includes interior decorating, feng shui, and the Library of Congress question site.
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