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Title: Work Is Hell by Matt Groening ISBN: 0-394-74864-6 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 12 July, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Hello '80s!
Comment: I'm not trying to date the book as it's lessons about work defy the passing of time, but I remember encountering "Life is Hell" in the L.A. Weekly back in the mid-eighties and I was dumbfounded at how these simple little cartoons could pack so much weariness and cynicism.
If you have trouble identifying with the themes and characters in Groening's work it might be time to step outside the mansion, put the Trust Fund aside and join the real world. Let this be your guide!
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Funny
Comment: A dead on interpretation of the working world from the genius behind the Simpsons. Much of the humor is in the same vain as the Simpsons, so if you are a fan of the show, you will find "Life in Hell" books just as enjoyable. If you hate your job, or have ever hated a job, this book will speak directly to you. The book, which is a collection of the comic strip written mainly in the 1980's, deals with such things as the different types of bosses and employees and how an employee should act in certain situations. Each subject is brilliantly approached in a humorous and sarcastic manner by Groening, and each page will have you laughing out loud multiple times. An extremely enjoyable reading experience I highly recommend.
Rating: 5
Summary: "A TENSE OFFICE IS A PRODUCTIVE OFFICE"
Comment: I share Matt Groening's attitudes about the workplace almost across the board. Why, then, can't I express these attitudes as well as he does? Could he possibly be more talented than I? Could he be more creative? Nah! Must be dumb luck. He quit his day job and became a successful cartoonist. If I had quit my day job with a similar intent, I probably could have been his poster boy for "How to tell everyone off, go into business for yourself, be completely fulfilled, and starve to death."
I did recognize several of my past bosses and their management approaches in WORK IS HELL, particularly on the cover of the magazine, "Lonely Tyrant." Some of its featured articles were:
"Humiliating Some Poor Sap In Front Of Everyone Else"
"The Three Part Plan For Squelching New Ideas"
. . . . 1. Say "Put it in writing."
. . . . 2. Study idea carefully
. . . . 3. Ignore it completely
. . . . Repeat until employee gets the point.
"A Tense Office Is A Productive Office"
And, of course, "How To Make The Veins In Your Forehead Throb Alarmingly."
All of his humor is not restricted to bosses, however. There is a section devoted to the 81 types of employees with the 81st slot reserved for the readers own photo. I'm sure that most of us will recognize some of our co-workers here, and, if we are even a little honest, a description or two of ourselves.
WORK IS HELL is also an instruction manual with segments devoted to creative ways to kill time, how to play the game of work, and how (not) to get a raise.
I do have to mention one more instructive chapter: "How To Get Along With All The Jerks At Your Crummy Job."
If you are not a member of the idle rich nor were you born into royalty, there's probably some little tidbit hidden away in this book for you.
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Title: School Is Hell by Matt Groening ISBN: 0394750918 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 12 July, 1987 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Love Is Hell by Matt Groening ISBN: 0679756655 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 22 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Big Book of Hell : The Best of Life in Hell by Matt Groening ISBN: 0679727590 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 31 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Huge Book of Hell by Matt Groening ISBN: 0140263101 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Childhood Is Hell by Matt Groening ISBN: 0679720553 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 05 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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