Grumpy Old Men: The Official Handbook

By Stuart Prebble

Book Overview

Do you know someone who is incensed by compulsory tipping? Who is infuriated if kept on hold for more than a minute? Who is positively apoplectic if someone answers their phone during dinner? If so youve probably encountered the phenomenon of the grumpy old man.

Following their first massively successful BBC1 series this autumn will see the grumpy old men will return to our screens and this time theyre grumpier than ever.

Packed with funny and informative chapters such as Who are we What are we grumpy about and How can you spot the signs of grumpiness coming on this book will leave even the grumpiest of men with a grin on his face.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0563493879
• ISBN13: 9780563493877
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Attention Spouses of GOMs

Caution, if your man is grumpy, this book will tend to worsen the situation for a while after he's read it. He will interpret it as a validation of his behaviour. You on the other hand will find solice in it: you're not alone in suffering and hey, there's grumpier mongrels out there in the world!

Grumps san frontiers

"Men between the ages of 35 and 54 are the grumpiest group of people in history. Grumpier than their parents, who were just glad to have survied the war, and grumpier than their children, who don't care about anything except iPods and tattoos."I saw the series on the BBC and imediatley identified with the titular Grumpy Old Men despite not being in the age range they suggest. Then I got the book. It does cover some of the series again, but is still the funniest thing I've read in ages. The book covers such topics as who we are, what are we grumpy about and how to spot us.Odds are you know a grumpy old man. It's even more likey that you share some of our peeves. But you should get the book, just to make sure. You'll either identify with us...or be one of us...