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Vladimir Putin: Life Coach

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Vladimir Putin: Life Coach by Rob Sears offers a humorous take on adopting the Russian leader's techniques for success in everyday life. Through a blend of satire and wit, the book imagines how Putin's unique leadership style could be reimagined as self-help advice. It's a playful exploration of power dynamics with a comedic twist.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a fan of satirical humour and are curious about the unconventional idea of gleaning life advice from a notorious global figure. It offers a tongue-in-cheek perspective, poking fun at the concept of adopting unconventional leadership traits in everyday life.

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Be the dictator you've always dreamed of being, with this handy guide to life inspired by everyone's favourite autocrat.

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What can the rise and reign of this century's most feared politician teach us about life, work and love? Rob Sears shows how the machinations that enabled Putin to dominate the Kremlin and undermine the United States of America could also help you take control of your mundane life.

How would you like to ruin your enemies by sharing compromising material about that time they didn't wash their hands? Or annex territory by claiming the stationery cupboard at work as your personal empire? Fancy hacking democracy at the parent-teacher association to ensure you're a shoo-in for social secretary? Or serving up a cold dish called revenge in a high street restaurant?

Filled with stories from Putin's extraordinary time in power, and ideas and illustrations to help you emulate him on a small scale, Vladimir Putin: Life Coach is the ultimate guide to releasing the pseudo-elected, judo black-belt, 5D chess-playing autocrat inside each and every one of us.

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Vladimir Putin: Life Coach by Rob Sears humorously reimagines Vladimir Putin as a life coach, blending absurdity with satire. The book includes playful illustrations and unexpected advice, drawing parallels between Putin's persona and self-help clichΓ©s. Reviews often praise its witty writing and clever concept, appealing to those who enjoy political satire and dark humour.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786894694

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 September 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Illustration: b&w cartoon drawings throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Tom Sears

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 170g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Rob Sears is a creative director at McCann Erickson advertising agency, has written comedy and fiction for McSweeney's and (with his brother) wrote a sitcom for Audible starring Kevin Eldon, Felicity Montagu and Mitch Benn. He is the author of the hit humour title The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump. He lives in Finsbury Park with his wife.

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