The Terrible, Horrible, Temp-to-Perm Debacle: Book Two in the Just Make a Choice! Series [Paperback]

Bob Powers (Author)

Book Description

Series: Just Make a Choice! | Publication Date: July 7, 2009

JUST WHO DO YOU HAVE TO KILL TO GET HEALTH CARE AROUND HERE?

In this book, you, the reader, get to be the main character in an exciting tale of blackmail and corporate espionage. You’re an alcoholic temp with a dream of one day being a celebrated novelist. Unfortunately, you drink too much. When you wake up from a blackout, you discover you’ve been framed for murder. Someone wants you to take a permanent job, and he’s ready to blackmail you into doing it. What will you do? Will you turn yourself over to the cops and write a memoir about being wrongly imprisoned? Will you go perm and enjoy the benefits of health care? Or will you escape into the sewers and live with the Mole People? The choice is yours!

If you want to just surrender and go to jail, turn to page 6.

If you want to hide by blending in with a group of 9/11 conspiracy theorists, turn to page 160.

If you’d like to let Haviland Payne, CEO of SkoolKidz Uniformz, have her way with you, turn to page 73.

If you want to see how the whole situation gets resolved on page 181, turn to page 181.

Find more online at www.justmakeachoice.com.

 

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for YOU ARE A MISERABLE EXCUSE FOR A HERO:
"You are a miserable excuse for a person if you don't buy this hilarious book. Bob Powers is some kind of comedy genius or something. Frankly, I'm scared."--Paul Feig, creator of the TV series "Freaks and Geeks" and author of Superstud
"There are page turners and then there are page turners.  This wonderful, pathetic tale left me wanting more pages."--Zach Galifianakis
“No one I know writes so funny and so sad at the same time better than Bob Powers. If you're willing to take a chance and jump into his twisted mind, you're in for a delicious, cringe-inducing treat. …This book is like those great ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books we read as kids, if the pain and soul-crushing responsibility of adulthood had infested the whole thing.”--Bryan Tucker, writer for "Chappelle's Show" and "Saturday Night Live"
"As I read Bob Powers' ‘Just Make a Choice!’ adventure, I endeavored to choose honestly, according to my own ethics and beliefs. Unfortunately, this resulted in babies being aborted, people being murdered, unspeakable debauchery and multiple dead-end jobs, just like my real life!"--John Roderick, lead singer/songwriter, The Long Winters

About the Author

BOB POWERS is the author of Happy Cruelty Day! and You Are a Miserable Excuse for a Hero, Book One in the Just Make a Choice! series. He lives in New York City.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (July 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312377355
• ISBN-13: 978-0312377359
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,813,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bob Powers was born and raised in Upper Darby, PA, a suburb on the border of West Philly. He's lived in New York City since 1991, taking time out to have a three year breakdown in LA.

Bob's first book, "Happy Cruelty Day" collects much of the best material from his website, www.girlsarepretty.com. It also features over 50 entries never before seen on the web or anywhere else.

Bob's second and third books are part of his "Just Make a Choice!" adventure series. "You Are A Miserable Excuse for a Hero" and "The Terrible, Horrible Temp-To-Perm Debacle" parody the children's "Choose Your Own Adventure" series, maturing the interactive format for 30-year-olds who are terrified of making choices. Book #1, "Miserable Excuse" has been optioned for a movie by Mandate Pictures, with the screenplay being adapted by DV Devincentis, the screenwriter of Grosse Point Blank and High Fidelity.

Bob's latest book is "The Werewolf's Guide To Life - A Manual For The Newly Bitten." It is the essential guide for new and existing werewolves, offering advice for how to survive, post-attack etiquette, romance, diet, and career choices ideal for werewolves.