A Hedonist's Guide to Life
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If ever there was such a thing as a truly great loo book, or a 'dip into before the cloak of night snuffs you out like a candle' book, then 'A Hedonists Guide to Life' is it. This mini compendium of sound-bite sized essays written by the countries unabashed pleasure peddlers, who are all hardcore hedonists, is the ultimate antidote to the doom and gloom blurted out at us daily by the media. There is a lot of bad stuff in the world, but it's a tiny percentage of all the good stuff going on, it's just that bad news sells more. So rather than beat ourselves up and revel in living in fear, this wicked book proudly perches itself on the edge, far from the shivering grey of middle England. It's a brazen streaker running across the playing field of life, a sort of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll with brains.
Bubbling with advice from the likes of Dom Joly, Howard Marks, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Miranda Sawyer and many, many more, the articles cover such charming subjects as Eat Lobster in a Warzone, Rule Like a Drag Queen, Handle a Hooker, Blag Your Way Backstage, Infiltrate a Cult, Join the Jet Set, Sweet Talk the Cops, Survive Prison, and many other things a hedonist really ought to aspire to. Seeking pleasure isn't always about self-gratification, it can also entail getting off on altruism or revelling in religion, this book isn't about burning yourself out before the world overheats, but making sure that you live your life to the limit before the lights go out. It's a joy to read and the short, punchy, funny and informative writing make it the ultimate dip into book for the channel hopping generation, but without the bland and insulting numbness of reality TV. In the words of William Blake, "The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom... For we never know what is enough until we know what is more than enough", or rather more amusingly from the ubiquitous Anon, "Food has replaced sex in my life, and now I can't even get into my own pants".
Some other essay titles that'll make you want to read this book. Freeloaders Will Save The World. How to visit a Lap Dancing Club Without Losing your Self-respect. A Field Guide To Magic Mushrooms. Live Like a High-Roller on a Lowlife Budget. How to infiltrate a Cult. Psychoactivity in the Strangest Places. Party SOS, How to Rescue a Shite Night. Sex Party Etiquette. How to experience Religious Ecstasy. ...and a whole heap more.
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- An anthology of 75 essays by famous journalists and media personalities on the finer things in life.
- Essays include how to ; 'Rule like a drag queen', 'Sweet talk the cops' and 'Eat Lobster in a War Zone' (amongst others).
- Essayists include Dom Joly, Jenny Éclair, Kate Spicer and Moby.
- Requires a sense of humour.
- Suitable for ages 18 years+.
- Size: 19.5 x 11.5 x 2cm.
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