Random Acts Of Management:A Dilbert Book [Paperback]

Scott Adams (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dilbert Books (Paperback Andrews McMeel) | Publication Date: March 1, 2000

In Random Acts of Management, cartoonist Scott Adams offers sardonic glimpses once again into the lunatic office life of DILBERT, Dogbert, Wally, and others, as they work in an all-too-believably ludicrous setting filled with incompetent management, incomprehensible project acronyms, and minuscule raises. Everyone, it seems, identifies with DILBERT, who struggles to navigate the constant tribulations of absurd company policies and idiot management strategies. Syndicated since 1989, DILBERT appears in more than 1,900 newspapers in fifty-seven countries. DILBERT also appears in his own weekly television show, and on calendars, greeting cards, and Dilberitos.

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About the Author

Cartoonist Scott Adams spent plenty of time in his own cubicle world, working in a bank and for a telephone company before moving full-time to his home office in 1995. In 1997, he received the Reuben Award, cartooning's highest honor. Adams lives in California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740704532
• ISBN-13: 978-0740704536
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,223 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.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is everyone's problme?? This is fantastic stuff!, May 10, 2000

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Joel Sinensky (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Random Acts Of Management:A Dilbert Book (Paperback)

I don't see what everyone hates about this book, I loved it! I've enjoyed Dilbert for years and this book is just as hilarious as the others! Yes, pretty much every strip that turns a business cliche into something literal (i.e. scapegoat, meeting moth) falls completely flat but all the other characters from the boss to Wally to even young Asok are in fine form. Scott Adams has certainly not lost his edge yet, Random Acts of Management continues the Dilbery legacy in style and proves once again that Dilbert is one of the best strips out there.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Way Dilbert Should Be, May 27, 2004

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Mr. Bey (Riverside, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Random Acts Of Management:A Dilbert Book (Paperback)

I've grown up with Dilbert and belive me when I say this stuff is great. My favorite character is definetly Wally because he's so lazy. The Dlibert books are great and they always make me laugh. I have 11 Dilbert books and I really can't say I dislike any of them. A great deal for you money and one of the best Dilbert books.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as some other books from Adams, but still great., March 25, 2001

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"masamune830" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Random Acts Of Management:A Dilbert Book (Paperback)

Somehow, as soon as you start to think Dilbert is dying and few new ideas are coming around to Scott Adams, he creates another succesful collection of hilarious comics. And while it's not as great as some other efforts, this is still a good buy. Any kind of Dilbert comics you want are in here, whether it be about secretaries, interns, strange, bizarre, or anoying co-workers, and anything else you might want.