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The Jerk with the Cell Phone: A Survival Guide for the Rest of Us Paperback – September 21, 2004

by Barbara Pachter (Author), Susan Magee (Author)

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Who hasn't overheard a twit on a cell phone, talking loudly about one inanity or another? Or just missed getting sideswiped by someone gabbing on a phone while driving? Or found someone chatting away in the restroom at work? We've all complained enough about the jerks whose cell phones ring during a movie, at concerts, and even in church. Now it's time to take action—and communications and etiquette expert Barbara Pachter offers just what we all need: A Survival Guide for the Rest of Us. Pachter offers the smartest—and funniest—ways to deal with all the jerks out there without becoming one yourself. Included are the world's most unbelievable but true cell phone horror stories, hilarious revenge stories, ways to jerk-proof your own cell phone use, and cartoons highlighting just how brainless we've all become about the technology we love to hate. This very funny and very useful guide will help to channel the rage we all feel toward the jerk on the cell phone—and show the rest of us how to stop the madness and reclaim some peace and quiet.

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144 pages
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Da Capo Press
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September 21, 2004
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5.25 x 0.75 x 7 inches
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1569244049
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978-1569244043
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Cell phones, those ubiquitous pieces of pocket technology, are unquestionably usefulbut they can also be undeniably annoying. Who hasnt, after all, seen a diner ignoring her date for her cell phone chat, suffered through a ringing phone during a movie or otherwise witnessed an act of bad cell phone etiquette? The titular cell phone jerks may not be "multiplying faster than a rabbit on Viagra," as the authors of this little volume would suggest, but there are plenty of them. And Pachter and Magee, who previously teamed up on communication guides When the Little Things Count and The Power of Positive Confrontation, try to sock it to em, gathering relevant one-panel comics ("Maam, you have to let go," urges the cell phone repairman to his reluctant customer), cell phone anecdotes for a Hall of Shame (the boss who called an employees cell phone to fire him) and plenty of other tidbits (like a recent article in a medical journal that suggests addiction to cigarettes is being replaced by addiction to cell phones). Their book is slightly entertaining, but it also has moments of utter inanity, such as "A Philosophical Discussion on Why People Shout Into Cell Phones" (Descartes: "I have a cell phone, therefore I am. If I shout into my cell phone, therefore I am even more"; the Dalai Lama: "When the loud speaker is ready to speak properly into a cell phone, his volume button will appear").
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Would you believe

In Louisiana, a local minister interrupts his Sunday sermon to answer his cell phone!

An engagement proposal at a romantic restaurant is interrupted by someone having a loud cell phone conversation at a nearby table!

A dentist spends forty-five minutes on his cell phone planning his next golf outingwhile capping a tooth!

At the zoo, a man barely escapes a lion attack after trying to retrieve his cell phone from the animals cage!

A woman at a job interview interrupts her prospective employer to answer her cell phone and proceeds yell at her daughter for wanting to get her nose pierced!

At the local YMCA, a man is seen yakking away on his cell phonewith a towel on his head and the water running!

On a bus in Greece, a woman is too busy gabbing on her cell phone to notice that she got off the bus without her baby!

At a five-year-olds dance recital, an audience members musical ring tone goes off so loudly that it confuses the dancers, causing them to stop dancing and break down into tears!

Cell phone jerks are everywhere What are YOU going to do about it?

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Press; First Edition (September 21, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1569244049
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1569244043
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 7 inches

