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Hardcover: 216 pages
Publisher: Portico (15 Sep 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1906032378
ISBN-13: 978-1906032371
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"I'd like to say that this is a funny, intelligent, thorough account of not bothering to expand your horizons, but I can't be ar**d." --Paul Merton "A terrific blow for freedom. Richly comic." --Boris Johnson "A funny book from the man behind some of Britain's funniest TV shows. Quite an achievement for such a miserable old ba****d." --John O'Farrell

"A terrific blow for freedom. Richly comic." --Boris Johnson

"A funny book from the man behind some of Britain's funniest TV shows. Quite an achievement for such a miserable old ba****d." --John O'Farrell

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Books, television shows and websites are forever ordering us around - 100 things to do before you're 30; 50 albums you must own; this year's must-have handbag; change your life in two weeks. Why - is this an increasingly desperate search for happiness? What is this obsession with lists, and why should we care? Canâ t Be Arsed is a hilarious diatribe from the head of comedy at Hat Trick (producers of Have I Got News For You, Room 101 and Father Ted) that takes a detailed look at the alternative side of the 101 most frequently cited must do's, revealing the ugly details that most of these guidebooks conveniently ignore. It gives off-putting facts and statistics to quote at holier-than-thou thrillseekers, so the next time somebody tells you that you simply must swim with dolphins, read Kafka in Prague, or go skydiving, you can tell them exactly where to get off. Here, at last, is the timely antidote to the plethora of '101 things' books so beloved by vaunting adventurers, to finally make them stop telling us how to live. Wish-fulfilment lists take heed...

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Title Says It All!, 18 Jun 2009

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Ever screwed up your Sunday newspaper in rage as yet another lazy journalist fills column inches with the indispensable hundred things to do, places to go, restaurants to eat in, books to read, etc, before you die? Then this is the book for you. The author Richard Wilson (not that Richard Wilson - this one is the producer of TV's Have I got News For You) has put the lists together in this slim volume along with reasons (including scientific but totally bogus graphs) showing why you shouldn't do any of them.

Enjoy dipping into Can't Be Arsed and laughing at people you know who take these bucket lists seriously - Richard Wilson certainly doesn't. A dose of humour in a dreary world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wickedly funny, 21 July 2011

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This is a splendid manifesto for those who would prefer a nice sit-down and a hobnob to gallivanting around the globe in search if dubiously entitled thrills. The authors intelligence and wit make it essential reading,

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5.0 out of 5 stars Me neither, 30 Sep 2011

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I was going to buy this, but I decided I couldn't be arsed, so I thought I'd maybe get it for a friend, but, again, I couldn't be arsed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's your life - live it!
This book is a send-up of those patronising "100 places/things you must see/eat/do before you die" -type books. Read more

Published 12 days ago by Bad Bear

5.0 out of 5 stars good book
This was a christmas present for my friends son, I wish I had one myself, very funny and well written.

Published 13 days ago by joannasevs

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
I bought this for my dad. It arrived fairly quickly, and in a decent condition. And the bits that I actually read were really funny.
I'm sure my dad will love it.

Published 1 month ago by Jess

5.0 out of 5 stars I am being arsed - to write this.
Good read. I share many of the sentiments, although some to be taken with a pinch of salt. Excellent bathroom read.

Published 1 month ago by A. Brothwell

1.0 out of 5 stars I've never seen so much stupidity together
What a waste of paper, poor forest shouldn't be used for so much stupidity. I think a person on state of comma wouldn't agree with the author. Life is to live it!

Published 4 months ago by yas

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't be arsed
This book I purchased for my wife of 36 years instead of a Valentine's day card, but she said she wanted the book, plus she was taken out for a meal, the book was sent as used but... Read more

Published 11 months ago by K. R. Curtis

5.0 out of 5 stars Your wife/girlfriend may not enjoy this book but you will
To quote from page 184:
"Most men know that you don't actually need to spend a fortune to achieve total relaxation and inner peace - all you need is an armachair, some cans... Read more

Published 11 months ago by Nick Lawson

1.0 out of 5 stars Depressingly unfunny attack on your heroes.
While the premise of this book is interesting, a riposte on all the numerous books/television shows entitled '101 things to do/see before you die', the author unfortunately... Read more

Published on 4 Feb 2010 by Sean

5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived in a very speedy fashion
Ordered 2 copies of this one for me and one for a present, a very funny book which you can dip in and out of at your leisure and enjoy an alternative view of some of the things... Read more

Published on 31 Dec 2009 by Ms. Katherine Thurston

1.0 out of 5 stars People in glass houses...
Let's be frank, I find myself wondering about the reliability of some of the reviews of this book. Admittedly, humour's a subjective thing and some people really *might* find it... Read more

Published on 20 Dec 2009 by Ivan Zehdra-Maychayne

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