How I Beat Coca-Cola and Other Tales of One-Upmanship

by Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi crafts a shrewd collection of comedies of manners, exposing the foibles of elite tribes--business executives, chefs, scientists, professors, musicians, and other clever characters. They spar in battles of one-upmanship using class, education, gender, or prestige as their weapons, sometimes leaving damaged bystanders in their wake but sometimes finding their superiority deflated by unexpected turns of events.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299295044
• ISBN13: 9780299295042
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.3"