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by Paul Carr (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson General (14 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 029785545X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297855453
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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"It's like a booze, drug and sex-fuelled genius teenager's diary and you can't not chuckle" CITY AM "Carr is an excellent storyteller, and you'll end up really wanting to corner him at the bar one of these nights" NEW MEDIA KNOWLEDGE "his limitless capacity for drink, work and web-related ideas are utterly endearing. This is completely addictive reading" PRESS ASSOCIATION Christmas recommendation: "Anyone who wants a glimpse into the world of the successful - and not so successful - London internet entrepreneur need look no further" -- Edie Lush THE SPECTATOR

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"It's like a booze, drug and sex-fuelled genius teenager's diary and you can't not chuckle" (CITY AM )

"Carr is an excellent storyteller, and you'll end up really wanting to corner him at the bar one of these nights" (NEW MEDIA KNOWLEDGE )

"his limitless capacity for drink, work and web-related ideas are utterly endearing. This is completely addictive reading" (PRESS ASSOCIATION )

Christmas recommendation: "Anyone who wants a glimpse into the world of the successful - and not so successful - London internet entrepreneur need look no further" (Edie Lush THE SPECTATOR )
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterically witty: a briliant read, 29 Sep 2008
By Zoe Margolis (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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The author Paul Carr is that most skilled and talented of writers: he's able to elicit empathy from his readers, alongside mild revulsion. Carr might be obnoxious, a walking train wreck of misfortune, liable to make an EPIC FAIL of everything he touches, but he's also self-deprecating and hysterically funny, making you splutter out loud from his hilarious one-liners.

This is a very, very funny book, and perhaps more so, given its bitter-sweet, somewhat tragic story. Whether you are familiar with the dot com industry or not, this is a great read and I highly recommend it. Carr may have brought nothing to the party, but he will make you laugh, I guarantee it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Business Dunce / Journalist genius, 23 Sep 2008
By A. I. Mackenzie "alimack" (Glasgow, Scotland.) - See all my reviews
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This is a very funny book.
The book chronicles Paul's move from journalist to web entrepreneur and back again, with real wit and a complete lack of shame.

Paul Carr is an excellent journalist, but was ill-suited to run an internet business as he admits. He skewers the overly pompous, although it's hard to see why he takes a dislike to some people (Ben Cohen for example) when he seems to be pretty shameless about self-promotion himself - he seems to share the same faults!

Read it if you're interested in web business or really just fancy a laugh.
Apparently it's not necessary to have actually met the author before you read (or review) the book, although he still get pretty good sales even if that's his only audience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rong, but oh so right, 20 Aug 2008
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Go - buy - read. Paul Carr is probably the love-chid of Truman Capote and Andy Warhol, a wit, a stylish observer of situation and nuance and will have you turning pages well into the early hours. The Internet is a foreign country.....they do things differently there......(usually with a lot more champagne and vodka and bigger Penthouse flats).
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4.0 out of 5 stars This is so 2007
If you're interested in this book, you probably already know Carr's work (The Guardian, Techcrunch, his blog, his twitter, and so on). Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. Hervaud

5.0 out of 5 stars Misspent youth...
Very much enjoyed Paul Carr's romp through the UK Internet scene. Several reminders of my similarly misspent 20s as he stumbled, alcohol-fueled, from one semi-disaster to the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by James Turnbull

5.0 out of 5 stars It's great.
Paul Carr is a great writer who could write a funny book about any subject. I LOL'd several times.
Published 15 months ago by T. Boardman

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful. A must read.
I have been following the London Internet start-up scene for a few years. So when I heard that Paul Carr was coming out with a book detailing his experiences in candid detail, I... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Amanda Lindsay Rose

5.0 out of 5 stars Style, honesty, wit and knowledge - a wonderful cocktail
Paul Carr has a real gift for the written word and here he is on top form. I love the syle - praising and acknowledging the best but merciless on the imposter (see the Ben Cohen... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Hugh Lee

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Witty, scandalous, insightful and funnier than all the sneezing pandas on Facebook.

'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People' for the web generation.
Published 18 months ago by M. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Legend..
Paul opens his life and experiences for us and tells us the brutal truth! I was around for a lot of the stories Paul tells and they are all true - but I don't think anyone could... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Michelle Acton-Bond

5.0 out of 5 stars Paul Carr embarrasses me on the delayed trains from Waterloo
Bringing Nothing to the Party: True Confessions of a New Media Whore

I stole Paul's book from him last Thursday - thank God I did! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Emma Mulqueeny

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
OK, I'm slightly biased in that I'm in this book briefly, but being totally objective I have to say that Paul Carr's writing is hilarious! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mimi

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