The Bob Watson
Autor Greg Bardsley Spus de Roger Wayneen Limba Engleză CD-Audio
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ISBN-13: 9781455135721
ISBN-10: 1455135720
ISBN-10: 1455135720
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Rick Blanco is no different from any other office slave—he hates stupid office meetings. What makes him special is he’s done something about it. Following in the footsteps of Bob Watson—a former colleague and office illusionist—he’s perfected the art of ditching meetings.
Now, Rick wants to pull off his most important Bob Watson yet—skipping out of work to go on a date with the woman he’s chased for years. All she requires is that he first treat his precocious young nephew to his own Bob Watson and give him a break from a life filled with stress, college prep, and mandatory overachievement. The day is as exciting as Rick could have wanted, but not in the way he had hoped. Mistaken for one of the most notorious HR executives in the world, Rick is soon forced into six hours of mayhem, complete with home break-ins, a large bag of cash, a variety of naked people, and an emergency board meeting he may not be able to escape.
Along the way, Rick realizes there might be an important reason behind everything—a very important reason. Well, everything except for the bottle of Wesson oil.
Now, Rick wants to pull off his most important Bob Watson yet—skipping out of work to go on a date with the woman he’s chased for years. All she requires is that he first treat his precocious young nephew to his own Bob Watson and give him a break from a life filled with stress, college prep, and mandatory overachievement. The day is as exciting as Rick could have wanted, but not in the way he had hoped. Mistaken for one of the most notorious HR executives in the world, Rick is soon forced into six hours of mayhem, complete with home break-ins, a large bag of cash, a variety of naked people, and an emergency board meeting he may not be able to escape.
Along the way, Rick realizes there might be an important reason behind everything—a very important reason. Well, everything except for the bottle of Wesson oil.
Recenzii
“A madcap, riotous adventure ... Bardsley excels at fast-paced, observational wit that manages to poke fun at our modern life while adding a little heart. For fans of Joshua Ferris, Sam Lypsite, and The Office” — Booklist
“Bardsley renders the absurd credible in his hilarious ‘Bob Watson.’ … One of the more zany and imaginative novels to arrive on bookstore shelves.” — San Jose Mercury News
“Does the ever-modernizing, depersonalizing corporate world make you want to stop and yell time out? Bardsley warns us to be careful what we wish for in a fresh satire that is both spot-on and hilarious.” — Tim Dorsey, New York Times bestselling author of Florida Roadkill
“Anyone who’s ever sat in a corporate meeting for more than ten minutes will revel in the glorious and wacky corporate take-down in The Bob Watson. There’s a tender, touching story in here, too-peeking out and shining through all the laugh-out-loud madness.” — Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Trouble with Lexie
“Greg Bardsley has a keen sense of the absurdity of everyday life, particularly Corporate America. But he gets the real things right, too, like all the messy stuff that makes us human. My advice: ditch your next meeting, find a coffee shop, and start reading. You won’t regret it.” — Matthew Norman, author of We're All Damaged and Domestic Violets
“Likably wry and dementedly screwball, THE BOB WATSON is a novel full of both sharp wit and genuine emotion.” — Lou Berney, Edgar Award winning author of The Long and Faraway Gone
“For those who have resented sitting through drawn-out, tedious work meetings, Greg Bardsley’s second novel will immediately strike a chord. … Through his colorful, cinematic lens, even the most mundane settings contain hilarity and humanity.” — Shelf Awareness
“Pays homage to all the worker bees stuck in corporate meetings. Goes awry with mistaken identity and mayhem.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Bardsley renders the absurd credible in his hilarious ‘Bob Watson.’ … One of the more zany and imaginative novels to arrive on bookstore shelves.” — San Jose Mercury News
“Does the ever-modernizing, depersonalizing corporate world make you want to stop and yell time out? Bardsley warns us to be careful what we wish for in a fresh satire that is both spot-on and hilarious.” — Tim Dorsey, New York Times bestselling author of Florida Roadkill
“Anyone who’s ever sat in a corporate meeting for more than ten minutes will revel in the glorious and wacky corporate take-down in The Bob Watson. There’s a tender, touching story in here, too-peeking out and shining through all the laugh-out-loud madness.” — Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Trouble with Lexie
“Greg Bardsley has a keen sense of the absurdity of everyday life, particularly Corporate America. But he gets the real things right, too, like all the messy stuff that makes us human. My advice: ditch your next meeting, find a coffee shop, and start reading. You won’t regret it.” — Matthew Norman, author of We're All Damaged and Domestic Violets
“Likably wry and dementedly screwball, THE BOB WATSON is a novel full of both sharp wit and genuine emotion.” — Lou Berney, Edgar Award winning author of The Long and Faraway Gone
“For those who have resented sitting through drawn-out, tedious work meetings, Greg Bardsley’s second novel will immediately strike a chord. … Through his colorful, cinematic lens, even the most mundane settings contain hilarity and humanity.” — Shelf Awareness
“Pays homage to all the worker bees stuck in corporate meetings. Goes awry with mistaken identity and mayhem.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Notă biografică
Greg Bardsley has worked as a Silicon Valley speechwriter, a news-paper reporter, and a weekly columnist. His ghostwriting for high-profile business executives has appeared in Newsweek, USA Today, and the Financial Times. His short fiction has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including 3:AM magazine, Plots with Guns, Uncage Me, and Sex, Thugs, and Rock & Roll. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.