The A-Z of Stuff

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Pub Date 8 Nov 2018 | Archive Date 5 Jan 2017

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Life is full of trivia. More and more, it seems, every waking minute of our lives is spoken for, by the inconsequential, the irrelevant, the incidental, the positively wasteful, and by a whole host of other stuff that serves no purpose whatsoever other than to distract us from what is really important. 
It’s time for a remedy. It’s time to counter the avalanche of useless stuff with something really essential. And here it is: everything one could ever need to know in order to retain a hold on what life is really all about – in one easy-to-use compendium of wisdom: The A-Z of Stuff. This work has been painstakingly compiled – with no reference to sensitivities, accuracy or fairness – to provide its readers with all the indispensable stuff they will ever need. So, whether it is an explanation of the flaws of democracy, a demolition of the principle of ‘human rights’, a treatise on the scourge of testosterone or a review of the unavoidable hilarity of sex, it can all be found within the pages of The A-Z. 
Presented in an easy-to-read, concise format, The A-Z educates and entertains at the same time. With a large helping of humour and some snappy doggerel, it is an invaluable mine of information, but one that doesn’t take itself entirely seriously – or at all! The A-Z of Stuff will win over all those who are almost continuously distracted by the unimportant stuff, and equip them instead with all that is really important – and, no doubt, with some nourishing food for thought…

Life is full of trivia. More and more, it seems, every waking minute of our lives is spoken for, by the inconsequential, the irrelevant, the incidental, the positively wasteful, and by a whole host...


A Note From the Publisher

David Fletcher was born in Rugby. He attended the University of Birmingham and graduated with a degree in Chemistry. David then trained as a Chartered Accountant at Touche Ross, which later become Deloitte, where he rose to Partner. He is now retired. He has published fourteen other books with Matador, the most recent of these being Marmite, Bites and Noisy Nights (in Zambia) (2014), The Country-cides of Namibia and Botswana (2015) and First Choose Your Congo (2016).

David Fletcher was born in Rugby. He attended the University of Birmingham and graduated with a degree in Chemistry. David then trained as a Chartered Accountant at Touche Ross, which later become...


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ISBN 9781785897085
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PAGES 200

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Highly recommended book containing unknown trivial (some significant) things which we're used to, in our routine life.
Broader versions can be updated. A cool book to take a break.

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The A-Z of Stuff: The Indispensable Compendium of Wisdom by David Fletcher is a somewhat humorous look at different aspects of society today such as " Anarchic ideas", "democracy", "Financial Services", and "Human Rights".
At the end of each section there is a little poem written by the author on the subject in that section which I thought added a bit of levity to the subjects. This is definitely a right-wing conservative book.


I think that this book gives us one authors perspective on different subjects. This book is not exactly politically correct but there is British humor in it. It takes a look at many issues facing our world and I think those interested in politics would enjoy it.


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