Mr. Irresponsible breaks all the rules with his thoughts on manners, work, romance, money and more along with his carefully-crafted 10 Commandments of Bad Advice. His pen name is the world's most widely read personal-advice columnist, syndicated to over 1100 of the USA's surviving newspapers.
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Mr. Irresponsible is the pen name of the world’s most widely read personal-advice columnist. His newspaper column, "Mr. Irresponsible’s Bad Advice," ran in over 1100 newspapers until early 2004, when it was suddenly, and without explanation, suspended by its syndicate. He is the recipient of the Heidelberg Prize, the Baxter Award (1987 and 1999) and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Personal Improvement Institute, which he refused, sending a life-sized cutout of teen idol Justin Timberlake to the awards luncheon in his place.
Mr. Irresponsible has many enemies and must travel in disguise. He lives alone and likes it. Rumors that he "shot a man in Reno just to watch him die" have never been proven to have any basis in fact. As of press time, Mr. Irresponsible is party to nineteen different law suits, and is fighting to regain his newspaper column.
Bill Barol was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Harvard with a classy but useless BA in American History. He has been a Senior Writer at Newsweek, where he authored cover stories on David Letterman, Bruce Springsteen, and The End of the Eighties; his freelance journalism has appeared in Time, The New Yorker, TV Guide, Fortune Small Business, American Heritage, Slate, and on PBS. He's also been a writer/producer on television comedies including "Anything But Love." He lives in Santa Monica, CA, with his wife, television writer Jennifer Cecil.
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Bill Barol is a former Senior Writer at Newsweek, where he authored cover stories on David Letterman, Bruce Springsteen, Andrew Wyeth, and The End of the Eighties, as well as dozens of inside stories on pop culture, entertainment and the arts. His freelance journalism has appeared in The New Yorker, Time, Slate, The Boston Globe, Fast Company, Washington Journalism Review, American Journalism Review, American Heritage and TV Guide, and on PBS. He's also been a writer/producer on television comedies including "Anything But Love," "Cafe Americain" and "Townies." THANKS FOR KILLING ME is his first novel. He lives in Santa Monica, CA.
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I HATE EVERYTHING...,
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This review is from: Mr. Irresponsible's Bad Advice: How to Rip the Lid Off Your Id and Live Happily Ever After (Paperback)
...but this book actually had me laughing out loud. But you don't have to be a misanthrope to love this book. It's cleverly written in a breezy off-the-cuff style that reads as though Mr. Irresponsible was right there giving you his advice. But this is better because I wouldn't actually want to talk to Mr. Irresponsible, but he wouldn't want to talk to me either. It's smart, witty and best of all rude.
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An Irresponsible Review,
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This review is from: Mr. Irresponsible's Bad Advice: How to Rip the Lid Off Your Id and Live Happily Ever After (Paperback)
Mr. Irresponsible, along with someone named Bill Barol, has put together a guidebook of irresonsible suggestions for getting through life. I was particularly taken with his suggestion that when in doubt, go with the Eddie Haskell approach. Kiss up, and dumb down. I was also impressed by his never worrying that others might catch on when one acts the way Mr.I suggests. They will catch on, but the effect will still overwhelm them. This is a must book for anyone who has been held back by good manners and common sense.
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Like a world without Prozac,
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This review is from: Mr. Irresponsible's Bad Advice: How to Rip the Lid Off Your Id and Live Happily Ever After (Paperback)
Wouldn't it be great if we could all be as irresponsible as the irrepressible Mr. Irresponsible--and live to tell about it? I don't care how rude this advice is; the book made me laugh hard and it reminded me that we each have an inner Mr. Irresponsible who ought to--just once in a while--be indulged. This is funny, but there's far more to it than that. Get this one!
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