It's Obvious You Won't Survive By Your Wits Alone [Paperback]

Scott Adams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

A collection of two years' worth of comic strips and color Sunday cartoons from the syndicated series, Dilbert, stars the hapless engineer and his cynical canine companion, Dogbert. Original. 150,000 first printing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836204158
• ISBN-13: 978-0836204155
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

What started as a doodle has turned Scott Adams into a superstar of the cartoon world. Dilbert debuted on the comics page in 1989 while Adams was in the tech department at Pacific Bell. Adams continued to work at Pacific Bell until he was voluntarily downsized in 1995. He has lived in the San Francisco Bay area since 1979.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dilbert's First Large Book, August 19, 2002

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AstroNerdBoy "AstroNerdBoy" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Obvious You Won't Survive By Your Wits Alone (Paperback)

This is the first large Dilbert book in which we are given color Sunday strips in addition to the regular black-and-white regular strips. This book covers strips from May 19, 1991 to December 13, 1992. The Boss begins to take the form we are familar with (the pointy hair starts) and Wally comes into existance. Alice also begins to take form in this book. One of my favorite characters (and one whom Scott Adams has used rarely) is Zimbu the monkey and he shows up here as well. The strip continues to improve in the pages of this book. Great for light reading or a good laugh.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His best collection yet!, April 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: It's Obvious You Won't Survive By Your Wits Alone (Paperback)

Loyal followers of the strip will know that it has two 'modes' if you will. Completely off the wall wacky (well in my opinion anyway) and office politics wacky. What you like best is up to you but this book has both, in spades. Anywhere from the pointy-haired boss' progress report demands to Bob the dinosaur doling out weggies left and right. The bottom line is no matter which style you like best buy this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For fellow cube dwellers only?, March 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: It's Obvious You Won't Survive By Your Wits Alone (Paperback)

My brother-in-law just doesn't get Dilbert--but then again, he's a teacher and doesn't work in a cubicle.

Scott Adams brilliant snapshots of everyday corporate life and all of its absurdities strikes an immediate chord with anyone who's spent time in today's modern corporation.

In this collection, Dilbert and his ever present critic and pal, Dogbert, remind us that what we experience at work is not just a series of isolated and random events, but rather part of a widespread pattern that grips business today.

Adams also invites readers to send in stories for use in his strips, and this touch shows in his work.

I'm not sure how well Adams work will translate to non-corporate types (see brother-in-law example above), but if you like sharp wit and observational humor about life's everyday contradictions and Catch-22's, you'll probably enjoy this collection.