My Life in Lists

From the author of the bestselling NEVER HIT A JELLYFISH WITH A SPADE comes a hilarious first novel, told entirely in list form.

Guy Browning comes from a long line of English eccentrics who, for many centuries, have contributed almost nothing to the great sweep of history. He is currently continuing that proud tradition on a small farm in Oxfordshire, raising rare breeds of human being. 
 
In his spare time, he has written, amongst other books, Office Politics, Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade, Go Home Early, Maps of My Life, How to Be Normal and, most recently, The British Constitution: First Draft. 
www.guybrowning.co.uk

1. Everyone loves a list 
2. And this is a novel, told entirely in lists. 
3. Have you ever wondered what your life might look like in little lists? 
4. It might look something like this 
 
This funny, surprisingly moving novel follows the everyday life of our list-making hero, from the very first bullet points at 10, through school days, first crushes, teenage kisses and first dates, clumsy sexual encounters and university, early career, serious falling-in-love and marriage, kids, divorce, professional meltdown and resurrection, frightening online dating, and miraculous new love again, aged 50. 
 
If you read more lists than books, then this might just be the novel for you. 
 
For fans of Adrian Mole and Nick Hornby and readers of all ages, MY LIFE IN LISTS is a novel for the listicle generation, a book to tickle funny bones and move hearts in equal measure.

How work really works

Office Politics

A witty and enlightening look at the joys of office life by the bestselling humorist

Clever, witty and revealing....will have even the most seasoned office worker laughing, or cringing, in recognition

Highly entertaining guide that will change your perceptions of the office forever!

Guy Browning writes the How to... column in The Guardian's Weekend magazine. He is also a business consultant specialising in creativity. He lives quietly in Oxfordshire. In addition to his two volumes of How To... columns, Guy is the author of Weak at the Top - the adventures of his management monster John Weak. Weak was adapted for BBC Radio 4 in 2005 and has been commissioned for a second series.

This book does for the office what Never Hit a Jellyfish With A Spade did for the rest of life. It lets you into all the little secrets, tips and rules for surviving the office jungle. Office Politics explains in detail all the many reasons why you prefer lying under your duvet to sitting at your desk. 
 
In the book you'll learn all about: 
 
- Bosses from hell, with egos even larger than their company cars. 
 
- How office pot plants survive on a diet of cold coffee and furniture polish. 
 
- How to avoid responsibility for work, pass the buck and take the credit all at the same time. 
 
- What your favourite sandwich fillings say about you as a person. 
 
- Tell-tale signs of office affairs and what to do if you think you might be having one. 
 
Office Politics makes sense of all the things in office life that make no sense at all. So fill out your purchase order form, cancel all meetings and settle back for a read that's almost as hilarious as the MD's dancing at the Christmas party.

Guy Browning

Alexander Armstrong

Full Cast

All eight episodes of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom about the marketing maestro who puts the ‘man’ into management 
 
John Weak is a high-powered Marketing Director with the morals of a skunk, the skin of a rhino and the brain of a one-celled organism. Randy, devious, sexist and drink-sodden, he spends his time skiving, chasing top totty and trying to keep his demanding boss, Sir Marcus, happy. 
 
With the help of his long-suffering PA Hayley and friend Bill Peters (‘Director of Long Lunches and Work Avoidance’), Weak manages to stay on top by doing absolutely nothing of use while giving the appearance of adding value to Smokehouse Plc, a company that makes processed food products from ingredients you’d never consider eating individually. 
 
In these eight episodes, he battles to roll out an urgent global website, discovers there’s nothing legally binding about a legally binding contract, leaves a ‘witty’ comment on a leaving card that sends panic through Human Resources and designs the perfect company conference using only a video of great sporting moments and ‘that fox’ from Channel 5 news. Plus, he unveils the feminist text of a chocolate bar ad, solves the meeting room crisis with a spot of seduction and turns Smokehouse green while saving Sir Marcus from an eco-Nazi who insists on paper underwear. 
 
Created by bestselling author, humorist and management guru Guy Browning, this hilarious satire of corporate culture stars Alexander Armstrong as John Weak, with Clare Perkins as Hayley, Geoffrey Whitehead as Sir Marcus and Ron Cook as Bill Peters. 
 
Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting

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