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From the hugely popular blog, a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments.
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'Can books conduct electricity?' 'My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?' A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops" blog, which grew over three years into one bookseller's collection of ridiculous conversations on the shop floor. From 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year's weather; and from 'I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter' to'Excuse me... is this book edible?' This full-length collection illustrated by the Brothers McLeod also includes top 'Weird Things' from bookshops around the world.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I've been following Jen Campbell's blog for a good few months now, so when I heard there was going to be turned into a book I got really excited, as I've always been a fan of these types of things.
If you're in need of a quick laugh, something to make you chuckle during a quick break or a quiet afternoon, then I highly recommend this book. It's also a perfect example of why I don't, and never will, work in retail, because there's no way I could hold my sarcasm back as masterfully as the Bookseller within repeatedly manages to.
If you're in need of a quick laugh, something to make you chuckle during a quick break or a quiet afternoon, then I highly recommend this book. It's also a perfect example of why I don't, and never will, work in retail, because there's no way I could hold my sarcasm back as masterfully as the Bookseller within repeatedly manages to.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is the perfect present for book-loving friends - it's very funny, jaw-droppingly so - who on earth are these people who expect bookshops to sell ... , and expect booksellers to be prepared to...., well, you'll just have to read!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We have all heard the one that goes 'can't remember the author or title but it has a blue cover, do you know the book I mean?' But as this book shows even more weird things are said by customers in bookshops and as someone on the receiving end I know only too well just how weird and frankly bizarre they can be. There are times when I have been rendered virtually speechless and with other customers looking at me, equally puzzled and trying not to laugh. If you are looking for something really funny to brighten your day then you can't do better than this compilation, flip through at random and there will be something to make you laugh, sigh or groan (maybe all 3 at once). A perfect book for anyone who has ever worked in a bookshop, you will recognise these comments/questions only too well and like me may pick up a few pointers from these booksellers replies! For everyone else it will probably make you stop and think 'Have I ever said anything like that?' At the very least it will give customers an indication of what their poor humble bookseller has to contend with! How would you reply to someone who asked if Anne Frank ever wrote a sequel?
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Entertaining all the way!
Read the book all the way through, very addictive and entertaining. I reccomend this book for anyone looking for a good laugh and hours of amusement of peoples stupidity.
Published 2 days ago by PaulR
Unbelievable what people say......
This book had me laughing and despairing at the general public; it really is unbelievable what people come out with in shops!
Published 1 month ago by Susie Q
Welcome to my world
I loved this book - it is incredibly funny. And TRUE! Having been asked by a customer for the the Diary of Anne Frank followed by the genuinely apologetic "I'm sorry, I don't know... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Androcles
Hilarious!
This is quite possibly the funniest thing I've ever read. I bought this book after hearing the author talk about it on Radio 4's Open Book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J.Spiller
Perfect for the book lover in your life!
This is a brilliant new collection of strange requests and customer gaffes from the world of bookselling. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miss E. Potten
Funny, but short
Although I did enjoy the book and found it funny, I had hoped it would be a bit longer. I had read many of the examples on the author's blog already and was expecting a bit more... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Book Addict
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