{"product_id":"the-weary-optimist-dale-dauten-9780989706100","title":"The Weary Optimist: Bad Bosses, Bad Jobs, Bad Sex, and \"The 36 Reasons to Be Glad You Don't Work in Human Resources\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"I rarely find comic novels actually funny, so when I say The Weary Optimist is the funniest book I've read in years, it really means something-I mean truly LOL funny. I even read passages aloud to friends. 'Win-Win' Cheeseley is an unforgettable character who brings a whole new meaning to the term 'Human Resources.'\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark Nykanen, winner of four national Emmys for investigative journalism and author of Burn Down the Sky and Carry the Flame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you take a line from the Bertie and Jeeves novels of P.G. Wodehouse, through Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegone stories, and the television series The Office, you arrive at Dale Dauten's The Weary Optimist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Join the misadventures of HR Director \"Win-Win\" Cheeseley as he deals with his company's CEO, Gerald \"Genghis\" Cone, and Cone's amorous daughter, Carlota, along with harassment complaints, police visits, executive kidnappers, and even Vladimir Putin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeneath the laughs you'll find a wry contemplation of business, capitalism, and modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Dauten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0989706109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989706100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smythe \u0026amp; Huddersfield Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.60d","brand":"Dale Dauten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063656739071,"sku":"9780989706100","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87429534-baa5-4c7b-a089-b314e0bea2d8.jpg?v=1685390864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weary-optimist-dale-dauten-9780989706100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}