{"product_id":"2940170324194","title":"Parsnips, Buttered: Bamboozle and boycott modern life, one email at a time","description":"\u003cp\u003eDear Listener,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing letters, emails, tweets and telegrams I will show you how the things in your life that make you sad, low or anxious can soon appear trivial, insignificant and like a fish.  In short, I will butter your parsnips. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is hard. We are a bombarded generation: Facebook, billboards, Twitter, Instagram, taxes, newspapers, watches monitoring our sleep, apps that read our pulse, terrorism. There's such an onslaught to the senses these days it's a marvel any of us manage to get out of bed. I love bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile we are overwhelmed and confused by the miasmic cloud of information, there are those that seek to take advantage: there are parking fines, hate Tweets, Nigerian email scams and Christmas newsletters from old school friends about their ugly kids. And just as we're getting round to doing something about it, we're distracted again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI, Joe Lycett, comedian, wordsmith, and professional complainer, am here to help. During my short life of doing largely nothing I've discovered solutions to many of life's problems, which I impart to you, dear Listener. Containing a centurion of complaint letters to unsuspecting celebrities, companies and anyone brave enough to clog up my phone, as well as illustrations, one-liners , jokes and life hacks, this little gem offers you a collection of tips and advice* for all manner of modern woe. By the time you have finished listening to this book you will have learnt how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Reverse a parking fine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Manipulate the tabloid press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Navigate social media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Respond to hate mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Out-weird internet trolls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Contest a so-called ripe avocado\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Send the perfect Christmas newsletter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Defeat ISIS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Take down multi-national companies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAND MUCH, MUCH MORE!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Lycett x\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* If you are looking for guidance with taxes, quitting smoking, moving house, love, divorce, education, healthcare or anything actually important may I recommend speaking to friends or family members and not consulting a book by a comedian who eats halloumi at least twice a day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octopus Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098367869168,"sku":"2940170324194","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170324194_p0.jpg?v=1763797783","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170324194","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}