L O L. Hilariously accurate!
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This book is a hilariously accurate account of how it feels when you first move to Costa Rica. It will make you L O L while giving you a new sense of adventure that can change how you see and experience everyday life.

 I moved blindly to Costa Rica in 2006, for a year.  I closely relate to Happier Than a Billionaire. This book gives you a first hand idea of not only the little "weird" things we are not used to and may encounter, but it is also a testament to how important it is to learn to go with the flow. This may sound extreme, but this book has helped make my dreams come true. I have wanted to move back for 3 years now. Upon reading this book, my best friend and `my favorite', Matt Ellis, let go of his fears of not living the exact "American Dream" and is moving with me to Costa Rica. So for us, this book has changed our lives. (Especially since it was funny enough to keep Matt's attention and get him to actually read a WHOLE book! THANK YOU, NADINE!)  I will get him a personal pan pizza from the Pizza Hut book club before we leave. To even get him to consider this new place as a way of life (or the idea of living each day as it comes) seemed impossible before this book. Even if you aren't thinking about dropping everything to move to a foreign country, you should read this book because not only is it hilarious and easy to relate to but it could change your whole outlook of life and quality of living as it has mine. We are moving to Rohrmoser, Costa Rica on December 4th. I will never forget the way Matt looked at me after he finished the book and said, "Let's do it. Why not?" And for that, I will never forget Happier Than A Billionaire.  SKYPE: aprilallover AIM: apriljenkinsqa
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This book is great! I bought it for myself after reading through some of it at my sister's house. My boyfriend and I couldn't stop laughing because the descriptions for each name were extremely accurate. Mine was definitely spot on. I keep this book in my living room and when we have people over it's fun to look through and get a good laugh. The beginning of the book, which explains how the author uses phonemes to describe each name, is really interesting. I'd recommend this as a gift for anyone who likes to look at things in a different way.
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Hilarious! My husband and I take turns reading a chapter or two out loud each day and there is lots of therapeutic laughter goin' on here! The photos and captions make you really wonder, "Is she telling the truth?" (looks like it) If your mind chatters, it will seem miniscule compared to Jenny's! Witty, poignant, social commentaries, and irreverant sense of humor. I marked "some violence" and "some sexual content" but it's not nasty. Read the chapter about the squirrel and her gynecologist visits and you'll understand!
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"My not so Perfect Life" speaks soooo very loudly, tongue in cheek, to our addiction to social media, our posting of a fictional life (or at least super-highly edited life!)  We have Kat/Katie our heroine, who is trying to make her way in the wilds of London's media-savvy marketing world, with lots of pit-falls and prat-falls, meanwhile posting rosy images to social media to convince her family (herself?) of success.  We have the boss and co-workers from hell.  And we have the father/partner ready for their next hare-brained scheme.  And, above all, we have Sophie Kinsella, a master of comedy and love mixing and matching the characters and situations.  Read this book.  It is sooooo very worth it!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the loan of a time-constrained copy of this book.
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I thought the book was great! That's my humble opinion, but I won't waste anyone's time with a lengthy review because there are plenty of good ones that cover the book quite well here. However what has not been covered is exactly what these other reviews and the general overview says about her take on liberals and how they react right here with the ridiculous and hilarious reviews these liberals post proving the points in the general overview itself and how she is right on the money! They claim to be able to disprove her and then they don't even come close. The funniest are the people who start the name calling sometimes right in their title. These simpletons wish they could just throw pies because logic confounds these people and it shows in many of these nonsensical reviews. The book is just a great read and I almost laughed as hard at these reviews as I did reading this very insightful and many times humorous book.
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Funny because it's true! A good way to laugh at yourself and the power these furry beasts have over us. Even funny for those who don't own a cat...they get an insiders look at those of us who do.
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Best book! Laughed my whole way through!  So cute and alot is accurate! The rest is for fun!!  Like living in South Africa or how ill die!!! And youll be able to identify with alot! Can't wait to come back to this when ill need info! Heidi does it again!! Thank you!! Uhhmm - ENFP!!
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Funny and cute, very clever and a good laugh. Lots of truth too..lol
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What a relief it is to discover that one is not alone...
Ricky Gervais' observations on human behavior in a typical office are so true to life, so acutely and agonizingly and hilariously well-observed, so marvelously accurate.
This series is not just about its unique and innovative humor. It also provides reassurance for many of us that we are not the only ones who notice that humdrum office life is deeply comical... and deeply tragic at the same time.
A lot of people say that they "can't watch". This is because though they are drawn to the humor, they'd prefer not to be reminded of the truth revealed by the darker side of Gervais' acute observations.
Go easy on the reviewers who say they "Don't Get It"... At least ten percent of us must be Gareths or the equivalent. He'd never "Get It" either!
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Im tiny (like Thumbelina to a lot of people, probably), so when I came across this book (and I was looking for a boost your ego kinda thing), I didn't know how to feel about it. Then I read the other reviews and decided to try it for myself. I couldn't stop laughing! Omg the book is so true  - reality bites but with a touch of humor. I can definitely say, count thy blessings!
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I don't believe I have laughed as hard and long as I did reading this book.  Brad's witty candor brings Clutch to life, as crass and abrasive as it is, setting the tone for what will be a very enjoyable and amusing ride through his journey in MLB and the chaotic life it lends.  We all have a Clutch (or two) in our life, and we can (embarrassingly) relate to his brutally honest perspective.  A perfect read for you sports fans, or just those who like what I would call "guy humor".
I just began "Homering in the Clutch" and so far, I have not been disappointed.  It gets better page by page!
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Received this book for an honest review.
I am familiar with Leslie Langtry (and LOVE) Her Bombay series. This book was a large step away from that. Nonetheless, it was a well written and funny read.  LL brings her characters to full and flagrant life!
All wives and moms feel taken for granted, unseen or even unnoticed at times. Laura decides to do something about it; then tortures herself over her decisions. LLangtry lets you inside Laura's head and the results are hilarious, sad and a complete comedy of errors and introspection. It is an exciting read and the action never stops.
A cheating spouse is not a topic I would seek out to read about, but I felt Langtry made the involved couple struggle with the issue and ramifications of their decisions and let you in on the characters self doubts and dreams, and those nagging thoughts of "what if" with that first real love.
I highly recommend this book and any other book by Leslie Langrty. You will enjoy the read!
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Excellent as always from LL! My wife and I were laughing our asses off and she even had sore abs half way through the show. The Queen of Mean reigns supreme!
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Very funny!  Like all good satire, there is enough truth to this book to scare you a little bit while you are laughing.  Could this really happen?
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Since I already "like" some of these bloggers on facebook, it was a no brainer that I just HAD to read this. So far, it is HILARIOUS and oh-so-relatable. I mean, how many of these stories am I going to read and think "that's so me! that's us exactly!"?? Highly recommend this book to any parent (but especially moms, as dads have just not dealt with some of the, ahem, finer points of being a parent lol). If you take yourself too seriously, or don't like profanity, this book is not for you. For the rest of us, DIG IN!
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I enjoyed this book because it presented such accurate information in such a humorous way. During a time when the lies of our government and our right-winged media has brought on such dire consequences, this is very refreshing.
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I rented this at the library.  Tim Dowling / this book is HILARIOUS!  I was chuckling, snickering, and laughing throughout the book.  My daughter thought I was losing it.  Dowling just has a way with words.  Hes lived in England half of his life (the 2nd half), so he speaks/writes a lot like a Brit.  Which can seem somewhat pretentious since hes an American, but I guess if you live in another country long enough, you pick up some of their sentence structure, and of course, phrases.  He has a very good vocabulary (had to look up a couple of words), and the way he puts words together in what hes confessing is just hilarious to me.  Or maybe its only funny to me because Ive been married too long

