The Log: A Dwarfer's Guide to Everything [Paperback]

If you are after a guide to everything and a giggle along the way, then this is the book for you! Written by Red Dwarfs infamous Lister (Craig Charles), this book will take to around the far corners of the galaxy and back again!
Part of the book is dedicated to very alcoholic recipies (mainly containing vladigood vodka) and will explain in great detail how nice each one is!
The main part of the book though, is the "guide to everything" which is, well, a guide to everything! The author will guide you through the most hilarious parts of the galaxy and share some of his wit too. This book is a must for any dwarfer in the world - well done Craig Charles!

Craig Charles guides us through life, the universe, and everything as he comments on all aspects of life in what he imagines would be the diary of the last human alive. His detailed description of the everyday things we attribute to society - Humour, Fashion, Basic principle of mathematics, etc. - are laid bare before the reader's eyes as Charles wades through topic after topic of things that our generation take for granted, but the Last Human would use sparingly. I found this a very interesting book. Charles combines his wit and sarcasm, and blends it in with a touch of seriousness he has about his demeanour. His fascination with science fiction and all things futuristic makes him a near perfect candidate - for me anyway - for the Greatest SF Author of All Time. Charles' role in the ever popular Red Dwarf also makes him a contender for the award. Indeed, in the Sci-fi fiction, he played David Lister, a slob who lounges around all day, eats curry and drinks lager. His companions are a dead man, a supercomputer, a cat, a rebellious robot, and his girlfriend who he found in a parallel universe. Lister is the Last Human, but he is portrayed as being the First Human. A Neanderthal who has a smug smile forever fixed onto his podgy face. A man who dresses sloppily, eats messily, and drools when he sleeps. Who else could withstand a whole tin of curry powder apart from Cro-Magnon man? And even he had to be doused in a pool of water to be relieved from the flames shooting from his mouth. Anyway, I am getting off the point, which is, of course, the book. 'The Log' grips the reader as Charles takes a seemingly normal subject and turns it around so it is slightly humorous. Saying that, I bow down to this man, as he has changed my perception on life. Charles has taught me to enjoy life more and to always see the funny side of any situation. 'The Log' will guarantee laughs from page to page. If not, you have clearly not witnessed Charles' spectacular performance in the series Red Dwarf. Throughout the book, he makes numerous references to Red Dwarf, his home for the past 3,000,000 years. Craig finds himself writing about what he thinks are the most quintessential topics that the Human Race has ever created. Topics such as the numbering system, and how it has evolved. For instance, the earliest recorded numbering system, according to the author, was 'One, Two, Many'. Cavemen thought this was a bit too primitive, as 'Many' could mean any number from 3 to Infinity. So, the concept of sh*tloads was born. If a Neanderthal came running over the hill, shouting 'There are many tigers chasing me', the tribe chief wouldn't know if he was facing a little group or 1 000. Whereas if he came running over the hill shouting: 'There are ... loads of tigers chasing me', the chief would've had some idea how many there were. So, this system was efficient for people with brains the size of a big toe but was inadequate as time went on. This is just an example of the humour involved in this book as Charles really does guide us through life, the universe and everything. Oh yes, the book also advises you what not to do in certain situations, e.g. If you get mangled when cleaning chicken soup machines out, do not try to pass off your own chopped up intestinal tract as bits of chicken. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and look forward to many more books from Craig Charles. A word of warning though: Do not read this book in a public library because you'll end up doing what I did. I was sniggering every ten seconds, and, once in a while, I read something really funny, and I just had to laugh. I am now banned from my local library.

not a bad book wished it was longer.
Would like a lot more sci fi dwarfy type stuff in it but still a very good
read.