By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Again, if it had been funny then it could have pulled it off, but it's really not funny, nor clever. Not everything mentioned in this book is rubbish, but I have to admit that going bungee-jumping and cutting a child's umbilical cord are not very high on my list of things to do (rather my list of Things to Don't [and not at the same time!

An amusing and satirical take on all those Must Do Before You Die lists that are constantly cropping up in books, newspapers and online (and Lord knows where else).

If it had been funnier then this book would have worked, unfortunately it just feels like an old man ranting about things he doesn't like/thinks is overrated. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Each chapter begins with a diatribe, followed by a detailed look at the alternative side of the 101 most frequently cited must do's, revealing ugly details not mentioned in existing guidebooks and giving off-putting facts and statistics to quote at holier-than-thou thrillseekers. Perhaps you can in fact attain happiness not by going anywhere or doing anything but instead by actually reducing your ambitions.

His description of how pointless it is to build an igloo or put up a tent had me rolling around on the carpet in fits. In this day and age I find this pessimistic attitude to be adding to the general negative feel that surrounds us and not helpful.Canâ t Be Arsed is a hilarious diatribe from the head of comedy at Hat Trick (producers of Have I Got News For You, Room 101 and Father Ted) that takes a detailed look at the alternative side of the 101 most frequently cited must do's, revealing the ugly details that most of these guidebooks conveniently ignore. Some of us actually do think that Shawshank Redemption is a good film and who says that humans are more intelligent than dolphins ? Please don't worry about about the condition of any 2nd Hand Books or other items you purchase, they'll be exactly as described in the details section. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.

A lazy, seemingly tired male (hence the spike in interest) lists things he finds overrated, overromanticised or simply too much effort, and hence advises us not to do them. Due to the name of the author I couldn't stop from reading this in the voice of Victor Meldrew who is a fictional comedy character and a literal British Institution played by an actor of the same name. Its a funny book laced with British dark humor so probably not the best if you’re easily offended or dislike strongly opinionated books. Taking it with a grain of salt as I plan to do with nonfiction, I finished the first part, skimmed through the second part because I barely knew albums mentioned, finished the small 3rd part and closed the book before the 4th. I think with Ephesus we had few expectations and it was early in our cruise and we were blown away by the site.

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Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). I am happy to leave dolphins alone, parachute only when the plane I'm in is not going to make it and, as for tying rubber bands to my legs and jumping off things with a nice view. I had a quick look at getting there form Tbilisi and most routes involved two or three changes and around 24 hours to arrive in Cuzco then there would be a "bladder-bursting seven hour bus ride".

The author Richard Wilson (not that Richard Wilson - this one is the producer of TV's Have I got News For You) has put the lists together in this slim volume along with reasons (including scientific but totally bogus graphs) showing why you shouldn't do any of them. Pop culture is similarly addressed, with the most overrated books and movies of all time conveniently listed. Some funny (and often sopt-on) reasoning on most of the 101 things (I guess the author did well on his school's debate team), but ultimately, a bit samey throughout. Fantastic book with a brilliant take on seeing all the well-known, over-visited, over-glorified tourist meccas. Should one really not go to Australia because Koala's are not as cuddly as they look and might bite and scratch (what are the chances of that happening ?