{"product_id":"id-rather-not-robert-skinner-9781586423780","title":"I'd Rather Not: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A decidedly skewed, hilarious collection of life reflections and colorful storytelling.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn endlessly entertaining collection of wayward autobiographical tales about a search for a richer life thwarted at every turn by beagles, bureaucrats, and ill-advised love affairs \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe unlikely story of how a failed dishwasher, tour guide, cabinet maker, bus driver, bookseller and literary journal publisher became one of Australia's hottest humor essayists \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of humorous, thought-provoking authors like Sloane Crosley, Jenny Lawson, Samantha Irby, and David Sedaris \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis wryly subversive book of adventures (and misadventures) offers an original and utterly hilarious take on work, escape, and that something more we all need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Skinner arrives in the city, searching for a richer life. Things begin badly and then, surprisingly, get slightly worse. Pretty soon he's sleeping rough and trying to run a literary magazine out of a dog park. His quest for meaning keeps being thwarted, by gainful employment, house parties, ill-advised love affairs, camel trips, and bureaucratic entanglements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book's 14 essays\/stories can be savored one at a time, or binge read: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Perfect Host\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCinderella Pays the Rent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLessons from Camels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Make It in Business\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Stopover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eKings of Sweden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHouse Party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCar Sick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Fought the Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlways Coming Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Art of Tour Guiding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Fisherman's Lament\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue: Dying Art of Hitchhiking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert's distinctive voice possesses uncommon immediacy, at once humorous and soulful, self-effacing and wise. Perhaps most important of all, he is endlessly entertaining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Skinner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1586423789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781586423780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steerforth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023","brand":"Robert Skinner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128580337919,"sku":"9781586423780","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ac30101-d645-432a-bf13-95f1b2f3dd96.jpg?v=1687459395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/id-rather-not-robert-skinner-9781586423780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}