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Be Wise, be Otherwise: Ideas and Advice for Your Kind of Person (Paperback)

by Kevin MacNeil (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd (30 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841951102
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841951102
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,381,132 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is a collection of thoughts and suggestions that may enhance (or subvert) your appreciation of art, contemporary culture, and yourself. It is filled with one- or two-liners which read, in unison, like a long and enriching poem.


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Be Wise Be Otherwise is the antithesis of The Little Book of Calm. Ironic, postmodern, funny and thought provoking, this little book will amuse and enchant.

'Kevin MacNeil's work ... has a freshness that sharpens and invigorates. He can be crisp and cool, and funny and warm, but he always hits the spot.' Michael Palin

'Not only talented and dedicated he is also original ... finding and making a literature in the clash and intersections of languages and cultures.' Andrew Grieg

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5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud & be inspired!, 27 Jul 2005
By A. M. Martin (Glasgow) - See all my reviews
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Simply sublime. The pace of this gem of a book runs so smoothly that you can almost hear the sound of gentle drum and base spiriting you along. Although the format is similar to "The Little Book of Calm" - a phrase per page - this is a totally different beast. I found it at turns wise; bizarre; inspiring; mind expanding? and (quite often) simply daft.

"Be Wise.." has things to say about everything from the meaning of your life to what you hear when you lift a shoe to your ear ("hear the footprints?") and lots in between. I first felt the urge to pass my copy on friends about half way through my first read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars very wise & very otherwise!, 13 April 2005
By anduinemor (new york) - See all my reviews
a work of subversive genius! partly serious, partly hilarious, this is a book to make you laugh and think. these idiosyncratic gems should be on t-shirts and posters everywhere.
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