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Michael A. Lee - Letters From A Professional Nuisance, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Letters From A Professional Nuisance

Improbable Jobs, Impossible Items and Implausible Complaints

Av Michael A. Lee

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'A very funny book indeed.' – Michael Palin A hilarious collection of witty and outrageous letters, ranging from inventive job applications and requests for unusual (and often non-existent) items to complaints about the fantastical, the impossible and the mundane. Full of raucous correspondence, author Michael A. Lee pens an application to become the Beast of Bodmin Moor, enquires where he might be able to purchase a 'corporate ladder' to help his career, and writes a grumbling complaint to Harry Ramsden's about the chip on his shoulder.Irrereverent, imaginative and sometimes downright silly, these letters provoke responses that are equally funny. There are replies from such venerable institutions as MI5, the office of the Archbishop of York, assorted Royal Societies and peers, the French Navy and even the Pope – absolutely no-one is safe from this author's acerbic pen and unique imagination.Michael A Lee is no part-time(waster) letter-writer – this book contains more than 250 razor-sharp missives; all of which will make you laugh uncontrollably, but watch what comes through your own letterbox or lands in your in-tray.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2010-04-06
  • Mått: 129 x 198 x 23 mm
  • Vikt: 280 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 320
  • Förlag: HarperCollins Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781906032883
  • Miljömärkning: Produced using independently certified paper to ensure responsible forestry management. (Certification is by FSC, PEFC or SFI.) Produced in the UK using 100% renewable electricity.
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Michael A. Lee, known also by ‘Tony’, is a 64-year-old man whose wife of 36 years and two sons, aged 25 and 27, say looks like a Yorkshire fusion of Larry David, Eddie the Eagle and Junior Soprano. Michael describes himself as a fascinating polymath with the bearing of an Emperor, the intelligence of Einstein, the wisdom of Solomon and the Insight of Socrates and also regards himself a very modest man who is well aware that delusion can be a dangerous gift. The humour which underpins his creative writing has been influenced over the years by great comedy as delivered by Spike Milligan, The Goons and The Monty Python team and more.Michael divides much of his time between West Yorkshire and Scotland where he enjoys hiking, cycling, cold water swimming, kayaking, gardening and, often, getting under his retired wife’s feet. Michael also provides after-dinner and motivational talks designed to inspire, motivate and energize.

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