He proclaims its not a self-help book, though there is a lot of wisdom in it.  E.g. The Seven Ways In Which You Might Be Wrong:  (The Wrongness of):
1. Omission
2. Not Listening
3. Forgetting Your Original Purpose [argument point]
4. Underestimating Your Partners Emotional Investment in the Issue
5. Making It All About You
6. Offering an Ultimatum
7. Being a Bit of a Cock

Some examples of his writing:

Chapter 2  Are You Compatible?
Most relationships are themselves just a very slow way of discovering that you are incompatible.  Or the other person may come to believe that you are incompatible, while you still think you're both perfectly compatible.  That, of course, it the worst sort of incompatibility.

Chapter 4  How to Be Wrong
Take a moment to cast your eyes round my domain: this blasted promontory, wracked by foul winds, devoid of life, of cheer, of comfort.  This is my special place  my fortress of solitude.  Ive been coming here on and off for the last twenty years.  Welcome, my friend, to the moral high ground.

Chapter 8  The Forty Guiding Principles of Gross Marital Happiness
24. Remember:  marriage isn't all good.  Like anything ultimately beneficial, marriage has some unwanted side effects.  It can leave participants feeling hemmed in, held back, and harried. []  You will be happier once you understand that this works both ways.  When you're feeling resentment, for example, it helps to bear in mind that you are also, at some level, resented.

28. Own your stupidity.  Self-awareness is a reliably endearing trait, and over time your spouse will come to admire your willingness to recognize precisely when you have been/are being an idiot.  In fact an objective grasp of your own stupidity is almost preferable to not being stupid in the first place, and its much, much easier.

Dowlings writing makes me want to go find and read his other books.  Im going to try to get my husband to read this book.  Hes resistant  he thinks I want him to learn something from it, but really, I just think its a funny read.  (OK, yes, I secretly hope he learns SOMEthing from it!)