Office Kama Sutra: Being a Guide to Delectation & Delight in the Workplace (Hardcover)

by Julianne Balmain (Author), Thorina Rose (Illustrator) "When a supple-skinned youth reaches the age of the ripened mango fruit and it is time to choose a vocation, consideration should be given to..." (more)
Key Phrases: solo congress, office kama, fermented beverages (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Administrative assistants can learn how to do the "dance of a thousand sticky notes," while account managers can get advice on heating up "cold calls" in Julianne Balmain's Office Kama Sutra: Being a Guide to Delectation & Delight in the Workplace. This humorous take on the ancient erotic guide covers all bases, from "The Forty Ways" to what the phrase "Can I see you in my office?" really means. The author, who also wrote Abroad: A Travel Journal, even provides a reversible book jacket, in case workers need to pretend they're reading "Getting What You Want at Work: Ten Steps from Fantasy to Reality."

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Review

PLAYBOY
The office affair is elevated by Office Kama Sutra, an entertaining book by the alarmingly cute Julianne Balmain. In energetic prose, she outlines positions such as "the determined mollusk pestered by a jellyfish with plenty of tentacles" (simpler than it sounds) and the practice of "polishing the mahogany"—congress on the conference room table.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (July 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811831388
• ISBN-13: 978-0811831383
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #412,278 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your every day office day!, March 5, 2002

By	Jimmy Peterson (Ohio) - See all my reviews

My dad was a writer who actually made living doing it. I always thought that writing was the most boring job ever created for mankind. Was I ever wrong! Reading this book by Ms. Balmain I was laughing out loud, and that doesn't happen too often with me. It's funny and for some odd reason it holds a lot of truth as well, it's almost like she actually worked at the office at some point and most likely she has at least been a witness for some of the action described in the book. I truly recommend this to anyone who needs good laugh or a hell of a gift item. I just wished I was a writer and could do research on something like this, but with my luck I would be working on lock spring mecanism on Buick Riviera's gas pedal. I wonder if Ms. Balmain needs an assistant?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A riot!!!, August 3, 2003

By	edweena (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews

Required reading for any would-be office Shiva. You will never look at your mouse the same way again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For anyone stuck in a cubicle..., January 15, 2002

By A Customer

This little treasure of a book is a delectable play of the two concerns (aside from food) that dominate all of our conscious and even much of our unconscious time: work and love. The writing is entertaining, smart, and down-right hilarious. The illustrations are witty and delicate--the perfect treatment to the awkward subject of office love. This is a book that I had to read outloud to others, as well as give to anyone who thought they were getting away with illicit practice of the "40 Ways." Who would have known that delivery people, office stickies, and packing popcorn held so much potential. Work has never felt so much like play.