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Barbara Pachter
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Barbara Pachter is an internationally-renowned business etiquette and communications speaker, coach and author of 11 books. She has delivered more than 2900 seminars throughout the world including the first-ever seminar for businesswomen in Kuwait.
Pachter is also adjunct faculty in the School of Business at Rutgers University and Coadjutant Lecturer in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy.
Her latest book, "The Communication Clinic: 99 Proven Cures for the Most Common Business Mistakes," was published in 2017 (McGraw Hill).
The second edition of Pachter’s highly-acclaimed book, "The Power of Positive Confrontation" (Da Capo Press), was released in 2014. Her 10th book, "The Essentials of Business Etiquette: How to Greet, Eat, and Tweet Your Way to Success" (McGraw Hill), was published in 2013.
Pachter’s client list boasts many of today’s most notable organizations, including Bayer, Campbell Soup, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Chrysler, Cisco Systems, Cleveland Clinic, Con Edison, Microsoft, Moody’s, Novartis, Pfizer, Princeton University and Wawa.
She is a contributor for Business Insider and is quoted regularly in newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and TIME Magazine. Pachter has appeared on ABC’s 20/20, The TODAY Show and The Early Show. Her discussion on business etiquette appeared in the Harvard Business Review.
Pachter’s areas of expertise include presentation skills, business etiquette, assertive communication, business writing, positive confrontation, business dress, career development and women in the workplace.
She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Michigan and completed postgraduate studies in the Middle East and at Temple University. Pachter is a former ESL teacher.
Email: bpachter@pachter.com or call: 856.751.6141. Additional information can be found at www.pachter.com, www.facebook.com/pachtertraining, or
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Susan Magee
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Susan Magee, an award-winning writer, is the author of the humorous travel guide UFO USA and the coauthor of several other books, including Why Can’t You Read My Mind? and, with Barbara Pachter, The Power of Positive Confrontation and The Jerk with the Cell Phone. She lives with her family outside of Philadelphia.
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Dr. Oceanfront

Should be required with cell phone purchase

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2014

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Very funny book, but it is also enlightening. If you have a friend with a cell phone "issue" buy them a copy of this book, and hope they have a sense of humor. ;-)

Some cute stories which I really enjoyed, as well as a very good point being made. Funny cards in book.
Also good advice on how to handle those obnoxious over users of cell phones in public places.

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Janet Cherry

Annoying Cell Phone Behaviors

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2015

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This book addresses one of my pet peeves: cell phone use and abuse. It is an excellent gift for abusers--if they would read it. The book makes its point in a light-hearted way. Entertaining instruction and right on the mark.

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Steven Byrd

The Guide for the Rest of Us

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2010

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This book speaks volumes about cell phone etiquette and how to deal with obnoxious cell phone users. What I found very interesting is the use of technology to deter cell phone use - such as the Q zone device which detects and silences cell phones within an area of effect. The numerous horror stories collected from around the world, this book is a very easy and entertaining read.

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Sydney Free

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2018

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JERK ON THE CELL PHONE BOOK

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2009

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I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A BOOK ON CELL PHONE ETIQUETTE. THIS IS IT! FUNNY & TO THE POINT. I WILL PURCHASE MORE FOR ALL MY NIECES & NEPHEWS BEFORE THEY DEVELOP "BAD HABITS"!

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Delay

Cell phone

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2008

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There are too many cell phone jerks to be covered in one book. Nice start but too many repeat gripes.

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General Pete

i think it is excellent that a book like this exists

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2014

At the rate we are going a copy of this book will be in a library (if there are still such things) as an illustration to future generations that there was such a time when if you had a cellphone in public you were an oddball or at least inconsiderate. It will probably be a foreign concept to someone born after the year 2000.

At the time I write this the book is 10 years old and the cover illustrates a great point one guy in a crowd with a cellphone or course if we were to update it for modern tastes everyone in the crowd would be on a cellphone except for one guy. That one man wouldn't have to worry about awkwardness or social convention because people wouldn't look up from their phones long enough to notice him.

Overall-Trying to tell people that in spite of current market trends (90% of America has a cellular phone) having a cell phone in a social situation is still inconsiderate people would stare at you blankly or use their phone to look up the definition of the word inconsiderate

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Libra Lady

Best Book on Cell Phone Jerks Ever written!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2008

This book is the best book Ihave ever read on the subject of cellphone jerks. i could not put it down, it was that realistic about cell phone jerks. the book is part serious and part hilarious, it strikes just the right balance, in my opinion. It covers most of the situations where you will encounter these rude people and it also gives helpful hints on how to deal with them without being confrontational.I had just lost a beloved pet when i checked the mail to find this delightful book. It uplifted my mood immediately. If people who abuse cellphones constantly aggravate you, you need this survival guide! I heartily recommend it.

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