The Complete Excuses Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Blame and Shirking Responsibility for All Your Own Miserable Failings and Sloppy Mistakes [Paperback]

Lou Harry (Author), Julia Spalding (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2007

Finally, we all have a good excuse! This definitive guide covers the entire gambit of self-justifications, so everyone from the frustrated CEO to the mid-level executive, from the soccer mom to the lazy student can convincingly say: It’s not MY fault! Discover brand new, impeccable excuses for being absent when you should have been present, arriving late, missing the deadline, flunking the class, slacking on the job, consuming too much junk food, and lots more. Plus, there are great ideas straight from the rich and shameless and a list of monosyllabic excuses for those who can’t be bothered to tell a whopper. Best of all, the book has a devious reversible cover so you can carry it anywhere and always have a lie at hand!

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Cider Mill Press; Original edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933662808
• ISBN-13: 978-1933662800
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Hidden, February 3, 2010

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This review is from: The Complete Excuses Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Blame and Shirking Responsibility for All Your Own Miserable Failings and Sloppy Mistakes (Paperback)

The Complete Excuses Handbook is a great gift. I carry it in my car at all times in case I need to come up with an excuse at any minutes. And my favorite part of the whole book is the reversible jacket and how if someone sees you with the book, they don't think you are looking for excuses. I have used it many times and it isn't like any other book like you have seen. The excuses could actually pass as what you were really doing and no one will question your answer. Great BOOK!

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Needs This Book, October 1, 2008

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H. Parker Kelley (New Canaan, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Excuses Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Blame and Shirking Responsibility for All Your Own Miserable Failings and Sloppy Mistakes (Paperback)

This book is a pleasure to read --a laugh out loud pleasure to read! It has an excuse for every situation (or occassion -- especially the ones where you forgot to buy a gift or send a card.) It even has a reversible dust jacket that will disguise the real contents of this book -- so you can carry it with you wherever you go -- and be ready with a snappy excuse not matter what the situation!

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Little Book!, June 10, 2008

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Jill Tamari (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Excuses Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Blame and Shirking Responsibility for All Your Own Miserable Failings and Sloppy Mistakes (Paperback)

This book is such a fun read! I recommend it to all - it's laugh-out-loud funny! I also love that there is a "devious" reversible cover so that you can shamelessly take it with you wherever you go and "always have a lie at hand" - so funny, so clever!