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How to Bring Up Your Parents [Paperback]

Emma Kennedy
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Book Description

20 July 2007
Parents are DANGEROUS! FACT!

Have you got some? Do you know what to do with them? No? Then read this
book before they smash in your noggins with madness!

Does your Mother think eggs are a dairy product? Does your Dad move your
furniture when you're not looking? Yes? Then learn how to stop them in
their bloody tracks!

Quiver as you meet Hysterical Mum Brenda! Quake as you encounter Welsh Dad
Tony! And shake your fist in the direction of Poppy The Most Excellent
Beagle!

Welcome to my family. I suffer so you don't have to.

From the history of the parent to the molecules that make them, this book
provides you with everything you will ever need to know about taking charge
of your parents. Learn how to identify your type of parents, calculate how
embarrassed you should feel in any given situation and realise, once and
for all, that not only can you finally comprehend what your parents are
going on about but that you can control them with a Vulcan-like grip. How
to Bring Up Your Parents is the essential survival guide. DON'T GO HOME
WITHOUT IT!

'If you have a parent, or you're thinking of having some, you should
definitely read this book.' DAVE GORMAN



Product details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: The Friday Project Limited (20 July 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1905548575
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905548576
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 116,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Not so funny. 18 Aug 2010
Format:Paperback
I looked forward to reading this book as I had enjoyed 'The Tent The bucket and me', so much. There is no comparison. The afor mentioned book is probably one of the funniest books I have ever read, but ,How to bring up your parents, I found was plain silly in parts. 'The tent the bucket and me ' has pride of place on my bookshelf as it never fails to make me laugh. :How to bring up your parents is currently sitting in a carrier bag waiting for dispatch to the charity shop.
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3.0 out of 5 stars how to bring up your parents 16 Sep 2010
By carol g
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have read her other book The tent the bucket and me and thoroughly enjoyed it, but i did not like at all the format of this book written as if it was a reference type read not a novel.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Gave up after one hour 21 Oct 2010
By jmark66
Format:Paperback
I bought this book at a charity shop for 20p. I was ripped off! It's supposed to be funny but after one hour of pure boredom I finally had to concede defeat in the quest to find even a small chuckle. I love silliness but this book just seemed to be written in a childish style for herself or her immediate family/friends, who could appreciate & share her 'in'-jokes. I'm really sorry to be so negative but I would say avoid at all costs. Maybe it's not aimed at men?
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars emma kennedy
item arrived well packaged. an easy to read book, not as good as the tent book but well worth a read.
Published 22 days ago by Elaine
3.0 out of 5 stars BORING
The author of this book if v funny as is her other book The Tent, The Bucket and Me but this book is not.... hard work. I didnt even get half way. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2011 by D. Everitt
5.0 out of 5 stars These parents are the best
Emma Kennedy's parents are brilliant. You'll want to borrow them after reading this. And Emma herself is very funny. Excellent read and would make a good Christmas present.
Published on 13 Oct 2008 by Dante Gideon
1.0 out of 5 stars How not to write a book
I read this book because it was so heavily publicised by the author on her blog. She even has a link to her book's amazon page on there! Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2008 by Stephanie Orton
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
This was a joy from cover to cover. The anecdotes were wonderfully told and very very funny and I found it very difficult to put down. Read more
Published on 14 May 2008 by M. Wolfenden
1.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing.
Not very funny. Tried very hard but probably a bit too hard in all honesty - to the point where the author's desperation to raise even a chuckle at the expense of another laboured... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2008 by Susie Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly funny
I loved this book. A hilarious read with proper belly laugh out loud moments. Emma Kennedy is a great writer and her parents are legends. I would thoroughly recommend this. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2007 by Jay Shephard
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor
This book just shows how good TV presenters really are. I remember watching a presenter interviewing this author and totally convincing me that it was hysterically funny. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2007 by Mrs. L. Cooke
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
Funny and highly entertaining, Emma Kennedy gives us an insight into her life with her parents. I'm not sure about helping me manage my own parents, but at least it made me feel I... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2007 by Sally T
1.0 out of 5 stars I gave up halfway through the third chapter
It was dire. Despite having nothing else to read and over an hour of my commute to go I decided I couldn't bear it any longer. It wasn't funny. It didn't feel familar. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2007 by Wheels
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