When I am King
What a great book to have handy after all is unwrapped and the living room is covered in wrinkled packaging and ribbons. This book is the one to pick up out of the mess go off in a corner and enjoy like there is no room out there. It will take you away on a humor filled cloud. Chet has a great sense of humor about life that everyone can relate to. Even when you put down the book for that special holiday breakfast, you will keep that inner smile you get when reading it. Enjoy it - it is a great little gift gem.
WIAK: Parents will no longer save their children's artwork.
Chet has a very specific, very clever, and painfully amusing sense of humor, word choice, and subject matter. Especially if you're a geek/engineer, but certainly not exclusively.
If you're even remotely considering NOT buying this book, read one of my favorite works by the author: The Best Defense is a Good Office (http://tr.im/15f8), and be sure you have your credit card handy afterwards. Here's a bit of it:
"Your office is a critical part of your image. It's an important part of the façade, like the shrink wrap on fancy cucumbers or the wax coating on otherwise soft and dull apples. Or like an exciting picture on the jacket of another dull mystery novel. Your office needs to clearly state, 'This is who I am. Kneel Before Me in Awe. And bring me a donut.'
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Most offices today have a low-pile carpet designed for easy cleaning as well as providing decent camouflage of coffee and blood stains. But battles were never fought on carpet, and today's Corporate Warrior can't hope to reach his or her potential on such feeble grounding. Have marble or granite installed in the floor of your cube. Wear shoes with heels that make a clear clack of authority when walking on it. Pace often, and tap your foot constantly. Your co-workers all over the building will hear you being important all day long."
Fun and entertaining
An entertaining book you can read one piece at a time. The perfect format for a good distraction during a busy day.
Author's Introduction
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